MSgt. DEAN M. SORELL United States Air Force, Retired

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Dean M. Sorell, 82, passed away peacefully in his sleep, June 12, 2004, at his home in Colorado Springs. Born in Vining, Kansas, Dean enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1942. He flew 30 combat missions as a B-24 Bomber Engineer-Gunner, earning the distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal (with four oak leaf clusters), the Purple Heart, and several campaign and service medals.

Upon his retirement from the Air Force in 1962, Dean worked for the Air Force as a civilian and retired from Federal Service in 1984, with 42 years of service.