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    104th Fighter Wing honors Airmen fallen in flight

    WESTFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, UNITED STATES

    05.21.2021

    Photo by Senior Airman Sara Kolinski 

    104th Fighter Wing

    104th Fighter Wing members gather to honor their brothers and sisters in arms fallen in flight during the annual F-100 Memorial Rededication Ceremony, May 21, 2021, at Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts. Col. Tom 'Sling' Bladen, the 104FW commander, spoke about the importance of remembering all those who came before us. The ceremony honors 13 104FW Airmen for their service and sacrifice in duty to the state and country.

    It is in memory of: 
    - 1st Lt. Edward W. Meacham, Monomoy Point, Massachusetts, Aug. 17, 1948
    - Maj. Robert Anderstrom, Granby, Connecticut, May 7,1954 
    - 1st Lt. Richard Brown, Granville, Massachusetts, Oct. 19, 1954
    - Tech. Sgt. Austin A. Cooper, Granville, Massachusetts, Oct. 19, 1954
    - Capt. Frank A. Gibe, Westfield, Massachusetts, July 28, 1956 
    - Maj. Richard W. Mahoney, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 22, 1961 
    - 1st Lt. Joseph F. Crehore, Chalons, France March 21, 1962 
    - Capt. Hugh M. Lavalle, Upstate New York, Nov. 16, 1963
    - Capt. John H. Paris, Westfield, Massachusetts, July 17, 1964 
    - Maj. James Romanowicz, Granby, Massachusetts, Feb. 1, 1965 
    - Capt. Leonard E. Bannish, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, May 30, 1968 
    - Maj. John S. Southrey, Wells, New York, Sept. 17, 1968 
    - Lt. Col. Morris “Moose” Fontenot Jr., Deerfield Valley, Virginia, Aug. 27, 2014

    (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Sara Kolinski)

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    Date Taken: 05.21.2021
    Date Posted: 05.21.2021 16:31
    Photo ID: 6657519
    VIRIN: 210521-Z-IE380-1031
    Resolution: 4865x6812
    Size: 23.95 MB
    Location: WESTFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, US

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