Vincent James Meloy Brigadier General, United States Air Force |
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- 1934 Student at the Air Corps Tactical School, Maxwell Field, Alabama
1934 - 1936 Student at the Command and General Staff School, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas 1936 - 1939 Commanding Officer of the 20th Bombardment Squadron, Langley Field, Virginia 1938 Took part in the flight of six Y1B-17 bombers as an aircraft commander on a goodwill mission from Langley Field to Buenos Aires, Argentina - the mission garnered the 1938 Mackay Trophy for the entire 2d Bombardment Group in recognition of the 11,952-mile flight 1938 Flight Commander of three Y1B-17 bombers that intercepted the Italian ocean liner Rex 776 miles off the American coast during a highly publicized coast defense exercise (First Lieutenant Curtis E. LeMay served as lead navigator) 1938 Flight Commander of three Y1B-17 bombers on a goodwill mission from Langley Field to Bogota, Columbia 1939 Public Relations Officer, 1st Air Base Squadron and Langley Field, Virginia 1939 - 1940 Duty in the Office of the Chief of the Air Corps, Washington, D.C. 1940 - 1941 Commanding Officer of the 29th Bombardment Group (Heavy), Langley Field, Virginia; from 21.05.1940, MacDill Field, Florida 1941 Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations and Training (G-3), Southeastern Air District, Tampa, Florida 1941 Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations and Training (G-3), Third Air Force, Tampa, Florida 1941 Additional duty as Acting Chief of Staff, Third Air Force, Tampa, Florida 1941 Assistant Chief of Staff for Personnel (A-1), Third Air Force, Tampa, Florida 1941 - Member of the Joint Intelligence Committee, Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, D.C. 1943 Commanding Officer, later Commanding General of the Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command, West Palm Beach, Florida 1943 Commanding General of the Africa-Middle East Wing, Air Transport Command 1943 - 1944 Commanding General of the North African Wing, Air Transport Command 1944 - 1946 Commanding General of Truax Field, Wisconsin 1946 Retired MELOY, VINCENT JAMES BG USAF DATE OF BIRTH: 12/08/1895 DATE OF DEATH: 12/10/1960 BURIED AT: SECTION 30 SITE 887-5 ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY MELOY, SUE C WIDOW OF VINCENT JAMES
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