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Payne Jennings, Jr. (October 26, 1916 – March 29, 1951), a World War II and Korean War veteran, probably best known for his involvement with the 1947 Roswell UFO Incident, was a highly decorated United States Air Force officer. Born in Chicago, Illinois and received his high school education in La Jolla, California and two years of technical training at the General Motors Institute of Technology in Flint, Michigan. His military training included: Spartan School of Aeronautics, Tulsa, Oklahoma; Basic Flying, Randolph Field,〔Randolf Air Force Base "Early History" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randolph_Air_Force_Base〕 Texas; Advanced Flying Kelly Field,〔Kelly Field Annex "History World War IIhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_Air_Force_Base〕 Texas; Bomb Commander Training, Sandia Base, New Mexico; and, Radar Bombing Indoctrination, Mather AFB, California. After receiving his commission in 1940, Jennings was assigned as flight instructor at Randolf Field; followed by Maxwell Field, Alabama;〔Maxwell AFB "History World War II" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxwell_afb〕 and, then Hendricks Field, Florida.〔Sebring Regional Airport "History"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebring_Regional_Airport〕 At Hendricks he served as Director of Flying at the Combat Crew School, and Commanding Officer of the Instructor's School. ==World War II== Between April 8 and June 5, 1943 Jennings was on detached service with Headquarters, Army Air Forces, Washington, D.C. serving as pilot of the B-17 which carried the Chief of Air Staff, Major General George E. Stratemeyer,〔George E. Stratemeyer Biography http://www.rugusavay.com/george-e-stratemeyer-biography/〕 on a secret mission into nearly all the active theaters of operations, then returning to Hendricks Field. On July 26, 1943 he departed for duty in the India Burma Theater of Operations, where he served as Chief of Training and Flying Safety for the entire Theater, and pilot to General Stratemeyer, the Commanding General and Chief of Operations Section (Eastern Air Command). He also supervised the air transfer of the Army Air Forces Headquarters from India to China.〔Togetherweserved.com "Additional Information Comments/Citation", 3rd paragraph http://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=117093〕 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「Payne Jennings, Jr.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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