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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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Bigham, Eugene F.

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Eugene F. Bigham

Preferred Name: Gene
Nickname/Call Sign: Big Bird
Date of Birth: April 16, 1939
Highest Military Grade: Select
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Gene Bigham flew the F-100 with the 531st Tactical Fighter Squadron/3rd Tactical Fighter Wing out of Bien Hoa AB, Vietnam in 1967, then with the 354th Tactical Fighter Squadron/113th Tactical Fighter Wing out of Myrtle Beach AFB, SC.

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  • 1963 Luke AFB, AZ
  • 1963-1966 81st Tactical Fighter Squadron/50th Tactical Fighter Wing, Hahn, Germany
  • 1967 531st Tactical Fighter Squadron/3rd Tactical Fighter Wing, Bien Hoa AB, Vietnam (F-100)
  • 1967-1969 354th Tactical Fighter Squadron/113th Tactical Fighter Wing, Myrtle Beach AFB, SC

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