▁Canadian ▁Navy ▁Category : Sh ips ▁built ▁in ▁Mer se ys ide ▁Category : U ph older / V ict oria - class ▁sub mar ines ▁Category : 1 9 9 1 ▁ships <0x0A> </s> ▁Frank ▁W orth ▁Elli ott ▁Jr . ▁( Dec ember ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁– ▁October ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Major ▁General ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Air ▁Force . ▁ ▁General ▁Elli ott ▁served ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁as ▁the ▁captain ▁of ▁a ▁B - 2 4 ▁Liber ator , ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁Str ateg ic ▁A eros pace ▁Division , ▁and ▁commander ▁of ▁Chan ute ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base ▁in ▁R ant oul , ▁IL . ▁ ▁Elli ott ▁also ▁held ▁the ▁distinction ▁of ▁having ▁pil oted ▁the ▁SR - 7 1 ▁Black bird . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁military ▁career , ▁General ▁Elli ott ▁was ▁awarded ▁several ▁comm end ations . ▁ ▁Among ▁them ▁were ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Service ▁Medal ▁with ▁one ▁o ak ▁leaf ▁cluster , ▁the ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁Mer it ▁with ▁two ▁o ak ▁leaf ▁clusters , ▁the ▁Dist ingu ished ▁F lying ▁Cross ., ▁and ▁The ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁S word . ▁ ▁Following ▁his ▁ret irement ▁from ▁the ▁US AF ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁General ▁Elli ott ▁res ided ▁in ▁R ant oul , ▁IL . ▁ ▁When ▁Chan ute ▁A FB ▁closed ▁in ▁September ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1