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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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Doddroe, Loren “Al”

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Loren "Al" Doddroe

Preferred Name: Al
Date of Birth: October 11, 1934
Highest Military Grade: Select
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Al Doddroe retired from the USAF in 1974. From 1988-1997 he was the Director of Operations, ATS at The Ohio State University, as a pilot and managing Corporate Flight Operations.

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  • 67th Tactical Fighter Squadron/18th Tactical Fighter Wing, Kadena AFB, Japan
  • 523rd Tactical Fighter Squadron /27th Tactical Fighter Wing, Cannon AFB, NM
  • 4517th Combat Crew Training Squadron/4510th Combat Crew Training Wing, Luke AFB, AZ
  • 306th Tactical Fighter Squadron/31st Tactical Fighter Wing, Tuy Hoa AB, Vietnam (F-100)
  • 426th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron/58th Tactical Fighter Training Wing, Luke AFB, AZ
  • 1974 Retired USAF

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