The Daily Journal (Franklin, IN) 25 Apr 2009 Saturday
Maj. Gen. Leon Babcock Jr.
Graveside services for Maj. Gen. Leon Babcock Jr., 77, of Bainbridge, Ga., were conducted at sunset April 15 at Roselawn Memory Gardens in Bainbridge with family members officiating.
Born Jan. 2, 1932, in Highland, Ill., Maj. Gen. Babcock died April 14, 2009, at Memorial Hospital in Bainbridge.
Maj. Gen. Babcock entered the U.S. Air Force in July 1954 as an aviation cadet and was commissioned a second lieutenant and received his pilot wings at Bryan Air Force Base, Texas, in 1955. He served from 1956 to 1964 as an instructor pilot in F-86D, F-89D, F-86L and J-38 aircraft. He subsequently served in the Alaskan Air Force at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, first as a squadron pilot in F-102s and then as chief of the weapons branch and as a fighter officer.
After F-4E qualification training at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., in late 1969, he was assigned to the 433rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand. During that assignment he flew 500 combat hours in F-4s as a flight commander and as officer in charge of forward air controllers.
Upon returning to the United States in 1971, Maj. Gen. Babcock became chief of the 20th Air Division Weapons Branch at Fort Lee Air Force Station, Va. He was assigned to Washington in 1972 and served in the organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, J5, as chief of the North American Branch, Western Hemisphere Division. Two years later, he was selected as the Air Force representative to the State Department's 10-month Senior Seminar in Foreign Policy. From 1975 to 1977, he served as vice commander, 25th Air Division, McChord Air Force Base, Wash.
The general took command of Air Forces Iceland at Keflavik Naval Air Station, Iceland, in June 1977. He became executive to the chief of staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, in July 1978 and in April 1979 was assigned as commander of the 601st Tactical Control Wing, Sembach Air Base, Germany.
Maj. Gen. Babcock became assistant chief of staff, Operations Division, Headquarters Allied Forces Central Europe, Brunssum, Netherlands, in June 1981. In October 1982, he was named deputy commander of the 6th Allied Tactical Air Force, with headquarters at Izmir, Turkey. He was promoted to major general on Aug. 1, 1982.
He is survived by his wife, Valda Ann (Newberry) Babcock of Bainbridge, whom he married Feb. 18, 1956; two sons, Steven Lynn Babcock of Atlanta and Christopher Lynn Babcock of Bainbridge; a sister, Judith Roland of Indianapolis; and three grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Cynthia Lynn Babcock; his parents, L.W. and Irene Babcock of Franklin; and a sister, Jane Rombach of Prescott, Ariz.
Cox-Ware Funeral Home in Bainbridge was in charge of services.
Memorial contributions may be made to Franklin College, 101 Branigin Blvd., Franklin, IN 46131; or a humane society of the donor's choice.
Maj. Gen. Leon Babcock Jr.
Graveside services for Maj. Gen. Leon Babcock Jr., 77, of Bainbridge, Ga., were conducted at sunset April 15 at Roselawn Memory Gardens in Bainbridge with family members officiating.
Born Jan. 2, 1932, in Highland, Ill., Maj. Gen. Babcock died April 14, 2009, at Memorial Hospital in Bainbridge.
Maj. Gen. Babcock entered the U.S. Air Force in July 1954 as an aviation cadet and was commissioned a second lieutenant and received his pilot wings at Bryan Air Force Base, Texas, in 1955. He served from 1956 to 1964 as an instructor pilot in F-86D, F-89D, F-86L and J-38 aircraft. He subsequently served in the Alaskan Air Force at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, first as a squadron pilot in F-102s and then as chief of the weapons branch and as a fighter officer.
After F-4E qualification training at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., in late 1969, he was assigned to the 433rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand. During that assignment he flew 500 combat hours in F-4s as a flight commander and as officer in charge of forward air controllers.
Upon returning to the United States in 1971, Maj. Gen. Babcock became chief of the 20th Air Division Weapons Branch at Fort Lee Air Force Station, Va. He was assigned to Washington in 1972 and served in the organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, J5, as chief of the North American Branch, Western Hemisphere Division. Two years later, he was selected as the Air Force representative to the State Department's 10-month Senior Seminar in Foreign Policy. From 1975 to 1977, he served as vice commander, 25th Air Division, McChord Air Force Base, Wash.
The general took command of Air Forces Iceland at Keflavik Naval Air Station, Iceland, in June 1977. He became executive to the chief of staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, in July 1978 and in April 1979 was assigned as commander of the 601st Tactical Control Wing, Sembach Air Base, Germany.
Maj. Gen. Babcock became assistant chief of staff, Operations Division, Headquarters Allied Forces Central Europe, Brunssum, Netherlands, in June 1981. In October 1982, he was named deputy commander of the 6th Allied Tactical Air Force, with headquarters at Izmir, Turkey. He was promoted to major general on Aug. 1, 1982.
He is survived by his wife, Valda Ann (Newberry) Babcock of Bainbridge, whom he married Feb. 18, 1956; two sons, Steven Lynn Babcock of Atlanta and Christopher Lynn Babcock of Bainbridge; a sister, Judith Roland of Indianapolis; and three grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Cynthia Lynn Babcock; his parents, L.W. and Irene Babcock of Franklin; and a sister, Jane Rombach of Prescott, Ariz.
Cox-Ware Funeral Home in Bainbridge was in charge of services.
Memorial contributions may be made to Franklin College, 101 Branigin Blvd., Franklin, IN 46131; or a humane society of the donor's choice.
