F-104C "0-60914" 56-0914 flies formation with a P-47N Thunderbolt of the Puerto Rico ANG 198 TFS "Bucaneros" 1974

Brigadier General Mihiel "Mike" Gilormini (August 3, 1918–January 29, 1988), was a United States Air Force officer who served in the Royal Air Force
and in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. He was also a co-founder of the Puerto Rico Air National Guard.
In 1947, he was reassigned to the newly formed United States Air Force and named base commander to the 198th Fighter Squadron in Puerto Rico.
On November 23, 1947, the Puerto Rico Air National Guard came into existence as a result of the efforts led by Colonel Mihiel Gilormini,
Colonel Alberto A. Nido and Lieutenant Colonel José Antonio Muñiz.
Gilormini was promoted to brigadier general and served as commander until his retirement in 1975.

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