LTCOL Herbert “Herb” Woodcock, USAF (Ret.) (1928-2023) joined the Air Force and was commissioned as a navigator. He deployed to Okinawa during the Korean War; his units supported B-29 bombing missions.

In January 1954 he survived a jet crash into the South China Sea. In Vietnam he was assigned to the 12th Air Commando Squadron, flying dangerous defoliation missions. He earned the Silver Star, two Distinguished Flying Crosses and eight Air Medals, as well as the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry.