Don Oldis, LCol. USAF (Ret.) Korea, Vietnam, Cold War

Don A. Oldis

Name: Don A. Oldis

Rank: Lieutenant Colonel

Branch of Service: U. S. Air Force

Unit: 11^th Airforce, 20^th Airforce, and Air National Guard in Iowa, Oklahoma and California

Specialty: Pilot – Wing Flying Safety Officer

Active Duty Dates: November 1942 to September 1946

April 1951 to December 1952

Reserve Dates: 1946 to 1951 and 1952 to 1972

Armed Conflicts: WWII, Korea, Vietnam. (Vietnam as Air Guard Pilot)

Campaigns: WWII, Aleutian Islands, Korea (special ops)

Decorations & Awards: Pacific Theater, Korean Theater and Vietnam ribbons

Speaking Subjects: WWII, P-38, P-51, P-39. Korea, P-51, F-80, F-84, F-86

Vietnam, C-119, C-121, C-124

“Fighter planes carrying atomic bombs with Russian targets.” Trips to Vietnam, Europe, Pacific Islands, etc.