Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. General Jack J. Catton's visit, Udorn RTAFB, Thailand

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Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. General Jack J. Catton's visit, Udorn RTAFB, Thailand

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Catton, Jack J. (Jack Joseph), 1920-1990

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Jack J. Catton (b. 1920, Berkeley, Calif.-d. Dec. 5, 1990), U.S. Air Force officer, was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Army Air Corps early in 1941. After serving as an instructor pilot and squadron commander in the U.S., he flew the first B-29 bomber across the Pacific in 1944. While with the 21st Bomber Command, General Catton received awards for extraordinary achievement during combat missions against Japan. Following the War, he took part in the first two atomic weapons tests in the...