Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. Retirement Ceremonies for General John K. Gerhart
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Strother, Dean C. (Dean Caldwell), 1908-2000
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Dean Caldwell Strother (1908-2000) was born in Winfield, Kansas, and attended local schools before receiving a Congressional appointment to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York. He would graduate in 1931, and immediately attend primary and advanced flight schools at Randolph and Kelly Fields, Texas. He received his pilot wings at Kelly in October, 1932. He served in varied assignments throughout the 1930s at Army Air Fields around the U.S., including Barksdale Field, Louisiana; Muni...
Gerhart, John K. (John Koehler), 1907-1981
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John Koehler Gerhart (1907-1981) was born in Saginaw, Michigan, and graduated from the University of Chicago in 1928 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Philosophy. After graduating from Advanced Flying School at Kelly Field, Texas, he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Air Corps Reserve. He served as a flight test pilot during the 1930s, and graduated from the Air Corps Tactical School in April, 1941. Early in World War II, Gerhart was assigned to the 8th Air Force, and was ...
Thatcher, Herbert B. (Herbert Bishop), 1909-1986
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Air Force officer. From the description of Reminiscences of Herbert B. Thatcher : oral history, 1970. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122451730 Herbert Bishop Thatcher (1909-1986) was born in East Orange, New Jersey, and attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, where he graduated in 1932. He was commissioned as an Infantry Officer in the U.S. Army. After completing flight instruction and attending the Advanced Fl...
McConnell, John P. (John Paul), 1908-1986
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Air Force officer. From the description of Reminiscences of John Paul McConnell : oral history, 1969. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122481214 ...
