Charles H. Holden
Preferred Name: Chuck
Nickname/Call Sign: Misty 75
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Highest Military Grade Held: Colonel
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Biography
In a B-26 in ’63 flying 51 combat missions as a Navigator, Chuck got hit in the foot with a 30 caliber round. He was awarded a Purple Heart. At Phu Cat AB, he flew the F-100 as a fighter pilot and as a Misty and was awarded a Silver Star and a several DFC’s. In the famed 55th “triple nickel” F-4 squadron he flew in the famous Christmas bombing 12 days as an F-4 counter-air pilot (looking for MIG’s) as protection for the B-52’s.
Chuck Holden flew his third combat tour in F-4’s, retired from the Air Force as a Colonel at Nellis AFB and STILL runs a couple of corporate flight departments (jet qualified) in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Units Assigned
- 429th Tactical Fighter Squadron
- 612th Tactical Fighter Squadron (F-100)
- 416th Tactical Fighter Squadron (Misty 75) Phu Cat AB, Vietnam (F-100)
- 353th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Torrejon AB, Spain
- Biography
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Biography
In a B-26 in ’63 flying 51 combat missions as a Navigator, Chuck got hit in the foot with a 30 caliber round. He was awarded a Purple Heart. At Phu Cat AB, he flew the F-100 as a fighter pilot and as a Misty and was awarded a Silver Star and a several DFC’s. In the famed 55th “triple nickel” F-4 squadron he flew in the famous Christmas bombing 12 days as an F-4 counter-air pilot (looking for MIG’s) as protection for the B-52’s.Chuck Holden flew his third combat tour in F-4’s, retired from the Air Force as a Colonel at Nellis AFB and STILL runs a couple of corporate flight departments (jet qualified) in Las Vegas, Nevada. - Units - Education - Awards - Flight Info
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Units Assigned
- 429th Tactical Fighter Squadron
- 612th Tactical Fighter Squadron (F-100)
- 416th Tactical Fighter Squadron (Misty 75) Phu Cat AB, Vietnam (F-100)
- 353th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Torrejon AB, Spain
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