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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 13945" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Waldron </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Karl Merritt,Jr (Waldo)</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>14 Air Commando Squadron (14 A.C. Wing) </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>60038 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>DATE OF DEATH</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>15th February 1968 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AGE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>47 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>GRAVESITE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Arlington National Cemetery,Virginia Section 3 Site 1790-F </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>from Minneapolis,Minnesota</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 28.2.1920 Minneapolis,Minnesota</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>husband of Dorothy Ann (nee Layton) Waldron (1924-2015)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>22 years service</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>487 Fighter Squadron (352 Fighter Group) 1944-45 (1st Lt)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>shot down 3 German aircraft and destroyed 7 on the ground</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>award Silver Star</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>109 Fighter Squadron 1952 (Captain)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Directorate of Operations,HQ 8th Air Force 1.8.1959 - 7.8.1963 (Major)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>award Air Force Commendation Medal</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Plans and Policies Officer,U.N. Command,Armistice Affairs Division,Korea</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>re-enlisted 1967</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>14 ACS 1967-68</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>total awards D.F.C. and oak leaf cluster,Silver Star,Air Medal with 11 oak leaf clusters,Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>pilot</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>AC-47D "Spooky" Gunship (43-49859)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>KIA when shot down Ninh Thuan Province,South Vietnam</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 39E Line 55</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/k-waldron.22565/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/22/22565-671de14fb9ea5d7bddc76fa229adf98b.jpg?1591401329" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a> <a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/k-waldron-grave.22566/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/22/22566-49c9644b630fc482c898f2503caaefc8.jpg?1591401329" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 13945, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Waldron [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Karl Merritt,Jr (Waldo)[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]14 Air Commando Squadron (14 A.C. Wing) [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Lieutenant Colonel [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]60038 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]DATE OF DEATH[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]15th February 1968 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AGE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]47 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]GRAVESITE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Arlington National Cemetery,Virginia Section 3 Site 1790-F [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]from Minneapolis,Minnesota[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]born 28.2.1920 Minneapolis,Minnesota[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]husband of Dorothy Ann (nee Layton) Waldron (1924-2015)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]22 years service[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]487 Fighter Squadron (352 Fighter Group) 1944-45 (1st Lt)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]shot down 3 German aircraft and destroyed 7 on the ground[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]award Silver Star[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]109 Fighter Squadron 1952 (Captain)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Directorate of Operations,HQ 8th Air Force 1.8.1959 - 7.8.1963 (Major)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]award Air Force Commendation Medal[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Plans and Policies Officer,U.N. Command,Armistice Affairs Division,Korea[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]re-enlisted 1967[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]14 ACS 1967-68[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]total awards D.F.C. and oak leaf cluster,Silver Star,Air Medal with 11 oak leaf clusters,Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]pilot[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]AC-47D "Spooky" Gunship (43-49859)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]KIA when shot down Ninh Thuan Province,South Vietnam[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 39E Line 55[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][URL="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/k-waldron.22565/"][IMG width="300px" height="300px"]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/22/22565-671de14fb9ea5d7bddc76fa229adf98b.jpg?1591401329[/IMG][/URL] [URL="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/k-waldron-grave.22566/"][IMG width="300px" height="300px"]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/22/22566-49c9644b630fc482c898f2503caaefc8.jpg?1591401329[/IMG][/URL][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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