This Day in Air Force Academy History: 24 November 1874 -- School 20 District is organized by County Superintendent Robert Douglass. The district had only one school, The Edgerton School, located in the small settlement of Edgerton (near where the Academy’s Service and Supply Area is located today). 24 November 1958 -- The Academy stands up the Department of Leadership Studies under the direction of Lieutenant Colonel Gabriel D. Ofiesh. 24 November 1969 -- Major James White, Class of ’64, is presumed killed near Ban Ban, Laos, when his F-105 aircraft does not return to friendly control. He was missing in action until being declared dead on 24 January 1974. His name appears on the War Memorial on the Academy Terrazzo. He was the brother of astronaut Edward White II, who died on 27 January 1967 along with two others when a fire swept through their Apollo spacecraft during a training session. 24 November 1969 -- Cadet Mike Ryan, Class of ’70, one year after winning the National Collegiate Cross Country Championship, finishes second in the national championship race, one spot ahead of legendary runner Steve Prefontaine of the University of Oregon. 24 November 1980 -- Colonel Philip Caine becomes the first Permanent Professor appointed under the Commandant of Cadets. He was named Deputy Commandant for Military Instruction. 24 November 1980 -- Cadet First Class Michelle Johnson, Class of ’81, becomes the first female cadet to be named Cadet Wing Commander. 24 November 2003 -- Cadet First Class Delavane Diaz, Class of ’04, a former Cadet Wing Commander and volleyball Most Valuable Player, is named a Rhodes scholar. She was the first USAFA athlete to win a Rhodes scholarship since 1991.
Posted on: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 16:02:09 +0000
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