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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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Buchan, Charles D., Jr.

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Charles D. Buchan

Preferred Name: Charles
Nickname/Call Sign: Charlie Brown
Date of Birth: July 31, 1933
Highest Military Grade: Select
Hometown: Perth Amboy, NJ
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Units Assigned

  • 1952 Enlisted USAF, Sampson AFB, NY/Kessler AFB, MS – Radar Mechanic
  • 1953 Aviation Cadet, Harlingen AFB, TX
  • 1953-1957 Mather AFB, CA – 2nd Lt. Navigator/Bombardier (B-36)
  • 9th Bomb Squadron, Carswell AFB, TX
  • 1957 Pilot Training, Nellis AFB, NV (F-100)
  • 1958-1961 23rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, Bitburg AB, Germany (F-100)
  • 1961-1962 Cannon AFB, NM
  • 1962-1964 Hahn AFB, Germany
  • 1965-1967 Holloman AFB, NM

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