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Today in History – June 26, 1969 – Capt John Howard Casper ejects from F-100D #553516

26 June 1969 – Capt John Casper was serving with the 413th TFS out of Phan Rang AB, Vietnam. On a mission to detect VietCong...

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Birchman, Clifton A.

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Clifton A. Birchman

Preferred Name: Clifton
Date of Birth: July 2, 1932
Headed West: December 13, 2018
Highest Military Grade Held: 0-5 – Lieutenant Colonel
Hometown: Michigan
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Clif Birchman, while a 1st LT, took Highest Overall Honors at the Air Weapons Meet while stationed in Itazuke, Japan. He was serving with the 80th Tactical Fighter Squadron at that time.

(source: https://newspaperarchive.com/pacific-stars-and-stripes-aug-20-1960-p-25/)

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SSS member Clifton A. Birchman, Lt. Col. USAF (Ret.) Headed West on December 13, 2018. He was 86 years old and was hospitalized at the VA hospital in Denver at the time of his passing.

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  • 80th TFS at Itazuke AB in 1960 (Top Gun Award) (F-100)

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