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|name= Regis F. A. Urschler |honorific_prefix= Brigadier General |image= File:Regis Urschler.jpg |caption= Regis F. A. Urschler |alt= Brigadier General Regis Urschler |birth_name= Regis F. A. Urschler |birth_date= {{birth date and age|1935|04|23}} |birth_place= {{nowrap|Pittsburgh, PA}} |death_date= |death_place= |allegiance= {{flag|United States}} |branch= {{flagicon image|Flag of the United States Air Force.svg}} United States Air Force |serviceyears= 1953–1985 |serviceyears_label= |rank= Brigadier General |commands= {{nowrap|55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing}} Electronic Security Command |battles_label=Wars/Actions |battles= {{plainlist|
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}} Regis F. A. Urschler (born 23 April 1935) is a retired United States Air Force Brigadier General who served as the Vice Commander of Electronic Security Command (ESC). ESC was formed in 1979, and Urschler became Vice Commander in May 1982. He retired from active duty 1 June 1985 a decorated Vietnam War and Cold War Command Pilot with more than 15,000 flying hours, including 1,500-plus in combat. His overseas tours of duty included Japan, Turkey, Greenland and England. Early lifeUrschler, born 23 April 1935,[1] is the son of Austrian immigrant parents, raised in an immigrant community in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[2] After graduation from North Catholic High School in Troyhill in 1953,[3] He enlisted in the Air Force entering pilot training at 19.[3][2][6] Military careerUrschler was a Command Pilot who spent 28 years of his 32 year career with Strategic Air Command.[6] He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Economics from Park College, Parkville, MO in 1973.[3] He completed Squadron Officer School, Air Command and Staff College and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces.[2] During the Cold War, he flew reconnaissance missions in the skies over the Soviet Union, China and North Korea.[6] Assignments
Awards and decorationsBrigadier General Regis Urschler was awarded the Order of the Sword on May 1, 1985. General Urschler has been awarded the following awards and decorations:
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Personal life and retirementRegis Urschler never married.[8] After a 32-year military career, he retired from the Air Force on June 1, 1985. He underwent five-way bypass heart surgery in 2001, and returned to flying his P-51 for several years. In retirement alone, Urschler has logged more than 3,000 hours at air shows in his private P-51 Mustang, named "Gun Fighter". After turning 80 years old in 2015, he no longer flies. Today he enjoys gardening and nature.[8][2] See alsoOrder of the Sword – Recipients ListReferences{{Portal|Biography|United States Air Force|Cold War|Vietnam}}1. ^{{cite web |url= https://www.mylife.com/regis-urschler/regis-urschler |title= Regis Urschler|website= MyLife |access-date= August 7, 2018}} {{USGovernment|sourceURL=[https://www.afhra.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/1055269/55-wing-acc/ 55th Wing – Fact Sheet], Air Force Historical Research Agency}}2. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite web |url= http://www.gml2007.com/legends/urschler.shtml |title= Brig General USAF (Ret) Regis F.A. Urschler |website=The Gathering of Mustangs and Legends gml2007.com |date=2007 |access-date= August 5, 2018}} 3. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 {{cite web |url= https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/105320/brigadier-general-regis-fa-urschler/ |title= Brigadier General Regis F.A. Urschler |date= June 1, 1985 |website= U.S. Air Force |access-date= August 7, 2018}} 4. ^{{cite web |url= https://www.afhra.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/1055269/55-wing-acc/ |title= 55th Wing – Fact Sheet |last= Robertson |first= Patsy |date= January 20, 2017 |editor-last= Haulman |editor-first= Daniel |website=AFHRA.AF.mil |publisher= AF Historical Research Agency |access-date= August 4, 2018}} 5. ^{{cite web |url= http://www.ftva.org/hilltopnews/1982/HilltopNews07Oct1982.pdf |title= American Heritage Week Activities Set |date= October 7, 1982 |website= Freedom Through Vigilance Association |publisher= Hilltop News |access-date= August 6, 2018}} 6. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 {{cite web |url= http://www.militarybios.com/biography/BrigadierGeneralRegisFAUrschler.html |title= Brigadier General Regis F.A. Urschler |website= Military Bios |access-date= August 6, 2018}} 7. ^{{cite web |url= https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/392792 |title= Regis F.A. Urschler |date= 2018 |website=Valor.Militarytimes.Com |publisher= Sightline Media Group |access-date= August 5, 2018}} 8. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web |url= https://www.omaha.com/columnists/kelly/kelly-th-birthday-a-major-milestone-for-flying-hero-who/article_b6ab77fb-4236-5fd9-a727-7af2c236a4de.html |title= Kelly: 80th birthday a major milestone for flying hero who scaled the heights during Vietnam, Cold War |last= Kelly |first= Michael |date= Apr 27, 2015 |website=Omaha.com |publisher= Omaha World-Herald |access-date= August 4, 2018}} External links
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