More detail on this person: Stroke, following
surgery.Member of the Tuskegee Airmen black pilot
corps that served during WWII. Recalled into the
Army in 1951 for Korea he remained until
retirement in 1970 after 30 years of service. This information was last updated 05/18/2016
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10/23/2024
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He was recalled into the Army from the Mass
National Guard during summer camp in 1949 and
sent to Texas for training for helicopters and
Army aviation at the time.
In 1969, we were to go to Iran so he could start a
helicopter school for the Iranian Air Force. Keep
in mind he helped write all the Army aircraft
maint manuals in the early days. He was Aviation
Section Commander with 7th Inf at Ft Ord. The
orders were cancelled by the 7th Inf commander at
Ft Ord so he could stay Gen Omar Bradley's
aircraft commander whose helicopter was parked at
Ft Ord. Many more facts here based on me being
raised in the Army and his papers.
From: Charles H Drummond III