Hall of Fame welcomes four 4 new members Published April 23, 2010 By Wayne Crenshaw 78th Air Base Wing Public Affairs ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- Four people will be inducted into the Museum of Aviation Hall of Fame on Saturday. The inductees include a former Warner Robins Air Logistics Center commander, a Silver Star winner in World War II, a woman with an aviation career spanning 50 years, and an F-4 pilot who flew 375 combat missions in Vietnam. The induction banquet will include the dedication of a $750,000 renovation and relocation of the Hall of Fame's exhibits to the Century of Flight Hangar. The inductees this year are: Retired Maj. Gen. John Paulk - A native of Willacoochee, Ga., he joined the Air Force in 1951 and later assumed command of the WR-ALC in 1979. He served as a fighter pilot, flying 346 combat missions and nine different models of aircraft in his career, including the A-1H Skyraider in Vietnam. He is credited with encouraging aerospace companies to locate to Middle Georgia, leading to a significant positive impact on the local economy. Col. Lynn Elwood Witt Jr. - Born in Jonesville, Ga., Witt served as an Army Air Corps pilot in World War II in the South Pacific. He flew 326 missions and is credited with downing six Japanese aircraft and sinking a destroyer. Witt was awarded the Silver Star, the Distinguished Service Cross, and numerous other medals for his achievements during the war. His 30 years in the Air Force included five years at Robins as head of Air Force recruiting. He retired in 1969 and died in 2003 at the age of 87. Patricia Malone - A native of Cambridge, Mass., her aviation career began in 1942 as a radio engineering aide for the Signal Corps Laboratory. She would go on to serve in the Navy Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service. After WWII she worked over four decades in the commercial airline industry, including Delta Airlines in Atlanta, where she did ground training for pilots. She lived in Georgia from 1972 until her death in 2008. Retired Col. James Stewart Mosbey - A native of Owensboro, Ky., he moved to Athens, Ga., in 1956 with his family and graduated from the University of Georgia in 1964 and joined the Air Force. He became an F-4 Phantom pilot, accumulating 1,100 combat flying hours in 375 missions. During the Persian Gulf War, Mosbey commanded the 347th Operations Group at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The group's 69th Fighter Squadron flew 1,500 combat sorties without loss or damage. The inductees will join 83 others honored in the Hall of Fame. Inductees can be either military or civilian. Nominees should have made a significant contribution to aviation, and must have some tie to Georgia, either by birth or through their career. A special panel independent of the museum reviews the nominees and chooses inductees.