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Today in History – January 31, 1968 – F-100 pilots Maj Joe Bulger and 1Lt “Fearless” Fred Abrams are given the worst kind of mission

31 January 1968 – On the first full day of the Tet Offensive, Major Joe Bulger (Flight Lead) and 1Lt “Fearless” Fred Abrams were asked to bomb their own base. In the early hours of the day, Vietcong forces had launched an attack on Bien Hoa AB. “The whole east end was hot,” Abrams said.

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Richard O. Bennett

Preferred Name: Rich
Date of Birth: January 16, 1936
Highest Military Grade: 0-6 – Colonel
Hometown: Little Rock, AR
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Units Assigned

  • 1959-1960 4515th Combat Crew Training Squadron, Luke AFB, AZ
  • 1960 4520th Combat Crew Training Squadron, Nellis AFB, NV
  • 1960-1961 615th Tactical Fighter Squadron, England AFB, LA
  • 1961 613th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Adana (Incirlik), Turkey
  • 1961-1965 492nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, Lakenheath, England
  • 1975 310th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Commander, Luke AFB, AZ (F-4)

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Civilian Education:

  • Little Rock Central High School
  • 1958 University of Arkansas

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