Final Salute
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
15-May-1976
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Maj Arthur L. Brennan Jr
17 Aug 1962
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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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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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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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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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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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Capt Richard Jensen
25 May 2018
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Maj Dorothy Jones
21 Jun 2018
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22 July 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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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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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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16 June 2020
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24 Nov 2020
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17 Dec 2020
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Capt Randy John Mitchell
24 Apr 2021
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6 Aug 2021
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20 Aug 2021
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2 Sep 2021
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Capt Tracy Kaczyński (Campbell)
29 Mar 2022
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Lt Col Richard A "Rick" Maciejewski
12 Apr 2022
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5 Sep 2022
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9 Sep 2022
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19 Oct 2022
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30 Oct 2022
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Maj Michael Yarworski
20 Dec 2022
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Capt Lee A Busch
9 Jan 2023
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(Former) Cadet James Kuprianczek (USMC)
Jan 2023
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Chuck Barnett
Jan 2023
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9 Jan 2023
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20 Apr 2023
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21 Apr 2023
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21 May 2023
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11 July 2023
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Col Joe King
11 October 2023
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21 December 2023
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2 February 2024
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28 February 2024
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Maj Dave Hooper
5 June 2024
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