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Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Leroy Manor, known for leadership in Son Tay raid, dies at 100

By JIM THOMPSON | The Destin Log, Fla. | Published: February 26, 2021
SHALIMAR, Fla. (Tribune News Service) Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Leroy Manor, whose distinguished military career included commanding the 1970 training of a task force to liberate American prisoners of war far inside enemy lines in Vietnam, died Thursday at the age of 100.
According to the Son Tay Raid Association, a nonprofit organization that commemorates the raid on the prison camp near Hanoi, Manor died peacefully in his home in Shalimar.
Funeral arrangements are pending, according to the association s Facebook page. Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the current plan is for a private, family-only ceremony. ....

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Air Force General, Known for Leadership in Son Tay Raid, Dies at 100

Air Force General, Known for Leadership in Son Tay Raid, Dies at 100
FILE In this June 1, 2016 file photo, retired Lt. Gen. LeRoy J. Manor tells of his experiences while serving in WWII and the Vietnam War, during the Air Command and Staff College’s 2016 Gathering of Eagles event at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Manor commanded the Joint Contingency Task Group Task Group that conducted Operation Ivory COAST and KINGPIN, the special operations raid to free prisoners of war from North Vietnam. (Donna Burnett/U.S. Air Force)
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Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. LeRoy Manor, whose distinguished military career included commanding the 1970 training of a task force to liberate American prisoners of war far inside enemy lines in Vietnam, died Thursday at the age of 100. ....

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Leroy Manor, Air Force leader of Son Tay Raid, dies in Florida at 100

SHALIMAR Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Leroy Manor, whose distinguished military career included commanding the 1970 training of a task force to liberate American prisoners of war far inside enemy lines in Vietnam, died Thursday at the age of 100.
According to the Son Tay Raid Association, a nonprofit organization that commemorates the raid on the prison camp near Hanoi, Manor died peacefully in his home in Shalimar.
Funeral arrangements are pending, according to the association s Facebook page. Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the current plan is for a private, family-only ceremony.
Manor s 36-year military career included 72 combat missions over Europe in World War II, including flying over Normandy during the D-Day invasion. Manor also flew 275 combat missions during the Vietnam War. ....

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