[9] Col. Hornbuckle. Carl G. Hornbuckle (retired colonel),
74,born, Burnsdalle, N.C, son of Rev. and Mrs. J.P. Hornbuckle, was born July
18, 1923, in Burnsdalle, N.C., attended Linor Rhyne College, NYU, USC
and the University of Hawaii where he received a master's degree in
aeronautical engineering. He graduated from the Air
War College
in 1965, was a member of the 8th Air Force in England
and flew missions in World War II, the Berlin
airlift, the Korean Conflict and in Vietnam .
He also flew missions in support of Operation Deep Freeze at the South Pole and
was a member of the Special Air Mission at Andrews Air Force Base near Washington ,
D.C. He was a pilot for Air Force One where
he flew under two presidents and was host to many VIPs. His last assignment was
with U.S.
forces at the Azores , Portugal ,
and retired after 31 years on Sept. 1,
1976 . He received many awards including the DFC ,
LOM and the Silver Star.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
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