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McCALL, William F (Bill)
 
Lieutenant Colonel USAF (Retired) Enlisted Army National Guard 1951 101st Armored Calvary -Corporal. Enlisted U.S.A.F1952 Tech School Lowery Field K system Bomb Training. Accepted Aviation Cadet Program Commissioned 2nd LT. U.S.A.F. May 1954 Assigned 464th Troop Carrier Sqdn Pope A.F.B, N. Carolina. Assigned T.D.Y. Rhein Main A.B. Germany as lead Navigator. Return Pop A.F.B. as Squadron Navigator 777 Troop Carrier Squadron promoted 1st LT. 1959 assigned Primary Pilot Training Class 60B. Graduated and a assigned advanced Pilot Training Vance A.F.B. Assigned Harlingen A.F.B Texas then to Reese A.F.B. Texas as Navigation Instructor. Promoted to Capt. Assigned 1st Air Commando Wing Bien Hoa, Vietnam. A.B. Wing Tan San Nute Protocol Flight. Return to Mather A.F.B as Flight Commander. Promoted to Major Regular Air Force. Additional duty Club Officer. Promoted to Lt.Col. Assigned Hickham A.F.B. Hawaii, 6486 A.B. Wing as Director Club Operations, Hickham, Wheeler and Bellows Field.1975 Return to Mather A.F.B. service Club Operation. Retired Active Duty- Subject to recall 1978. Awards and Decorations: Air Medal, Meritorious Service Medal- 2 Oak leaf Clusters, Air Force Commendation Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Outstanding Unit Award, Various Campaign Medals, Navigator, Master Navigator, Command Navigator Wings, Honorary Pilot Wings. Native of Utica N.Y. Retired in Fair Oaks California.
 
McMINDES, Robert Charles
Technical Sergeant Robert Charles McMindes, U.S. Army 5 December 1939 to 1 October 1945, was a true patriot and quite proud of his Military Career, but he had a hard time talking about the war. And when he moved to Pollock Pines CA his put a flag pole up in his front yard with a flood light pointing at the U.S. Flag so fly it at night. Submitted by Betty McMindes
MUGGELBERG, Glenn E
Brigadier General (Ret)
 
Enlisted Michigan National Guard 1934. Promoted to 2nd Lt Inf 1940. Called to active duty Oct 1940 ended WWII as Lt Col commanding 2d Bn 125th Inf. Commissioned Regular Army 1946. Served in occupation of Japan then attended C&GSC and remained as Instructor. In Korea commanded the UN Partisan Forces in guerrilla warfare operations. 1954 in Japan was Chief of Staff Strategic Operations Forces Far East. 1955-1958 Office of G2, initially as Chief Opns Sec; promoted to Col 1957 and served as Chief Counterintelligence Branch. 1959-1962 Chief Intel Opns Di-US Army Pacific. 1962-1964 Commander 1st Brigade, Ft Ord. 1964-1965 Chief Collection Management Office, Defense Intelligence Agency.

Vietnam, 1965-1966 Chief of Intelligence Operations Div, J2 MACV 1966-1971 Senior Military Advisor State of California. 1971-1978; Commander Camp Roberts. Promoted to Brigadier General Cal NG 1977. Retired May 1978. Graduate of Command & General Staff College, Armed Forces Staff College, Naval War College, Strategic Intelligence School, Infantry School and numerous short Courses.
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