[WATCH] Short Documentary: The Story of Gerald Teldon, a WWII Combat Pilot
As an Army Air Corp combat pilot, he completed 62 missions during WWII and the Korean War
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Decades after serving, Jewish lieutenant receives World War II war medals
Gerald Teldon (aka “Mr. Lucky,”) from Long Island, N.Y., joined the service in April 1944. He initially applied for the Navy Air Force, but it was over its “Jewish” quota, so he was denied a spot.
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97-year-old WWII veteran decorated with six medals in family ceremony at San Antonio Chabad
Gerald Teldon fought with the 85th and 87th fighter squadrons, both part of the 79th Fighter Group, over Italy and the Balkans in 1944 and 1945.
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97-year-old WWII veteran decorated with six medals in family ceremony at San Antonio Chabad
Gerald Teldon, a veteran of the Allied air war over Italy and the Balkans during World War II, was decorated for his service at a ceremony at the San Antonio Chabad Center for Jewish Life and Learning just hours before his great-grandson's bar mitzvah.
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Former World War II fighter pilot finally awarded for his actions
Gerald Teldon can’t remember many of the 62 missions he flew in WW II, but his first day of combat, Dec. 11, 1944, is burned into his consciousness in the split second he took a life.
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