Two Veterans, One Great Generation [Image 3 of 3]

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES

03.27.2022

Photo by Staff Sgt. John Carkeet IV 

204th Public Affairs Detachment

Army (retired) 1LT Daniel Keel (left) and Army Lt. Col. (retired) William "Bill" Armstrong (right) prepare to take their seats in the VIP section to watch the Blue Angels perform during the Tampa Bay Airfest at MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, March 27, 2022. Both men served in World War II. Keel, who served as a pilot, navigator and bombardier for the U.S. Army Air Corps from 1943 to 1946, was one of only five Tuskegee Airmen to receive a triple airman rating. Earlier that day, Armstrong was presented an award by Lt. Col. Michael D. Norton, commander, U.S. Army Recruiting Battalion Tampa, to honor Armstrong's 100th birthday and 27 years of military service. Armstrong enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps in March 1941 as an aircraft airframe and engine mechanic. After earning his commission in 1943, Armstrong served in New Guinea and the Philippines and was promoted to captain at the end of World War II. Six years later, Armstrong mobilized to near ChunChon, a combat zone in Korea, where he served as an adjutant for the Army Corps during the Korean War. From 1952 to 1964, Armstrong's Army encompassed the globe with assignments to Japan, Germany, and Paraguay. Armstrong career concluded at the Pentagon in 1968, where he served as a staff officer for the Deputy Chief of Staff of Operations for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. John L. Carkeet IV, 75th Innovation Command)

• Date Taken: 03.27.2022
• Date Posted: 03.30.2022 22:52
• Photo ID: 7117448
• VIRIN: 220327-A-DB402-903
• Resolution: 1737x2048
• Size: 1.55 MB
• Location: MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, FLORIDA, US