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Wig's Secret War: The Biography of an SOE Air Operations Manager
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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 46877" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Kerr</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>John Creighton Gillespie</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>606 Air Commando Squadron (56 A.C. Wing)</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Major</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>264520387</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>DATE OF DEATH</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>22nd August 1967</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AGE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>35</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>GRAVESITE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Arlington National Cemetery,Virginia Memorial Section H</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>from Miami,Florida</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 16.3.1932 England</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>husband of Mona Jean (nee Reid) Kerr (2 daughters)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>attended school Sutton,Surrey</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>educated Fettes College,Edinburgh</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>educated RAF College,Cranwell</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>entered service (USAF) 1953 Bahamas</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>awards Silver Star,Air Medal with 6 oak leaf clusters,Air Force Commendation Medal</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>pilot</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Douglas A-26A</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>KIA Plain of Jars,Laos</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>body not recovered</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 25E Line 30</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-kerr-memorial.16624/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/16/16624-ee676a2cff486433043f9f60f80eec52.jpg?1591399745" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 46877, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Kerr[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]John Creighton Gillespie[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]606 Air Commando Squadron (56 A.C. Wing)[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Major[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]264520387[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]DATE OF DEATH[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]22nd August 1967[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AGE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]35[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]GRAVESITE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Arlington National Cemetery,Virginia Memorial Section H[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]from Miami,Florida[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]born 16.3.1932 England[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]husband of Mona Jean (nee Reid) Kerr (2 daughters)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]attended school Sutton,Surrey[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]educated Fettes College,Edinburgh[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]educated RAF College,Cranwell[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]entered service (USAF) 1953 Bahamas[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]awards Silver Star,Air Medal with 6 oak leaf clusters,Air Force Commendation Medal[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]pilot[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Douglas A-26A[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]KIA Plain of Jars,Laos[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]body not recovered[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 25E Line 30[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][URL="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-kerr-memorial.16624/"][IMG width="300px" height="300px"]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/16/16624-ee676a2cff486433043f9f60f80eec52.jpg?1591399745[/IMG][/URL][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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