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Show I PERSONAL PILOT OF GENERALS WITH RIDGWAY By Claire Morris. Capt. Keith L. Christensen, 2849 i East 3220 South, is co-pilot of Gen. I Matthew B. Ridgeway's personal aircarft, according to recent word received by relatives. A veteran pilot, Capt. Christen-, Christen-, sen was assigned to supreme headquarters head-quarters allied powers in Europe in January, 1951, and has flown both Gen. Ridgeway and President-elect j Dwight D. Eisenhower to numerous i foreign countries, j Because the SHAPE commander makes many personal appearances in NATO countries. Capt. Chris-tensen's Chris-tensen's typical itinerary may call for lunch with the Belgian defense minister, talks with Dutch officials, and dinner in London, all in one day then fly to maneuvers in Germany before returning to Paris headquarters. Under Gen. Eisenhower's cora- mand, Capt. Christensen was first I put in charge of the new presidentelect's president-elect's correspondence. Between flights, the Utahn enjoys en-joys home life with his wife and three children. The two oldest, Steven Garry, age 7, and Vicki Lee, 5, attend the SHAPE village school along with children from nine other oth-er nations. All clases are in French. Capt. Christensen enlisted in the air force after graduating from Granite high school and attending the University of Utah. |