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Airman tells of grandfather's Flying Tiger days
Airman tells of grandfather's Flying Tiger days
(EXCERPT) by 2nd Lt. Ian Kallenbach 50th Space Wing Public Affairs 10/10/2003 - SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AFPN) -- What do you do when your grandfather was played by John Wayne in a movie, a general at age 31 and a bona fide American war hero? If you are Maj. Reagan Schaupp, you write a book about him. Schaupp, of the 50th Space Support Squadron here, has spent the last five years working with his 88-year-old grandfather, retired Brig. Gen. David Lee "Tex" Hill, to make sure his grandfather's legacy is not forgotten. From his birth to missionary parents in Kwangju, Korea, in 1915, to his pilot heroics with the Flying Tigers, to his 60-year marriage to Mazie Hill, Schaupp had more than enough material to work with., by almost any standard, Hill is a true American hero. After serving in a torpedo squadron on the USS Saratoga and a dive-bomber squadron on the USS Ranger, h... U.S. and friendly nation laws prohibit fully reproducing copyrighted material. In abidance with our laws this report cannot be provided in its entirety. However, you can read it in full today, 10 Oct 2003, at the following URL. (COMBINE the following lines into your web browser.) The subject/content of this report is not necessarily the viewpoint of the distributing Library. This report is provided for your information and discussion. http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123005774 --------------------------- Otis Willie Associate Librarian The American War Library http://www.americanwarlibrary.com |
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