NAME: Leroy Knippa
NICKNAME: Roy
RANK: Lieutenant Colonel
BRANCH: AV
STATUS: Retired
SERVICE: 27 years
DOB: 04 October 1934

SERVICE INFORMATION

HOURS FLOWN: 3689
COMBAT HOURS: 339
FLT/NCO CLASS: 23 Jul 73
SCHOOL: Texas A&M University
MILITARY SCHOOL: Command and General Staff College
AVN DESIGNATION: Master Army Aviator

AIRCRAFT INFORMATION

CH-21C CH-34C O-1A/E/D OH-13E/G/H OH-23D/G U-6A U-8D/F/G UH-1A/B/C/D/H

COMBAT EXPERIENCE

Aircraft Recovery in III and IV Corps
Aircraft Maintenance Supervision, III Corps (Tet)
Participated with battalion-size air assaults

UNIT ASSIGNMENTS

1967 56th Transportation, Vietnam
1968 HHC, 12th Combat Aviation Group, Vietam (thru Tet)
1963-1964 49th Transportation (DS), Korea
1962-1963 3rd Transportation Company ("The Third Heard")
91st and 110th Transportation Companies, 8th Tans Bn, Germany

POSITIONS HELD

Platoon Leader and Commander
Executive Officer and Company Commander
Test Pilot
Transportation/Aviation Staff Officer
Executive Officer, Aviation Depot, CCAD

DECORATIONS

Legion of Merit
Bronze Star
Air Medal [7]
Meritorious Service Medal
Army Commendation Medal

SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS

Directed recovery of 50 downed aircraft
Spearheaded the first Air LOC for aviation parts, CONUS to USAEUR, from study phase to implementation of test operations with the Air Force MAC; seeing it officially adopted by the Army DCSLOG prior to retirement; saving millions of dollars in special air lift.