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Aaron
W.
Tyer
DNB (1952)
1911-12-24

–

1952-05-28

Born:

Natchez

, 

Mississippi

Home:

Natchez

, 

Mississippi

Buried: 

Arlington

, 

Virginia

Cemetery:

Arlington National Cemetery

Aaron Tyer graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, Class of 1935. 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 was killed in the crash of a F-94 Starfire he was flying that crashed just after takeoff from Komake Air Force base, Japan on May 28, 1952.

Awards Received

  • Air Force Distinguished Service Medal

  • Air Force Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Air Force

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Action Date:

    1950 – 1951
    Department of the Air Force, General Orders No. 73 (1951)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Medal (Air Force) to Brigadier General Aaron W. Tyer (AFSN: 1123A), United States Air Force, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility from 1950 to 1951. The singularly distinctive accomplishments of General Tyer and his dedicated contributions in the service of his country reflect the highest credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.