Paul E. Ruestow, 81, a retired Air Force Major General who was director of logistics for US Air Forces in Europe during World War II and commander of the Far East Air Logistics Forces during the Korean War, died of a brain tumor 10Aug at his home in Jacksonville, FL. Gen Ruestow, a native of Valley Stream, NY, graduated eighth in his class from the US Military Academy at West Point, NY, in 1930. He served in the Army Corps of Engineers until 1936, then in the Army Air Corps. He transfered to the Air Force when it became a separate service in 1947. Virtually his entire career was in the field of logistics.
Information from "The Washington Post" 13Aug1990, p 6e, and a very special thank you to F.A.G. member Cheryl Chatfield Thompson for a lot of additional data.
DECORATIONS AND MEDALS:
Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Bronze Star Medal
Army Commendation Ribbon
French Croix de Guerre with palm
Czechoslovakia White Lion
War Cross, Czechoslovakia
American Defense Service Medal
European African Mediterranean Campaign Medal
Army of Occupation Medal (Germany)
World War II Victory Medal
American Campaign Medal
Korean Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
Air Force Longevity Service Award with five oak leaf clusters
Information from "The Washington Post" 13Aug1990, p 6e, and a very special thank you to F.A.G. member Cheryl Chatfield Thompson for a lot of additional data.
DECORATIONS AND MEDALS:
Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Bronze Star Medal
Army Commendation Ribbon
French Croix de Guerre with palm
Czechoslovakia White Lion
War Cross, Czechoslovakia
American Defense Service Medal
European African Mediterranean Campaign Medal
Army of Occupation Medal (Germany)
World War II Victory Medal
American Campaign Medal
Korean Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
Air Force Longevity Service Award with five oak leaf clusters
Paul E. Ruestow, 81, a retired Air Force Major General who was director of logistics for US Air Forces in Europe during World War II and commander of the Far East Air Logistics Forces during the Korean War, died of a brain tumor 10Aug at his home in Jacksonville, FL. Gen Ruestow, a native of Valley Stream, NY, graduated eighth in his class from the US Military Academy at West Point, NY, in 1930. He served in the Army Corps of Engineers until 1936, then in the Army Air Corps. He transfered to the Air Force when it became a separate service in 1947. Virtually his entire career was in the field of logistics.
Information from "The Washington Post" 13Aug1990, p 6e, and a very special thank you to F.A.G. member Cheryl Chatfield Thompson for a lot of additional data.
DECORATIONS AND MEDALS:
Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Bronze Star Medal
Army Commendation Ribbon
French Croix de Guerre with palm
Czechoslovakia White Lion
War Cross, Czechoslovakia
American Defense Service Medal
European African Mediterranean Campaign Medal
Army of Occupation Medal (Germany)
World War II Victory Medal
American Campaign Medal
Korean Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
Air Force Longevity Service Award with five oak leaf clusters
Information from "The Washington Post" 13Aug1990, p 6e, and a very special thank you to F.A.G. member Cheryl Chatfield Thompson for a lot of additional data.
DECORATIONS AND MEDALS:
Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Bronze Star Medal
Army Commendation Ribbon
French Croix de Guerre with palm
Czechoslovakia White Lion
War Cross, Czechoslovakia
American Defense Service Medal
European African Mediterranean Campaign Medal
Army of Occupation Medal (Germany)
World War II Victory Medal
American Campaign Medal
Korean Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
Air Force Longevity Service Award with five oak leaf clusters
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