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Home State
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Year of Birth
1912 |
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This Military Service Page was created/owned by
AB Raymond Guinn
to remember
Eubank, William Emanuel, Jr., Maj Gen USAF(Ret).
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Contact Info
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Home Town
Welch |
Last Address
Shreveport, LA
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Date of Passing
Sep 03, 2010 |
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Location of Interment
Northwest Lousiana Veterans Cemetery - Keithville, Louisiana |
Wall/Plot Coordinates
Section 4, grave 168 |
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Last Known Activity
3/5/2009 - Barksdale Air Force Base, La. (ACCNS) -- Barksdale Air Force Base dedicated a new state-of-the-art conference center in the Barksdale Club in honor of retired Maj. Gen. William Eubank Jr., during a ceremony here March 4.
UNUSUAL EXPERIENCES
The general is a survivor of Bataan and Corregidor.
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Other Comments:
Not Specified
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From Year
1954 |
To Year
1955 |
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Aircraft/Missile Information
Model Boeing B-47E-IV Stratojet
Length 108.01 ft | 32.92 m
Width 116.14 ft | 35.40 m
Height 0.00 ft | 0.00 m
Engine(s) 6 x General Electric J47-GE-25 turbojets generating 7,200lbs of thrust each. 1 x 36,000lb rocket system for JATO launch.
Empty Weight 79,073 lbs | 35,867 kg
MTOW 229,999 lbs | 104,326 kg
Max Speed 600 mph | 965 km/h | 521 kts
Max Range 3,870 miles | 6,228 km
Ceiling 40,499 ft | 12,344 m | 7.7 miles
Climb Rate 4,350 ft/min (1,325.88 m/min)
Hardpoints 0
Armament 2 x 20mm cannons in rear-facing remote tail turret assembly.
25,000lbs of internal ordnance
Accommodations 3 or 4
Operators the United States of America
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