West Point Archives » Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame https://riahof.org/keyword/west-point Honoring Rhode Island's Rich Aviation History Wed, 08 Jul 2020 15:48:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://riahof.org/wp-content/uploads/riahof-512x512-1-150x150.png West Point Archives » Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame https://riahof.org/keyword/west-point 32 32 John J. Kapstein https://riahof.org/field-of-accomplishment/military/ri-national-guard/john-j-kapstein Sat, 17 Nov 2018 21:03:46 +0000 https://riahof.org/?p=1550 John J. Kapstein (1918-2016) is the only American buried in Moscow’s in Novodevichy Cemetery, roughly the Russian equivalent of Arlington National Cemetery. A native of Providence, he graduated from Hope High School and enlisted in the 103rd Field Artillery of the RI National Guard in 1934 by lying about his age. He eventually became a […]

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]]> COL Sherwood C. “Woody” Spring, USA (Ret.) https://riahof.org/field-of-accomplishment/civilian-aviation/aerospace/col-sherwood-c-woody-spring-usa-ret Sat, 23 Oct 2004 19:27:41 +0000 https://riahof.org/?p=1494 Colonel Sherwood "Woody" Spring, USA (Ret.) graduated from Ponaganset High School, Chepachet, RI in 1963. Woody was selected as a NASA Astronaut in May 1980. He has experience in 25 types of airplanes and helicopters logging over 4,000 hours flying time.

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