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    World War II pilot receives long-overdue medals, recognition

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, TEXAS, UNITED STATES

    07.29.2022

    Photo by Sarayuth Pinthong 

    502nd Air Base Wing

    U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Stein, 502nd Operations Support Squadron commander, provides opening remarks during U.S. Army Air Corps 1st Lt. Gerald Teldon’s, retired, award ceremony for his honorable service as a pilot on July 29, 2022, at the Chabad Center for Jewish Life and Learning, San Antonio, Texas. Teldon, born in Bronx, N.Y., in 1924, joined the military in 1944. He completed 62 missions during WWII and the Korean War. Lt. Col. Andrew Stein, 502nd Operations Support Squadron commander, was the presiding officers. The awards presented to Teldon are as follows: the Air Medal; American Campaign Medal; European – African – Middle Eastern Campaign Medal; World War II Victory Medal; National Defense Medal; and the Distinguished Unit Citation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sarayuth Pinthong)

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    Date Taken: 07.29.2022
    Date Posted: 08.03.2022 09:18
    Photo ID: 7350423
    VIRIN: 220729-F-GY993-009
    Resolution: 8256x5504
    Size: 44.47 MB
    Location: JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, TEXAS, US

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