Jones, Gerald, SSgt

Deceased

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Service Details

Last Rank
Staff Sergeant

Last Primary AFSC/MOS
60650-Flight Traffic Specialist

Last AFSC Group
Transportation and Logistics

Primary Unit
1966-1966, Military Airlift Command (MAC)

Service Years
1959 - 1966

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Georgia

Year of Birth
1940

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Contact Info

Home Town Claxton, Georgia	Last Address Boynton Beach
Date of Passing Sep 29, 2018

Official Badges

US Air Force Honorable Discharge (Old Style)

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	2004, Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA), Chapter 25 (Palm Beach, Florida) - Chap. Page
	2015, Air Force Memorial (AFM) - Assoc. Page

Additional Information

Other Comments:

The Military Airlift Command (MAC) is an inactive United States Air Force Major Command, headquartered at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. Established in on 1 January 1966, MAC was the primary strategic airlift organization of the Air Force until 1974, when Air Force tactical airlift units were merged into MAC to create a unified airlift organization.

In 1982, the World War II Air Transport Command (ATC) (1942-1948) and the postwar Military Air Transport Service (MATS) (1948-1966) were consolidated with MAC, providing a continuous history of long range airlift. Inactivated on 1 June 1992, its personnel and equipment were reassigned to the new Air Mobility Command.

MAC supported USAF Special Operations forces organized under MATS on an as-required basis until the establishment of the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) in 1990.

Remembrance Profiles - 822 Airmen Remembered

Abar, Robert L., Sgt, (1942-1945)	Abbott, Leslie, Capt, (1951-1969)
Achey, Jeremiah Michael, TSgt, (1955-1971)	Ackerman, William, 1st Lt
Adams, Gordon, SMSgt, (1945-1971)	Adams, Harold, Brig Gen, (1966-1991)
Adams, Holly Lea, 2nd Lt, (2001-2002)	Adams, John M., TSgt, (1966-1986)
Adams, John P., Lt Col, (1965-1974)	Adams, Milton Bernard, Maj Gen, (1939-1972)
Adams, Victor Ray, MSgt, (1955-1975)	Adkins, Charles E., SSgt
Agar, John George, Sgt, (1942-1946)	Ainsworth, Richard Lee, CMSgt, (1953-1984)
Ainsworth, William Cash, MSgt, (1954-1974)	Albers, Edward James, Maj, (1944-1965)
Albert, Clyde E., CMSgt, (1964-1984)	Albright, Oren D., SSgt, (1942-1953)
Aldridge, Paul R., Pvt, (1941-1945)	Alexander, David Edward, 1st Lt, (1960-1962)

Tributes from Members


	His obituary posted by 203 McClelland, Robert Bruce, Jr. (Bruce, aka Mac), SSgt 47
	Notice of Death for SSgt Gerald (Jerry) ... posted by 990 Bucy, Darrell 3

1964-1966, C-135 Stratolifter

From Year 1964	To Year 1966

Personal Memories

Not Specified

Image	C-135 Stratolifter Details
	Aircraft/Missile Information C-135A/E/R Fifteen C-135As, powered by J57 turbojets, were built. In later years, almost all were upgraded with TF33 turbofan engines and wide-span tail planes, and were re-designated C-135E. Later on most of the C-135Es were re-engined again, using the more powerful turbofan engine, the CFM-56-2A. Model Boeing 707-320C Length 149.61 ft \| 45.60 m Width 145.73 ft \| 44.42 m Height 0.00 ft \| 0.00 m Engine(s) 4 x Pratt & Whitney JT3D-7 turbofans generating 19,000lbs of standard thrust each. Empty Weight 145,999 lbs \| 66,224 kg MTOW 333,592 lbs \| 151,315 kg Max Speed 551 mph \| 886 km/h \| 478 kts Max Range 4,300 miles \| 6,920 km Ceiling 38,993 ft \| 11,885 m \| 7.4 miles Climb Rate Not Available Hardpoints 0 Armament None. Accommodations 9 + 189