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Doss</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #aaa;; line-height: 1.5em"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Col._Edwin_A._Doss.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Col._Edwin_A._Doss.jpg/220px-Col._Edwin_A._Doss.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="294" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Col._Edwin_A._Doss.jpg/330px-Col._Edwin_A._Doss.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d8/Col._Edwin_A._Doss.jpg 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="535" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption" style="font-size: 100%">Doss during his tenure as a lieutenant colonel.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1914-09-14</span>)</span>September 14, 1914<br /><a 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style="padding-right: 1em">Battles / wars</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1116488514">.mw-parser-output .treeview ul{padding:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .treeview li{padding:0;margin:0;list-style-type:none;list-style-image:none}.mw-parser-output .treeview li li{background:url("https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/Treeview-grey-line.png")no-repeat 0 -2981px;padding-left:21px;text-indent:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .treeview li li:last-child{background-position:0 -5971px}.mw-parser-output .treeview li.emptyline>ul>.mw-empty-elt:first-child+.emptyline,.mw-parser-output .treeview li.emptyline>ul>li:first-child{background-position:0 9px}</style><div class="treeview"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/South_West_Pacific_theatre_of_World_War_II" title="South West Pacific theatre of World War II">South West Pacific theatre</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Awards</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Legion_of_Merit" title="Legion of Merit">Legion of Merit</a> (2)<br /><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_States)" title="Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)">Distinguished Flying Cross</a> (2)<br /><a href="/wiki/Air_Medal" title="Air Medal">Air Medal</a> (3)<br /><a href="/wiki/Order_of_Military_Merit_(South_Korea)" title="Order of Military Merit (South Korea)">Eulji Order of Military Merit</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Edwin A. Doss</b> (September 14, 1914 – January 7, 1996)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was an American <a href="/wiki/Fighter_pilot" title="Fighter pilot">fighter pilot</a> and commander in the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Air Force">U.S. Air Force</a> during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> and <a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a>. Logging more than 4,500 flying hours, Doss flew 573 combat hours and accrued 280 combat missions during his leadership in the <a href="/wiki/South_West_Pacific_Theatre" class="mw-redirect" title="South West Pacific Theatre">South West Pacific Theatre</a> and <a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For his two-year service as commander of the <a href="/wiki/35th_Fighter_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="35th Fighter Group">35th Fighter Group</a> during World War II, Doss was awarded the <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_States)" title="Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)">Distinguished Flying Cross</a>, <a href="/wiki/Legion_of_Merit" title="Legion of Merit">Legion of Merit</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Air_Medal" title="Air Medal">Air Medal</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He received his second Legion of Merit and the Korean Ulchi medal with a Silver Star for his assignments as commander of the 49th Fighter Bomber Wing and the 3rd Bomber Wing at Kunsan, Korea. Colonel Doss's service has been cited as integral to the development of long-range fighter tactics in the <a href="/wiki/South_West_Pacific_Theater" class="mw-redirect" title="South West Pacific Theater">South West Pacific Theater</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After the Korean War, Doss held assignments including senior Air Force advisor to the Pennsylvania Air National Guard, Vice Commander of the <a href="/wiki/85th_Air_Division" title="85th Air Division">85th Air Division</a> (Air Defense) at <a href="/wiki/Andrews_Air_Force_Base" title="Andrews Air Force Base">Andrews Air Force Base</a>, and Deputy Commander of the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Air_Defense_Sector" title="Washington Air Defense Sector">Washington Air Defense Sector</a> at Fort Lee, Virginia.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1963, Doss was assigned to the United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) headquarters as Deputy Inspector General and Inspector General.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1964, he was appointed as head of the command liaison agency to the government of France at Paris.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He retired from the Air Force in 1968. He died in 1996 at age 81 in Riverside, California, and was buried at the <a href="/wiki/Riverside_National_Cemetery" title="Riverside National Cemetery">Riverside National Cemetery</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_education">Early life and education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Edwin_A._Doss&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Edwin Allen Doss was born in Rector, Arkansas. He later moved to Missouri where he graduated from Portageville High School in 1932. He spent the next two years in the <a href="/wiki/Civilian_Conservation_Corps" title="Civilian Conservation Corps">Civilian Conservation Corps</a> before attending Lead Belt Junior College in Desloge, Missouri.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He graduated in 1936.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Edwin_A._Doss&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_military_years_(1940–1941)"><span id="Early_military_years_.281940.E2.80.931941.29"></span>Early military years (1940–1941)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Edwin_A._Doss&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Early military years (1940–1941)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Aviation_Cadet_Edwin_A._Doss.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Aviation_Cadet_Edwin_A._Doss.jpg/200px-Aviation_Cadet_Edwin_A._Doss.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="148" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Aviation_Cadet_Edwin_A._Doss.jpg/300px-Aviation_Cadet_Edwin_A._Doss.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Aviation_Cadet_Edwin_A._Doss.jpg/400px-Aviation_Cadet_Edwin_A._Doss.jpg 2x" data-file-width="688" data-file-height="509" /></a><figcaption>Aviation Cadet Doss</figcaption></figure><p>After being commissioned as a second lieutenant on December 20, 1940, Doss's first military assignment was to the 41st squadron of the <a href="/wiki/31st_Operations_Group" title="31st Operations Group">31st Operations Group</a> at <a href="/wiki/Selfridge_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Selfridge Field">Selfridge Field</a>, Michigan.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There, he flew <a href="/wiki/Seversky_P-35" title="Seversky P-35">Seversky P-35</a> aircraft.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In April 1941, he was appointed squadron operations officer.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On April 9, 1941, Doss's <a href="/wiki/Seversky_P-35" title="Seversky P-35">P-35</a> crashed due to mechanical failure in <a href="/wiki/Selfridge_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Selfridge Field">Selfridge Field</a>. The plane was severely damaged.