Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. SECRETARY OF AIR FORCE AT ORANGE SHOW AND NORTON AFB

Funk, Ben I. (Ben Ivan), 1913-

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Ben Ivan Funk (b. 1913) attended the University of Denver as a chemical engineering student before entering the armed forces, receiving his pilot's wings in 1936, and being granted his commission in 1937. He entered the regular officer corps in 1938 and was assigned to serve with the 19th Bombardment Group at Albuquerque, New Mexico. At the outbreak of World War II, Funk was flying a ferrying mission to the Middle East and was forced to island hop in the Pacific to evade Japanese forces during t...

Zuckert, Eugene M., 1911-2000

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Allen, Brooke E. (Brooke Empie), 1910-1992

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Schott, Charles W., 1906-1993

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Charles W. Schott (b. Sept. 25, 1906, Providence, R.I.-d. Dec. 27, 1993), entered the Air Corps as a flying cadet and graduated from pilot school in 1931. He was on inactive duty with the Air Corps Reserve from 1932 to 1935, until he joined the National Guard, serving in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Missouri, and Michigan. In 1940 he went on active duty, and in 1942 went overseas with the 67th Observation Group. During the Second World War, he served as operations officer with the 67th; assistant c...