Laon, France – July 8, 1964

Airman Second Class Oscar A. Winkfield, son of Mrs. Opal J. Winkfield of 812 W. 28th St., Tyler, has been presented the U.S. Air Force Outstanding Unit Award at Laon Air Base, France.

Airman Winkfield, a fire protection specialist (noted as “five protection specialist” in the original text), received the award as a permanent decoration for helping the 66th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing achieve an exceptionally meritorious rating in support of military operations in Europe.

Source: Tyler Morning Telegraph (Tyler, Texas), Wednesday, 8 July 1964, p. 22.

Transcriber’s Note: The original text reads “five protection specialists,” which appears to be a typographical error. It has been corrected here to fire protection specialist.