Leo K. Thorsness Politician

Leo Keith Thorsness (born February 14, 1932) is a retired colonel in the United States Air Force who received the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Vietnam War. He was awarded the medal for an air engagement on April 19, 1967. He was shot down two weeks later and spent six years in captivity in North Vietnam as a prisoner of war. After his military service, Thorsness served one term in the Washington State Senate.

Personal facts

Leo K. Thorsness
Birth dateFebruary 14, 1932
Birth place
Minnesota , Walnut Grove Minnesota

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awards
Purple Heart
Silver Star
Air Medal
Medal of Honor
Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)
military operations
Vietnam War
military branch
United States Air Force
military rank
Colonel (United States)
service end1973
service start1951

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Leo K. Thorsness on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.af.mil/history/person.asp?dec=&pid=123006527
  2. http://www.afa.org/magazine/june2005/0605leo.asp
  3. http://www.afa.org/magazine/valor/0485valor.asp
  4. http://www.galacticgraffiti.com/PAGES%202006/Aircraft%20pages/F105F.html
  5. http://www.nationalveteransday.org/honorees/thorsness.htm
  6. http://www.pbs.org/weta/americanvalor/stories/thorsness.html
  7. http://www.pownetwork.org/bios/t/t031.htm
  8. http://www.pritzkermilitary.org/whats_on/medal-honor/medal-honor-recipient-leo-k-thorsness-interview
  9. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/7002/thorsnes.html&date=2009-10-25+09:27:49
  10. https://www.airforcehistory.hq.af.mil/Publications/fulltext/aces_aerial_victories.pdf