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Recipients of the Air Force Cross (United States): Robin Olds, James Robinson Risner, Bud Day, Richard Stephen Ritchie, Charles B. Debellevue

Recipients of the Air Force Cross (United States): Robin Olds, James Robinson Risner, Bud Day, Richard Stephen Ritchie, Charles B. Debellevue


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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 33. Chapters: Robin Olds, James Robinson Risner, Bud Day, Richard Stephen Ritchie, Charles B. DeBellevue, Leland T. Kennedy, Robert Michael White, Richard Etchberger, Charles G. Boyd, James H. Kasler, Leroy W. Stutz, Karl W. Richter, Rudolf Anderson, Duane D. Hackney, Gerald Gustafson, Larry W. Maysey, Zachary Rhyner, Donald Backlund, Jeffrey Feinstein, Walter Draeger, Paul Johnson, Lawrence N. Guarino, Robert Wilke. Excerpt: Robin Olds (July 14, 1922 - June 14, 2007) was an American fighter pilot and general officer in the U.S. Air Force. He was a "triple ace," with a combined total of 16 victories in World War II and the Vietnam War. He retired in 1973 as a brigadier general. The son of regular Army Maj. Gen. Robert Olds, educated at West Point, and the product of an upbringing in the early years of the U.S. Army Air Corps, Olds epitomized the youthful World War II fighter pilot. He remained in the service as it became the United States Air Force, despite often being at odds with its leadership, and was one of its pioneer jet pilots. Rising to command of two fighter wings, Olds is regarded among aviation historians and his peers as the best wing commander of the Vietnam War, both for his air-fighting skills and his reputation as a combat leader. Olds was promoted to brigadier general after returning from Vietnam but did not hold another major command. The remainder of his career was spent in non-operational positions, as Commandant of Cadets at the United States Air Force Academy and as an official in the Air Force Inspector General's Office. His inability to rise higher as a general officer is attributed to both his maverick views and his penchant for drinking. Olds had a highly-publicized career and life, including marriage to Hollywood actress Ella Raines. As a young man he was also recognized for his athletic prowess in bot...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781155258461
  • Publisher: Books LLC, Wiki Series
  • Publisher Imprint: Books LLC, Wiki Series
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 34
  • Spine Width: 2 mm
  • Weight: 82 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1155258460
  • Publisher Date: 18 Aug 2011
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Robin Olds, James Robinson Risner, Bud Day, Richard Stephen Ritchie, Charles B. Debellevue
  • Width: 189 mm


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