Vietnam War USAF 14th Special Operations SPOOKY Medal Document Group

Vietnam War US Air Force Father and Son Grouping. Named to 14th Special Operations "Spooky" Gunship Navigator Major Larry Mitch Wooster FV3193511 and his Father, Lt. Colonel Vernon Oliver Wooster. (1) Distinguished Flying Cross. Named to Larry Wooster. Private engraving. Includes original award certificate, case, ribbon and lapel pin. (1) Air Medal. Named to Larry Wooster. Official engraving. Includes original award certificate, case, ribbon, original cardboard box and lapel pin. (1) Unnamed Bronze Star with case and lapel pin. (1) Joint Service Commendation Medal. Named to Vernon O. Wooster. Official engraving. Includes case, lapel pin and original cardboard box. (1) Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Bronze Star. Attached to the medal is the original award certificate for Larry Wooster. (1) RVNAF Meritorious Service medal. (1) RVNAF Air Gallantry Cross with Bronze Wings. Mini medal included. (1) Vietnam Civil Actions Medal, 1st Class. (4) Dog tags named to Vernon Wooster. (2) Dog tags named to Larry W. Wooster. (1) 7th Airborne Command and Control Squadron Patch. (1) Navigator Logs for a March 22, 1967 flight on a T-29-C. Also included are ranks, insignia, bullion wings, nametapes and more. Larry Mitch Wooster was born in 1944. He earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Virginia Tech. He served in the U.S. Air Force from the 1960s until his retirement in 1981, at the rank of Major. From 1966 to 1970, he served in Vietnam as a navigator on an AC-47 "Spooky" gunship and participated in civil affairs projects. After he retired from the military, he earned a master�s degree in guidance and counseling from Old Dominion University. He later authored a short memoir titled �VIETNAM: Spooky & Civil Affairs: Some Positive Memories.� Vernon Oliver Wooster was born in 1915. He received a bachelor�s degree in mechanical engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute. He joined the U.S. Army Air Force in 1941 as a maintenance officer for USAAF Bombers. Vernon Wooster served for 28 years, mostly as a maintenance squadron commander. Most notably, Wooster was in charge of joint forces inspection teams responsible for nuclear weapons oversight in Europe during the Cold War. After he retired from the Air Force, he worked as a rural mail carrier and a waterman.. The piece is vintage and therefore may show signs of age, wear, or patina.Terms:I do combine shipping on multiple items, within a week of each other (unless arranged otherwise in advance). Once you have finished buying, I will send a consolidated invoice reflecting one shipping price. Payment is due within 4 days of auction close, unless cleared with me prior to bidding/winning. At that time, an unpaid item case will automatically be opened.I sell hundreds of items a month, so I am often behind on leaving feedback. It will be left, but please be patient. Do not message me seeking feedback.