Lt Gen Charles Pattillo Fighter Pilot - Thunderbirds

[caappy]

Charles Curtis "Buck" Pattillo (born June 3, 1924) is a retired American Air Force lieutenant general who was deputy commander in chief, U.S. Readiness Command and vice director of the Joint Deployment Agency with headquarters at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. Pattillo was born in 1924, in Atlanta. He is the twin brother of fellow US Air Force major general, Cuthbert A. Pattillo, with whom he was born 7 minutes apart. November 1944 went to the European theater of operations where he flew combat missions with the 352nd Fighter Group, Eighth Air Force. While with the 352nd Group he earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with two oak leaf clusters.

In August 1952 Pattillo was assigned to the Air Training Command's 3600th Combat Crew Training Group at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. In 1953 he helped organize and then flew left wing for the original U.S. Air Force demonstration team, the Thunderbirds. His twin brother also helped form the Thunderbirds and flew right wing..In February 1954 he returned to the 3600th Combat Crew Training Group to become squadron operations officer, squadron commander and then group operations officer.

Pattillo transferred to the Republic of Vietnam in August 1968 as vice commander of the 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing at Bien Hoa Air Base. In October 1968 he assumed duties as vice commander of the 31st Tactical Fighter Wing at Tuy Hoa Air Base. In February 1969, Pattillo became the commander of the 31st Tactical Fighter Wing.

Sent him 2 photos on 15 Jan and got them back signed on 6 Feb.

There is a 30 sec commercial in here starting at about 2.30 and another one about 5.58

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1upyLw5H3c



Lt Gen Charles Pattillo
11514 Little Bay Harbor Way
Spotsylvania, VA 22551

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Hi caappy

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Would you have a scan of the envelope and picture you received please?
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