William Waffle Thomas, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American Air Force office
Date of Birth: 29-Dec-1919
Place of Birth: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States
Date of Death: 22-Nov-2014
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About William Waffle Thomas
- William Waffle Thomas (December 29, 1919 – November 22, 2014) was an American Air Force officer who served as an Air Force One pilot for President Dwight D.
- Eisenhower from 1953 until 1961.
- The call sign of "Air Force One" was used after an Eastern Airline flight having the same call sign with Eisenhower's flight shared the same aerospace.
- Thomas personally consider it a benign incident.
- In 1968, he received the Legion of Merit, the nation's second highest award.In 1942, Thomas was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Army Air Force.
- During World War II, he served two years serving as a pilot in the China Burma India Theater.
- In 1948, he flew C-52s during the Berlin Airlift.
- In 1971, he retired as a colonel.
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