U.S. Air Force Col. Daniel McDonough, the commander of the 182nd Airlift Wing, Illinois Air National Guard, takes family members of Capt. Richard Ward through a tour of the unit’s air park in Peoria, Ill., Aug. 27, 2020. Ward, an F-84D pilot, died in an on-base aircraft accident during the June 1959 drill weekend. The captain’s Distinguished Flying Cross earned during the Korean War was bestowed to this children by extended family during a ceremony on the installation after being lost for 61 years. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Lealan Buehrer)
Date Taken: | 08.27.2020 |
Date Posted: | 09.30.2020 17:06 |
Photo ID: | 6375752 |
VIRIN: | 200827-Z-EU280-2085 |
Resolution: | 5516x3681 |
Size: | 5.28 MB |
Location: | PEORIA, ILLINOIS, US |
Hometown: | DELAVAN, WISCONSIN, US |
Web Views: | 40 |
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