Birth Name:

Leo K. Thorsness

Male

Birth Date:

Sun, Feb 14, 1932

Time of Birth:

Unknown (using Noon)

Place of Birth:

Walnut Grove, Minnesota, United States

Age:

92

Zodiac Sign:

Aquarius

Astrology Data:

Sun

24°

Aqu

51'

About Leo K. Thorsness

Leo Keith Thorsness (February 14, 1932 – May 2, 2017) was a colonel in the United States Air Force who received the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Vietnam War. He was awarded the medal for an air engagement on April 19, 1967. He was shot down two weeks later and spent almost six years in captivity in North Vietnam as a prisoner of war. After his military service, Thorsness served one term in the Washington State Senate.

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External Links:

• Graphic depiction of 63–8301 Note: on the date of the MoH mission, tail codes were not yet in use in the USAF

• American Valor – Leo K. Thorsness

• Air Force bio, Leo K. Thorsness

• Thorsness Bio

• POW Network bio that includes his legislative efforts on behalf of MIA's

• Interview at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library

• Appearances on C-SPAN

• Leo K. Thorsness at Find a Grave

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Astrological aspects and planetary data / tags for Leo K. Thorsness: Sun 24 Aquarius, Moon 24 Taurus, Mercury 15 Aquarius, Venus 2 Aries, Mars 21 Aquarius, Jupiter 16 Leo, Saturn 28 Capricorn, Uranus 16 Aries, Neptune 6 Virgo, Pluto 20 Cancer, Mercury Opposition Jupiter, Sun Conjunct Mars, Mercury Semi Square Venus, Mercury Conjunct Mars, Mercury Sextile Uranus, Venus Sesquiquadrate Jupiter, Venus Sextile Saturn, Mars Quincunx Pluto, Jupiter Trine Uranus, Uranus Square Pluto, Neptune Semi Square Pluto

Categories related to Leo K. Thorsness: 2017 deaths, Minnesota, Vietnam War recipients of the Medal of Honor, South Dakota Republicans, 1932 births, Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United States), Recipients of the Air Medal, February 14 births, Recipients of the Silver Star, Washington (state) Republicans, Military personnel from Minnesota, Washington (state) state senators, United States Air Force officers, American torture victims, Burials at Arlington National Cemetery, Writers from Minnesota, Aviators from Minnesota, Shot-down aviators, Vietnam War prisoners of war, People from Walnut Grove, United States Air Force Medal of Honor recipients, United States Air Force personnel of the Vietnam War

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