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North
High School Wall of Honor
John Wesley McDonald
Class of June, 1948
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Research done by Claradell Shedd, class of 1953. PAGE IN PROGRESS |
| John Wesley McDonald |
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John graduated from North
High in the June, 1948 class. His next of kin was shown
as Mr. Wray K. McDonald, 700 Dailey Drive, Des Moines,
IA.
John enlisted in the Iowa Air National Guard at the Des
Moines Airport.?? Service number was ___________.
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| John Wesley McDonald |
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| Year |
x |
Rank/Event |
x |
Status |
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| June, 1948 |
x |
Graduated |
x |
North High School, Des Moines,
IA |
January, 1948-
March, 1951 |
x |
Employment |
x |
Armstrong Rubber Mfg., Company,
Des Moines, IA. Inspector/tire |
| date |
x |
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x |
Iowa Air National
Guard; 132nd Fighter Wing; Detachment 232nd.
Note: History of unit: Ordered to active duty in 1952 at
Dow AFB, ME. Assigned to the 8th Air Force. Group flew P-51
Mustangs. Composed of the 124th Fighter Squadron from the
Iowa ANG, the 173rd Fighter Squadron from the Nebraska ANG,
and the 174th Fighter Bomber Squadron from the Iowa ANG. |
| August
20, 1950 |
x |
Family |
x |
Married to JoAnn
_____ at __________. |
| April
1, 1951 |
x |
US Air Force/Cpl |
x |
Enlisted at Des
Moines Airport. |
| 1951-1952 |
x |
US
Air Force/A1C |
x |
Dow AFB; Bangor,
ME. Cpl/Airman1C. 15 months. Maintenance support of P-51's
and F-84's. |
| 1952 |
x |
US Air Force |
x |
Maintenance Training at Eglin
AFB, Pensacola, FL |
| 1952 |
x |
US Air Force |
x |
Returned to Dow AFB; Bangor,
ME |
| June 21, 1952 |
x |
US Air Force/
Airman1C |
x |
Discharged. Mustered out at
Dow AFB; Bangor, ME |
| 1951-1968 |
x |
Employment |
x |
Armstrong Tire and Rubber,
55 years |
| 1968 |
x |
Transferred |
x |
Armstrong Tire and
Rubber Field Rep for Sears, etc. on West Coast |
| Present |
x |
Civilian |
x |
Retired and living
in CA |
| September
6, 2011 |
x |
Deceased |
x |
California |
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Dow Air Force
Base, Bangor, ME
132 Air Refueling Squadron (132nd ARS)
Reconstituted as the 132nd Fighter Squadron, the unit was alloted to
the Maine National Guard and federally recognized at Dow Field, Bangor,
ME, on February 5, 1947.
The 132nd was called to active duty as a result of
the Korean war and tasked with providing air defense for the Northeast
United States from Dow AFB, ME. The squadron eventually returned under
state control on November 1, 1951 while remaining at Dow AFB.
The 14th was stationed at Dow from 1946-1949 and was
the first unit in the USAF to receive the P-84B. Note that none of the
aircraft have yet been painted with the diagonal stripes on the vertical
stabilizer, which all 14th Group Thunderjets later received.
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Below: Bill indicated by white
arrow |
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| Florida Maintenance Training:
1952 |
1952 |
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| 1952 |
Eglin AFB, Pensacola, Florida
Training: 1952 |
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| Dow AFB; Bangor, ME: 1952 |
1952 |
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| Worked on North American P-51
Mustang |
Worked on Republic F-84F |
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John
Wesley McDonald
Rank
132nd Maintenance Squadron
US Air Force
corect picture coming |
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| 09/14/11.
Died 09/06/11. |
| Music:
"Wind Beneath My Wings" |
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