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="World_War_II">World War II</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Edwin_A._Doss&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: World War II"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lt_Col_Edwin_A._Doss.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Lt_Col_Edwin_A._Doss.jpg/279px-Lt_Col_Edwin_A._Doss.jpg" decoding="async" width="279" height="350" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/19/Lt_Col_Edwin_A._Doss.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="365" data-file-height="458" /></a><figcaption>Lt. Col. Edwin A. Doss</figcaption></figure><p>In January 1942, Doss and his squadron were deployed to <a href="/wiki/Port_Moresby" title="Port Moresby">Port Moresby</a>, New Guinea in the <a href="/wiki/South_West_Pacific_Theatre" class="mw-redirect" title="South West Pacific Theatre">South West Pacific Theatre</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In June of that year, he was appointed <a href="/wiki/Commander" title="Commander">commander</a> of the <a href="/wiki/41st_Pursuit_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="41st Pursuit Squadron">41st Pursuit Squadron</a>, and by 1943, he was a major in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Corps" title="United States Army Air Corps">United States Army Air Corps</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In August 1943, Doss became commander of the <a href="/wiki/35th_Fighter_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="35th Fighter Group">35th Fighter Group</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and in November, Doss was promoted to <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_colonel" title="Lieutenant colonel">lieutenant colonel</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1944, under Doss's command the 35th Fighter Group set a record for the longest fighter mission in the <a href="/wiki/South_West_Pacific_Theater" class="mw-redirect" title="South West Pacific Theater">South West Pacific Theater</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After, the <a href="/wiki/35th_Fighter_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="35th Fighter Group">35th Fighter Group</a> continued into the Philippines. Under Doss's leadership, the group held a combat score of 397 victories and was the first fighter squadron to reach the Japanese mainland.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After leading the 35th Fighter Group through the <a href="/wiki/South_West_Pacific_Theater" class="mw-redirect" title="South West Pacific Theater">South West Pacific Theater</a> from Lae, New Guinea to Okinawa, Japan, Doss was promoted to colonel in 1945.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Doss's leadership as commander has been commended as integral to the advancement of long-range fighter tactics in the <a href="/wiki/South_West_Pacific_Theater" class="mw-redirect" title="South West Pacific Theater">South West Pacific Theater</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His strategic leadership received mention in a booklet that was published by World War II combat pilots of the South West Pacific.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Korean_War">Korean War</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Edwin_A._Doss&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Korean War"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Colonel_Edwin_A._Doss_on_Plane.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Colonel_Edwin_A._Doss_on_Plane.JPG/200px-Colonel_Edwin_A._Doss_on_Plane.JPG" decoding="async" width="200" height="152" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Colonel_Edwin_A._Doss_on_Plane.JPG/300px-Colonel_Edwin_A._Doss_on_Plane.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Colonel_Edwin_A._Doss_on_Plane.JPG/400px-Colonel_Edwin_A._Doss_on_Plane.JPG 2x" data-file-width="849" data-file-height="646" /></a><figcaption>Colonel Edwin A. Doss</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Col._Doss.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Col._Doss.JPG/200px-Col._Doss.JPG" decoding="async" width="200" height="162" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Col._Doss.JPG/300px-Col._Doss.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Col._Doss.JPG/400px-Col._Doss.JPG 2x" data-file-width="903" data-file-height="730" /></a><figcaption>Col. Doss (left) after mission</figcaption></figure><p>In March 1953, Doss was appointed as Commander of the 49th Fighter Wing at <a href="/wiki/Kunsan" class="mw-redirect" title="Kunsan">Kunsan</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea">South Korea</a>, where he flew a <a href="/wiki/Thunderjet" class="mw-redirect" title="Thunderjet">F-84G</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a combat commander, he led the <a href="/wiki/49th_Wing" title="49th Wing">49th Fighter Bomber Wing</a> and then the <a href="/wiki/3d_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="3d Wing">3rd Bombardment Wing</a>, both at <a href="/wiki/Kunsan_Air_Base" title="Kunsan Air Base">Kunsan</a>, through the end of the <a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a>. He returned to the United States in April 1954.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Later_military_years_(1954–1968)"><span id="Later_military_years_.281954.E2.80.931968.29"></span>Later military years (1954–1968)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Edwin_A._Doss&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Later military years (1954–1968)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Col._E._A._Doss.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Col._E._A._Doss.JPG/300px-Col._E._A._Doss.JPG" decoding="async" width="300" height="231" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Col._E._A._Doss.JPG/450px-Col._E._A._Doss.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Col._E._A._Doss.JPG/600px-Col._E._A._Doss.JPG 2x" data-file-width="856" data-file-height="659" /></a><figcaption>Colonel Doss</figcaption></figure><p>After returning to the United States, Doss was appointed as senior Air Force advisor to the <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Air_National_Guard" title="Pennsylvania Air National Guard">Pennsylvania Air National Guard</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His next assignment was as vice commander of the 85th Air Defense Division at <a href="/wiki/Andrews_Air_Force_Base" title="Andrews Air Force Base">Andrews Air Force Base</a>. He then served as deputy commander of the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Air_Defense_Sector" title="Washington Air Defense Sector">Washington Air Defense Sector</a> at Fort Lee, Virginia until 1960, when he was appointed <a href="/wiki/Commander#United_States_Air_Force" title="Commander">commander</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Bangor_Air_Defense_Sector" title="Bangor Air Defense Sector">Bangor Air Defense Sector</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While serving as commander of the Bangor Air Defense Sector, he held the position of commander of the Bangor North American Air Defense Sector.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1963, Doss was appointed deputy inspector general and <a href="/wiki/Inspector_General#U.S._military" class="mw-redirect" title="Inspector General">inspector general</a> of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Forces_in_Europe" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Air Forces in Europe">United States Air Forces in Europe</a> (USAFE) headquarters.