dskjl Posted February 13, 2017 Share #1 Posted February 13, 2017 Anybody follow this one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dskjl Posted February 13, 2017 Author Share #4 Posted February 13, 2017 odds and ends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskjl Posted February 13, 2017 Author Share #5 Posted February 13, 2017 different auction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNY Militaria Posted February 13, 2017 Share #6 Posted February 13, 2017 I was watching but did not intend to bid. Not a bad ending price, considering he was mostly an Air Force weather officer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskjl Posted February 13, 2017 Author Share #7 Posted February 13, 2017 I was watching but did not intend to bid. Not a bad ending price, considering he was mostly an Air Force weather officer. Well I guess stars are stars, and bad weather has been known to effect a battle or two. Nice group I thought it would go for more with all the bits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskjl Posted February 13, 2017 Author Share #8 Posted February 13, 2017 MAJOR GENERAL THOMAS A. ALDRICH Retired April 01,1978 Major General Thomas A. Aldrich is commander, Twenty-second Air Force, Military Airlift Command, with headquarters at Travis Air Force Base, Calif. Born in 1923, General Aldrich is a native of San Angelo, Texas. He has a bachelor's degree in mathematics and a master's degree in business administration from The George Washington University. He enlisted in the Army Air Forces in December 1942 and, after completing the aviation cadet meteorology course at the University of Chicago, was commissioned as a second lieutenant in February 1944. He served as corps commander of his cadet class. General Aldrich served in a variety of weather-related duties in the United States and the Pacific theater prior to entering pilot training in April 1949. He completed pilot training in March 1950 at Vance Air Force Base, Okla. From 1950 to 1954, he served as aircraft commander and flight operations officer at squadron level in the continental United States and Alaska. He Joined Headquarters Air Weather Service, Andrews Air Force Base, Md., in March 1955 as chief, Programs and Standards Branch, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations. In August 1957, General Aldrich was named deputy director for air operations and went with the headquarters when it moved to Scott Air Force Base, Ill. In August 1960, he entered the Air War College at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. General Aldrich was reassigned overseas in September 1962 as commander of the 57th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, then based at Avalon Airfield, Victoria, Australia, making him the only U.S. Air Force base commander in Australia, and the only base commander in the Air Weather Service. He returned to the United States in September 1965 and was again assigned to Maxwell Air Force Base, where he served on the staff of the Air Command and Staff College as chief of the Military Employment Division and deputy director of Curriculum. In July 1968 he started a one-year tour as director of war plans, Military Airlift Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill. General Aldrich was named vice commander of the 9th Weather Reconnaissance Wing at McClellan Air Force Base, Calif., in July 1969, and in November assumed command of that organization. In July 1970 General Aldrich was named vice commander of the Air Weather Service and again returned to Scott Air Force Base. In June 1971 he became commander of United States Forces, Azores, and commander of the 1605th Air Base Wing, Lajes Field, Azores. General Aldrich assumed command of the Air Weather Service at Scott Air Force Base in July 1973. Air Weather Service is a technical service of the Military Airlift Command. General Aldrich began duties as deputy chief of staff for plans, Military Airlift Command, at Scott Air Force Base, in February 1974. He served in that position until August 1975, when he assumed command of the Twenty-second Air Force. General Aldrich is a command pilot with more than 8,000 hours of flying. His military awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster, Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, and the Medal of Military Merit of First Class (from the Government of the Portuguese Republic). General Aldrich was promoted to the grade of major general April 24, 1974, with date of rank July 1, 1971. (Current as of July 1977) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskjl Posted February 13, 2017 Author Share #9 Posted February 13, 2017 8000 hours of flying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskjl Posted February 14, 2017 Author Share #10 Posted February 14, 2017 Order of the Sword (United States) Inductee #44 Maj Gen Thomas A. Aldrich MAC March 30, 1978The Order of the Sword is an honor awarded within the U.S. Air Force. It is defined in the Airman's Guide by Boone Nicolls as a "special program where noncommisioned officers of a command recognize individuals they hold in high esteem and wish to honor. Those selected for induction are usually honored during a formal ceremony at a dining-in."[1]Various webpages originating with the U.S. Air Force claim an ancient origin for this order:The Order of the Sword recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to the enlisted corps. Only seven other individuals have been so honored since 1978. The ceremonial presentation was adopted from the Royal Order of the Sword and passed to the United States during the Revolutionary War. However, it lay dormant until it was reinstituted in its current form in 1967.The original order of the sword was patterned after two orders of chivalry founded during the Middle Ages in Europe: the (British) Royal Order of the Sword and the Swedish Military Order of the Sword, still in existence today. In 1522, King Gustavus I of Sweden ordered the noblemen commissioned by him to appoint officers to serve him, and these people became known as the noncommissioned officers.[2]Any "(British) Royal Order of the Sword" appears unknown to relevant reference works (such as the Encyclopaedia Britannica), and Britain was not a single kingdom in the Middle Ages. A "Swedish Military Order of the Sword" matching the description is not mentioned in Swedish reference works. The Royal Swedish Order of the Sword, a pure state decoration, not an independent order of chivalry, was founded only in 1748 by king Frederick I (two centuries after the reign of Gustavus I of Sweden), and all grades were limited to commissioned officers until 1850, when an affiliated decoration was established for non-commissioned officers. The Swedish order was made dormant in 1975, and as such it is no longer awarded.[3] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNY Militaria Posted February 14, 2017 Share #11 Posted February 14, 2017 Well I guess stars are stars, and bad weather has been known to effect a battle or two. Nice group I thought it would go for more with all the bits.As far as collecting, there is a difference in price. I have had uniforms to Major Generals leading a base Commissary Service, and uniforms to former fighter pilots with kills, now in command of tactical units. The latter always does better. Both deserve credit for their service, but from strictly a collector point of view, combat related material is always going to be more desirable by GO or USAF collectors. The lack of combat or valor type awards is what kept the price lower on this group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskjl Posted February 14, 2017 Author Share #12 Posted February 14, 2017 Makes sense, I do like that it was more than just a uniform, the plaques help it I think. Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNY Militaria Posted February 14, 2017 Share #13 Posted February 14, 2017 Makes sense, I do like that it was more than just a uniform, the plaques help it I think. Thanks, It did have a lot to the group, which is getting harder to find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsakers85 Posted March 13, 2017 Share #14 Posted March 13, 2017 I purchased the OG-107 uniform with blue tapes and insignia. While I may have spent more than I should have, I have been looking for one of those for a few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskjl Posted March 14, 2017 Author Share #15 Posted March 14, 2017 I purchased the OG-107 uniform with blue tapes and insignia. While I may have spent more than I should have, I have been looking for one of those for a few years. Please post a pic or two. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsakers85 Posted March 15, 2017 Share #16 Posted March 15, 2017 Here you are: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskjl Posted March 17, 2017 Author Share #17 Posted March 17, 2017 Here you are: Very nice, thanks for the pic and congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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