General Jerome F. O’Malley - Carbondale, PA
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Don.Morfe
N 41° 34.333 W 075° 30.137
18T E 458124 N 4602403
Born and raised in Carbondale, Pennsylvania 1932-1985 Flew 116 combat missions in F-4D’s and RF-4C’s over Vietnam-1971
Waymark Code: WM129XR
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 04/09/2020
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General Jerome F. O’Malley Monument-Born and raised in Carbondale, Pennsylvania
1932-1985
Graduated St. Rose High School 1949
West Point-1953
Air Command with Staff College with Distinction
George Washington University-MBA-1955
Naval War College-1970
Command Pilot-flew over 5,000 hours Bombers B-47
Fighters: F-85, F-4D
Reconnaissance: RF-4C’s, SR-71
Flew First Operational Mission SR-71, March 21, 1968
at over 2,000 miles per hour
Flew 116 combat missions in F-4D’s and RF-4C’s over Vietnam-1971
Promoted to Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force 1982
Commander in Chief-Pacific Air Forces-1983
Commander in Chief-Tactical Air Command-1984
The General Jerome and Diane O’Malley Award
is given annually
to an Outstanding Command Couple in the Air Force
The General Jerome F. O’Malley
Distinguished Space Leadership Award
is awarded annually for
“Vision and Leadership in Pursuit of Space Excellence”
Location: The monument is in Memorial Park on Main Street (Bus US 6, Carbondale PA 18407
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Type of memorial: Monument
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