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RichieB16
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posted 03-15-2015 08:37 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for RichieB16   Click Here to Email RichieB16     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I understand that Vance Brand was a USMC fighter pilot on active duty from 1953-57 and then a reservist until 1966. Does anyone know what is final rank was?

mmcmurrey
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posted 03-16-2015 10:42 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for mmcmurrey   Click Here to Email mmcmurrey     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Nothing in NASA Biograghical Data lists Brand's military rank. Only that he served as a commissioned officer and naval aviator with U.S. Marine Corps 1953-1957. After release from active duty, served in MC reserve and Air National Guard jet fighter squadrons until 1964.

RichieB16
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posted 03-16-2015 12:30 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for RichieB16   Click Here to Email RichieB16     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I know, this is why I asked. I can't seem to find that information. I am reorganizing my autograph collection in a large set of books and I create an information page for each person... one piece of info I use is their military rank. I was hoping I could figure it out.

dcfowler1
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posted 03-17-2015 12:06 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for dcfowler1   Click Here to Email dcfowler1     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Doug Hawthorne's book says that he was an Air Force reservist at the time of selection, and I came across a newspaper article from 1970 that referred to him as a major.

RichieB16
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posted 03-22-2015 10:02 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for RichieB16   Click Here to Email RichieB16     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Thanks for the info!

astro-nut
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posted 03-23-2015 10:15 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for astro-nut   Click Here to Email astro-nut     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I have asked Vance this question in person when I met him and he told me that he was a Captain in the Marines. I hope this helps?

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