Background
III, Walter Moncure Ryland, was born on May 11, 1938 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States. Son of Walter Moncure and Audra Virginia (Hammond) R.
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Walter Moncure Ryland. III
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Walter Moncure Ryland, III, American writer, investment manager, retired military officer Member Retired Officers Association, National Board Review Motion Pictures, American Film Institute, American Philatelic Society, Armed Forces Broadcasters Association, Phi Kappa Phi, Omicron Delta Kappa, Kappa Alpha Order.
Education
Bachelor, Louisiana Polytechnic Institute, 1959. Master of Science, Boston University, 1969.
Career
Commissioned Second lieutenant United States Air Force, 1959, advanced through grades to major 1971. Press officer, Cape Canaveral, Florida, 1959-1962. Commander American Forces Network, Verdun, France, 1962-1965.
Public affairs officer Tactical Air Command, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, 1965-1971.
Chief public information United Nations Command, Seoul, of Korea, 1971-1972. Chief of public affairs, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, 1972-1975, Beale Air Force Base, California, 1975-1979.
Retired, 1979. Freelance writer and investment manager, since 1979.
Author: Cape Canaveral, 1961. Downrange, 1962; Space Exploration United States of America, 1965, review edition, 1975.
Space Flight Communications, 1966, review edition, 1967. Contributor to New York Times magazine, Films in Review, Stamp World, Military Media Review, Saga, Stars and Stripes, Air Force, Airman, others
Editor The Technical Talk, 1957-1959, TAC Facts, 1966-1968.
Board directors Better Business Bureau Southern Nevada, 1972-1975. Public affairs officer Joint Task Force, Kinshasa, Congo, 1967. Escort for returning POWs, 1973.
Chairman North Las Vegas (Nevada) Bicentennial Commission, 1974-1976.
Secretary Las Vegas Base-Community Council, 1972-1975. Board directors Yuba-Sutter (California) United Way, 1978-1979, Channel operator, Internet Relay Chat, since 1997.
Achievements
Membership
Member Retired Officers Association, National Board Review Motion Pictures, American Film Institute, American Philatelic Society, Armed Forces Broadcasters Association, Phi Kappa Phi, Omicron Delta Kappa, Kappa Alpha Order.
Connections
Married Pearl Chachi Pagano, August 27, 1961. Children: William Norman, Robert Walter, Ada Virginia.
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Nationality
American
Awards
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Decorated Meritorious Service medal (2), numerous others Recipient United States Air Force Junior Officer Achievement award, 1961. Certified of commendation Greater Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, 1972, 73, 75.tempSpaceCertified of appreciation California Highway Patrol, 1976, United States Air Force Band, 1968, Smithsonian Institution, 1983, American Revolution Bicentennial Administration, 1976. Military Publications award, 1977, 78.Decorated Meritorious Service medal (2), numerous others Recipient United States Air Force Junior Officer Achievement award, 1961. Certified of commendation Greater Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, 1972, 73, 75.tempSpaceCertified of appreciation California Highway Patrol, 1976, United States Air Force Band, 1968, Smithsonian Institution, 1983, American Revolution Bicentennial Administration, 1976.
Military Publications award, 1977, 78.