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'''Col. Herbert T. Levack''' (March 14, 1916 – January 27, 2010) was a command pilot in the [[United States Air Force|U.S. Air Force]] flying [[B-24]]s in |
'''Col. Herbert T. Levack''' (March 14, 1916 – January 27, 2010) was a command pilot in the [[United States Air Force|U.S. Air Force]] flying [[B-24]]s in |
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Herbert T. Levack | |
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Born | Athol, Massachusetts United States | March 14, 1916
Died | January 27, 2010 Hartford, Connecticut United States | (aged 93)
Buried | |
Service | United States Air Force |
Years of service | 1941–1965 |
Rank | Colonel |
Known for | Operations Officer for the first Operation Deep Freeze exploring Antarctica Mount Levack named after him |
Wars | World War II Korea Vietnam |
Spouse(s) | Mary Long Levack (July 3, 1944) |
Other work | Aeronautical Charts and Information Center St. Louis, Missouri |
Col. Herbert T. Levack (March 14, 1916 – January 27, 2010) was a command pilot in the U.S. Air Force flying B-24s in World War II, and C-124s in Korea and Vietnam. He was also the Operations Officer for the first Operation Deep Freeze exploring the Antarctica. Mount Levack was named after him by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN).
Early years
Herbert T. Levack was born on March 14, 1916 in Athol, Massachusetts to Esther (Thompson) and Edmund Levack. As a young man he moved to Hartford, Connecticut.