Herbert T. Levack

Col. Herbert T. Levack (March 14, 1916 – January 27, 2010) was a command pilot in the U.S. Air Force flying B-24s in World War II, and C-124s in Korea and Vietnam. He was also the Operations Officer for the first Operation Deep Freeze exploring the Antarctica. Mount Levack was named after him by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN).

Herbert T. Levack
Born(1916-03-14)March 14, 1916
Athol, Massachusetts
United States
DiedJanuary 27, 2010(2010-01-27) (aged 93)
Hartford, Connecticut
United States
Buried
Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery
Hartford, Connecticut
United States
Service/branchUnited States Air Force
Years of service1941–1965
RankColonel
WarsWorld War II
Korea
Vietnam
Spouse(s)Mary Long Levack (July 3, 1944)
Other workAeronautical Charts and Information Center
St. Louis, Missouri

Early years

Herbert T. Levack was born on March 14, 1916 in Athol, Massachusetts to Esther (Thompson) and Edmund Levack. As a young man he moved to Hartford, Connecticut.

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