John Creighton Gillespie Kerr
| Maj John C G Kerr | |||
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Military Service
- Rank: Major
- Serial Number:
- Type: Pilot
- Squadron: 606th Air Commando Squadron
Missions
Citations & Awards
- Silver Star Ribbon
- Purple Heart Ribbon
- Air Medal Ribbon
- Air Force Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon
- Air Force Good Conduct Ribbon
- American Defense Service Ribbon
- National Defense Service Medal Ribbon
- Korea Service Medal Ribbon
- Vietnam Service Ribbon
- Republic Of Korea Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon
- Republic Of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation Ribbon
- Republic Of Vietnam Campaign Ribbon
- Republic Of Korea Service Ribbon
Planes
Crew
Disposition
- KIA 22 Aug 1967
Through various contacts with the Laotian government, a joint U.S.-Laotian recovery team was able to retrieve the remains of Maj. Burke in February 2005. He was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery.
He is listed on the Vietnam Wall, Panel 25E, Line 30.
Personal Life
John Creighton Gillespie Kerr was born 16 Mar 1932.
He was English by birth, was educated in the UK at Sutton Surry School, Fetes College in Edinburgh, Scotland, and the RAF (Royal Air Force) College Cranwell. His father, at the time of his release from the RAF, was the District Medical Officer in South Eleuthera, Bahamas and it was from there that Major Kerr entered the United States and subsequently joined the USAF. He had served during the Korean War and in Vietnam.
Family
Images
Records and Personnel Information
Personnel Data on these pages came from the following sources:
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund - Wall of Faces (www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces)
- Honor States (www.honorstates.org)
- Together We Served (http://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf)
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