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Personal Details
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Home State
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Year of Birth
1922 |
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Contact Info
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Home Town
Los Angeles |
Last Address
Henderson, Nevada
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Date of Passing
Nov 26, 2013 |
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Location of Interment
Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery - Boulder City, Nevada |
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Last Known Activity:
Retired US Air Force Combat Veteran Fighter Pilot now Deceased.
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Reflections on Col Slater's
US Air Force Service
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TO THE BEST OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE, PLEASE DESCRIBE THE DIRECTION OR PATH HE/SHE TOOK IN HIS/HER MILITARY SERVICE. WHERE DID THEY GO FOR BASIC TRAINING AND WHAT UNITS, BASES OR SQUADRONS WERE THEY ASSIGNED TO? WHAT WAS HIS/HER REASON FOR LEAVING?
US Army Air Corps / US air Force
Fighter Pilot
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IF HE/SHE PARTICIPATED IN ANY MILITARY OPERATIONS, INCLUDING COMBAT, HUMANITARIAN AND PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS, TO THE BEST OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE, PLEASE DESCRIBE THOSE YOU FEEL WERE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT TO HIM/HER AND, IF LIFE-CHANGING, IN WHAT WAY.
Air Operations-Europe
Normandy
Southern France
Central Europe
Northern France
Rhineland
Ardennines-Alsace
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WHAT PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS DO YOU BELIEVE HE/SHE WAS MOST PROUD OF FROM HIS/HER MILITARY SERVICE?
Distinguished Flying Cross-2 awards
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OF ALL THE MEDALS, AWARDS, FORMAL PRESENTATIONS AND QUALIFICATION BADGES HE/SHE RECEIVED, WHICH WERE THE MOST MEANINGFUL TO HIM/HER AND WHY?
Distinguished Flying Cross W/ 2nd Award
AF Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Air Medal W/ 16 Awards
European African Middle Eastern Medal W/ 7 Campaigns (1 Silver and 2 Gold)
World War II Victory Medal
National Defense Service Medal W/ 2nd Award
Vietnam Service Medal W/ 1 campaign Star
Korean Defense Service Medal
Commanders Badge
Command Pilot Wings
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IF HE/SHE SURVIVED MILITARY SERVICE, WHAT PROFESSION(S) DID HE/SHE FOLLOW AFTER DISCHARGE?
Retired US Air Force, now Deceased
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