2012 Archives » Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame https://riahof.org/achievement/year-of-induction/2012 Honoring Rhode Island's Rich Aviation History Wed, 08 Jul 2020 15:55:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://riahof.org/wp-content/uploads/riahof-512x512-1-150x150.png 2012 Archives » Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame https://riahof.org/achievement/year-of-induction/2012 32 32 Maj. William D. Chesarek, USMC https://riahof.org/recognition-awarded/inductees/maj-william-d-chesarek-usmc Sun, 18 Nov 2012 20:32:32 +0000 http://www.riahof.dreamhosters.com/?p=1399 Marine Corps Maj. William D. Chesarek was born in Newport, RI. He is the first American to receive Great Britain’s Distinguished Flying Cross since World War II. His exploits involved the daring rescue of a wounded British soldier in Iraq. Queen Elizabeth II presented his award at Buckingham Palace.

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]]> Thomas G. Corcoran https://riahof.org/field-of-accomplishment/civilian-aviation/administrators-educators/thomas-g-corcoran Sat, 17 Nov 2012 20:54:26 +0000 http://www.riahof.dreamhosters.com/?p=1024 Pawtucket native Thomas G. Corcoran (1899-1981) played a pivotal role in the establishment of the American Volunteer Group, better known as the Flying Tigers.

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]]> Stan Essex, Jr. https://riahof.org/field-of-accomplishment/civilian-aviation/general-aviation/stan-essex-jr Sat, 17 Nov 2012 19:13:05 +0000 http://www.riahof.dreamhosters.com/?p=634 Over the past 22 years, long-time Warwick resident and Navy Korean War veteran Stanley R. Essex, Jr., has virtually single-handedly restored two wrecked warbirds to magnificent display condition: a WWII-era Navy Hellcat fighter for the Quonset Air Museum, and the F9F Panther jet known as the “Ted Williams Airplane” for the Rhode Island Aviation Hall […]

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]]> CDR Paul G. Farley, USN (Ret) https://riahof.org/field-of-accomplishment/military/us-navy/cdr-paul-g-farley-usn-ret Sat, 17 Nov 2012 20:40:36 +0000 http://www.riahof.dreamhosters.com/?p=1020 Woonsocket native and lifelong Rhode Island resident CDR Paul G. Farley, USN (Ret) (1917-1993) survived the sinking of the battleship USS Oklahoma at Pearl Harbor and went on to earn two Distinguished Flying Crosses and five Air Medals while flying 600 combat hours in the Pacific.

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]]> LCDR John “Jack” Greenwell, USN (Ret) https://riahof.org/field-of-accomplishment/military/us-navy/lcdr-john-jack-greenwell-usn-ret Sat, 17 Nov 2012 20:52:08 +0000 http://www.riahof.dreamhosters.com/?p=1022 Long-time Wakefield resident LCDR John “Jack” Greenwell, USN (Ret) (1922–2011) earned the Navy Cross, our nation’s second-highest military decoration, for dive-bombing and sinking a Japanese cruiser in April, 1945. Although he was born and raised in the Philadelphia area, Greenwell lived in Rhode Island for the better part of his life. He was a standout […]

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]]> LCDR Robert McCollough, USN (Ret) https://riahof.org/field-of-accomplishment/civilian-aviation/administrators-educators/lcdr-robert-mccollough-usn-ret Sat, 17 Nov 2012 20:35:02 +0000 http://www.riahof.dreamhosters.com/?p=1018 East Greenwich resident LCDR Robert McCollough, USN (Ret) 1924-2008 posted a record of more than 50 years of achievement in military and commercial aviation in the State of Rhode Island. Bob enlisted in the Navy in 1943 after graduating from high school in Pennsylvania. Trained as a fighter pilot, Ensign McCollough flew F4F Wildcats from […]

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