2015 Archives » Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame https://riahof.org/achievement/year-of-induction/2015 Honoring Rhode Island's Rich Aviation History Wed, 08 Jul 2020 15:54:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://riahof.org/wp-content/uploads/riahof-512x512-1-150x150.png 2015 Archives » Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame https://riahof.org/achievement/year-of-induction/2015 32 32 CAPT William Calhoun https://riahof.org/field-of-accomplishment/civilian-aviation/administrators-educators/capt-william-calhoun Sat, 21 Nov 2015 20:36:33 +0000 http://www.riahof.dreamhosters.com/?p=974 Captain William McBrayer Calhoun, USN, Ret. (1948-2015) was a long-time RI resident who graduated from the US Naval Academy in 1967. Capt. Calhoun was a LTJG with the highly decorated Helicopter Attack Squadron (Light) 3), nicknamed the “Seawolves”, an all-volunteer squadron formed in support of Naval Special Warfare operations and Mobile Riverine Forces.

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]]> Bertrand T. Cournoyer https://riahof.org/field-of-accomplishment/military/us-air-force/bertrand-t-cournoyer Sat, 21 Nov 2015 20:28:21 +0000 http://www.riahof.dreamhosters.com/?p=972 Bertrand “Bert” T. Cournoyer (1919-1967) was born and raised in Manville, RI. During WWII, Bert served as a French interpreter for General Claire Lee Chennault in Kunming, China.

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]]> Lt. Colonel Daniel R. Fierro https://riahof.org/field-of-accomplishment/civilian-aviation/administrators-educators/lt-colonel-daniel-r-fierro Sat, 21 Nov 2015 20:27:58 +0000 http://www.riahof.dreamhosters.com/?p=970 Lt. Colonel Daniel R. Fierro, USAF, (Ret.) (1931 – 2007) was a long-time resident of North Kingstown, and served in the Strategic Air Command (SAC), first flying B47s and then B52s.

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]]> Charles Gordon Greenhalgh https://riahof.org/field-of-accomplishment/military/us-army/charles-greenhalgh Sat, 21 Nov 2015 20:15:54 +0000 http://www.riahof.dreamhosters.com/?p=966 Charles Gordon Greenhalgh (1895-1977) was born into a Pawtucket manufacturing family. Early in 1917, Greenhalgh and a number of Yale classmates left school to fight with the Allies, prior to US involvement.

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]]> Martha McSally https://riahof.org/field-of-accomplishment/civilian-aviation/women/martha-mcsally Sat, 21 Nov 2015 19:39:08 +0000 http://www.riahof.dreamhosters.com/?p=960 Retired Air Force Colonel Martha McSally hails from Warwick, and a Distinguished Graduate of the US Air Force Academy who became the first US female fighter pilot to fly combat missions, and the first woman to command an American fighter squadron.

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]]> John A. Rutledge, Jr. https://riahof.org/year-of-induction/2015/john-a-rutledge-jr Sat, 21 Nov 2015 19:26:02 +0000 http://www.riahof.dreamhosters.com/?p=956 John A. Rutledge Jr. (1943-2012) was born in Westerly and raised beneath the traffic pattern of Westerly Airport. John began flying as a teen and ultimately logged more than 40,000 flight hours, flying more than 30 different types of airplanes.

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