Individual Details

Col Karl Nelson Retzer

(4 Oct 1915 - 18 Sep 2007)

Events

Birth4 Oct 1915Walla Walla County, Washington
Marriage1942Betty Crider
Graduation1942West Point - West Point, Orange County, New York
MilitaryAft 1942attended bomber training school - Texas
MilitaryAft Apr 1943completed his training - Florida
MilitaryAbt Sep 1943England
MilitaryAft Jun 1945and was assigned to the War Department General Staff at the Pentagon - Washington, District of Columbia
Education1946at Stanford University sent by the military to receive a masters degree - Stanford, Santa Clara County, California
OccupationAbt 1948assigned to the Evaluation Staff of the Air War College - Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama
Occupation1951special staff in the Air Force Office of Atomic Energy - Washington, District of Columbia
Residence1955and was Air Rescue Squadron Commander - Tripoli, Libya, North Africa
Military1957and promoted to Colonel and assigned to the Air Defense Command - Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado
Death18 Sep 2007San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
BurialAft 18 Sep 2007at United States Military Academy Post Cemetery - West Point, Orange County, New York

Families

SpouseBetty Crider (1918 - 2013)
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