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Distinguished Flying Cross Bronze Star Air Medal (5 awards) Army Commendation Medal (2 awards) }} Ivan L. Slavich, Jr. (September 9, 1927October 20, 2012) was a United States Army colonel who helped pioneer the use of the HU-1A "Huey" helicopter as a tactical close-in support assault ship, and commanded the first armed combat helicopter unit in American military history. He served in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War; his military service also included an early enlistment in the U.S. Marine Corps. Slavich served from 1951 to 1975 as a U.S. Army officer.〔United States Department of Defense〕 He served from 1945 to 1947 as an enlisted U.S. Marine.〔 ==Early life and education== Slavich was born on September 9, 1927 in San Francisco, California. His father, Ivan Slavich, Sr., was the Clerk of the San Francisco Municipal Court and a Democratic ward politician, and his mother, Mary Foley, hailed from Ireland. His grandfather was a Croatian barrel maker in the California wine country. He grew up in San Francisco, attending the St. Ignatius College Preparatory School and the University of San Francisco where he graduated in 1951 with a Bachelor of Science degree. Other educational accomplishments include a master's degree in Business Administration from George Washington University, and an advanced degree in administrative management from Harvard University. He was married three times. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ivan L. Slavich, Jr.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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