U.S. Pilot Sacrifices Himself to Save Korean War Ground Troops

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U.S. Pilot Sacrifices Himself to Save Korean War Ground Troops
Posted on July 23, 2017 by Katie Lange   
 

By Katie Lange
 
 

As if being a prisoner of war in World War II wasn’t enough of a sacrifice, Medal of Honor recipient Air Force Maj. Charles Loring Jr. earned the nation’s highest military award through deliberate actions that ended his life – but saved many others – in Korea.

Loring grew up in Portland, Maine. In March 1942, at the age of 23, he enlisted as an aviation cadet in what was then known as the Army Air Forces (since the modern-day Air Force wasn’t created until 1947, after the war).

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[rodamala]

I have been to Loring AFB twice.  Never knew who it was named for.  Now I do.

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