John S. Samuel

Samuel graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1939. During World War II he served with the 391st Bombardment Group and later was given command of the 322d Bombardment Group. Conflicts he took part in include the Invasion of Normandy, the Allied advance from Paris to the Rhine, the Battle of the Bulge, and the Western Allied invasion of Germany. Following the war he became an instructor at the United States Military Academy and later was assigned to The Pentagon. Later he was given command of Carswell Air Force Base, the 816th Air Division, and helped conduct Operation Dominic I and II. In 1963, he was named director of the U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations. Later he was assigned to the Office of the United States Secretary of Defense. His retirement was effective as of August 1, 1972.[1]

Major awards and decorations

Samuel is the recipient of the following:[1]

1st Row	Distinguished Service Medal
2nd Row	Silver Star Medal			Legion of Merit			Distinguished Flying Cross
3rd Row	Bronze Star Medal			Air Medal with two silver and three bronze oak leaf clusters			French Croix de Guerre

U.S. Air Force Command Pilot Badge

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