Vincent James Meloy – Brigadier General, United States Air Force

1933 – 1934 Student at the Air Corps Tactical School, Maxwell Field, Alabama
1934 – 1936 Student at the Command and General Staff School, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
1936 – 1939 Commanding Officer of the 20th Bombardment Squadron, Langley Field, Virginia
1938 Took part in the flight of six Y1B-17 bombers as an aircraft commander on a goodwill mission from Langley Field to Buenos Aires, Argentina – the mission garnered the 1938 Mackay Trophy for the entire 2d Bombardment Group in recognition of the 11,952-mile flight
1938 Flight Commander of three Y1B-17 bombers that intercepted the Italian ocean liner Rex 776 miles off the American coast during a highly publicized coast defense exercise (First Lieutenant Curtis E. LeMay served as lead navigator)
1938 Flight Commander of three Y1B-17 bombers on a goodwill mission from Langley Field to Bogota, Columbia
1939 Public Relations Officer, 1st Air Base Squadron and Langley Field, Virginia
1939 – 1940 Duty in the Office of the Chief of the Air Corps, Washington, D.C.
1940 – 1941 Commanding Officer of the 29th Bombardment Group (Heavy), Langley Field, Virginia; from 21.05.1940, MacDill Field, Florida
1941 Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations and Training (G-3), Southeastern Air District, Tampa, Florida
1941 Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations and Training (G-3), Third Air Force, Tampa, Florida
1941 Additional duty as Acting Chief of Staff, Third Air Force, Tampa, Florida
1941 Assistant Chief of Staff for Personnel (A-1), Third Air Force, Tampa, Florida
1941 – Member of the Joint Intelligence Committee, Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, D.C.
1943 Commanding Officer, later Commanding General of the Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command, West Palm Beach, Florida
1943 Commanding General of the Africa-Middle East Wing, Air Transport Command
1943 – 1944 Commanding General of the North African Wing, Air Transport Command
1944 – 1946 Commanding General of Truax Field, Wisconsin
1946 Retired

MELOY, VINCENT JAMES

• BG USAF
• DATE OF BIRTH: 12/08/1895
• DATE OF DEATH: 12/10/1960
• BURIED AT: SECTION 30  SITE 887-5
  ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY

MELOY, SUE C WIDOW OF VINCENT JAMES

• DATE OF BIRTH: 01/18/1896
• DATE OF DEATH: 10/23/1972
• BURIED AT: SECTION 30  SITE 887-S
  ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY

Michael Robert Patterson

Michael Robert Patterson was born in Arlington and is the son of a former officer of the US Army. So it was no wonder that sooner or later his interests drew him to American history and especially to American military history. Many of his articles can be found on renowned portals like the New York Times, Washingtonpost or Wikipedia.

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