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Battle Scars: A Story of War and All That Follows
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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 35964" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Britton </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Warner Alexander</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>48 Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Lieutenant Colonel </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>0-42368 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Air Force Cross </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>North Vietnam 1970 (Son Tay) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>from Liberal, Kansas</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 1.4.1925 Liberal, Kansas</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>son of James Christopher and Cora H. (nee Johnson) Britton</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>graduated Liberal High School 1941</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>USAAF March 1943</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>completed flight training, Freeman Field, Indiana June 1944</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>completed co-pilot training, Keesler Field, Mississippi</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>2nd Emergency Rescue Squadron 1944-45</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>graduated Spring Hill College, Mobile, Alabama 1948</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>graduated George Washington University, Washington, D.C.</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>helicopter pilot Vietnam</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>38 ARRS 1966-67</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>37 ARRS 1967-68</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>retired August 1973 (Colonel)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died 10.6.2005 Mobile, Alabama</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Pine Crest Cemetery, Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama Section 15-A</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/w-britton.8976/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/8/8976-ad998a87ebbe4550ccf545f28309e941.jpg?1591389422" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><em>Warner Britton was born on April 1, 1925, in Liberal, Kansas. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Forces on March 1, 1943, and entered the Aviation Cadet Program on April 27, 1943. Britton was commissioned a 2d Lt and awarded his pilot wings on June 27, 1944, and was trained as an OA-10 Catalina pilot. He flew 81 combat missions in the Southwest Pacific area with the 2nd Emergency Rescue Squadron between October 1944 and August 1945. Lt Britton left active duty and joined the Air Force Reserve flying C-47 Dakota transports from January 2, 1946 to March 7, 1950. After returning to active duty, Capt Britton served with the 28th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing at Rapid City AFB (renamed Ellsworth AFB in June 1953), South Dakota, until August 1953, when he began Helicopter pilot training. Britton then served with the 66th Air Rescue Squadron in England for two months before being assigned to the 81st and then the 83rd Air Rescue Squadron, flying the SH-19 in West Germany, where he served from January 1954 to November 1956. He then attended H-21 helicopter training and was assigned to Bolling AFB, Washington D.C., until April 1958. Britton then transferred to the 46th Air Rescue Squadron at Otis AFB, Massachusetts, where he served from April 1958 to October 1959. He served with the 55th Air Rescue Squadron at Thule AB, Greenland, from October 1959 to October 1960, and then with the 4900th Air Base Group at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico, from October 1960 to September 1962. Maj Britton then attended Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell AFB, Alabama, from September 1962 to June 1963, and then stayed on as a faculty member of the college until September 1966. Col Britton next served as Commander of Detachment 5 of the 38th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron (ARRS) at Udorn Royal Thai AFB, Thailand, from December 1966 to September 1967, and then as Commander of Detachment 1 of the 37th ARRS at Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai AFB, Thailand, from September 1967 to January 1968. He then served as Chief of Flying Training with the 48th ARRS at Eglin AFB, Florida, from January 1968 to August 1971. During this time, Col Britton participated in the Son Tay Raid of November 21, 1970. He became Deputy Commander of the 3rd Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Group at Tan Son Nhut AB in the Republic of Vietnam in August 1971, and served in this position until becoming the Special Assistant to the Commander of the 41st Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Wing at Hickam AFB, Hawaii, in January 1972. Col Britton's final assignment was as a Staff Officer at Headquarters Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service at Scott AFB, Illinois, from March 1972 until his retirement from the Air Force on July 31, 1973. Warner Britton died on June 10, 2005.</em></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><em>His awards and decorations included: Air Force Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, Legion of Merit, Air Medal (8 OLC)</em></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 35964, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Britton [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Warner Alexander[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]48 Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Lieutenant Colonel [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]0-42368 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AWARD[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Air Force Cross [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]PLACE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]North Vietnam 1970 (Son Tay) [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]from Liberal, Kansas[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]born 1.4.1925 Liberal, Kansas[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]son of James Christopher and Cora H. (nee Johnson) Britton[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]graduated Liberal High School 1941[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]USAAF March 1943[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]completed flight training, Freeman Field, Indiana June 1944[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]completed co-pilot training, Keesler Field, Mississippi[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]2nd Emergency Rescue Squadron 1944-45[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]graduated Spring Hill College, Mobile, Alabama 1948[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]graduated George Washington University, Washington, D.C.[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]helicopter pilot Vietnam[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]38 ARRS 1966-67[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]37 ARRS 1967-68[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]retired August 1973 (Colonel)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]died 10.6.2005 Mobile, Alabama[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Pine Crest Cemetery, Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama Section 15-A[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][URL='http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/w-britton.8976/'][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/8/8976-ad998a87ebbe4550ccf545f28309e941.jpg?1591389422[/IMG][/URL][/INDENT] [INDENT][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][I]Warner Britton was born on April 1, 1925, in Liberal, Kansas. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Forces on March 1, 1943, and entered the Aviation Cadet Program on April 27, 1943. Britton was commissioned a 2d Lt and awarded his pilot wings on June 27, 1944, and was trained as an OA-10 Catalina pilot. He flew 81 combat missions in the Southwest Pacific area with the 2nd Emergency Rescue Squadron between October 1944 and August 1945. Lt Britton left active duty and joined the Air Force Reserve flying C-47 Dakota transports from January 2, 1946 to March 7, 1950. After returning to active duty, Capt Britton served with the 28th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing at Rapid City AFB (renamed Ellsworth AFB in June 1953), South Dakota, until August 1953, when he began Helicopter pilot training. Britton then served with the 66th Air Rescue Squadron in England for two months before being assigned to the 81st and then the 83rd Air Rescue Squadron, flying the SH-19 in West Germany, where he served from January 1954 to November 1956. He then attended H-21 helicopter training and was assigned to Bolling AFB, Washington D.C., until April 1958. Britton then transferred to the 46th Air Rescue Squadron at Otis AFB, Massachusetts, where he served from April 1958 to October 1959. He served with the 55th Air Rescue Squadron at Thule AB, Greenland, from October 1959 to October 1960, and then with the 4900th Air Base Group at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico, from October 1960 to September 1962. Maj Britton then attended Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell AFB, Alabama, from September 1962 to June 1963, and then stayed on as a faculty member of the college until September 1966. Col Britton next served as Commander of Detachment 5 of the 38th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron (ARRS) at Udorn Royal Thai AFB, Thailand, from December 1966 to September 1967, and then as Commander of Detachment 1 of the 37th ARRS at Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai AFB, Thailand, from September 1967 to January 1968. He then served as Chief of Flying Training with the 48th ARRS at Eglin AFB, Florida, from January 1968 to August 1971. During this time, Col Britton participated in the Son Tay Raid of November 21, 1970. He became Deputy Commander of the 3rd Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Group at Tan Son Nhut AB in the Republic of Vietnam in August 1971, and served in this position until becoming the Special Assistant to the Commander of the 41st Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Wing at Hickam AFB, Hawaii, in January 1972. Col Britton's final assignment was as a Staff Officer at Headquarters Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service at Scott AFB, Illinois, from March 1972 until his retirement from the Air Force on July 31, 1973. Warner Britton died on June 10, 2005.[/I][/COLOR][/INDENT] [INDENT][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][I]His awards and decorations included: Air Force Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, Legion of Merit, Air Medal (8 OLC)[/I][/COLOR][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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