La U.S. Air Force Honor Guard, la U.S. Air Force Ceremonial Brass Band, Et le peloton de caisson, 3D U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), conduit des funérailles militaires avec escorte funéraire pour le major général de l'armée de l'air américaine Cuthbert Pattillo et le lieutenant général Charles Pattillo dans la section 75 du cimetière national d'Arlington, Arlington, Virginie, le 14 septembre 2022. Les frères jumeaux, le général de division et le général de division Pattillo se sont enrôlé dans les forces aériennes de l'armée américaine en novembre 1942. Au cours de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, les deux avions ont pris l’avion avec le groupe de chasseurs 352nd de la huitième armée de l’air, protégeant les bombardiers et attaquant des cibles terrestres. Général de division Pattillo

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• Date de la prise de vue: 14 septembre 2022

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The U.S. Air Force Honor Guard, the U.S. Air Force Ceremonial Brass Band, and the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) Caisson Platoon conduct military funeral honors with funeral escort for U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Cuthbert Pattillo and Lt. Gen. Charles Pattillo in Section 75 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Sept. 14, 2022. Twin brothers, Maj. Gen. and Lt. Gen. Pattillo enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Forces in November 1942. During World War II, both flew with the Eighth Air Force’s 352nd Fighter Group, protecting bombers and attacking ground targets. Maj. Gen. Pattillo flew 135 combat missions before being shot down and captured by the Germans. He remained a POW until the end of the war. Both were released from active duty following World War II but were later recalled in early 1948, serving with the 31st Fighter Group. Later, both served with the with the 36th Tactical Wing at Furstenfeldbruck Air Base in Germany. While in Europe, both helped form and flew in the U.S. Air Forces in Europe-North Atlantic Treaty Organization aerial demonstration team, the “Skyblazers.” Later, the brothers went to Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., as gunnery instructors. Together, they were instrumental in forming the “Thunderbirds, ” the first U.S. Air Force official aerial demonstration team. Maj. Gen. Pattillo flew right wing and Lt. Gen. Pattillo flew left wing in the original 1953 team. Both Generals continued their long careers through the Air Force, serving through the Vietnam and Korean Wars. Maj. Gen. Pattillo retired in 1980 and Lt. Gen. Pattillo retired in 1981. Maj. Gen. Pattillo’s military decorations and awards include the Distinguished Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, Silver Star, Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters, Distinguished Flying Cross with oak leaf cluster, Air Medal with 13 oak leaf clusters, Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster, Army Commendation Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation emblem with o

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