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First Name
James
Middle Name
E.
Last Name
Sehorn
Birthdate
Hometown
Forest Grove, Oregon
Rank
General
Service Branch
Air Force
Date Captured
Date Repatriated
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PreCapture Description
Jim Sehorn was commissioned through the Air Force ROTC Program at Oregon State University on June 2, 1963, and went on active duty beginning September 27, 1963. Lieutenant Sehorn next attended Undergraduate Pilot Training with the 3526th Pilot Training Squadron, and was awarded his pilot wings at Williams AFB, Arizona, in October 1964. He then attended F-100 Super Sabre Combat Crew Training with the 4514th Combat Crew Training Squadron at Luke AFB, Arizona. His first assignment was as an F-100 pilot with the 77th Tactical Fighter Squadron at RAF Wethersfield, England, from August 1965 to March 1967, followed by F-105 Thunderchief Combat Crew Training from March to October 1967. Lieutenant Sehorn began flying combat missions with the 469th Tactical Fighter Squadron at Korat Royal Thai AFB, Thailand, in November 1967, and he was forced to eject from his stricken F-105 over North Vietnam and was taken as a Prisoner of War on December 14, 1967.
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Post Release Description
He was released during “Operation Homecoming” on March 14, 1973. Major Sehorn then served as a C-141 Starlifter pilot with the 7th Military Airlift Squadron at Travis AFB, California, until he left active duty and joined the Air Force Reserve on October, 7, 1976. He then continued on as a C-141 pilot in the Air Force Reserve, serving with the 730th Military Airlift Squadron at Norton AFB, California, and then with the 729th Military Airlift Squadron, also at Norton AFB. Colonel Sehorn served as Operations Officer for the 729th Military Airlift Squadron at Norton, and then as Deputy Commander for Operations for the 445th Military Airlift Wing at Norton AFB until he went back on active duty on September 15, 1987. His next assignment was as Air Force Reserve Advisor to the Commander in Chief of Military Airlift Command at Scott AFB, Illinois, , followed by service as Director of Operations for 14th Air Force at Dobbins AFB, Georgia. Brigadier General Sehorn's final assignment was as Director of Operations for the U.S. Air Force Reserve at Dobbins AFB until his retirement from the Air Force in 1994. From January 2003 to May 2006, James served as the first Inspector General of the State of Georgia. He is married to the former Jo Hunt of Columbus, Georgia.
Honors, Citations, and Commendations
- Silver Star
- Legion of Merit (2)
- Distinguished Flying Cross
- Bronze Star (10)
- Prisoner of War Medal
Passed away before release
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