Lieutenant Colonel John Francis Bessette
DOB: 9 OCT 1936
Place of Birth: Malone, NY
United States. Air Force
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
3rd Special Operations Squadron
7405th Support Squadron
429th Air Ref. Squadron
61st Troop Carrier Squadron
Combat Intelligence
Navigator
AC-47 Gunships
Covert recon
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