Herbert T. Levack
Col. Herbert T. Levack (March 14, 1916 – January 27, 2010) was a command pilot in the U.S. Air Force flying B-24s in World War II, and C-124s in Korea and Vietnam. He was also the Operations Officer for the first Operation Deep Freeze exploring the Antarctica. Mount Levack was named after him by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN).
Herbert T. Levack | |
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| Born | March 14, 1916 Athol, Massachusetts United States |
| Died | January 27, 2010 (aged 93) Hartford, Connecticut United States |
| Buried | |
| Service/ | United States Air Force |
| Years of service | 1941–1965 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Known for | Operations Officer for the first Operation Deep Freeze exploring Antarctica Mount Levack named after him |
| Wars | World War II Korea Vietnam |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Long Levack (July 3, 1944) |
| Other work | Aeronautical Charts and Information Center St. Louis, Missouri |
Early years
Herbert T. Levack was born on March 14, 1916, in Athol, Massachusetts, to Esther (Thompson) and Edmund Levack. As a young man he moved to Hartford, Connecticut.
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