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MELGAR, Fernando was born on May 30, 1885 in Chincha, Peru.
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Fernando MELGAR
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Fernando MELGAR, Peruvian air force officer;. Decorations: from France and Spain as well as from American countries. member Peruvian delegation, Peace Conference, Buenos Aires, 1936; member official group which accompanied President Prado on his visit of state to the United States, Cuba, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, 1942; member higher council of aeronautics. Member Aéreo Club del Perú, Liga Nacional de Aviación.
Education
Educated Colegio de la Recoleta, Escuela Nacional de Ingenieros, Escuela Militar de Chorrillos (1906). Commissioned to further military studies in Europe, where he served in the French army for 3 years. Graduate, as military pilot and It. colonel, Escuela de Aviación, 1928.
Attended Escuela de Guerra Naval, 1932.
Career
Assistant to the director, Escuela Superior de Guerra. Professor. Escuela Militar de Chorrillos. Field adjutant to President Pardo, 1915.
In the army reserve, 191925. Called to active service in 1925 as chief of administration, aviation service. Director, Escuela Militar de Aviación Jorge Chávez, 1928-1932.
Military and aviation attache, Peruvian legation. Bolivia and Brazil; chief, military household of President Prado, 1939. Attained rank of general of aeronautics.
Representative of the President of Peru at the inauguration of the President of Ecuador, 1940. Minister of aeronautics, 1942-1945.
Membership
Member Peruvian delegation, Peace Conference, Buenos Aires, 1936. Member official group which accompanied President Prado on his visit of state to the United States, Cuba, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, 1942. Member higher council of aeronautics.
Member Aéreo Club del Perú, Liga Nacional de Aviación.
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Peruvian