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Ames Officer Commended))lt;•0.*+_ #*«_*, ' ,* * - *.• • •« - ' - - *• vT r f d r A » t. » i * * ' •* • ■ lt;. - - * i i 1 » ■ lt;. 4 4 lt;I ■ r / » » ••• • • *; t U. S. Air Force PhotoLeaving the chief of staff* office above from left to right are Col. tiny L. McNeil, of Ames, la., inspector general; Col. Darr H. Alkire,of San IMego, Calif., assistant chief of staff A-4; and Maj. Archibald I). (Mem, of San Antonio. Tex., teclmuol air inspector; all of| headquarters, Far Fast Air Forces, Tokyo, Japan, after receiving [letters of commendation signed by Lieut, tien. Ennis C. Whitehead.' commanding general, FFAF. They were commended for the “In-I jdustry, and tin* superior manner” and untiring effort in which they - performed several special insjection.s.»i1ttned alt;* the air inspector with! Fifth Air Force headquarters a* Nagoya. Japan, until his transfer to FEAF iieadquarters in May! 1946. Since that time he has been I inspector general of FEAF and is responsicle for the inspection of; in all air forces and units under this command. iEntering military service in j June. 191^, Colonel McNeil spent! several years in Hawaii as aCol. Guy L. McNeil, brother of l)e\ere C. McNeil, of Ames recently received a letter of com-mendation signed by Lieut. Gen.Ennis C. Whitehead, commanding general of the Far East Air Forces for the ‘superior manner, untiring effort and ability” which he conducted several special inspections. Coi McNeil is the inspector general of FEAF Headquarters in Tokyo.Arriving overseas at Atsugi Air Force hase, Japan, in December AMES OFFICER 19-d», Colonel McNeil was assig-1 (Continued on Page Seven!
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Ames Daily Tribune
Ames, Iowa, US
Wed, Sep 01, 1948
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