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Vietnam War Prisoner of War 1965Bracelet U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. John Pritchford
Vietnam War Prisoner of War 1965Bracelet U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. John Pritchford
Vietnam War Prisoner of War 1965Bracelet U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. John Pritchford
Vietnam War Prisoner of War 1965Bracelet U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. John Pritchford

Vietnam War Prisoner of War 1965Bracelet U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. John Pritchford

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    Description

    Vietnam War, Prisoner of War Bracelet, U.S. Air Force, Lt. Col. John Pitchford
    A TRUE piece of History!
    Pitchford was already a World War II Veteran when he left for Viet Nam in December 1965 and was an F-100 Super Sabre pilot with the 524th Tactical Fighter Squadron at Cannon AFB from September to November 1965, followed by service as a Wild Weasel pilot flying the F-100F with the 6234th Tactical Fighter Wing at Korat Royal Thai AFB, Thailand, from November 1965 until he was forced to eject over North Vietnam and was taken as a Prisoner of War on December 20, 1965. He was the first Wild Weasel pilot shot down during the Vietnam War. After spending 2,612 days in captivity, Col Pitchford was released during Operation Homecoming on February 12, 1973. He retired from the Air Force at Kelly AFB, Texas, on July 19, 1977. John Pitchford died on December 2, 2009, and was buried at the Natchez City Cemetery in Natchez, Mississippi.