Lewis S. “Lew” Daugherty
Preferred Name: Lew
Nickname/Call Sign: Lew
Date of Birth: 08-14-1930
Highest Military Grade Held: Col, O 6
Hometown: Endicott, NY
Biography
Lewis S. “Lew” Daugherty received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Agriculture and a commission as a 2dLt. in the Air Force at Cornell University in 1952. After pilot training, he spent four years as a T-33 Instructor Pilot. He flew F-100s in England before going to Vietnam where he flew the A-1 Skyraider.
He was one of the first to fly the “SANDY” mission searching for downed aircrews in Laos and North Vietnam covering the JOLLY GREEN helicopters during their rescue attempts. Subsequently, he flew the F-4 at Davis-Monthan AFB. His military career culminated as Squadron Commander of an F-4E Fighter Squadron in Spain.
Once out of the Air Force, he flew with commuter airlines and sprayed cotton in Arizona. He received a Masters Degree in Agricultural Economics at the University of Arizona and completed another career at the Ag Economics Department.
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Biography
Lewis S. “Lew” Daugherty received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Agriculture and a commission as a 2dLt. in the Air Force at Cornell University in 1952. After pilot training, he spent four years as a T-33 Instructor Pilot. He flew F-100s in England before going to Vietnam where he flew the A-1 Skyraider.
He was one of the first to fly the “SANDY” mission searching for downed aircrews in Laos and North Vietnam covering the JOLLY GREEN helicopters during their rescue attempts. Subsequently, he flew the F-4 at Davis-Monthan AFB. His military career culminated as Squadron Commander of an F-4E Fighter Squadron in Spain.
Once out of the Air Force, he flew with commuter airlines and sprayed cotton in Arizona. He received a Masters Degree in Agricultural Economics at the University of Arizona and completed another career at the Ag Economics Department.
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