NAME: Leroy Knippa
NICKNAME: Roy
RANK: Lieutenant Colonel
BRANCH: AV
STATUS: Retired
SERVICE: 27 years
DOB: 04 October 1934
SERVICE INFORMATION
HOURS FLOWN: 3689
COMBAT HOURS: 339
FLT/NCO CLASS: 23 Jul 73
SCHOOL: Texas A&M University
MILITARY SCHOOL: Command and General Staff College
AVN DESIGNATION: Master Army Aviator
AIRCRAFT INFORMATION
CH-21C CH-34C O-1A/E/D OH-13E/G/H OH-23D/G U-6A U-8D/F/G UH-1A/B/C/D/H
COMBAT EXPERIENCE
Aircraft Recovery in III and IV Corps
Aircraft Maintenance Supervision, III Corps (Tet)
Participated with battalion-size air assaults
UNIT ASSIGNMENTS
1967 56th Transportation, Vietnam
1968 HHC, 12th Combat Aviation Group, Vietam (thru Tet)
1963-1964 49th Transportation (DS), Korea
1962-1963 3rd Transportation Company (“The Third Heard”)
91st and 110th Transportation Companies, 8th Tans Bn, Germany
POSITIONS HELD
Platoon Leader and Commander
Executive Officer and Company Commander
Test Pilot
Transportation/Aviation Staff Officer
Executive Officer, Aviation Depot, CCAD
DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star
Air Medal [7]
Meritorious Service Medal
Army Commendation Medal
SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS
Directed recovery of 50 downed aircraft
Spearheaded the first Air LOC for aviation parts, CONUS to USAEUR, from study phase to implementation of test operations with the Air Force MAC; seeing it officially adopted by the Army DCSLOG prior to retirement; saving millions of dollars in special air lift.