George Alan Rose

Al Rose was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force through the Air Force ROTC program at the University of Arkansas on May 30, 1964, and went on active duty beginning January 16, 1965. Lieutenant Rose next completed Undergraduate Pilot Training and was awarded his pilot wings at Laredo AFB, Texas, in February 1966, followed by Pilot Systems Operator Training and F-4 Phantom II Combat Crew Training from February to September 1966. His first assignment was as an F-4 pilot with the 558th Tactical Fighter Squadron at Cam Ranh Bay AB, South Vietnam, from October 1966 to July 1967, followed by service as an F-4 pilot with the 9th Tactical Fighter Squadron at Spangdahlem AB, West Germany, from July 1967 to July 1968. Lieutenant Rose next served as an F-4 pilot with the 10th Tactical Fighter Squadron at Hahn AB, West Germany, from August 1968 to February 1971, and then with the 334th Tactical Fighter Squadron at Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina, from March 1971 to April 1972. Captain Rose deployed to Southeast Asia with the 334th at Ubon Royal Thai AFB, Thailand, from April 1972 until he was forced to eject over North Vietnam and was taken as a Prisoner of War on June 21, 1972.