DOW-UAP-D180, Personnel Record of Col. Howard M. McCoy, U.S. Air Force (index date Aug. 31, 1954)
- Date
- 1930s–1950s records; Aug. 31, 1954 per index
- Location
- N/A (per index)
- Agency
- Department of War
- Release
- Release 07 (Oct. 23, 2026)
- Type
- document
Summary
A 298-page official military personnel file for Howard M. McCoy, from his commissioning as a second lieutenant in the Air Corps to his retirement "in grade of Colonel." It includes efficiency reports, orders, decorations including the Legion of Merit, and letters of appreciation, among them one to him at the Air Materiel Technical Intelligence Section, Wright-Patterson Field. One document describes his service as Deputy Commanding General (T-2 Intelligence) and then Chief, Intelligence Department, Air Materiel Command, December 1946–August 1949.
Note
The file does not mention UFOs on the pages reviewed; its likely relevance is McCoy's role in Air Materiel Command intelligence. Personal details are left out.