The Flying Tiger Association plans to hold a special memorial service May 24th at Arlington Cemetery for James B. McGovern Jr., according to an association release. The Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command identified remains found in northern Laos as those of McGovern, who was nicknamed “Earthquake McGoon” after a 1940s cartoon character. McGovern, as a first lieutenant served with the Flying Tigers during World War II, and flew a C-119 for the CIA sponsored CAT airlines in Southeast Asia, where his aircraft crashed on May 6, 1954.
The program executive officers for some of the Air Force’s largest acquisition management organizations are struggling to deal with an exodus of senior talent and experienced civilian staff, three of them told an industry conference.
