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Bohdan Danyliw

Bohdan Danyliw
Bohdan Danyliw
	Brigadier General Bohdan Danyliw
Born	March 10, 1924
Died	December 31, 2010
Allegiance	United States of America
Service / branch	United States Air Force
Years of service	1943 - 1977
Rank	Brigadier General
Commands	;
Battles / wars	World War II
Awards	Air Force Distinguished Service Medal; Legion of Merit; Bronze Star

Bohdan Danyliw (March 10, 1924 – December 31, 2010)^[1] was a retired United States Air Force brigadier general who served as a flight engineer during World War II and later served as an attorney in the Air Force, chief of the Civil Law Division in Japan; as Chief of the Opinions Division — Contract Appeals; in the Directorate of Procurement Law; as Air Force chief trial attorney; as deputy staff judge advocate; and as the Command Staff Judge Advocate at Andrews Air Force Base, from 1973 to 1977.^[2]

Biography

Early life

Bohdan Danyliw was born on March 10, 1924, in Hartford, Connecticut. As a youth, Bohdan grew up in the Hartford Ukrainian-American community and learned to speak the Ukrainian language.^[2] He graduated from Bulkeley High School in 1941.

Education

1965 Bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering, University of Washington, Seattle
1970 Master of science degree in logistics management, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
1975 Program Managers Course, Defense Systems Management College, Fort Belvoir, Virginia
1978 Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia
1986 Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
1989 The Executive Development Program, Kellogg School of Business, Northwestern University, Illinois
1993 Program for Senior Managers in Government, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Massachusetts

Assignments

June 1965 - February 1966, student, aircraft maintenance officer course, Chanute Air Force Base, Illinois
February 1966 - June 1969, RF-4C maintenance officer, RAF Alconbury, England
June 1969 - September 1970, student, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
September 1970 - September 1971, squadron maintenance officer, 12th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, Tan Son Nhut Air Base, South Vietnam
September 1971 - August 1973, maintenance planner, B-1A System Program Office, Rockwell International, Los Angeles
August 1973 - January 1976, support equipment and spares manager, B-1A System Program Office, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
January 1976 - January 1978, deputy program manager for logistics, Precision Location Strike System Program Office, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
January 1978 - July 1978, student, Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia
July 1978 - August 1980, maintenance officer and later, commander, 1st Aircraft Generation Squadron, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia
August 1980 - September 1981, commander, 36th Aircraft Generation Squadron, Bitburg Air Base, West Germany
September 1981 - July 1985, assistant deputy commander for maintenance and later, deputy commander for maintenance, 36th Tactical Fighter Wing, Bitburg Air Base, West Germany
July 1985 - June 1986, student, Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
June 1986 - June 1990, division chief and later, deputy director of logistics plans and programs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
June 1990 - July 1992, director, logistics, Headquarters Air Training Command, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas
July 1992 - June 1993, director, logistics, Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
June 1993 - March 1994, director of supply, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
April 1994 - June 1995, deputy director of materiel management, Defense Logistics Agency, Alexandria, Virginia
June 1995 - October 1996, deputy chief of staff for logistics, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
October 1996 - May 1997, director, Defense Logistics Agency, Fort Belvoir, Virginia
May 1997 - 2000, commander, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio

Major awards and decorations

Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star
Meritorious Service Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal

Effective dates of promotion

Second Lieutenant March 19, 1965
First Lieutenant November 30, 1966
Captain June 12, 1968
Major February 1, 1975
Lieutenant Colonel November 1, 1979
Colonel August 1, 1984
Brigadier General September 1, 1990
Major General July 1, 1993
Lieutenant General July 1, 1995
General June 1, 1997

References

^ "Bohdan Danyliw Obituary". Tributes.com. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
^ ^a ^b Serafyn, A.J. (2 November 1980). "Banquet benefits Immaculate Conception" (PDF). The Ukrainian Weekly. p. 11. Retrieved 29 June 2011.

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Awards and decorations

His awards and decorations included the Silver Star (three) with two oak leaf clusters, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster, the Bronze Star (four total, two for valor), and the Purple Heart.