biography
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Burdett, Allen Mitchell, Jr
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| male
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| lived:
| (1921–80)
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| biography:
| Aviator, born in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He trained at West Point (1943), and later became involved in the testing of newly developed air mobility tactics as commander of the aviation group of the 1st Cavalry Division in Vietnam (1965–6). He subsequently directed the Army Aviation School and commanded the 5th Army, before retiring in 1978. |
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