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Meritorious Service Medal (United States)
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w/with one silver and three bronze oak leaf clusters
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United States Air Force personnel of the
Vietnam War
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913:South Korean Order of National Security Merit
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781:United States Air Force Command Pilot Badge
407:He was buried with full military honors at
402:Wilkes-Barre Scranton International Airport
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214:(February 25, 1932 – April 20, 1985) was a
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1076:Burials at Arlington National Cemetery
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921:Republic of Vietnam Air Service Medal
903:Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
788:Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
178:Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
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991:People from Carbondale, Pennsylvania
849:Air Force Presidential Unit Citation
843:with three bronze oak leaf clusters
1081:George Washington University alumni
863:and three bronze oak leaf clusters
932:Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
852:with two bronze oak leaf clusters
348:460th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing
254:, Newport, Rhode Island, in 1970.
142:432nd Tactical Reconnaissance Wing
138:460th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing
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894:Air Force Longevity Service Award
356:432d Tactical Reconnaissance Wing
336:67th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing
321:9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing
146:9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing
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306:Westover Air Force Base
284:transition training at
216:United States Air Force
212:Jerome Francis O'Malley
110:United States Air Force
951:public domain material
867:Combat Readiness Medal
274:U.S. Air Force Academy
248:Maxwell Air Force Base
884:Vietnam Service Medal
387:Hickam Air Force Base
352:Tan Son Nhut Air Base
314:Offutt Air Force Base
310:Strategic Air Command
267:Perrin Air Force Base
234:O'Malley was born in
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371:March Air Force Base
367:22d Bombardment Wing
325:Beale Air Force Base
278:Lowry Air Force Base
259:Bryan Air Force Base
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375:Fifteenth Air Force
887:with three bronze
383:Pacific Air Forces
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981:1932 births
168:Vietnam War
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975:Categories
940:References
300:, who was
96:Allegiance
55:1932-02-25
831:Air Medal
824:Air Medal
230:Biography
200:Air Medal
119:1953–1985
960:See also
134:Commands
104:Service/
209:General
128:General
344:RF-4Cs
174:Awards
106:branch
84:Buried
877:with
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329:SR-71
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