Background
Balch was born on August 19, 1931 in Bellows Falls, Vermont.
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Donald Balch
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He later attended the University of Vermont and the New England School of Law and would marry and have two children.
Career
Balch was killed in an automobile accident on October 14, 2007 in Bulverde, Texas and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Balch was commissioned an officer in the Air Force in 1954. In 1961 he entered the Air Force Reserve Command.
He would serve in the Vietnam War and would command the 512th Military Airlift Wing based at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware, the 349th Military Airlift Wing based at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, California, and the 440th Tactical Airlift Wing based at General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Balch retired in 1986.
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Nationality
United States
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legionnaire of Legion of Merit; Legion of Merit Vietnam Service Medal; Air Force Longevity Service Award; Air Force Training Ribbon; Legion of Merit; Armed Forces Reserve Medal; National Defense Service Medal
The Legion of Merit (LOM) is a military award of the United States Armed Forces that is given for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements.The Legion of Merit (LOM) is a military award of the United States Armed Forces that is given for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements.