Tactical Air Support Squadron at Bien Hoa Air Base in South Vietnam from June 1970 to June 1971. After his return to the United States, he was assigned to the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where he served as the Deputy Commandant for the Cadet Wing and then Vice Commandant of Cadets from June 1971 to July 1974. In his second tour of duty during the Vietnam War, he was assigned to Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force Base where he served as commander of the 56th Special Operations Wing from July 1974 to April 1975. In April 1975, he was assigned as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs with Headquarters Aerospace Defense Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command until his retirement from the Air Force on 1978. Aerial victories SOURCE: 475th Fighter Group Historical Foundation Later life After his retirement from the Air Force, Dahl resided in Florida. The Planes of Fame Museum in Chino, California restored a P-38 and applied it with painting and decals of Dahl's P-38 "Skidoo". The P-38 is now flown at airshows with the Air Force Heritage Flight Foundation. In 2015, he along with other flying aces received the Congressional Gold Medal, in recognition of "their heroic military service and defense of the country's freedom throughout the history of aviation warfare." On 18 February 2023, he turned 100 years old, making him a centenarian. Awards and decorations Silver Star citation Dahl, Perry J. Captain, U.S. Army Air Forces 432d Fighter Squadron, 475th Fighter Group, Far East Air Forces Date of Action: March 28, 1945 Citation: References External links Biography at the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum website Video interview (2012) 1923 births Living people People from North Battleford Canadian emigrants to the United States Military personnel from Seattle Aviators from Washington (state) Recipients of the Silver Star Recipients of the Legion of Merit Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United States) Recipients of the Meritorious Service Medal (United States) Recipients of the Air Medal United States Army Air Forces officers United States Army Air Forces pilots of World War II American World War II flying aces United States Air Force colonels United States Air Force personnel of the Vietnam War Washington National Guard personnel American centenarians Men centenarians