Photo by Airman 1st Class Katelynn Jackson | 56th Fighter Wing | 09.06.2023
Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Richard Michaud, retired pilot, and squadron commander, poses in front of a 96th Avionics Maintenance Squadron sign, 1972, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. Dyess AFB was Richard’s last duty station before he retired in 1972 after serving 22 years active duty as a highly decorated Lt. Col. with 5 distinguished flying crosses, a bronze star and 14 Air Medals.......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Katelynn Jackson | 56th Fighter Wing | 09.06.2023
Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Richard Michaud, retired pilot, and squadron commander, poses for a photo, 1969, at Nakhon Phanom, Vietnam. Richard was deployed to Vietnam for 16 months, where he flew 180 search and rescue missions saving 72 downed pilots, earning him 5 distinguished flying crosses, a bronze star and 14 Air Medals. (Courtesy photo)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Katelynn Jackson | 56th Fighter Wing | 09.06.2023
Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Richard Earl Michaud poses for his official photo, 1962, at McClellan Air Force Base, California. During his service Richard flew 180 combat missions and helped rescue 78 downed pilots, earning him 5 distinguished flying crosses, a bronze star and 14 Air Medals. (Courtesy photo)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Katelynn Jackson | 56th Fighter Wing | 09.06.2023
Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Richard Earl Michaud, retired pilot, and squadron commander, poses for a photo with his family in North Highlands, California. Shortly after this photo, Richard spent one year in Campion, Alaska where he was a weapons controller and then as an operations officer in Unalakleet, Alaska. (Courtesy photo)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Katelynn Jackson | 56th Fighter Wing | 09.06.2023
Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Richard Earl Michaud, retired pilot, and squadron commander, poses for a photo in front of a Studebaker, 1954, in Waldmohr, Germany. During his three years in Germany, he flew Air Defense on the Russian border and served as the base’s public information officer. (Courtesy photo)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Katelynn Jackson | 56th Fighter Wing | 09.06.2023
Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Richard Earl Michaud and his wife Patricia Michaud pose for a photo with their children Robert and Barbara Michaud, March 1953, in Austin, Texas. Richard and his family lived in Austin before moving to Waco, Texas. (Courtesy photo)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Katelynn Jackson | 56th Fighter Wing | 09.06.2023
Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Richard Earl Michaud, retired pilot, and squadron commander, poses for a photo on an F-86 E ‘Sabre’ during Top Gun training, 1951, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The Sabre was the primary U.S. air-to-air fighter during the Korean War. (Courtesy photo)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Katelynn Jackson | 56th Fighter Wing | 09.06.2023
Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Richard Earl Michaud, retired pilot, and squadron commander, poses in front of a T-6A Texan II, 1952, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The T-6A Texan II is a single-engine, two seat primary trainer designed to train Joint Primary Pilot Training students in basic flying skills common to Air Force and Navy pilots. (Courtesy photo...
