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Phil Maywald
Lt. Colonel Phillip Maywald entered the U.S. Air Force Academy in June 1959 graduating on June 5, 1963. During his Air Force career he flew T-37s, T-38s, B-52s, O-1s, O-2s, T-39s, and C-131s. Durin...view moreLt. Colonel Phillip Maywald entered the U.S. Air Force Academy in June 1959 graduating on June 5, 1963. During his Air Force career he flew T-37s, T-38s, B-52s, O-1s, O-2s, T-39s, and C-131s. During the the Viet Nam War, he was as an O-1/O-2 forward air control pilot with the 23rd Tactical Air Support Squadron at Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai AFB, Thailand, and with the 606th Air Commando Squadron at Udorn Royal Thai AFB, Thailand, from August 1967 to August 1968. He was awarded the Air Force Cross and three Distinguished Flying Crosses for his actions in combat. His flying assignments culminated as Squadron Commander of the 90th Flying Training Squadron at Sheppard AFB, Texas flying T-38s. He was a flight test engineer for the operational testing of the F-15 and A-10. His final Air Force assignment was Director of Propulsion Testing at the Arnold Engineering and Development Center at Arnold AFB, Tennessee, from July 1981 until his retirement from the Air Force in 1984. After retirement from the Air Force, he was employed by Sverdrup Technology at Arnold AFB as the Manager for Advanced Technology Projects from 1984 until 1997. Currently he is an FAA flight instructor with over 9000 flight hours. He and his wife Bobbie had four daughters, Karen, Kimberly, Kristen, and Kelly. Kelly succumbed to cancer in 2013. They have twelve grandchildren, nine boys and three girls, and one great grandson.view less