The White Falcon - 09.07.1971, Síða 3

Fall fatal
to Navyman
of Weps. Dept.
Lt. Col. Thomas W. Sawyer (r), Commander 57th PIS, accepts the
Flight Safety Award from Col. Budd H. Butcher, Commander AFI. The
award was presented at Commander's Call June 30 at Andrews Theater.
light Safety Award
57th cops safety prize
The "Black Knights" of the 57th Fighter Interceptor Squadron here
have added another award to their growing list of proficiency and
efficiency laurels.
The squadron won the Air Force's Flight Safety Award for accumu-
lating more than 15,000 accident-
free flying hours as of Dec. 31,
1970.
In his letter of congratula-
tions to the squadron, Col. Budd
H. Butcher, Commander AFI, said,
"This is a singularly outstanding
accomplishment considering the
nature of the mission, the mete—
orlogical conditions and the unit
equipment. Few other organiza-
tions conduct active air inter-
cepts of hostile forces in single
engine aircraft during all wea-
ther conditions and over terrain
such as that experienced by the
members of the 57th FIS. This
accomplishment reflects great
credit upon the unit and its in-
dividual members and the United
States Air Force."
Col. Butcher presented the a-
ward to Lt. Col. Thomas W. Saw-
yer, Commander 57th FIS, at the
57th's Commander's Call held June
30 at Andrews Theater.
The Flight Safety Award is an
of the Director of Aero-
face Safety, and denotes opera-
lonal accomplishments of Air
Force squadrons.
Lt. Gen. Thomas K. McGehee,
Commander, Aerospace Defense Com-
mand, and Maj. Gen. George V.
(See KNIGHTS, Page 11)
Memorial services were held
Tuesday afternoon for a 22-year-
old Navyman who died Monday while
returning from a sightseeing trip
to Akureyri.
AOAN William C. Bodenhagen, of
the Naval Station Weapons Depart-
ment, suffered his fatal fall 20
miles southwest of Akureyri at
Oxnadalur.
He and his wife Terese were on
a weekend trip with Air Force
MSgt. Eugene L. Ethridge, 57th
FIS, and ETN2 Albert Schmidt, of
CommSta, and their families, all
of whom witnessed the accident.
According to accounts of the
accident, Bodenhagen fell while
taking photographs.
His body was returned to Kefla-
vik by the station's Search and
Rescue C-130 "Hercules" aircraft.
AOl M. E. Halterman, of the
Weapons Department, accompanied
Mrs. Bodenhagen and her husband's
body to the Bodenhagen' s home
town, Pelican Lake, Wise. They
left by C-141 Tuesday night.
In addition to his wife, Air-
man Bodenhagen is survived by his
father William R. Bodenhagen. He
enlisted in the Navy on April 17,
1969, and came to Keflavik April
28, 1970. He and his wife resided
at 30 Turner Road in Keflaviko
---------Letter-writing contest --------------------
The theme for this year's letter-writing contest sponsored by the
Freedoms Foundation is "What is an American?"
Entries for the awards program are due at Freedoms Foundation,
Valley Forge, Pa., 19481, by November 1.
Two best letters from all the _______________________
Th
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active and reserve services will
receive 11,000. There will also
be 50 awards of $100 each and an-
other 50 awards of $50 each. All
winning entries will be accompan-
ied by George Washington Honor
Medals and Honor Certificates.
Each entry may be in a letter,
essay or poetry format, but must
not exceed 500 words. Each en-
trant must include his name,rank,
social security number, branch of
service, complete unit and home
state address with zip code.
In selecting the theme, the
foundation said lt hopes to stim-
ulate thought on the subject of
what lt means to be an American,
as well as the obligations that
go with citizenship.
In last year's essay writing
contest, "Freedom — Privilege or
Obligation?" YNCS Thomas A. Dan-
iels, the former assistant to the
Administration Officer was award-
ed an Honor Certificate Award for
his contribution. It was his sec-
ond award.
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