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Clyde
Kenneth
Rich
1901

–

March 6, 1988

Born:

East Hampton

, 

Connecticut

Clyde Rich graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1923. After serving in the Army Air Forces in World War II, he transferred to the U.S. Air Force when it became a separate branch of service in 1947. He retired in 1953 as a U.S. Air Force Brigadier General.

Awards Received

  • Bronze Star Medal

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    Colonel (Air Corps)

    Action Date:

    World War II

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Air Corps) Clyde Kenneth Rich, United States Army Air Forces, was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious achievement in action against an armed enemy of the United States AS Commanding Officer of the First Island Air Command in New Caledonia, during World War II.