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

1960-1963, KC-97 Stratotanker

From Year 1960	To Year 1963

Personal Memories

Not Specified

Image	KC-97 Stratotanker Details
	Aircraft/Missile Information General characteristics * Crew: five (two pilots, navigator, flight engineer, boom operator) * Capacity: 9,000 gal (34,000 L) of jet fuel * Length: 117 ft 5 in (m) * Wingspan: 141 ft 2 in (m) * Height: 38 ft 4 in (m) * Wing area: ft� (m�) * Empty weight: 82,500 lb (kg) * Loaded weight: 153,000 lb (kg) * Max takeoff weight: 175,000 lb (kg) * Powerplant: o 2� General Electric J47-GE-23 turbojets, 5,790 lbf (kN) each o 4� Pratt & Whitney R-4360-59 radial engines, 3,500 hp (kW) each Performance * Maximum speed: 400 mph (km/h) * Cruise speed: 230 mph (km/h) * Range: 2,300 mi (km) * Service ceiling 30,000 ft (m) * Rate of climb: ft/min (m/s) * Wing loading: lb/ft� (kg/m�) * Power/mass (prop): hp/lb (kW/kg)