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Today in History – April 5, 1962 – 1962 Neil Armstrong takes X-15 to 54,600m

Neil Armstrong and the X-15 by Bob van der Linden, Posted on Tue, July 23, 2019, Aeronautics Department, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum “Released from duty in mid-1952, Armstrong returned to Purdue where he earned his degree in aeronautical engineering in 1955. His love of flight and engineering drew him to the National Advisory

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Hurd, Edgar W.

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Edgar Wylie Hurd

Preferred Name: Ed
Date of Birth: May 24, 1923
Highest Military Grade: 0-5 – Lieutenant Colonel
Hometown: Hoquiam, WA
Headed West Date: February 24, 2008
Biography
Pilot Information
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Edgar Wylie Hurd served in WWII flying a P-47 he called “Rain Queen”. He went on to become a LtCol in the USAF.

Units Assigned

  • 1942 Aviation Cadet, Air Corps
  • 2/1943 Entered Active Service
  • 5/24/194Basic training, Pilot training, Commissioned 2Lt, Foster Field, TX
  • Advanced Pilot Training (P-47)
  • 3/25/1945 464th Fighter Squadron/507th Fighter Group, Forward Base AE Shima, Okinawa
  • Air Offensive, Japan and China
  • 7/25/1945 Wounded by AAA, during raid on Japanese Home Islands
  • Occupation of Japan, Yontan, Okinawa
  • October 31, 1946 Honorably separated from Air Corps, Ft Lewis, WA
  • 162nd Fighter Group, Germany (F-100)

Awards & Decorations

Presidential Unit Citation
Distinguished Unit Citation, WWII
Purple Heart
Purple Heart Medal
1920px American Campaign Medal Ribbon
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 3 Bronze Battle Stars
World War II Victory Medal Ribbon
WWII Victory Medal
Army Of Occupation Ribbon
Army of Occupation Medal
Philippine Liberation Medal
Philippine Liberation Medal

Flight Info

P-47
F-100

Military & Civilian Education

Edgar Wylie Hurd, LtCol USAF, Ret., “Headed West” on February 24, 2008.

Edgar W. Hurd 84, of Tucson, died February 24, 2008, husband of Ann M. Hurd; father of Sue A. Hurd, Carol L. Lee, Kathy L. Nienaber, Patti M. Samoy, Barbara J. Porter; 22 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren.

Predeceased by daughter, Leslie Shaw. Brother of Dr. Rollin Hurd. Mass at Saint Cyril of Alexandria Church, Thursday, February 28, 2008.

Interment Holy Hope Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to St. Vincent De Paul Society. Arrangements by ABBEY FUNERAL CHAPEL, 3435 N. 1st Avenue, Tucson, Arizona.

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