Patrick Joseph Halloran

Patrick J. Halloran, a retired Major General of the United States Air Force and a longtime resident of Colorado Springs, passed away May 31, 2024. He was born in Chatfield, Minn., on June 30, 1928.

He entered the Air Force as an Aviation Cadet and graduated as a Second Lieutenant fighter pilot in September 1950. He flew 100 combat missions over North Korea in the F-84 fighter. He was later selected to fly the top-secret high-altitude U-2 and then the SR-71 reconnaissance planes, which he flew on worldwide missions for over 15 years. Staff assignments followed his operational flying, with a final assignment in the Pentagon on the staff of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He retired in 1983 with 34 years of service and over 8,000 hours of military flying time. He was inducted into the Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame in 2005.

He donated his body to the University of Colorado Medical School. Following the return of his remains to the family and in accordance with his wishes, his services will be held in his final resting place, Chatfield, Minn.

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