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He served as head of the command liaison agency to the government of France at Paris from 1964 until 1966, and then deputy commander of the <a href="/wiki/25th_Air_Division" title="25th Air Division">25th Air Division</a> at <a href="/wiki/McChord_Air_Force_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="McChord Air Force Base">McChord Air Force Base</a> until he retired from the Air Force in 1968. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Edwin_A._Doss_1944.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Edwin_A._Doss_1944.jpg/220px-Edwin_A._Doss_1944.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="272" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a3/Edwin_A._Doss_1944.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="309" data-file-height="382" /></a><figcaption>Edwin A. Doss</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Edwin_A._Doss&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:General_Orders_No._37_Oct._25,_1954_0001.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/General_Orders_No._37_Oct._25%2C_1954_0001.jpg/220px-General_Orders_No._37_Oct._25%2C_1954_0001.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="289" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/General_Orders_No._37_Oct._25%2C_1954_0001.jpg/330px-General_Orders_No._37_Oct._25%2C_1954_0001.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/General_Orders_No._37_Oct._25%2C_1954_0001.jpg/440px-General_Orders_No._37_Oct._25%2C_1954_0001.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3152" /></a><figcaption>General Orders 37 Secretary of the Air Force Oct. 25, 1954 Page 1</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:General_Orders_No._37_Oct._25,_1954_0002.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/General_Orders_No._37_Oct._25%2C_1954_0002.jpg/220px-General_Orders_No._37_Oct._25%2C_1954_0002.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="288" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/General_Orders_No._37_Oct._25%2C_1954_0002.jpg/330px-General_Orders_No._37_Oct._25%2C_1954_0002.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/General_Orders_No._37_Oct._25%2C_1954_0002.jpg/440px-General_Orders_No._37_Oct._25%2C_1954_0002.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2408" data-file-height="3156" /></a><figcaption>General Orders 37 Secretary of the Air Force Oct. 25, 1954 Page 2</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Col._E.A._Doss_Legion_of_Merit_October_25,_1954.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Col._E.A._Doss_Legion_of_Merit_October_25%2C_1954.jpg/220px-Col._E.A._Doss_Legion_of_Merit_October_25%2C_1954.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="184" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Col._E.A._Doss_Legion_of_Merit_October_25%2C_1954.jpg/330px-Col._E.A._Doss_Legion_of_Merit_October_25%2C_1954.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Col._E.A._Doss_Legion_of_Merit_October_25%2C_1954.jpg/440px-Col._E.A._Doss_Legion_of_Merit_October_25%2C_1954.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2390" data-file-height="1995" /></a><figcaption>Col. Edwin A. Doss Legion of Merit October 25, 1954</figcaption></figure> <ul><li>1932 Graduate, Portageville High School</li> <li>1936 Graduate, Lead Belt Junior College</li> <li>1938 Student, <a href="/wiki/University_of_Southern_California" title="University of Southern California">University of Southern California</a></li> <li>1940 United States Army Air Corps Flying School</li> <li>1945 <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Command_and_General_Staff_College#Schools" title="United States Army Command and General Staff College">Command and General Staff School</a></li> <li>1947 Basic Military Management</li> <li>1948 <a href="/wiki/Air_Command_and_Staff_College" title="Air Command and Staff College">Air Command and Staff School</a></li> <li>1954 Graduate, <a href="/wiki/University_System_of_Maryland" title="University System of Maryland">University of Maryland</a></li> <li>1958 <a href="/wiki/National_War_College" title="National War College">National War College</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fort_Lesley_J._McNair" title="Fort Lesley J. McNair">Fort Lesley J. McNair</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Assignments">Assignments</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Edwin_A._Doss&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Assignments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <td align="right" width="30pt">1.</td> <td align="center" width="172pt">Apr 1940 – Dec 1940</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aviation_cadet" class="mw-redirect" title="Aviation cadet">Aviation cadet</a> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td align="right" width="30pt">2.</td> <td align="center" width="172pt">Dec 1940 – Jun 1941</td> <td>Commissioned <a href="/wiki/Second_lieutenant" title="Second lieutenant">second lieutenant</a> and pilot in <a href="/wiki/41st_Pursuit_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="41st Pursuit Squadron">41st Pursuit Squadron</a> at <a href="/wiki/Selfridge_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Selfridge Field">Selfridge Field</a>, Michigan. </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td align="right" width="30pt">3.</td> <td align="center" width="172pt">Jun 1941 – Jun 1942</td> <td>Operations officer, <a href="/wiki/41st_Pursuit_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="41st Pursuit Squadron">41st Pursuit Squadron</a>, <a href="/wiki/Selfridge_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Selfridge Field">Selfridge Field</a> Michigan, and <a href="/wiki/Port_Moresby" title="Port Moresby">Port Moresby</a>, New Guinea. </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td align="right" width="30pt">4.</td> <td align="center" width="172pt">Jun 1942 – Aug 1943</td> <td>Squadron commander, <a href="/wiki/41st_Fighter_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="41st Fighter Squadron">41st Fighter Squadron</a>, <a href="/wiki/Port_Moresby" title="Port Moresby">Port Moresby</a>, New Guinea. </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td align="right" width="30pt">5.</td> <td align="center" width="172pt">Aug 1943 – Sep 1945</td> <td>Group commander, <a href="/wiki/35th_Fighter_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="35th Fighter Group">35th Fighter Group</a>, <a href="/wiki/Port_Moresby" title="Port Moresby">Port Moresby</a>, New Guinea, Okinawa. </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td align="right" width="30pt">6.</td> <td align="center" width="172pt">Sep 1945 – Feb 1946</td> <td>Command and General Staff School, <a href="/wiki/Fort_Leavenworth" title="Fort Leavenworth">Fort Leavenworth</a>, Kansas </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td align="right" width="30pt">7.</td> <td align="center" width="172pt">Feb 1946 – Mar 1947</td> <td>Deputy air inspector, <a href="/wiki/Fifteenth_Air_Force" title="Fifteenth Air Force">Fifteenth Air Force</a>, Colorado Springs, Colorado </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td align="right" width="30pt">8.</td> <td align="center" width="172pt">Mar 1947 – Aug 1947</td> <td>Chief of staff, 62nd Fighter Wing, <a href="/wiki/Selfridge_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Selfridge Field">Selfridge Field</a>, Michigan </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td align="right" width="30pt">9.</td> <td align="center" width="172pt">Aug 1947 – Jul 1948</td> <td>Group commander, <a href="/wiki/27th_Fighter_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="27th Fighter Group">27th Fighter Group</a>, Kearney, Nebraska </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td align="right" width="30pt">10.</td> <td align="center" width="172pt">Jul 1948 – Jan 1949</td> <td>Air Command and Staff School, <a href="/wiki/Maxwell_Air_Force_Base" title="Maxwell Air Force Base">Maxwell Air Force Base</a>, Alabama </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td align="right" width="30pt">11.