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Secret War in Italy
By William Fowler
The SBS in World War II: An Illustrated History
By Gavin Mortimer
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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 59616" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>York</em></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Glen Perry</em></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>37 Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron (3 A.R.R. Group)</em></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Major</em></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>0-3007755</em></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Air Force Cross</em></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Laos 1967</em></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 31.8.1928 Enterprise,Oregon</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>son of Percy Hulse and Philomena (nee DeGovea) York</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>helicopter pilot</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married Anita K. (1932-99) (3 children Vivian,Glen and Diana)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died 3.5.2014 Tempe,Arizona (last residence)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Arlington National Cemetery,Virginia Columbarium Court 5 Section CC Column 20 Niche 2</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>York, Maj. Glen P. 85, of Tempe Arizona passed away on May 3, 2014. Maj. York was born on August 31, 1928 in Enterprise, Oregon to Perry and Philomena York. He enlisted in the Air Force in 1950 and had a varied aviation career flying B-29 Superfortress, B-47 Stratojet, RB-66 Destroyer, T-33 Thunderbird, HH-3E Jolly Green Giant Helicopter and test pilot for Hughes Aircraft flying the Hughes 500. He received the Air Force Cross, 2nd highest military award, for displaying incredible courage for recovering a downed Navy pilot, while under heavy enemy fire. In addition he was awarded a remarkable six Air Medals for meritorious achievement while participating in aerial combat, and the Presidential Unit Citation for extraordinary heroism in action. Glen was predeceased by his loving wife, Anita. He is survived by his children Vivian Keller, Glen P. York, Jr., and Diana Klien, 6 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. His urn will be laid to rest beside Anita in the columbarium at Arlington National Cemetery at date TBD. </em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Published in The Arizona Republic on May 18, 2014 </em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>He was the AC on a HH-3E from Det. 2, 37th ARRS on 10 March, 1967 when he and his crew rescued an F-4C crew, Capt. John R. Pardo (P) and 1st Lt. Steven A. Wayne after they had ejected from their aircraft over Laos. In USAF Vietnam aviation history the events that occurred prior to this F-4C's crews ejection are legendary, known as "Pardo's Push". Here's a link to some of the story; <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120219010510/http://www.airforce-magazine.com/MagazineArchive/Page" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20120219010510/http://www.airforce-magazine.com/MagazineArchive/Page</a> s/1996/October%201996/1096valor.aspx </em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em> He was awarded the Air Force Cross for a mission on July 18, 1967. He was the AC on a HH-3E from Det. 1, 37th ARRS when he and his crew rescued an A-4E (call sign "Magic Stone 06") pilot by the name of Lt. (jg) Larry J. Duthie about 45 miles SE of Hanoi after a USN SH-3A (Big Mother) had been driven off by intense anti-aircraft fire.</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/g-york.30496/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/30/30496-80c5bcd2eb335c98b1cc29a555678a3c.jpg?1591435129" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/g-york.30497/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/30/30497-4d156d4381dacc7b3e6dd4b553efb07f.jpg?1591435130" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 59616, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]York[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Glen Perry[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]37 Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron (3 A.R.R. Group)[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Major[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]0-3007755[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AWARD[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Air Force Cross[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]PLACE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Laos 1967[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]born 31.8.1928 Enterprise,Oregon[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]son of Percy Hulse and Philomena (nee DeGovea) York[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]helicopter pilot[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]married Anita K. (1932-99) (3 children Vivian,Glen and Diana)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]died 3.5.2014 Tempe,Arizona (last residence)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Arlington National Cemetery,Virginia Columbarium Court 5 Section CC Column 20 Niche 2[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]York, Maj. Glen P. 85, of Tempe Arizona passed away on May 3, 2014. Maj. York was born on August 31, 1928 in Enterprise, Oregon to Perry and Philomena York. He enlisted in the Air Force in 1950 and had a varied aviation career flying B-29 Superfortress, B-47 Stratojet, RB-66 Destroyer, T-33 Thunderbird, HH-3E Jolly Green Giant Helicopter and test pilot for Hughes Aircraft flying the Hughes 500. He received the Air Force Cross, 2nd highest military award, for displaying incredible courage for recovering a downed Navy pilot, while under heavy enemy fire. In addition he was awarded a remarkable six Air Medals for meritorious achievement while participating in aerial combat, and the Presidential Unit Citation for extraordinary heroism in action. Glen was predeceased by his loving wife, Anita. He is survived by his children Vivian Keller, Glen P. York, Jr., and Diana Klien, 6 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. His urn will be laid to rest beside Anita in the columbarium at Arlington National Cemetery at date TBD. [/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Published in The Arizona Republic on May 18, 2014 [/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]He was the AC on a HH-3E from Det. 2, 37th ARRS on 10 March, 1967 when he and his crew rescued an F-4C crew, Capt. John R. Pardo (P) and 1st Lt. Steven A. Wayne after they had ejected from their aircraft over Laos. In USAF Vietnam aviation history the events that occurred prior to this F-4C's crews ejection are legendary, known as "Pardo's Push". Here's a link to some of the story; [URL]https://web.archive.org/web/20120219010510/http://www.airforce-magazine.com/MagazineArchive/Page[/URL] s/1996/October%201996/1096valor.aspx [/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][I] He was awarded the Air Force Cross for a mission on July 18, 1967. He was the AC on a HH-3E from Det. 1, 37th ARRS when he and his crew rescued an A-4E (call sign "Magic Stone 06") pilot by the name of Lt. (jg) Larry J. Duthie about 45 miles SE of Hanoi after a USN SH-3A (Big Mother) had been driven off by intense anti-aircraft fire.[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][URL='http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/g-york.30496/'][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/30/30496-80c5bcd2eb335c98b1cc29a555678a3c.jpg?1591435129[/IMG][/URL] [URL="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/g-york.30497/"][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/30/30497-4d156d4381dacc7b3e6dd4b553efb07f.jpg?1591435130[/IMG][/URL][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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