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March 1949, he became AF Liaison Officer to the JCS Budget Advisory Commission. His next assignment is to the Air War College. His next assignment is to the Air War College. Johnny's hobbies are hunting and fishing and some golf. His wife, Jane, is from Greenville, Ohio. Their children are Betty (age 8), John IV (age 6), and Carolyn (age 2). 

HARRY N. BURKHALTER, COLONEL, USAF, 1014A

Harry was born 1 January 1909 in El Reno, Oklahoma. He graduated from USMA in 1933 and from flying school in 1934. His first assignment was with the 20th Pursuit Group, Barksdale Field. Nichols Field, P.I., 1937-39, in 2nd Observation Squadron; Lawson Field, Georgia, 1939-41, 16th Observation Squadron; Command and General Staff School, Ft. Leavenworth 1941; Special Mission to London on Tac. R. 1941; 76th Observation Group 1942; A-3 and Chief of Staff, 3rd Air Support Command 1943; 69th Wing (Deputy), 14th Air Force, China 1944; Commanding Officer, Van Nuys California 1945; A-1, 11th Air Force 1947; Commanding Officer, Marks Air Force Base, Nome, Alaska, 1947-49. Hobbies: golf, Old Stagg, Liars Dice. Wife, Ruth, from Bonnville, Mo., daughter Bonnie (age 12) born in Manila, P.I.

J. WESTON BYNG, COMMANDER, USN, 70230

"Wes" was born January 27, 1908 in Washington, D.C. He attended Central High School and Devitt Preparatory School prior to entering the Naval Academy from which he graduating in 1931. His sole interest upon graduation was getting into the "flying business" of the Naval Service. He took his elimination flight training at San Diego, and after spending another year with the fleet was sent to Pensacola, Fla., in 1933 where he received his flight training. His duty assignments as a Naval aviator include one of the old fighter squadrons of the USS Saratoga (VF6), fitting out and operating with the heavy cruisers Quincy and Vincennes. Upon completion of this tour of sea duty, he instructed student aviators at Pensacola for two years while coaching the station football team that beat its ardent rival, the Army Ft. Benning, Ga., team.

After leaving Pensacola, he was assigned to VP53, a PBY patrol plane squadron that operated on neutrality patrol from Trinidad to Iceland. He was operating out of Iceland on December 7, 1941 in conjunction with convoy escort duty against the submarine menace. Shortly thereafter, he was returned to the U.S. and assigned to the PBM patrol squadron as operations officer. A short tour in Bermuda on patrol was cut short by assignment to the Staff of Commander Air Force Atlantic as personnel officer. January 1, 1943 he became executive officer on the USS Core which was one of the Hunter-Killer carriers that operated so successfully against the German U-Boat menace in the Atlantic. Next came assignment as Executive Officer of the USS Kearsarge (CV type carrier). He fitted out the Kearsarge and completed her shake-down cruise prior to being transferred to the Naval Air Test Center at Patuxent River, Md. After three years there he came to the AWC. 

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