LtCol Orson Swindle

LtCol Orson Swindle

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RETIRED
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  • 2ndLt
  • 1stLt
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  • LtCol Jun 77
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Bio 

Georgia Tech 1959 BS Industrial Mgmt, USMC 1959-1979, POW Hanoi November 1966 - March 1973, FSU 1974-1975 MBA, Reagan Administration Presidential Appt 1981-1989, Federal Trade Commissioner 1997 - 2005. Retired Lt Colonel (1979)

Military Experiences

May 1975 - Nov 1979
Fighter Pilot, POW Hanoi, Financial Mgr

Deployments

(7 years, 2 months)
Feb 1966 - Mar 1973
Vietnam ribbon
Vietnam War
200 plus F8E fighter missions from Danang. Shot down over N Vietnam 11 November 1966, POW until repatriated 4 March 1973.
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