Leroy J. Manor
LEROY J. MANOR, born in Morrisonville, New York, on February 21,1921.
The holder of a Teacher's Certificate from
New York State Normal School, he entered
aviation cadet training on November 1942
and received his pilot wings and commission
in August 1943.
During World War II, he flew 72 combat
missions as a P-47 pilot in Europe. Following the war he attended New York University, receiving a B.S. Degree in education.
During the next 21 years he served in a variety of assignments including two tours overseas, in Turkey and Germany; graduated
from the Armed Forces Staff College and the
Industrial College of the Armed Forces; and,
from June 1964 to May 1968, in the Pentagon in the office of the Air Force's Deputy
Chief of Staff for Plans and Operations.
From May 1968 to June 1969, he commanded a tactical fighter wing in Vietnam
where he flew 275 combat missions in
F-100s over North and South Vietnam. Upon
return to the United States, he commanded
an air division until February 1970 when
he was assigned as commander of the Air
Force's Special Operations Force. From
August 8, 1970, to November 21, 1970,he
additionally served as commander of a joint
task force whose mission was to rescue U.S.
prisoners of war at Son Tay, North Vietnam.
From 1971 to 1973, he served in the
Pentagon as Deputy Director for Operations
and Special Assistant for Counterinsurgency
and Special Activities to the Joint Chiefs of
Staff. In 1973 he transferred to the Philippines, and commanded the 13th Air Force from October of that year until October
1976, when he was assigned as Chief of
Staff of the U.S. Pacific Command. He
retired from that position on July 1, 1978.
Following retirement, General Manor
represented the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the
Commander in Chief, Pacific, as senior military negotiator and advisor to the U.S.
Ambassador to the Philippines for the successfully negotiated amendments to the Military Bases Agreements with that country.
He also served as a member of the group of
selected retired senior officers appointed by
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in
May 1980 to make an independent analysis
of the unsuccessful April 24, 1980 raid to
rescue American hostages held in Iran.
A Command Pilot, his awards include the
Distinguished Service Medal with three clusters; the Legion of Merit with one cluster;
the Distinguishes Flying Cross with one cluster; the Air Medal with 25 clusters; the Purple Heart; and awards from the governments
of Korea, the Philippines and the Republic
of Vietnam.
General Manor and his wife, the former
Dolores H. Brookes, of Schenectady, N.Y.,
have three children. They reside in Northern Virginia.
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Biography Summary
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John Abbotts
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P-47 transition followed at Pocatello, Idaho and Greenville, Texas after which he was assigned to the 56th Fighter Group in England. When the news of his arrival reached Berlin, Hitler retired to his bunker with his cyanide capsule and revolver. Eva found the news equally depressing.
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Asa A. Adair
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He returned to the States in August of 1944 after participating in the invasion "D" Day. He flew P-63's, P-51's, F-80's, T-33's, F-84's, T-38's, P-47's in numerous assignments during the following twenty years in in, Japan, U.S.A. and Europe before retiring after twenty-six years of Active Duty.
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Edward B. Addison
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The 507th Fighter Group, equipped with P-47N's, won the Presidential Unit Citation for destroying 32 Japanese aircraft in the air on one mission to Seoul, Korea. The average flying time for raids to Korea and Japan would be 7 to 9 hours flying time. In a total of 31 months, the 507th not only provided top cover for B-29's, but also
dive-bombed, napalm-bombed and flew low-level on strafing missions.
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Levon B. Agha-Zarian
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It is rumored that he, took his primary training on a flying rug. He flew Spits, briefly, in England, but as the, war moved to the East, he was sent to India as a Sgt. Pilot and first saw action from Ceylon, flying the Curtiss P.36, the Brewster Buffalo, and the Hurricane. At this point he might have opted for the rug! This was at the time of the fall of Singapore and the sinking of the Prince of Wales and the Repulse.
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George N. Ahles
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Posted to A-20 light bomber squadron Barksdale Field, Louisiana. . Group moved to Hunter Air Base Savannah, Georgia. Qualified for Pilot training November 1940. Entered Aviation Cadets January 1942. Presented wings November 1942 class of 42-J. Married Mary Louise while in Advanced Pilot Training at Craig AFB, Selma, Alabama, September 1942.
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Roy J. Aldritt
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Shortly after the group moved to France he ran into some unseen flak and was forced to make a nylon descent behind the lines; some evasion and a lot of luck had him back with his unit
in 24 hours.
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Eugene J. Amaral
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After graduation from Stonington High School he enlisted as an Aviation Cadet in December 1942 and was called to active duty in March, 1943. He received his wings and commission at Spence Field, Georgia as a member of the Class of 43-C.
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Talmadge L. Ambrose
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Flew 84 missions thru VE Day, was downed by 22mm ground fire over Siefried Line. He destroyed 11 enemy aircraft, 9 known confirmed in air and on
ground, including 4 FW 190-D's in one afternoon over Hanover, Germany, April 8, 1945. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross,
Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, 17 man, Oak Leaf Clusters, Good Conduct Medal, Pacific Theatre and European Theatre Meda1s with 5 Battle
Stars and Unit Citation Medal.
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John C. Anderson
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After P-47 transition he was assigned to the 406th Fighter Group, 512th Fighter Squadron. (E.T
.0.) He flew 56 missions through January, 1945 destroying supply routes, bridges, and railroads; he also flew close support missions with the ground forces, with attacks on tanks, artillery and enemy positions.
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William Anderson
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It was not always flak,two ME-109's beat the hell out of me one day. The central controller called me and said "Basher-Red Leader do you have contact Bandits," I replied, "I sure do, I'll bring them over the field in 3 minutes, they're chasing me home." Got all the usual medals including two Belgium and two French but one I'm most proud of is the Silver Star -it is the greatest.
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