NAME: Virgil L. Danielson
NICKNAME: Cotton
RANK: Lieutenant Colonel
BRANCH: AV
STATUS: Retired
SERVICE: 30 years
DOB: 10 April 1924

SERVICE INFORMATION

HOURS FLOWN: 10000
COMBAT HOURS: 900
FLT/NCO CLASS: 52-I
SCHOOL: University of Omaha
MILITARY SCHOOL: Career Course
AVN DESIGNATION: IP/Flight Examiner

AIRCRAFT INFORMATION

H-19 H-21 H-34 U-1A
U-6A U-8F U-21 UH-1

COMBAT EXPERIENCE

Alaska and Aleutian Islands
China, Burma, and India
Korea
Vietnam

UNIT ASSIGNMENTS

1953 3rd DIV, 5th RCT, Korea
1954-1956 Army Electronic Proving Grounds, FT Huachuca
1956-1959 Department of Rotary Wing Flight Training, FT Rucker
1961-1962 USAREUR AFOF
1963-1967 Department of Maintenance Training, FT Rucker

POSITIONS HELD

Chief, Perf Branch, AEPG
IP, Flight Commander, Branch Chief
Operations Officer, AFOF USAREUR
Division Chief, PMD, IMD
Aviation Unit Commander

DECORATIONS

Army Commendation Medal
Bronze Star
Air Medal w/clusters
Legion of Merit
Master Aviator Badge

SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS

30 years of assignments with great people throughout the world and in combat theaters of WWII, Korea and Vietnam
Contributed to the training of hundreds of Aviators and Enlisted