[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 89 (Tuesday, July 12, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: July 12, 1994]
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                    TRIBUTE TO GEN. CHARLES DONNELLY

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                            HON. IKE SKELTON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 12, 1994

  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, today I would like to honor the memory of a 
loving father, an inspiring soldier-statesman, and a compassionate 
human being. Retired Air Force Gen. Charles L. Donnelly, Jr., died on 
July 3 at Malcolm Grow Medical Center on Andrews Air Force Base.
  Born in Barberton, OH, General Donnelly graduated from Otterbein 
College in nearby Westerville in 1951. After joining the Air Force and 
completing pilot training, he logged over 8,000 hours of flight time in 
38 different types of aircraft during his 36 years of military service. 
General Donnelly served with the 555th Tactical Fighter Squadron, the 
``Triple Nickel,'' stationed in Thailand from November 1966 to 
September 1967. He flew 100 combat missions in Vietnam and 27 over 
Laos.
  Holding various training, staff, and command assignments in the 
United States and abroad, General Donnelly commanded the United States 
military mission to Saudi Arabia from 1979 to 1981. He is noted for 
implementing the U.S. security assistance and military sales to that 
country. Following this experience, he was named commander of the 5th 
Air Force as well as commander of all United States forces stationed in 
Japan and Korea. In 1984, General Donnelly was moved to Ramstein Air 
Base, Germany, and named commander in chief of United States and NATO 
air forces in Europe. He retired from this post in 1987.
  General Donnelly's military decorations included the Defense 
Distinguished Service Medal, 2 awards of the Air Force Distinguished 
Service Medal, 3 awards of the Legion of Merit, the Distinguished 
Flying Cross, and 12 awards of the Air Medal. He also received honors 
from the Federal Republic of Germany, France, the Republic of Korea, 
and the Government of Saudi Arabia.
  General Donnelly's commitment and dedication to the preservation and 
advancement of his country is truly an inspiration to all. His 
leadership and example inspired all who knew him. I close now, as is 
the Air Force tradition for a fallen warrior, ``Here's a toast, to the 
host, of those who love the vastness of the sky * * *,''

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