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Article: World War II navigator serves through Vietnam War.(VETERANS DAY)(REMEMBERANCE)(Column)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- November 11, 2008
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Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES
My father, retired Air Force Capt. Jack Austin Ring, served as a U.S. Army Air Corps navigator in the European theater at the very end of World War II and during the occupation. His B-24 crew provided ferry service for the Office of Strategic Services. His men transported Allen Dulles, who later became CIA director, and some other VIPs who testified in the war crimes trials. My father was discharged after his occupation duty.
When the Korean War started, he volunteered to go into ...