Doolittle Raider - He was a member of General Jimmy Doolittle's raiders who bombed Tokyo on April 18, while serving in World War II in the newly formed United States Army Air Corps. The USS Hornet was used in the mission and it was the first time the Air Force and Navy combined efforts to carry out a mission. They were also, one of the first group of airplanes to fly off a carrier.
He was the Air Force liaison officer of Korea, when the Chinese invaded. He fought at the Chosin Reservoir conflict during the Korean War.
In 1958 Shorty was stationed at Nellis Air Force Base teaching young officers how to fly jets, when his T-33 flamed out over Las Vegas. He had his student parachute to safety, while he stayed with his airplane, so that he could clear the settled areas of Las Vegas. Many considered him a Hero by saving many lives.
He attended and graduated from the Augusta Military Acadmey.
Veteran of World War II in the United States Army Air Corps and Korean War as a Air Force Liaison Officer.
He was the Air Force liaison officer of Korea, when the Chinese invaded. He fought at the Chosin Reservoir conflict during the Korean War.
In 1958 Shorty was stationed at Nellis Air Force Base teaching young officers how to fly jets, when his T-33 flamed out over Las Vegas. He had his student parachute to safety, while he stayed with his airplane, so that he could clear the settled areas of Las Vegas. Many considered him a Hero by saving many lives.
He attended and graduated from the Augusta Military Acadmey.
Veteran of World War II in the United States Army Air Corps and Korean War as a Air Force Liaison Officer.
Doolittle Raider - He was a member of General Jimmy Doolittle's raiders who bombed Tokyo on April 18, while serving in World War II in the newly formed United States Army Air Corps. The USS Hornet was used in the mission and it was the first time the Air Force and Navy combined efforts to carry out a mission. They were also, one of the first group of airplanes to fly off a carrier.
He was the Air Force liaison officer of Korea, when the Chinese invaded. He fought at the Chosin Reservoir conflict during the Korean War.
In 1958 Shorty was stationed at Nellis Air Force Base teaching young officers how to fly jets, when his T-33 flamed out over Las Vegas. He had his student parachute to safety, while he stayed with his airplane, so that he could clear the settled areas of Las Vegas. Many considered him a Hero by saving many lives.
He attended and graduated from the Augusta Military Acadmey.
Veteran of World War II in the United States Army Air Corps and Korean War as a Air Force Liaison Officer.
He was the Air Force liaison officer of Korea, when the Chinese invaded. He fought at the Chosin Reservoir conflict during the Korean War.
In 1958 Shorty was stationed at Nellis Air Force Base teaching young officers how to fly jets, when his T-33 flamed out over Las Vegas. He had his student parachute to safety, while he stayed with his airplane, so that he could clear the settled areas of Las Vegas. Many considered him a Hero by saving many lives.
He attended and graduated from the Augusta Military Acadmey.
Veteran of World War II in the United States Army Air Corps and Korean War as a Air Force Liaison Officer.
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JACOB EARL MANCH
VIRGINIA
LT COL
US AIR FORCE
WORLD WAR II
KOREA
