AIR COMMANDO 2 Quill, Edward Beeding,Jr (Ed)

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Quill ​

• FORENAME

Edward Beeding,Jr (Ed) ​

• UNIT

14 Air Commando Squadron (14 A.C. Wing) ​

• RANK

Captain ​

• NUMBER

30165 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

15th February 1968 ​

• AGE

33 ​

• GRAVESITE

U.S. Air Force Academy Cemetery,Colorado Springs,El Paso County,Colorado Plot 003 B 055 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from San Francisco,California​

born 16.10.1934 Houston,Texas​

husband of Joan (nee Cooper) Quill (married 1959) (3 children Stephen,Patrick and Sharon)​

attended schools in Houston,Washington DC,New York City,San Francisco and Chicago​

graduated St Johns College,Washington,D.C. 1952​

USAF Academy 7.7.1953 - 1957​

Webb AFB,Texas (pilot training)​

Tactical Air Command,Williams AFB,Arizona (day fighter gunnery school) 1958-59​

Strategic Air Command,McConnell AFB (bomber training) 1959-60​

Davis-Monthan AFB (B-47s)​

graduated California Institute of Technology September 1963 - June 1964​

instructor,USAF Academy 1964-66​

award Air Force Commendation Medal (awarded posthumously for above)​

4 Air Commando Squadron 27.10.1967​

14 Air Commando Squadron 12.1.1968​

awards D.F.C.,Air Medal with 2 oak leaf clusters​

promoted Major posthumously​

pilot​

co-pilot​

AC-47D "Spooky" Gunship (43-49859)​

KIA when shot down Ninh Thuan Province,South Vietnam​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 39E Line 52 ​

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