CONNECTING COMMUNITIES
IN NORTHWEST INDIANA
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Notable Personalities
Born, Raised, or Became Famous in Lake, Porter Counties Indiana
and Surrounding Illinois Communities.
 
 

Brigadier General Thomas C. Hruskocy

Born in 1943 in Whiting, Indiana.
Died July 15, 1993.
General Hruskocy graduated from Whiting High School in 1961 and went on to earn his commission as second lieutenant through Purdue University's Reserve Officer Training Corps.  He joined the Air Force in 1965.  General Hruskocy commanded the 51st Aircraft Generation Squadron in Korea and the 479th Aircraft Generation Squadron at holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. He served as Director of Material Management at Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center at Tinker Air Force Base starting July, 1988.  He became Brigadier General on October 1, 1990.

Source: nwi.com :: Whiting native `felt a need' to serve his country.

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If you know of a notable personality that is not on this list, who was born or raised in Lake , Porter Counties Indiana or Surrounding Illinois Communities please feel free to e-mail your suggestions to: ljackson@lakeco.lib.in.us
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