</td> <td align="center" width="172pt">Jan 1949 – Jul 1950</td> <td>Deputy for Reserve Forces Headquarters, <a href="/wiki/Tenth_Air_Force" title="Tenth Air Force">Tenth Air Force</a>, <a href="/wiki/Selfridge_Air_Force_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Selfridge Air Force Base">Selfridge Air Force Base</a>, Michigan </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td align="right" width="30pt">12.</td> <td align="center" width="172pt">Jul 1950 – Jun 1951</td> <td>Senior Air Force advisor, <a href="/wiki/66th_Fighter_Wing" title="66th Fighter Wing">66th Fighter Wing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Illinois_Air_National_Guard" title="Illinois Air National Guard">Illinois Air National Guard</a> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td align="right" width="30pt">13.</td> <td align="center" width="172pt">Jun 1951 – Feb 1953</td> <td>Air Force member (Air Defense) of the Weapons Systems Evaluation Group, Headquarters USAF <a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_Secretary_of_Defense" title="Office of the Secretary of Defense">Office of the Secretary of Defense</a> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td align="right" width="30pt">14.</td> <td align="center" width="172pt">Feb 1953 – Apr 1953</td> <td>Student officer, Jet Transition Course, <a href="/wiki/Craig_Air_Force_Base" title="Craig Air Force Base">Craig Air Force Base</a>, Alabama </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td align="right" width="30pt">15.</td> <td align="center" width="172pt">Apr 1953 – Dec 1953</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wing_Commander_(rank)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wing Commander (rank)">Wing commander</a>, 49th Fighter Bomber Wing, K-8, Kunsan, Korea </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td align="right" width="30pt">16.</td> <td align="center" width="172pt">Dec 1953 – May 1954</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wing_Commander_(rank)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wing Commander (rank)">Wing commander</a>, 3rd Bomb Wing, K-8, Kunsan, Korea </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td align="right" width="30pt">17.</td> <td align="center" width="172pt">May 1954 – Aug 1957</td> <td>Senior Air Force advisor to the <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Air_National_Guard" title="Pennsylvania Air National Guard">Pennsylvania Air National Guard</a> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td align="right" width="30pt">18.</td> <td align="center" width="172pt">Aug 1957 – Jul 1958</td> <td>Student at the <a href="/wiki/National_War_College" title="National War College">National War College</a> Washington, D. C. </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td align="right" width="30pt">19.</td> <td align="center" width="172pt">Jul 1958 – May 1959</td> <td>Vice commander, <a href="/wiki/85th_Air_Division" title="85th Air Division">85th Air Division</a>, <a href="/wiki/Andrews_Air_Force_Base" title="Andrews Air Force Base">Andrews Air Force Base</a>, Maryland </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td align="right" width="30pt">20.</td> <td align="center" width="172pt">May 1959 – Apr 1960</td> <td>Deputy commander, <a href="/wiki/Washington_Air_Defense_Sector" title="Washington Air Defense Sector">Washington Air Defense Sector</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fort_Lee_(Virginia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fort Lee (Virginia)">Fort Lee</a>, Virginia </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td align="right" width="30pt">21.</td> <td align="center" width="172pt">Apr 1960 – Jul 1963</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Commander#United_States_Air_Force" title="Commander">Commander</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bangor_Air_Defense_Sector" title="Bangor Air Defense Sector">Bangor Air Defense Sector</a>, Brunswick, Maine </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td align="right" width="30pt">22.</td> <td align="center" width="172pt">Jul 1963 – Jul 1964</td> <td>Deputy inspector general and <a href="/wiki/Inspector_General#U.S._military" class="mw-redirect" title="Inspector General">inspector general</a>, Headquarters USAFE </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td align="right" width="30pt">23.</td> <td align="center" width="172pt">Jul 1964 – Jun 1966</td> <td><a href="/wiki/USAFE" class="mw-redirect" title="USAFE">USAFE</a> French Liaison Office, Paris, France </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td align="right" width="30pt">24.</td> <td align="center" width="172pt">Jun 1966 – Jul 1968</td> <td>Deputy commander, <a href="/wiki/25th_Air_Division" title="25th Air Division">25th Air Division</a>, <a href="/wiki/McChord_Air_Force_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="McChord Air Force Base">McChord Air Force Base</a>, Tacoma, Washington </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Flight_information">Flight information</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Edwin_A._Doss&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Flight information"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Rating: <a href="/wiki/Command_Pilot" class="mw-redirect" title="Command Pilot">Command Pilot</a></li> <li>Flight hours: More than 4,500</li> <li>Aircraft flown: <a href="/wiki/P-47" class="mw-redirect" title="P-47">P-47</a>, <a href="/wiki/P-51" class="mw-redirect" title="P-51">P-51</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Thunderjet" class="mw-redirect" title="Thunderjet">F-84G</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_decorations">Awards and decorations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Edwin_A._Doss&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Awards and decorations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Badges">Badges</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Edwin_A._Doss&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Badges"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table> <tbody><tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:COMMAND_PILOT_WINGS.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/COMMAND_PILOT_WINGS.png/200px-COMMAND_PILOT_WINGS.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/COMMAND_PILOT_WINGS.png/300px-COMMAND_PILOT_WINGS.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/COMMAND_PILOT_WINGS.png/400px-COMMAND_PILOT_WINGS.png 2x" data-file-width="1050" data-file-height="444" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_Aviator_Badge" title="United States Aviator Badge">US Air Force Command Pilot Badge</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Office_of_the_Secretary_of_Defense_Identification_Badge.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Office_of_the_Secretary_of_Defense_Identification_Badge.png/75px-Office_of_the_Secretary_of_Defense_Identification_Badge.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Office_of_the_Secretary_of_Defense_Identification_Badge.png/113px-Office_of_the_Secretary_of_Defense_Identification_Badge.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Office_of_the_Secretary_of_Defense_Identification_Badge.png/150px-Office_of_the_Secretary_of_Defense_Identification_Badge.png 2x" data-file-width="598" data-file-height="596" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_Defense_Identification_Badge" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of Defense Identification Badge">Secretary of Defense Identification Badge</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:United_States_Air_Force_Missile_Badge.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/United_States_Air_Force_Missile_Badge.svg/30px-United_States_Air_Force_Missile_Badge.