Etchberger, Richard L.

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Surname: 		Etchberger Etchberger
Jméno:
Given Name: 		Richard Loy Richard Loy
Jméno v originále:
Original Name: 		Richard Loy Etchberger
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Hodnost:
Rank: 		vedoucí hlavní seržant Chief Master Sergeant
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Academic or Scientific Title: 		- -
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Datum, místo narození:
Date and Place of Birth: 		05.03.1933 Hamburg, Okres Berks, Pensylvánie /
05.03.1933 Hamburg, Berks County, Pennsylvania /
Datum, místo úmrtí:
Date and Place of Decease: 		11.03.1968 Lima Site 85, Phou Pha Thi, provincie Houaphanh
11.03.1968 Lima Site 85, Phou Pha Thi, Houaphanh Province
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Other Notable Facts:
(up to three) 		- nositel Medaile cti in memoriam - recipient of Medal of Honor in memoriam
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Sources:		 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Etchberger
www.cmohs.org
https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/3496
www.veterantributes.org
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Příjmení:
Surname: 		Etchberger Etchberger
Jméno:
Given Name: 		Richard Loy Richard Loy
Jméno v originále:
Original Name: 		Richard Loy Etchberger
Všeobecné vzdělání:
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Vojenské vzdělání:
Military Education: 		DD.MM.RRRR-DD.MM.RRRR
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Důstojnické hodnosti:
Officer Ranks: 		01.04.1967 vedoucí hlavní seržant
 01.04.1967 Chief Master Sergeant
Průběh vojenské služby:
Military Career: 		31.08.1951-DD.MM.RRRR Letectvo Spojených států
DD.MM.RRRR-DD.MM.RRRR 3933. radarová bombardovací zásahová peruť, March AFB
DD.MM.RRRR-DD.MM.RRRR 11th Radar Bomb Scoring Squadron, Hill AFB (technik samonaváděcího radaru)
DD.11.1961-DD.08.1965 11. radarová bombardovací zásahová peruť, Bismarck
DD.08.1965-DD.06.1967 údržba radaru, 5. taktická kontrolní skupina (velící poddůstojník)
DD.06.1967-DD.10.1967 elektrotechnici, 2865. pozemní elektronická instalační agentura, Chanute AFB (velící poddůstojník)
DD.10.1967-11.03.1968 Lima Site 85 (superintendant pozemního radaru)
 31.08.1951-DD.MM.RRRR United States Air Forces
DD.MM.RRRR-DD.MM.RRRR 3933rd Radar Bombardment Scoring Squadron, March AFB
DD.MM.RRRR-DD.MM.RRRR 11th Radar Bomb Scoring Squadron, Hill AFB (Auto Tracking Radar Technician)
DD.11.1961-DD.08.1965 11th Radar Bomb Scoring Squadron, Bismarck
DD.08.1965-DD.06.1967 Radar Maintenance, 5th Tactical Control Group (Noncommissioned Officer in Charge)
DD.06.1967-DD.10.1967 Electronics Branch, 2865th Ground Electronics Engineering Installation Agency, Chanute AFB (Noncommissioned Officer in Charge)
DD.10.1967-11.03.1968 Lima Site 85 (Ground Radar Superintendent)
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Note: 		- Air Force NCO PME Graduate Ribbon -
Zdroje:
Sources: 		https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Etchberger
www.cmohs.org
https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/3496
www.veterantributes.org
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Etchberger

Etchberger was originally nominated for the Medal of Honor shortly after his death, but the proposal did not pass. Many people blamed President Johnson, but the decision was up to General John D. Ryan, the Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, who was in charge as the Air Force's highest authority. However, the Lima Site mission was top secret at the time and no American troops were to be in Laos. Etchberger was thus initially awarded "only" the Distinguished Flying Cross, the second highest decoration in the USAF after the Medal of Honor. The decoration was presented quietly to Etchberger's family during a ceremony at the Pentagon.
It wasn't until 14 years later that the Lima Site mission was declassified and Etchberger's sons finally learned the truth about their father's death (the official version until then was that he died in a helicopter crash). In early 2000, veterans from the 1st Combat Evaluation Team requested that Etchberger's Air Cross be upgraded to the Medal of Honor. The request was approved in 2008 by Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley, and subsequently by Congress in 2009.
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