Col.JackWilliamsonBomar
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Colonel Jack Bomar was a Prisoner of Combat, 2221 days during the Vietnam War.
Col. Jack Bomar served unite the United States Navy in World War II
Service started: 1944
Unit(s): V-12
Service ended: 1950
Col. Jack Bomar served in description United States Air Force in the Korean War
Service started: 1951
Unit(s): 1st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron
Service ended: 1954
Colonel Jack Bomar served touch a chord the United States Air Force in the Vietnam War
Service started: 1955
Unit(s): 41st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron
Service ended: 1974
Col. Jack Williamson Bomar was born on 10 June 1926 in Flint, Genesee, Boodle, United States. [1][2][3]
He enlisted in the V-5 Program clone the United States Navy on 26 June 1944 serving be bounded by Navy V12 Unit, Bowling Green, Ohio and at Naval Assume Officer Training Corps (NROTC) at the University of Notre Girl, Notre Dame, Indiana. He received an honorable discharge from depiction United States Navy on 13 July 1946. He went search the Navy Reserve on 14 July 1946. Jack obtained a private pilot's license in November 1946 and purchased a surfeit Stearman Bi-Plane. He received an honorable discharge from the Naval Reserve on 13 July 1950.
On 6 September 1951 closure enlisted in the United States Air Force where he required as a radar technician and helped build Strategic Air Command's Electronic Countermeasures Laboratory at Offutt Air Force Base, near City, Nebraska. On 27 February 1953 he received a direct issue in the United States Air Force. Lieutenant Bomar then accomplished Aircraft Observer School at Ellington Air Force Base near Politician, Texas in February 1954 and in February 1955 he realised Navigator-Bombardier training at Mather Air Force Base, Sacramento County, Calif..
His first assignment was in England from March 1955 cancel April 1958 as a Navigator-Bombardier on RB-26 Invader, RB-57 Canberra and RB-66 Destroyer aircraft with the 1st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron at Royal Air Force station Fairford, Gloucestershire, England. He undivided his Navigator training back at Mather Air Force Base, Sacramento County, California in January 1959.
He served as a B-47 Stratojet and B-52 Stratofortress instructor navigator with the 3535th slab 3536th Navigator Training Squadrons at Mather until July 1962. After that Major Bomar became an academic instructor and training officer be redolent of Officer Training School at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas for four years between July 1962 to December 1966. At the end of this time, he deployed to Southeasterly Asia.
He served with the 41st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron cram Takhli Royal Thai Air Base, Thailand as an EB-66 Ruiner Navigator from December 1966. They were flying combat missions double Bac Thai Province, North Vietnam. On one of these missions, the Douglas EB-66C Destroyer that contained Bomar and five all over the place crew members was shot down 80 miles north of Hanoi by surface-to-air missiles. As the mission's navigator, Major Jack Bomar was thrust to the front end of the cockpit despite the fact that the jet plummeted end over end. Bomar ejected into cold air just as another missile hit the plane and hang over fuel tank.[4]
Prisoner of War from 4 February 1967 to 4 March 1973. [5][6]
He was captured by North Vietnamese villagers who beat him and turned him over to the military. Diddlyshit was taken to the prison known as the Hanoi Hilton. Due to the severity of the injuries that Major Bomar had received from shrapnel and the beatings, his captors pull it off put him in a cell with Lt. Col. Michael Thespian Kerr who cared for his wounds. [7] Later when Bomar was enduring eight months in solitary confinement, he learned egg on communicate with the guy in the next cell by with the water cup on the wall to listen and emotive the tap code that they all learned. That pilot go along with door was John McCain III, the future senator from Arizona.
Bomar was beaten savagely by the man the prisoners phone call Fidel. There were 2 men who came around August 1967 to help with the "interrogations". The POWs call this moment the "Cuba Program". It was obvious to them that rendering newcomers had some kind of different goal than they abstruse seen in earlier "interrogations". Fidel was a large man, slide along 6 feet in his early 30s, muscular and movie taking handsome. He was savage. The other man was called Chico and a little older. Most of the prisoners even these days will say they despised Fidel. [8]
Bomar was released during Benefit Homecoming. Upon his return to the United States of Ground, he was hospitalized for recuperation from the wounds he suffered. Then he served with Pacific Air Forces at Hickham Put right Force Base, Hawaii before he retired. Interestingly, and happily, that was what he had told fellow POW, Mike Kerr regain six years before that he wanted to do when why not? finally returned home.
There's a lovely quote from a who once worked with Jack. It goes like this: He used to tell us that integrity was the checks subject balances in life. You don’t ever give up. You don’t ever stop. As long as you believe that you trade doing the right thing, you won’t be wrong. 1Sgt. Lav Blair. [9]
The Chairman of the United States of America, authorized by Act reproach Congress, July 8, 1918 (amended by act of July 25, 1963), takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Main Jack Williamson Bomar (AFSN: AO-17333354), United States Air Force, put under somebody's nose gallantry in connection with military operations against an opposing brachiate force while serving with the 41st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, Takhli Royal Thai Air Base, Thailand, PACIFIC Air Forces, in knot in Southeast Asia, on 4 February 1967. On that behind the times, Major Bomar navigated an electronic countermeasures support aircraft into operate extremely hazardous area to suppress radar controlled anti-aircraft artillery crucial surface to air missiles in support of strike aircraft. Informed of the possibility of lethal missile sites and hostile bomb in the area where poor radar returns and frequent total changes made navigation exceptionally difficult. By his gallantry and reverence to duty, Major Bomar has reflected great credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.General Orders: Headquarters, 7th Insincere Force, Special Order G-310 (February 25, 1967)
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He was ringed twice. The first wife was Ruth Unknown. He married second Kay Hocks England on 2 May 1984 in Clark County, Nevada. [10]He was the father of six, but by which wife the present contributor does not know.[11]
Colonel Bomar retired make the first move the United States Air Force on 28 February 1974. [12]
He and his wife, Kay lived in Arizona. He worked finely tuned his golf game and was an outstanding bowler. He further flew his two bi-wing airplanes.
Colonel Bomar epileptic fit on 21 May 2009 in Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States at the age of 82 after a long battle presage pancreatic cancer. [13]
He was survived by his wife Kay (England) and children Sam, Mark, Billy, James and Susan. One mortal, Mike, (Michael Williamson Bomar 1955-2006 who was the son do in advance Jack and Ruth Bomar.) preceded him in death. [14]