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="96" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/United_States_Air_Force_Missile_Badge.svg/45px-United_States_Air_Force_Missile_Badge.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/United_States_Air_Force_Missile_Badge.svg/60px-United_States_Air_Force_Missile_Badge.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="126" data-file-height="404" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Guided_Missile_Insignia" class="mw-redirect" title="Guided Missile Insignia">Guided Missile Insignia</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Edwin_A._Doss_Legion_of_Merit_Citation.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Edwin_A._Doss_Legion_of_Merit_Citation.jpg/220px-Edwin_A._Doss_Legion_of_Merit_Citation.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="290" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Edwin_A._Doss_Legion_of_Merit_Citation.jpg/330px-Edwin_A._Doss_Legion_of_Merit_Citation.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Edwin_A._Doss_Legion_of_Merit_Citation.jpg/440px-Edwin_A._Doss_Legion_of_Merit_Citation.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2404" data-file-height="3172" /></a><figcaption>Edwin A. Doss Legion of Merit Citation</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Colonel_Edwin_A._Doss_CCC_Sergeant_Stripes.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/38/Colonel_Edwin_A._Doss_CCC_Sergeant_Stripes.jpg/220px-Colonel_Edwin_A._Doss_CCC_Sergeant_Stripes.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="291" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/38/Colonel_Edwin_A._Doss_CCC_Sergeant_Stripes.jpg/330px-Colonel_Edwin_A._Doss_CCC_Sergeant_Stripes.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/38/Colonel_Edwin_A._Doss_CCC_Sergeant_Stripes.jpg/440px-Colonel_Edwin_A._Doss_CCC_Sergeant_Stripes.jpg 2x" data-file-width="975" data-file-height="1290" /></a><figcaption>Colonel Edwin A. Doss's Civilian Conservation Corps First Sergeant Stripes</figcaption></figure> <table> <tbody><tr> <td><div style="position:relative; width:106px; border:none; line-height:1.5em; display:-moz-inline-stack; display:inline-block; zoom:1; *display:inline;"><div style="position:relative; display:inline-block;"><div style="position: absolute; left: 43px; top: 5px; padding: 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Bronze oak leaf cluster"><img alt="Bronze oak leaf cluster" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg/22px-Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg/33px-Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg/44px-Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="297" data-file-height="252" 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*display:inline;"><div style="position:relative; display:inline-block;"><div style="position: absolute; left: 43px; top: 5px; padding: 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Bronze oak leaf cluster"><img alt="Bronze oak leaf cluster" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg/22px-Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg/33px-Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg/44px-Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="297" data-file-height="252" /></a></span></div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Distinguished_Flying_Cross_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Distinguished_Flying_Cross_ribbon.svg/106px-Distinguished_Flying_Cross_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="106" height="29" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Distinguished_Flying_Cross_ribbon.svg/159px-Distinguished_Flying_Cross_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Distinguished_Flying_Cross_ribbon.svg/212px-Distinguished_Flying_Cross_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span></div></div> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_States)" title="Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)">Distinguished Flying Cross</a> with one Oak Leaf Cluster </td></tr> <tr> <td><div style="position:relative; width:106px; border:none; line-height:1.5em; display:-moz-inline-stack; display:inline-block; zoom:1; *display:inline;"><div style="position:relative; display:inline-block;"><div style="position: absolute; left: 23px; top: 5px; padding: 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Bronze oak leaf cluster"><img alt="Bronze oak leaf cluster" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg/22px-Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg/33px-Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg/44px-Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="297" data-file-height="252" /></a></span></div><div style="position: absolute; left: 63px; top: 5px; padding: 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Bronze oak leaf cluster"><img alt="Bronze oak leaf cluster" 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data-file-height="60" /></a></span></div></div> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_Medal" title="Air Medal">Air Medal</a> with two Oak Leaf Clusters </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army_Commendation_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Army_Commendation_Medal_ribbon.svg/106px-Army_Commendation_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="106" height="29" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Army_Commendation_Medal_ribbon.svg/159px-Army_Commendation_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Army_Commendation_Medal_ribbon.svg/212px-Army_Commendation_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Army_Commendation_Medal" class="mw-redirect" title="Army Commendation Medal">Army Commendation Medal</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div style="position:relative; width:106px; border:none; line-height:1.5em; display:-moz-inline-stack; display:inline-block; zoom:1; *display:inline;"><div style="position:relative; display:inline-block;"><div style="position: absolute; left: 43px; top: 5px; padding: 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Bronze oak leaf cluster"><img alt="Bronze oak leaf cluster" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg/22px-Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg/33px-Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg/44px-Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="297" data-file-height="252" /></a></span></div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AF_Presidential_Unit_Citation_Ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/AF_Presidential_Unit_Citation_Ribbon.png/106px-AF_Presidential_Unit_Citation_Ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="106" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/AF_Presidential_Unit_Citation_Ribbon.png/159px-AF_Presidential_Unit_Citation_Ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/AF_Presidential_Unit_Citation_Ribbon.png/212px-AF_Presidential_Unit_Citation_Ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="456" data-file-height="131" /></a></span></div></div> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Unit_Citation" class="mw-redirect" title="Distinguished Unit Citation">Air Force Presidential Unit Citation</a> with Oak Leaf Cluster </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Outstanding_Unit_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Outstanding_Unit_ribbon.svg/106px-Outstanding_Unit_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="106" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Outstanding_Unit_ribbon.svg/159px-Outstanding_Unit_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Outstanding_Unit_ribbon.svg/212px-Outstanding_Unit_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="106" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Outstanding_Unit_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Outstanding