In Memory of the Illinois Wing Airmen  of the Civil Air Patrol who have “Slipped the surly bonds of Earth and Dance the skies on laughter-silvered wings”

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Commander Jack Vilas

First Illinois Wing Commander

 15-May-1976

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Capt Janice Christensen

Founding Member Waukegan Squadron 1942

WASP 1943-44

26 April 1965

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2Lt USMC (Cadet) Alan J. Herman 

10-September-1967

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Capt. Ferdinand Haynes

25-July-1970

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C/Capt. John D. O’Connor

17-November-1970

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Maj. Charles W. Morris

12-March-1971

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Lt Col. Wilbur Kellogg

02-August-1971

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Capt. Glady L. Morris

19-July-1974

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Col. Herman E Lacy

May 1976

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Cadet Nancy Beth Sturgeon

05-August-1977

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Maj. Wesley M. Newbanks

15-November-1979

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C/LtCol. David R. Lotarski

18-July-1980

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Maj. Rosemary Ruge Northam

08-Febuary-1981

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Lt Col. Leo W. Streff

12-April-1985

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1Lt. Paul R. Johnson

25-May-1986

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Lt Col. Fred Bevier

16-November-1986

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Capt. William Peters

28-May-1987

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Maj. William R. Kearney

07-July-1988

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Lt Col. Bernard J. Minardi

25-November-1988

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Lt Col. Leonard J. Bromstead

01-January-1989

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Lt Col. Joseph R. Barys

01-August-1989

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C/2Lt Aaron D. Snow

5-May-1990

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Chap. Capt. Albert V. Lhne

07-April-1992

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Lt Willa Brown-Chappell

18-July-1992

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MSgt James B. Evans

22-October-1992

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Capt. Eleanora G. Putz

15-September-1993

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Col. Mel S. Kristman

30-December-1994

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Lt Col. Frank Kelly

20-Febuary-1997

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Lt Col. Joseph E. Day

01-March-1997

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Capt. John Rudd

22-September-2000

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Capt. Thomas F. Slick

06-October-2000

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Maj. Evelyn L. Streff

09-April-2001

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Maj. Lawrence F. Anderson

29-November-2001

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Lt Col. Dr. Everett E. Jeter

21-December-2001

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Lt Col. Robert W. Nicholson

December-2001

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Lt Col Edward C. Prorok Sr

December-2001

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1Lt. Erma L. Kearney

13-May-2002

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Lt Col. Robert E. Greenfeld

09-June-2002

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C/Col. (Lt. US Army) Adam P. Kass

25-June-2002

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Capt. Eileen P. Whiton

11-November-2002

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Lt Col. Florence Westholm

01-January-2004

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Lt Col. John Rimicci

25-March-2004

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Lt Col. Walter F. Whitson Jr.

22-August-2004

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Maj. Reed S Mathews

5-September-2004

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Maj. Donald D. Broden

24-April-2005

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1Lt. Betty Jean F. Newbanks

19-August-2005

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Capt. Paul R. Forsyth

19-September-2006

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Cadet Michael J. Gurt

18-August-2006

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C/Maj. Jacob E. Rueth

01-December-2006

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Col. Lawrence Lis

20-June-2007

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1Lt. Ruth P. Peters

27-Febuary-2007

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Capt. Walter R. Gleason

09-June-2008

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Capt Marvin Belshause

August 2008

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Lt Col. George W. Rowe

27-December-2008

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Chap. Lt Col. Wayne Stoutenburg

07-May-2009

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Col. Albert G. Nicholson

01-July-2009

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Maj. Thomas J. Rode

03-August-2009

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Maj. Ted J. Koston

01-September-2009

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1Lt. Susan B. Werner

01-April-2010

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Capt. Pedro (Peter) E. Vaccarezza

06-April-2010

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Chap.Lt Col. Marvin Chandler

29-June-2010

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Lt Col. Robert W. Whiton

03-August-2010

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1Lt. Bunny Sies

13-November-2010

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Lt Col. Francis A. Kennedy

29-July-2010

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Lt Col. Al Pabon

22-July-2011

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Lt Col. Carl F. Schweinler

04-August-2011

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Capt. James Colombo

18-September-2011

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Lt Col. Gail Strawbridge

19-September-2011

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Maj. Robert E Hett

21-November-2011

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Lt Col. Ione R Hamman

25-February-2012

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Lt Col. Omer Dockstader

23-April-2012

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Capt. Joseph Schroeder Jr.

30-April-2013

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Lt Col. Neil L. Pobanz

26-May-2012

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Col. Francis C. McLaughlin

01-June-2012

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1Lt. Frank Bronecke

22-July-2012

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Capt. Claude E. Harper

20-May-2013

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Lt Col. Helen Nordhaus

28-May-2013

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Lt Col. Willard L. Jefferies

06-June-2013

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Lt Col. Rick Gale

19-January-2014

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Maj. Mervin “Bud” Lohr

4-February-2014

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Lt Col. Richard Ordlock

11-April-2014

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Maj. John Ryan

17-April-2014

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Lt Col. James Hood

25-June-2014

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Col Ronald W Westholm

15-July-2014

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Maj. Ron Danielson

18-August-2014

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Maj. Fred F Scroggins

8-December-2014

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Capt. Betty J Truitt

2-August-2014

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Lt Col Thomas Pickering

10-March-2015

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Lt Col William A Klien

14-July-2015

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Lt Col Julius L Jackson

24-July-2015

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Capt Andy Surratt

16-October-2016

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Maj Ronnie Gwaltney

25-October-2016

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Lt Col Jeri Truesdell

18-February-2017

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Maj Allen Gerhard

23 November 2017

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Col Dr. Bernard Reiland

28 December 2017

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C/Cpt James Roberts

08 January 2018

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Lt Col Norman Morrisette

14 April 2018

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C/Lt Col Geoffrey W Sjostrom

23 April 2018

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Maj Dorothy Jones

21 Jun 2018

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Capt Richard Jensen

25 May 2018

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Lt Col Paul Rothe

7  Sept 2018

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Lt Col Susan Annida Crim Sturgeon

18 Oct 2018

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Lt Col Burl Grupe

23 Nov 2018

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Lt Col Fred Genge

20 Dec 2018

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CWO Phyllis Pinkous Weiland

09 Mar 2019

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2d Lt Albert Olsen

19 Aug 2019

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Lt Col. Weldon "Oggie" Oetken

5 Feb 2020

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Lt Col. Raymond J. Johnson

7 April 2020

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Capt Donald E Merideth

12 May 2020

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Col. Charles Compton

16 June 2020

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Cadet John Kallas

24 Nov 2020

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Lt Col Art Urban

17 Dec 2020

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Capt Randy John Mitchell

24 Apr 2021

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