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George "Bud" Day-POW
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Doyal Leon Wyrick
Preferred Name:
Nickname/Call Sign: Champ
Date Of Birth: April 6, 1932
Highest Military Grade Held: Lieutenant Colonel, O5
Hometown: Kokomo, IN
Biography
Nothing like flying combat! I ended up with 962 missions and 1062 hours of combat
Units Assigned
- Sep 1951 – Dec 1951 Basic training Sampson AFB, NY
- Dec 1951 – Aug 1952 A and E Mechanics School, Sheppard AFB , TX
- Aug 1952 – Dec 1952 KB- 29 Crew chief, Lockborne AFB, OH
- Jan 1953 – Mar 1953 Preflight Lackland AFB, TX
- Apr 1953 – Sep 1953 Primary Filght School Stallings AB, NC PA-18, T-6
- Sep 1953 – Feb 1954 Basic Flight School, Webb AFB, TX T-28, T-33
- Mar 1954 – Jun 1954 Gunnery Training, Nellis AFB, NV F-86
- Jul 1954 – Jun 1958 Foster AFB, TX F-86, F00C.
- Jul 1958 – Dec 1961 Bitburg AB, GE F-100 C/F, F-105
- Jan 1962 – Feb 1966 Nellis AFB, NV F-105
- Feb 1966 – Feb1967 Vietnam FAC for Big Red One. O-1, UH-1
- Feb 1967 – Oct 1969 Nellis AFB, NV F-105B/D/F
- Oct 1969 – Feb 1970 AFSC Norfork, VA
- Feb 1970 – Sep1970 Nellis AFB, NV F-105 WW
- Sep 1970 – Aug 1974 Hdq. TAC, Langley AFB, VA T-39
- Aug 1974 – Aug1975 Osan AB. Korea T-33
- Sep 1975 – Mar 1982 Chief Base Ops and Training, Vice Base Commander England AFB, LA
- March 1982 Retired with 32 Years in the USAF
Awards & Decorations
Flight Info
Military Education
- Basic Training 1951
- A and E Mechanics School 1952
- AGOS 1954
- AFSC 1969
- National Nuclear Weapons capabilities and Design course 1971
Civilian Education
- Kokomo High School 1950, Some College
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Biography
Nothing like flying combat! I ended up with 962 missions and 1062 hours of combat
- Units - Education - Awards - Flight Info
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Units Assigned
- Sep 1951 – Dec 1951 Basic training Sampson AFB, NY
- Dec 1951 – Aug 1952 A and E Mechanics School, Sheppard AFB , TX
- Aug 1952 – Dec 1952 KB- 29 Crew chief, Lockborne AFB, OH
- Jan 1953 – Mar 1953 Preflight Lackland AFB, TX
- Apr 1953 – Sep 1953 Primary Filght School Stallings AB, NC PA-18, T-6
- Sep 1953 – Feb 1954 Basic Flight School, Webb AFB, TX T-28, T-33
- Mar 1954 – Jun 1954 Gunnery Training, Nellis AFB, NV F-86
- Jul 1954 – Jun 1958 Foster AFB, TX F-86, F00C.
- Jul 1958 – Dec 1961 Bitburg AB, GE F-100 C/F, F-105
- Jan 1962 – Feb 1966 Nellis AFB, NV F-105
- Feb 1966 – Feb1967 Vietnam FAC for Big Red One. O-1, UH-1
- Feb 1967 – Oct 1969 Nellis AFB, NV F-105B/D/F
- Oct 1969 – Feb 1970 AFSC Norfork, VA
- Feb 1970 – Sep1970 Nellis AFB, NV F-105 WW
- Sep 1970 – Aug 1974 Hdq. TAC, Langley AFB, VA T-39
- Aug 1974 – Aug1975 Osan AB. Korea T-33
- Sep 1975 – Mar 1982 Chief Base Ops and Training, Vice Base Commander England AFB, LA
- March 1982 Retired with 32 Years in the USAF
Awards & Decorations
Flight Info
Military Education
- Basic Training 1951
- A and E Mechanics School 1952
- AGOS 1954
- AFSC 1969
- National Nuclear Weapons capabilities and Design course 1971
Civilian Education
- Kokomo High School 1950, Some College