Unit Award">Outstanding Unit Award</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:American_Defense_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/American_Defense_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/106px-American_Defense_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="106" height="29" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/American_Defense_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/159px-American_Defense_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/American_Defense_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/212px-American_Defense_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Defense_Service_Medal" title="American Defense Service Medal">American Defense Service Medal</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:American_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/American_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg/106px-American_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="106" height="29" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/American_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg/159px-American_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/American_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg/212px-American_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Campaign_Medal" title="American Campaign Medal">American Campaign Medal</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div style="position:relative; width:106px; border:none; line-height:1.5em; display:-moz-inline-stack; display:inline-block; zoom:1; *display:inline;"><div style="position:relative; display:inline-block;"><div style="position: absolute; left: 3px; top: 5px; padding: 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Silver-service-star-3d.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Silver service star"><img alt="Silver star" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Silver-service-star-3d.svg/18px-Silver-service-star-3d.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Silver-service-star-3d.svg/27px-Silver-service-star-3d.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Silver-service-star-3d.svg/36px-Silver-service-star-3d.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="476" data-file-height="476" /></a></span></div><div style="position: absolute; left: 23px; top: 5px; padding: 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ribbonstar-bronze.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Bronze service star"><img alt="Bronze star" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Ribbonstar-bronze.svg/18px-Ribbonstar-bronze.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Ribbonstar-bronze.svg/27px-Ribbonstar-bronze.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Ribbonstar-bronze.svg/36px-Ribbonstar-bronze.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="214" data-file-height="200" /></a></span></div><div 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data-file-height="200" /></a></span></div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg/106px-Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="106" height="29" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg/159px-Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg/212px-Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span></div></div> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal" class="mw-redirect" title="Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal">Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal</a> with nine <a href="/wiki/Service_stars" class="mw-redirect" title="Service stars">Service stars</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:World_War_II_Victory_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/World_War_II_Victory_Medal_ribbon.svg/106px-World_War_II_Victory_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="106" height="29" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/World_War_II_Victory_Medal_ribbon.svg/159px-World_War_II_Victory_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/World_War_II_Victory_Medal_ribbon.svg/212px-World_War_II_Victory_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="140" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/World_War_II_Victory_Medal" title="World War II Victory Medal">World War II Victory Medal</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div style="position:relative; width:106px; border:none; line-height:1.5em; display:-moz-inline-stack; display:inline-block; zoom:1; 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/National_Defense_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/106px-National_Defense_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="106" height="29" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/National_Defense_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/159px-National_Defense_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/National_Defense_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/212px-National_Defense_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span></div></div> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Defense_Service_Medal" title="National Defense Service Medal">National Defense Service Medal</a> with service star </td></tr> <tr> <td><div style="position:relative; width:106px; border:none; line-height:1.5em; display:-moz-inline-stack; display:inline-block; zoom:1; *display:inline;"><div style="position:relative; display:inline-block;"><div style="position: 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<td><a href="/wiki/Korean_Service_Medal" title="Korean Service Medal">Korean Service Medal</a> with two service stars </td></tr> <tr> <td><div style="position:relative; width:106px; border:none; line-height:1.5em; display:-moz-inline-stack; display:inline-block; zoom:1; *display:inline;"><div style="position:relative; display:inline-block;"><div style="position: absolute; left: 43px; top: 5px; padding: 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Silver_oakleaf-3d.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Silver oak leaf cluster"><img alt="Silver oak leaf cluster" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Silver_oakleaf-3d.svg/22px-Silver_oakleaf-3d.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Silver_oakleaf-3d.svg/33px-Silver_oakleaf-3d.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Silver_oakleaf-3d.svg/44px-Silver_oakleaf-3d.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="106" data-file-height="85" /></a></span></div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Air_Force_Longevity_Service_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Air_Force_Longevity_Service_ribbon.svg/106px-Air_Force_Longevity_Service_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="106" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Air_Force_Longevity_Service_ribbon.svg/159px-Air_Force_Longevity_Service_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Air_Force_Longevity_Service_ribbon.svg/212px-Air_Force_Longevity_Service_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="106" data-file-height="30" /></a></span></div></div> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Longevity_Service_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Force Longevity Service Award">Air Force Longevity Service Award</a> with silver oak leaf cluster </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Philippine_Defense_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/50/Philippine_Defense_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="106" height="30" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="106" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philippine_Defense_Medal" title="Philippine Defense Medal">Philippine Defense Medal</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:PHL_Independence_Medal_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/PHL_Independence_Medal_ribbon.png/106px-PHL_Independence_Medal_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="106" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/PHL_Independence_Medal_ribbon.png/159px-PHL_Independence_Medal_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/PHL_Independence_Medal_ribbon.png/212px-PHL_Independence_Medal_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="350" data-file-height="99" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philippine_Independence_Medal" title="Philippine Independence Medal">Philippine Independence Medal</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Phliber_rib.