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As a co-pilot of the two-seat F-100F, Gruters was shot down twice. The first shoot down required a parachute water landing less than 1 mile (1.6 km) offshore near the North
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Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)
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Charles Neel were rescued under heavy fire by two USAF
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Galdorisi, George; Phillips, Thomas (January 2009).
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1098:Recipients of the Legion of Merit
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98:United States Air Force
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1010:"Guy Gruters' Website"
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858:Prisoner of War Medal
286:and graduated with a
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104:Years of service
248:Operation Homecoming
292:engineering science
288:Bachelor of Science
1073:Shot-down aviators
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452:and other medals.
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219:, M.S. 1965
214:, B.S. 1964
166:Bronze Star
156:Silver Star
131:Vietnam War
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924:References
450:Air Medals
448:, over 20
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264:New Jersey
207:Alma mater
77:Allegiance
52:1942-10-26
38:Birth name
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833:Air Medal
442:POW Medal
326:Moody AFB
190:Air Medal
107:1966–1973
432:, three
380:Đồng Hới
342:Luke AFB
276:Scouting
87:Service/
399:Colonel
388:Captain
357:Vietnam
346:Arizona
330:Georgia
272:hunting
268:camping
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226:Captain
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