MANOR, COLONEL F. R. USAF – RETIRED Colonel Filomena R. Manor passed away on October 25, 2009, at Coronado, CA, and was given full military honors at interment at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery at 11:00 a.m. on November 5, 2009. She is survived by her brother and sister-in-law, Gabriel and Katharine Fusco in Las Cruces, NM. Colonel Manor was a dedicated leader in U.S. Air Force Dietetics for over 33 years of continuous active military service. Colonel Manor was the first officer in the country to be commissioned from civilian life in the newly created Air Force Women’s Medical Specialist Corps. She retired in 1983 and was awarded the prestigious Legion of Merit. She led development of AF enlisted diet therapy job standards and training courses. Colonel Manor was instrumental in creating the officer dietetic residency and the AF Dietetic Internship in 1972, serving as Director for 12 classes. She was the Military Consultant to the AF Surgeon General from 1972-82 when the Air Force-Navy Diet Manual, Medical Food Service Space Criteria and Manpower Standards were published. She served on the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services. Key wartime accomplishments include support during the 1953 return of UN POWs from the Korean Conflict, Repatriated Prisoner of War Nutritional Plan, and improved Therapeutic Inflight Meals during aeromedical evacuation flights from Vietnam. Filomena Manor was born July 6, 1926 in Troy, NY. She received a BA in Foods and Nutrition at Russell Sage College in Troy, NY, and completed a dietetic internship at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston, MA. She received her MA at Ohio State University. During her retirement Colonel Manor served as: Past President Silver Stand Chapter / San Diego Chapter MOAA, Commander Military Order of the World Wars, San Diego and State Regions Founder and Founder and Vice President, Retired Air Force Dietitians Association; Chairperson, President Council, San Diego Sub-Region, Southern Region C MOAA; and Navy League, Board of Directors, San Diego. Her legacy has touched us all.