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Phliber_rib.svg/106px-Phliber_rib.svg.png" decoding="async" width="106" height="29" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Phliber_rib.svg/159px-Phliber_rib.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Phliber_rib.svg/212px-Phliber_rib.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philippine_Liberation_Medal" title="Philippine Liberation Medal">Philippine Liberation Medal</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div style="position:relative; width:106px; border:none; line-height:1.5em; display:-moz-inline-stack; display:inline-block; zoom:1; *display:inline;"><div style="position:relative; display:inline-block;"><div style="position: absolute; left: 43px; top: 5px; padding: 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Award-star-silver-3d.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Silver award star"><img alt="Silver star" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Award-star-silver-3d.png/22px-Award-star-silver-3d.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="21" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Award-star-silver-3d.png/33px-Award-star-silver-3d.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Award-star-silver-3d.png/44px-Award-star-silver-3d.png 2x" data-file-width="132" data-file-height="126" /></a></span></div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Eulji_Cordon_Medal.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/89/Eulji_Cordon_Medal.png" decoding="async" width="106" height="30" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="106" data-file-height="30" /></a></span></div></div> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Order_of_Military_Merit_(Korea)" class="mw-redirect" title="Order of Military Merit (Korea)">Order of Military Merit (Korea)</a> - Eulji Medal with Silver Star </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Presidential_Unit_Citation_(Philippines).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Presidential_Unit_Citation_%28Philippines%29.svg/106px-Presidential_Unit_Citation_%28Philippines%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="106" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Presidential_Unit_Citation_%28Philippines%29.svg/159px-Presidential_Unit_Citation_%28Philippines%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Presidential_Unit_Citation_%28Philippines%29.svg/212px-Presidential_Unit_Citation_%28Philippines%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="106" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philippine_Republic_Presidential_Unit_Citation" title="Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation">Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Presidential_Unit_Citation_(South_Korea).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Presidential_Unit_Citation_%28South_Korea%29.svg/106px-Presidential_Unit_Citation_%28South_Korea%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="106" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Presidential_Unit_Citation_%28South_Korea%29.svg/159px-Presidential_Unit_Citation_%28South_Korea%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Presidential_Unit_Citation_%28South_Korea%29.svg/212px-Presidential_Unit_Citation_%28South_Korea%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="106" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Korea_Presidential_Unit_Citation" class="mw-redirect" title="Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation">Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:United_Nations_Service_Medal_Korea_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/United_Nations_Service_Medal_Korea_ribbon.svg/106px-United_Nations_Service_Medal_Korea_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="106" height="29" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/United_Nations_Service_Medal_Korea_ribbon.svg/159px-United_Nations_Service_Medal_Korea_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/United_Nations_Service_Medal_Korea_ribbon.svg/212px-United_Nations_Service_Medal_Korea_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Korea_Medal" class="mw-redirect" title="United Nations Korea Medal">United Nations Korea Medal</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Effective_dates_of_promotion">Effective dates of promotion</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Edwin_A._Doss&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Effective dates of promotion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" border="1"> <tbody><tr> <th>Insignia</th> <th>Rank</th> <th>Temporary</th> <th>Permanent </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="60pt"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US-O1_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/US-O1_insignia.svg/6px-US-O1_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/US-O1_insignia.svg/9px-US-O1_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/US-O1_insignia.svg/12px-US-O1_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="500" /></a></span> </td> <td width="150pt"><a href="/wiki/Second_Lieutenant" class="mw-redirect" title="Second Lieutenant">Second Lieutenant</a> </td> <td width="160pt">December 20, 1940 </td> <td width="160pt">December 20, 1940 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US-O2_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/US-O2_insignia.svg/6px-US-O2_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/US-O2_insignia.svg/9px-US-O2_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/US-O2_insignia.svg/12px-US-O2_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/First_lieutenant" title="First lieutenant">First lieutenant</a></td> <td>June 1, 1942</td> <td>September 14, 1942 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US-O3_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/US-O3_insignia.svg/15px-US-O3_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/US-O3_insignia.svg/23px-US-O3_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/US-O3_insignia.svg/30px-US-O3_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="534" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Captain_(U.S._Air_Force)" class="mw-redirect" title="Captain (U.S. Air Force)">Captain</a></td> <td>October 15, 1942</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US-O4_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/US-O4_insignia.svg/20px-US-O4_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="21" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/US-O4_insignia.svg/30px-US-O4_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/US-O4_insignia.svg/40px-US-O4_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="524" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Major_(rank)" title="Major (rank)">Major</a></td> <td>March 4, 1943</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US-O5_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/US-O5_insignia.svg/20px-US-O5_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="21" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/US-O5_insignia.svg/30px-US-O5_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/US-O5_insignia.svg/40px-US-O5_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="524" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_colonel" title="Lieutenant colonel">Lieutenant colonel</a></td> <td>November 28, 1943</td> <td>July 1, 1948 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US-O6_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/US-O6_insignia.svg/25px-US-O6_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/US-O6_insignia.svg/38px-US-O6_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/US-O6_insignia.svg/50px-US-O6_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="950" data-file-height="475" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colonel" title="Colonel">Colonel</a></td> <td>March 21, 1945</td> <td>July 2, 1954 </td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:E.A._Doss_Retirement.