Otis Willie
October 11th 03, 04:55 AM
Airman tells of grandfather's Flying Tiger days
(EXCERPT) by 2nd Lt. Ian Kallenbach 50th Space Wing Public Affairs
10/10/2003 - SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AFPN) -- What do you do
when your grandfather was played by John Wayne in a movie, a general
at age 31 and a bona fide American war hero? If you are Maj. Reagan
Schaupp, you write a book about him.
Schaupp, of the 50th Space Support Squadron here, has spent the last
five years working with his 88-year-old grandfather, retired Brig.
Gen. David Lee "Tex" Hill, to make sure his grandfather's legacy is
not forgotten. From his birth to missionary parents in Kwangju, Korea,
in 1915, to his pilot heroics with the Flying Tigers, to his 60-year
marriage to Mazie Hill, Schaupp had more than enough material to work
with., by almost any standard, Hill is a true American hero. After
serving in a torpedo squadron on the USS Saratoga and a dive-bomber
squadron on the USS Ranger, h...
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Otis Willie
Associate Librarian
The American War Library
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(EXCERPT) by 2nd Lt. Ian Kallenbach 50th Space Wing Public Affairs
10/10/2003 - SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AFPN) -- What do you do
when your grandfather was played by John Wayne in a movie, a general
at age 31 and a bona fide American war hero? If you are Maj. Reagan
Schaupp, you write a book about him.
Schaupp, of the 50th Space Support Squadron here, has spent the last
five years working with his 88-year-old grandfather, retired Brig.
Gen. David Lee "Tex" Hill, to make sure his grandfather's legacy is
not forgotten. From his birth to missionary parents in Kwangju, Korea,
in 1915, to his pilot heroics with the Flying Tigers, to his 60-year
marriage to Mazie Hill, Schaupp had more than enough material to work
with., by almost any standard, Hill is a true American hero. After
serving in a torpedo squadron on the USS Saratoga and a dive-bomber
squadron on the USS Ranger, h...
U.S. and friendly nation laws prohibit fully reproducing
copyrighted material. In abidance with our laws this report
cannot be provided in its entirety. However, you can read it
in full today, 10 Oct 2003, at the following URL. (COMBINE
the following lines into your web browser.) The
subject/content of this report is not necessarily the
viewpoint of the distributing Library. This report is provided
for your information and discussion.
http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123005774
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Otis Willie
Associate Librarian
The American War Library
http://www.americanwarlibrary.com