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John M. Rochford
CDR · USN
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John M. Rochford
CDR · USN
01/01/1951 – 01/01/1978
Service Details
School / Education
Naval PG School
Pilot Designation
Naval Aviator
Service Years
01/01/1951 – 01/01/1978
Theaters of Service
Korea Vietnam
Aircraft Flown
Duty Assignments
USS Ticonderoga
VR-21
Service Organizations
Tailhook Assn.
Naval Aviation Museum Fdn.
Ticonderoga Veterans Org.
VR-21 Veterans Org.
Achievements & Story
After retirement, became civilian flight instructor, charter pilot and company pilot. Total flight hrs. 17,890. Navy flt. hrs. 8,500- 1.3 in F-8 Joint 1,000 mile per hr. club. Helped shoot down 2 LA-7 off Hinan Island 1954. Cuban Missile Crisis, USS Independence ADs 1962.