John W. Vogt, Jr.
| John W. Vogt | |
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| Born |
March 18, 1920 Elizabeth, New Jersey |
| Died | April 16, 2010 (aged 90) Melbourne, Florida |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Air Force
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| Years of service | 1941–1975 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held | Pacific Air Forces U.S. Air Forces in Europe |
| Battles/wars | World War II; Vietnam War |
| Awards |
Army Distinguished Service Medal Air Force Distinguished Service Medal (3) Silver Star Legion of Merit Distinguished Flying Cross (5) Bronze Star Air Medal (4) Purple Heart |
General John William Vogt, Jr. (March 18, 1920 – April 16, 2010) was commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe, and commander in chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
Vogt was born on March 18, 1920 and died April 16, 2010. He received his bachelor of arts degree from Yale University and his master of arts from Columbia University. He was also a fellow of the Harvard School for International Affairs. In 1941 he entered the Army Air Corps as an aviation cadet and attended flying schools at Randolph Field and Ellington Field, Texas. He received his pilot wings and commission as second lieutenant in April 1942.
From April to December 1942, he served as a fighter pilot with the 63d Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group. In January 1943 he accompanied his squadron to England and completed a combat tour of duty as a flight commander. In May 1944 he became commander of the 360th Fighter Squadron, 356th Fighter Group, and completed a second combat tour. He participated in the Air Offensive, Europe, and Rhineland campaigns and the Normandy Invasion. He destroyed eight enemy aircraft in aerial combat.
From November 1945 to July 1946, he served as commander of the First Air Base Squadron and Ibura Army Base at Recife, Brazil, where he remained until he returned to the United States.
After various staff assignments, he was assigned, in 1951, to the Office of the Special Assistant to the Joint Chiefs of Staff for National Security Council Affairs, where he worked with the senior staff, and later, the planning board of the National Security Council.
In August 1955 he became assistant deputy for plans and operations, Headquarters Far East Air Forces, Japan. The following year, he was transferred to Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, as the special assistant to the chief of staff, commander in chief, Pacific.
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