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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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Theodore J. Conrad

Preferred Name: Ted
Nickname/Call Sign: Hillbilly
Date of Birth: July 10, 1938
Highest Military Grade: 0-6 – Colonel
Hometown: Nazareth, TX
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Ted Conrad flew the F-100 from 11/1960-7/1965 out of Cannon AFB, NM, Aviano AB, Italy, Misawa AB, Japan, Takhli RTAB, Thailand, Vahdati AB, Iran – France (High Flight). He was also an F-100 IP from
7/1965-7/1967 with the 4517th Combat Crew Training Squadron out of Luke AFB, AZ.

Units Assigned

  • 11/1960-7/1965 Cannon AFB, NM, Aviano AB, Italy, Misawa AB, Japan, Takhli RTAB, Thailand, Vahdati AB, Iran – France (High Flight) (F-100)
  • 7/1965-7/1967 4517th Combat Crew Training Squadron, Luke AFB, AZ (F-100 IP)
  • 7/1967-4/1968 37th Tactical Fighter Wing, Combat tour, Phu Cat AB, Vietnam
  • 5/1968-12/1969 Air Liaison Officer, Ft Hood, TX
  • 1/1970-6/1970 Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, VA
  • 7/1970 -5/1973 HQ TAC Staff Officer, Dir Personnel, Programs, Requirements
  • 6/1973-1/1975 357th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ (A-7)
  • 1/1975-3/1977 58th CSS Commander, Gila Bend AFB, AZ
  • 4/1977-12/1978 23rd Tactical Fighter Wing, Wing ADO/DO, England AFB, LA
  • 12/1978-5/1980 NATO HQ Airsouth, Chief, Programs and Requirements Div, Naples, Italy
  • 6/1980-5/1982 81st Tactical Fighter Wing, Base Commander, Vice Wg/CC, RAF Bentwaters/Woodbridge U.K.
  • 6/1982-12/1986 TX Director JFAAD, Ft Bliss, NM
  • 12/1986 Retired from the Air Force
  • 8/1991 Retirement from Military

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F-100
A-7

Military & Civilian Education

Military Education:

  • Squadron Officers School
  • Armed Forces Staff College

Civilian Education:

  • BS/Business Administration

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