Edward Milton JACQUET

Col. Edward Milton Jacquet, USAF (Ret), died on Wednesday, February 16, 2005 after a courageous battle with multiple medical problems. He was 86 years old. He was born to the late Edward Magnus Jacquet and Berth Christina Olson on August 29, 1918 in Racine, Wisconsin. Col. Jacquet is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Julia Helen Kusener Jacquet; sons, Dr. Edward M. Jacquet III, Ernest Kusener Jacquet, Richard Mudd Jacquet; daughter, Juliet Ann Sutliff; his sister, Mrs. Jacqueline Melvin; and numerous grand and great grand children. After graduating from pilot training (Class of 40-F) in October 1940 at Kelly Air Force Base (AFB), Lieutenant Jacquet was assigned to the 19th Bombardment Group, 93rd Squadron as a copilot on the early Boeing B-17B heavy bombers. He accompanied the 19th Group when it was sent in October 1941 to Clark AFB in the Philippine's prior to the attack at Pearl Harbor in WW II. After 47 combat missions, he returned to the United States in 1942 and taught combat maneuvers to B-17 and B-24 crews at various bases, and participated in the B-29 Transition Program in 1945. He then assumed command of the 'Silver Plate Project", part of the 'Manhattan Program" for the testing of the atomic bomb. After this project, he was assigned as Director of Operations, 92nd Bomb Wing (B-29), and participated in the Korean War as Airborne Commander and the Berlin Airlift. In 1958 he was selected as the Director of Operations, 672nd Technical Training Squadron to establish the Thor Intermediate Range Ballistic Missiles Systems for the Royal Air Force in England. Col. Jacquet returned to the United States for assignments as Commander of Atlas and Titan Missile Programs. In 1964 he, was assigned to the Air Staff in the Pentagon as Chief, Operations Division in the Directorate of Production and Programming. In 1967, he was assigned Deputy Commander of Security Services at Kelly AFB in San Antonio. After 30 years of military service he joined Northrop Worldwide Aircraft Services as Supervisor of Instruction for the Royal Saudi Air Force Maintenance Assistance Program at Lackland AFB. Col. Jacquet was rated as a Command Pilot credited with more than 5000 flying hours. Also he was awarded the Master Missilery Badge in 1958. His decorations include: Silver Star plus Oak Leaf Cluster (OLC), Distinguished Flying Cross plus OLC, Air Medal plus OLC, Purple Heart, Meritorious Service Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal plus OLC, Commendation Ribbon, Presidential Unit Citation plus five OLCs and eleven other various medals. Col. Jacquet also received his Masters Degree from St Mary's University in San Antonio. In 1996, Ernest K. Jacquet honored Col. Jacquet and the Officers and Airmen of the Gypsy 93rd Bomb Squadron with an endowment of The Edward Milton Jacquet Memorial Fellowship for Leadership and Character at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business. GRAVESIDE SERVICE MONDAY 11:00 A.M. FORT SAM HOUSTON NATIONAL CEMETERY With Military Honors. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to a charity of your choice. Arrangements with Porter Loring Mortuary.