(Captain, Ser. 451-46-6842, U. S. Air Force, Pilot, CH-3E Helicopter "Jolly Green", Detachment 1, 38th Air Rescue & Recovery Squadron, Colonel, U. S. Air Force) (12 Aug 1933 TX-12 Oct 2007 AL, buried Alabama Heritage Cemetery, Montgomery, Montgomery Co., AL) (BS-University of Texas) (Prisoner of War-North Vietnam) Silver Star Medal w/1 Oak Leaf Cluster, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal w/Valor w/1 Oak Leaf Cluster, Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart Medal w/1 Oak Leaf Cluster
Aircraft shot down on rescue mission over Cambodia. Captain Lilly spent seven years as a Prisoner of War.
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