Harold Snow was born September 23, 1923 in AuSable Forks,
New York. He graduated from High School in 1941 and is a
United States Air Force Retiree with 30 Years of service.
Snow attended Preflight, Primary, Basic and Advanced Flying
Training with Class 43-I in 1943 and received his commission
as a Second Lieutenant and was given his Pilot’s Wings
on October 1, 1943.
He also completed the following educational courses: College
Level General Educational Development Test (1951); the Radar
Fighter Interceptor Controller Course (1951); USAF Fighter
Weapons School (1955); USAF All-Weather-Fighter Interceptor
School (1955); USAF Air Command and Staff College (1959-1960);
US Army Parachutist School (1964); USAF Land, Sea, and Jungle
Survival Schools; USAF Fighter Aircraft Schools (F-51, F-105,
and F-4E); FAA Commercial Pilot, Certified Flight Instructor
for Instruments and Single/Multi-Engine Aircraft (LAND)
Snow’s military command experience includes: Commander
of Ground Radar Facility (1954); Commander of Combat Crew
All-Weather Jet Training Squadron (T-33 and F-86 D/L Aircraft-1955-1959);
Commander of Tactical Fighter Squadron (F-100 Aircraft – 1963-1965);
Air Liaison Officer with US Army in Vietnam (1965-1966);
Deputy of Operations of Tactical Fighter Wings (F-105 Aircraft –1969-1970
and F-4E Aircraft 1970-1972)
His military staff positions include: Chief of Combat Operations
for the Air Defense of the Hawaiian Islands (1960-1963);
Combat Operations Staff Officer in Pentagon, Washington,
D.C., responsible for development and management of Command
and Control functions for a Presidential/ Secretary of Defense
Top Secret project involving infiltration routes in Southeast
Asia; Responsible for providing weekly oral progress reports
to the Secretary of the Air Force and Chief of Staff (USAF)
and, on one occasion, Snow briefed the Joint Chiefs of Staff
(1966-1968).
His combat experience includes 100 Tactical Fighter Missions-
China, Burma and India (1944-1945); 101 Tactical Fighter
Missions – Korea (1952)’ 335 Air Liaison/Forward
Air Controller Missions- Vietnam (1965-1966); 130 Tactical
Fighter Missions-Thailand (1969-1970); One combat Parachute
jump- Vietnam – (1966) in the 1,000 Man Assault with
Army of Vietnam (ARVN) Forces 50 miles north of Saigon in
War Zone C.
Snow’s honors and decorations include the Legion of
Merit, the Distinguished Flying Cross (awarded six times),
the Bronze Star, the Air Medal (awarded 24 times), the Air
Commendation Medal, the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Silver
Star, the Vietnam Medal of honor, the Vietnam Staff Service
Medal, the Presidential Unit Citation 2, the Air Force Outstanding
Unit Award -Combat Readiness Medal
His flying experience includes 14,000 hours total time with
2,200 hours as an instructor pilot, 125 hours instruments
(845 actual weather), 1,400 hours at night, 1,602 hours in
combat
Snow has been a certified Flight Instructor for Single and
Multi-Engine Land Aircraft to include Instruments (1972-1999)
and an Air Show Stunt Pilot (J-3 Cub & Pitts Special)
Low Level Aerobatics, including car top Landings and a fly
through House Act (1974-1984).
He has been FAA Certified for FAR-135 Operations (Air Taxi)
(1972-1999) and served as President and Chief Pilot of North
Country Aviation, Inc.
