Air Base Honors Jimmy Stewart

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Washington Post
August 13, 2007
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A technology center at Bolling Air Force Base in Washington will be named today in honor of actor Jimmy Stewart, according to an Air Force news release.
Stewart, who died in 1997, enlisted in the Army in 1941 and flew 20 combat missions over Germany during World War II. He was twice awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. He subsequently served in the Air Force Reserve and retired from the Air Force in 1968 after 27 years of military service.
The center will be dedicated as the Brig. Gen. James Stewart Theater in honor of the actor's service and his efforts "to promote Air Force heritage and morale programs to benefit future generations of Airmen," the release said.
-- Steve Vogel
 
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