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/E.A._Doss_Retirement.jpg/220px-E.A._Doss_Retirement.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="281" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/E.A._Doss_Retirement.jpg/330px-E.A._Doss_Retirement.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/E.A._Doss_Retirement.jpg/440px-E.A._Doss_Retirement.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2200" data-file-height="2812" /></a><figcaption>Announcement of Retirement for Col. Edwin A. Doss September 11, 1968</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:E.A._Doss_Cert_of_Retirement.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/E.A._Doss_Cert_of_Retirement.jpg/220px-E.A._Doss_Cert_of_Retirement.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="277" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/E.A._Doss_Cert_of_Retirement.jpg/330px-E.A._Doss_Cert_of_Retirement.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/E.A._Doss_Cert_of_Retirement.jpg/440px-E.A._Doss_Cert_of_Retirement.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2200" data-file-height="2769" /></a><figcaption>Certificate of Retirement for Col. Edwin A. Doss September 12, 1968</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Edwin_A._Doss&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output 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27</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Pilots of the Fifth Air Force 16</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Holmes 26,27</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Pilots of the Fifth Air Force 16</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Holmes 27</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Holmes 27</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Holmes 27</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/newssdi">Social Security Death Index record</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Holmes 26</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Holmes 26</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Holmes 26</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Holmes 26</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Holmes 26</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.afhra.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=10238">Air Force Historical Research Agency</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160303214431/http://www.afhra.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=10238">Archived</a> 2016-03-03 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/Apr1941.htm">Aviation Archaeological Investigation & Research:March 1941 USAAF Accident Reports</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Holmes, 26</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Holmes 26</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.afhra.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=9683">Air Force Historical Research Agency</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160604223523/http://www.afhra.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=9683">Archived</a> 2016-06-04 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Holmes 26</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Wistrand</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-23">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Wistrand</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-24">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Holmes 26</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Pilots of the Fifth Air Force 16</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-26">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Pilots of the Fifth Air Force 16</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-27">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Holmes 27</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-28">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Futrell Appendix</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-29">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Holmes 27</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-30">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Holmes 27</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-31">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Holmes 27</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-32"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-32">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Holmes 27</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-33"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-33">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Holmes 27</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bibliography">Bibliography</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Edwin_A._Doss&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Bibliography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Pilots of the Fifth Air Force. “Fighter Combat Tactics in the Southwest Pacific Area.” Merriam Press, Vermont: 2007. <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px 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.cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-57638-017-3" title="Special:BookSources/1-57638-017-3">1-57638-017-3</a>. 83 pages.</li> <li>Holmes, Tony, Ed.. “'Twelve to One' V Fighter Command Aces of the Pacific War”. Oxford, Great Britain: Osprey Publishing, 2004. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-84176-784-0" title="Special:BookSources/1-84176-784-0">1-84176-784-0</a>. 129 pages.</li> <li>Wistrand, R. B. <i>Pacific Sweep: A Pictorial History of the Fifth Air Force Fighter Command</i>. F.H. Johnson, 1945. ASIN: B000ZUS7DW.</li> <li>Futrell, Robert F. “The United States Air Force in Korea 1950-1953.” Government Printing Office: 2007. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-16-048879-6" title="Special:BookSources/0-16-048879-6">0-16-048879-6</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Edwin_A._Doss&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Public Domain" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/62/PD-icon.svg/12px-PD-icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/62/PD-icon.svg/18px-PD-icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/62/PD-icon.svg/24px-PD-icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="196" data-file-height="196" /></span></span> This article incorporates <a href="/wiki/Copyright_status_of_works_by_the_federal_government_of_the_United_States" title="Copyright status of works by the federal government of the United States">public domain material</a> from websites or documents of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Government" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Government">United States Government</a>. </p>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; 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