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James Coy Vance
James Coy Vance
Years of Service:
14
Highest Rank:
O-3
Medals & Awards:
Career Highlights:
After 10 years of Air Force service Jim Vance spent 25 years as an engineer and a manager at Gates Rubber Company, retiring in 1995 with 43 patents. The most prominent of his patents was for the development of the serpentine belt, which has replaced the f
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