Lou Spence
Louis Thomas Spence, DFC & Bar (4 April 1917 – 9 September 1950) was a fighter pilot and squadron commander in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). During World War II, he flew with No. 3 Squadron, earning the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC), and commanded No. 452 Squadron, receiving a Mention in Despatches. He led No. 77 Squadron in the opening months of the Korean War, and was awarded a bar to his DFC, the US Legion of Merit, and the US Air Medal, for his leadership.
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Lou Spence
Louis Thomas Spence, DFC & Bar (4 April 1917 – 9 September 1950) was a fighter pilot and squadron commander in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). During World War II, he flew with No. 3 Squadron, earning the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC), and commanded No. 452 Squadron, receiving a Mention in Despatches. He led No. 77 Squadron in the opening months of the Korean War, and was awarded a bar to his DFC, the US Legion of Merit, and the US Air Medal, for his leadership.
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Louis Thomas Spence, DFC & Bar ...... South Korea in September 1950.
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No. 452 Squadron(1944)
No. 77 Squadron(1950)
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Australia
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Air Medal
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Distinguished Flying Cross & Bar
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World War II
* North African Campaign
* North Western Area Campaign
Korean War
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1917-04-04
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Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia
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Wing Commander Spence as comma ...... in the Korean War, August 1950
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No. 452 Squadron
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No. 77 Squadron
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1950-09-09
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An'gang-ni, South Korea
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Lou Spence
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No. 3 Squadron
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Louis Thomas Spence, DFC & Bar ...... Air Medal, for his leadership.
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