The Daily Journal (Franklin, IN) 25 Apr 2009 Saturday
Maj. Gen. Leon Babcock Jr.
Graveside services for Maj. Gen. Leon Babcock Jr., 77, of Bainbridge, Ga., were conducted at sunset April 15 at Roselawn Memory Gardens in Bainbridge with family members officiating.
Born Jan. 2, 1932, in Highland, Ill., Maj. Gen. Babcock died April 14, 2009, at Memorial Hospital in Bainbridge.
Maj. Gen. Babcock entered the U.S. Air Force in July 1954 as an aviation cadet and was commissioned a second lieutenant and received his pilot wings at Bryan Air Force Base, Texas, in 1955. He served from 1956 to 1964 as an instructor pilot in F-86D, F-89D, F-86L and J-38 aircraft. He subsequently served in the Alaskan Air Force at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, first as a squadron pilot in F-102s and then as chief of the weapons branch and as a fighter officer.
After F-4E qualification training at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., in late 1969, he was assigned to the 433rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand. During that assignment he flew 500 combat hours in F-4s as a flight commander and as officer in charge of forward air controllers.
Upon returning to the United States in 1971, Maj. Gen. Babcock became chief of the 20th Air Division Weapons Branch at Fort Lee Air Force Station, Va. He was assigned to Washington in 1972 and served in the organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, J5, as chief of the North American Branch, Western Hemisphere Division. Two years later, he was selected as the Air Force representative to the State Department's 10-month Senior Seminar in Foreign Policy. From 1975 to 1977, he served as vice commander, 25th Air Division, McChord Air Force Base, Wash.
The general took command of Air Forces Iceland at Keflavik Naval Air Station, Iceland, in June 1977. He became executive to the chief of staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, in July 1978 and in April 1979 was assigned as commander of the 601st Tactical Control Wing, Sembach Air Base, Germany.
Maj. Gen. Babcock became assistant chief of staff, Operations Division, Headquarters Allied Forces Central Europe, Brunssum, Netherlands, in June 1981. In October 1982, he was named deputy commander of the 6th Allied Tactical Air Force, with headquarters at Izmir, Turkey. He was promoted to major general on Aug. 1, 1982.
He is survived by his wife, Valda Ann (Newberry) Babcock of Bainbridge, whom he married Feb. 18, 1956; two sons, Steven Lynn Babcock of Atlanta and Christopher Lynn Babcock of Bainbridge; a sister, Judith Roland of Indianapolis; and three grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Cynthia Lynn Babcock; his parents, L.W. and Irene Babcock of Franklin; and a sister, Jane Rombach of Prescott, Ariz.
Cox-Ware Funeral Home in Bainbridge was in charge of services.
Memorial contributions may be made to Franklin College, 101 Branigin Blvd., Franklin, IN 46131; or a humane society of the donor's choice.
Maj. Gen. Leon Babcock Jr.
Graveside services for Maj. Gen. Leon Babcock Jr., 77, of Bainbridge, Ga., were conducted at sunset April 15 at Roselawn Memory Gardens in Bainbridge with family members officiating.
Born Jan. 2, 1932, in Highland, Ill., Maj. Gen. Babcock died April 14, 2009, at Memorial Hospital in Bainbridge.
Maj. Gen. Babcock entered the U.S. Air Force in July 1954 as an aviation cadet and was commissioned a second lieutenant and received his pilot wings at Bryan Air Force Base, Texas, in 1955. He served from 1956 to 1964 as an instructor pilot in F-86D, F-89D, F-86L and J-38 aircraft. He subsequently served in the Alaskan Air Force at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, first as a squadron pilot in F-102s and then as chief of the weapons branch and as a fighter officer.
After F-4E qualification training at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., in late 1969, he was assigned to the 433rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand. During that assignment he flew 500 combat hours in F-4s as a flight commander and as officer in charge of forward air controllers.
Upon returning to the United States in 1971, Maj. Gen. Babcock became chief of the 20th Air Division Weapons Branch at Fort Lee Air Force Station, Va. He was assigned to Washington in 1972 and served in the organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, J5, as chief of the North American Branch, Western Hemisphere Division. Two years later, he was selected as the Air Force representative to the State Department's 10-month Senior Seminar in Foreign Policy. From 1975 to 1977, he served as vice commander, 25th Air Division, McChord Air Force Base, Wash.
The general took command of Air Forces Iceland at Keflavik Naval Air Station, Iceland, in June 1977. He became executive to the chief of staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, in July 1978 and in April 1979 was assigned as commander of the 601st Tactical Control Wing, Sembach Air Base, Germany.
Maj. Gen. Babcock became assistant chief of staff, Operations Division, Headquarters Allied Forces Central Europe, Brunssum, Netherlands, in June 1981. In October 1982, he was named deputy commander of the 6th Allied Tactical Air Force, with headquarters at Izmir, Turkey. He was promoted to major general on Aug. 1, 1982.
He is survived by his wife, Valda Ann (Newberry) Babcock of Bainbridge, whom he married Feb. 18, 1956; two sons, Steven Lynn Babcock of Atlanta and Christopher Lynn Babcock of Bainbridge; a sister, Judith Roland of Indianapolis; and three grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Cynthia Lynn Babcock; his parents, L.W. and Irene Babcock of Franklin; and a sister, Jane Rombach of Prescott, Ariz.
Cox-Ware Funeral Home in Bainbridge was in charge of services.
Memorial contributions may be made to Franklin College, 101 Branigin Blvd., Franklin, IN 46131; or a humane society of the donor's choice.
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