“Dallas was born on December 7, 1929 in Carlsbad, California. He graduated from Woodrow Wilson high school in 1947 in Long Beach California and later graduated from San Mateo College. He joined the Civil Air Patrol while still in high school. He flew out over the Pacific for the Civil Air Patrol looking for enemy submarines. That service was the beginning of a lifelong love of aviation and service to the United States. He graduated pilot training and was commissioned in 1950 as a fighter pilot. He proudly served in the Korean and Vietnam Wars. He flew the F-86 and F-100, also known as the Sabre and Super Saber, aircraft that made its successful mark during those wars. Served both in the Air Force and the Air Force Reserves and was called up for active duty during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 and the Pueblo Crisis in 1968.”
He had a varied career in the aviation industry that included extensive experience in the air cargo business and airfreight industry. After his service as a fighter pilot with the United States Air Force he, along with his brother and cousin, joined his uncle John McPherson in the startup of Airborne Flower Traffic, later Airborne Freight Corporation, and was instrumental in its growth from an airfreight forwarder and travel agency to a worldwide integrated express air carrier.
After 34 years with Airborne, he served in executive positions for Meadows Air Freight, United Parcel Service, and eventually moved to Dallas as Vice President of the Cargo Business Development Group for American Airlines.
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Dallas Keith Sherman, Maj USAF, Ret., “Headed West” on July 15, 2016.
Air Force fighter pilot turned International Air Transportation consultant Dallas K. Sherman, age 86 loving father, husband, grandfather and great grandfather, passed away peacefully after a long battle with cancer.
Dallas was born on December 7, 1929 in Carlsbad, California. He graduated from Woodrow Wilson high school in 1947 in Long Beach California and later graduated from San Mateo College. He joined the Civil Air Patrol while still in high school. He flew out over the Pacific for the Civil Air Patrol looking for enemy submarines. That service was the beginning of a lifelong love of aviation and service to the United States. He graduated pilot training and was commissioned in 1950 as a fighter pilot. He proudly served in the Korean and Vietnam Wars. He flew the F-86 and F-100, also known as the Sabre and Super Sabre, aircraft that made its successful mark during those wars. Served both in the Air Force and the Air Force Reserves and was called up for active duty during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 and the Pueblo Crisis in 1968.
He had a varied career in the aviation industry that included extensive experience in the air cargo business and airfreight industry. After his service as a fighter pilot with the United States Air Force he, along with his brother and cousin, joined his uncle John McPherson in the startup of Airborne Flower Traffic, later Airborne Freight Corporation, and was instrumental in its growth from an airfreight forwarder and travel agency to a worldwide integrated express air carrier.
After 34 years with Airborne, he served in executive positions for Meadows Air Freight, United Parcel Service, and eventually moved to Dallas as Vice President of the Cargo Business Development Group for American Airlines.
After several years with American, Dallas married Michele Wilkinson who owned Tailwind International a custom air charter company. Dallas worked as a director for Tailwind and Cherry Air before he retired in 2015. In addition to his love of aviation and traveling the world, Dallas was an avid collector of cars, mostly antique Fords. He was a long time member of the Ford Club, the V8 club and won many awards with his car collection. One of his joys was to show his cars, especially his 1936 Ford Phaeton.
Dallas was preceded in death by his mother Beatrice and father Henry and daughter Mary. He is survived by his wife Michele Wilkinson Sherman of Dallas, Texas, brother Darryl Sherman of Denver, Colorado and seven living children, Linda Cook, Mark, Dal, and John Sherman, Lisa Knoop, Margie Schroeder, and Marilyn Sherman de Boisredon. He is also survived by 14 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.
A graveside service will be held at San Marcos Cemetery in San Marcos, California at 2pm Tuesday, July 26 where he will be buried with military honor, next to his parents.
In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting donations in his name to be made to The Village of Hope, (www.VillageOfHopeLV.org) an afterschool program for at-risk youth in Las Vegas, NV.
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