May 2, 2002 Wendy Rohde-Studebaker, e-mail , is searching for information about her father, Lt. Col. Frederick H. Rhode, who was assigned to the 553rd Reconnaissance Wing. Below are details of Col. Rhode which Wendy is aware of. If you knew Col. Rhode, and know of someone who may have additional information about Col. Rhode, please contact Wendy Rhode-Studebaker. **************************************************************** HERE IS EVERYTHING I KNOW ABOUT MY FATHER LT. COL. FREDERICK H. ROHDE, USAF RET. BORN : SEPT. 29TH. 1922 DIED : AUG. 2ND. 1984 SSAN : 552-24-1587 AFSN : FR 35398 Previous Service Nos. : A0766955; 19090105/Item 3 Cont : 27May66, Denmark; 27May69/Item #3 Cont; 69Nov07 Thailand 70Oct14 STATEMENT OF SERVICE .... Enl, ERC 24Aug42 Disch 7Feb44 2nd Lt. Air Res 8Feb44 1st. Lt, AUS 1Aug 45 Capt, Air Res 23 Nov 46 1st. Lt, AFUS 30Jan48 Capt, AFUS 13Aug50 Capt, AFRes (Indef) 18Nov52 Maj, AFRes 1Jul55 Maj, USAF (T) 4Jan57 Capt, RegAF (P) 25Feb58 Maj, RegAF (P) 21Apr59 LtCol, USAF (T) 15Jul63 LtCol, RegAF (P) 2 Sep65 RFAD 30Jun72 Placed on TDRL 1Jul72 Removed from TDRL and Retired 6Feb74 Last Active Duty Grade Held : Lt. Colonel Highest Pay Grade Satisfactorily Held : Lt. Colonel FOREIGN SERVICE : 4Nov44 India 10Jul49 Germany 22Nov53 Japan 22Sept57 TDY 291 days 31Aug60 TDY 93 days 29Nov61 TDY 188days SERVICE SCHOOLS : AFFS,Plt Tng Feb44 C-54 AcftComdr Crse May49 Cen Ftr Int (1014) NAS Oct49 Georgetown Univ, Psy War Crse Jul51 Basic Abn Tng Crse Jul51 Georgetown Univ, Danish Lang Crs May53 MATS TTU C-118 Sp Plt Crse Jul56 C-118 Flt Simulatoe Refr Crse Sept62 DefIntelSch, Attache #1-66 Dec65 DLIEC, Danish Lang Crse Apr66 Aircrew Fam EC-121R Sept69 Life Support Sch ContTng Prog Sept69 SurvivalTng Crse #S-V85-A Aug69 PACAF Jungle Survival Tng Nov69 SECURITY DATA : Type : BI Date : Sept 65 Report Filed : OSI Dist 4 #Unk COMBAT REPORT : Burma(BSS)WDGO 14, 1947/India-Burma(BSS)WDGO 24, 1947/China (BSS)WDGO 24, 1947/100 Combat Missions, 800 Combat Hours, C-46, CBI//67 Cmbt Missions/749.6 Cmbt Hrs, Type Acft-EC121, 69Nov-700ct// CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING OF SERVICE : 24Aug42 to 22Feb43, En1 (RES) 23Feb43 to 7Feb44, Avn Cadet, Plt Tng (EAD) 8Feb44 to 17Jan47, Comm, 1st. Lt, Prin dy Plt (EAD) 18Jan47 to 1Sep47, Comm, Capt (RES) 2Sep47 to 14Jan50, Comm, capt, Prin dy Plt (EAD) 15Jan50 to 13Aug50, Comm Capt, (RES) 13Aug50 to 3jun51, Comm, Capt, Prin dy Ftr Int Controller, Stu (EAD) 4Jun51 to 6Sep56, Comm, Capt, Prin dy Psy Warfare Off, Pilot, Aid to Vcomdr MATS (EAD) FORMAL EDUCATION : Sacramento St, Calif (SocSci) 1950 Georgetown Univ, D.C. (Mi1Sci&Lang) 1953 EDOA / DAFSC / BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTY 7Sept56 1044B SAM Plt Fly VIP'S throughout world, 1298 ATS (SM), Wash Nat'l Aprt, Wash DC(MATS) 11Feb58 1045D saa 9Sep59 1045C saa 10Jul61 1045C SAM Plt Fly VIP'S throughout world, 1298 ATS (SM), Andrews AFB, Md (MATS) 9Jun63 1045C Aircrew Stand Off, 1298 ATS, Andrews AFB,Md (MATS) 23Aug65 0008 Air Attache Student (Denmark), 1127 USAF Fld Actys Gp, Ft Belvoir, Va (Hq Comd) 23Nov65 0008 Air Attache Student (Denmark), 1133 USAF Sp Acty Sq, Ft Belvoir, VA (Hq Comd) 27May66 0008 Asst Air Attache, DAO, 1133 USAF Sp Acty Sq, with dy stn Copenhagen, Denmark (Hq Comd) 18Jun68 G0008 saa 19Nov69 1045D Sq Aircraft Commander, EC-121R, 553 Recon Sq, Korat RTAFB, Thailand (PACAF) 25Dec69 1045D Sq Ops Officer, 554 RCSq, Korat RTAFB, Thailand(PACAF) 31Jan70 1325P Sq Ops Officer, EC-121R, 233, 544RCSq, Korat RTAFB, Thailand (PACAF) 25Mar70 A1325P Sq Commander, 233, 544 RCSq, Korat RTAFB, Thailand (PACAF) 06Nov70 1045C Sq Transport Pilot "C" Flight, 1st Air Transport Sq, Andrews AFB,Wash, DC (HQC) 01Mar71 A1025F Sq Commander,1st Air Transport Sq, Andrews AFB, Wash, DC (HQC) 01Jul71 "Unit Redesignated 2nd. Composite Sqdn" (HQC) DECORATIONS & AWARDS : DFC, GO75, HqBurmaCmd,45 (P) AM, GO44, HqBurmaCmd, 45 (P) 1 OLC, GO103, BCC, 45 (P) JSCM, Memo, OJCS< 9Aug65 (P) AFCM, SOG169,DAF, 65 (P) Amw20LC, Hq7thAF, SOG-2765 70 (P) BSM, SOG866, HQ13AF, 70 (P) AM w/3OLC, 7AF, SOG-5333, 70 (P) APCM w/3 BSS (P) AFOUA (P) ACM (P) AFLSA w/5 OLC WWIIVM (P) VSM w/1 BSS AOM (P) AFRESM (P) SAEMR UNSM (P) RVCM KSM (P) NDSM w/ 1 BSS (P) AFEM w/ 1 OLC