Mrs. Barbara Carson, widow of Major Bruce Carson who flew with the Rickerbacker folks, is looking for veterans who make have known her husband and who might help with her VA claim, recently denied by the VA.
Here is what she has of his service:
Bruce Carson flew with the 355 TASq at Rickenbacker from 1973 to 1978.
758 AFRES at Pittsburgh from 1978-79
At that time he was declared unfit for flying due to a kidney transplant (secondary to lupus, which while not recognized as a result of exposure to agent orange, is statistically, related.
He retired from the reserves in 1980, and passed from non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, an Agent Orange-recognized illness.
He retired from the reserves in 1980, and passed from non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, an Agent Orange-recognized illness.
Mrs. Carson is looking specifically for news about:
Robert A Holloway, Lt. Col, USAFR Info from 1977 (deceased)
355 TAS (MAC)
Rickenbacker AFB, Ohio
Flight Navigatior
Arthur B. Lewis, Jr, Lt Col, USAFR
355 TAS (MAC)
Rickenbacker, AFB, Ohio
Flight Commander
Donald M. Jenkins, Col, USAFR
355 TAS (MAC)
Rickenbacker AFB, Ohio
Commander
J. L. Townsley, Brig Gen, USAFR Info from 1975
302 TAWg (MAC)
Rickenbacker AFB, Ohio
HAVE MRS. CARSON GO TO THE 302ND WEB SITE ( WWW.BUCKEYEWING.ORG/) THERE IS SOME INFO THERE ALONG WITH CONTACTS AND WEBMASTER. GOD SPEED MICHAEL H. GILLILAND CMSGT-USAFR-RET. I FLEW WITH THE 302 ND FROM 1970-1977 AS A LOADMASTER
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