Gale Cleven

Gale W. Cleven
Gale W. Cleven
Nickname(s)	Buck
Born	December 27, 1918; Lemmon, South Dakota, U.S.
Died	November 17, 2006 (aged 87); Sheridan, Wyoming, U.S.
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	United States Army Air Forces; United States Air Force;
Years of service	1940–1963
Rank	Colonel
Service number	O-399782
Unit	100th Bombardment Group (Heavy)
Battles / wars	World War II; Korean War; Vietnam War
Awards	Distinguished Service Cross; Distinguished Flying Cross; Air Medal (4)
Alma mater	University of Wyoming (BA) ; Harvard Business School (MBA) ; Georgetown University (PhD)
Spouse(s)	Marjorie Ruth Spencer (m. 1945; died 1953); Esther Lee Athey (m. 1955);

Gale Winston "Buck" Cleven (December 27, 1918 – November 17, 2006) was an American pilot who served with the 100th Bomb Group of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.^[1]^[2]

^ Miller, Donald L. (2007). Masters of the air: America's bomber boys who fought the air war against Nazi Germany (1. Simon & Schuster trade paperback ed.). New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9780743235457.
^ "Major Gale Cleven, Odessan, comes through tough raid". The Odessa American. October 26, 1943. pp. 1, 3. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.