Franklin, James E., SMSgt

Air Crew Operations

TWS Ribbon Bar

Service Photo

Service Details

Current Service Status
USAF Retired

Current/Last Rank
Senior Master Sergeant

Current/Last Primary AFSC/MOS
1A2X1-Aircraft Loadmaster

Current/Last AFSC Group
Air Crew Operations

Primary Unit
1992-1995, 1A2X1, 312th Airlift Squadron

Previously Held AFSC/MOS
46230-Weapons Mechanic
60730A-Apprentice Aircraft Loadmaster
60750A-Aircraft Loadmaster
60770A-Aircraft Loadmaster Technician

Service Years
1970 - 1995

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations

Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW)

Non Commissioned Officers Association (NCOA)


	1983, Air Force Sergeants Association (AFSA), AFSA 1451 (Portland, Oregon) [Verified] - Chap. Page
	1990, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) [Verified] - Assoc. Page
	1992, Non Commissioned Officers Association (NCOA) [Verified] - Assoc. Page
	2003, Air Force Association (AFA) [Verified] - Assoc. Page
	2006, Professional Loadmasters Association [Verified]
	2008, Air Force Association (AFA) [Verified] - Assoc. Page

Additional Information

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I went for a ride in the Liberty Belle a B-17G on 18 April 2010. .
The Liberty Foundation owns the Boeing Flying Fortress.

Remembrance Profiles - 44 Airmen Remembered

Andrews, Robert Basil, Capt, (1942-1954)	Aron, William E., 1st Lt, (1942-1945)
Barnes, David Porter, 1st Lt, (1949-1951)	Beaty, Sherman Randolph, Col, (1938-1954)
Black, Vance Eugen, Lt Col, (1940-1951)	Bong, Richard Ira, Maj, (1940-1945)
Botter, William Joseph, TSgt, (1943-1954)	Brown, Nelson Marion, MSgt, (1941-1952)
Bruzelius, David, Sgt, (1948-1950)	Buckingham, John, SMSgt, (1954-1995)
Cheli, Ralph F., Maj, (1940-1944)	Crumm, William Joseph, Maj Gen, (1941-1967)
DeBellevue, Charles Barbin, Col, (1968-1998)	Duer, Victor Leroy, Capt, (1942-1952)
Edens, Malcolm Brodie, Maj, (1941-1950)	Faas, John E., 2nd Lt, (1942-1944)
Farr, Frank, Capt, (1943-1945)	Ferguson, Walter Lee, SMSgt, (1951-1972)
Gable, William Clark, Maj, (1942-1947)	Gerrans, Alfred Howard, Sgt, (1942-1944)

Photo Album (More...)

Service Photo	Service Photo	Flight Examiner Load...	The Air Medal Award
Meritorious Service ...	10,000 Mishap Free F...	Basic Loadmaster Sch...	Cubi Point, PI
Hayward ANB, CA

Ribbon Bar

Enlisted/Officer Basic Training


	1954, OSVET (Prior Other Service Veteran), 430 5

Unit Assignments/ Advancement Schools

301st Military Airlift Squadron, Associate

Survival, Evasion, Resistance, & Escape (SERE)

Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy (SNCOA)


	1952-1954, 46230, California Air National Guard
	1952-1954, 46230, 144th Fighter Wing
	1952-1954, 46230, 194th Fighter Squadron - Griffins
	1954-1957, US Marine Corps (USMC)
	1957-1961, US Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR)
	1961-1966, Break in Service
	1966-1970, US Navy (USN)
	1970-1970, 60730A, Aircraft Loadmaster Apprentice Course
	1970-1971, 60750A, 301st Military Airlift Squadron, Associate
	1970-1995, 1A2X1, Military Airlift Command (MAC)
	1970-1995, 1A2X1, Air Force Reserve Command
	1970-1995, 1A2X1, 60th Military Airlift Wing
	1971-1974, 60770A, 708th Military Airlift Squadron
	1973-1973, 60770A, Water Survival Training Course
	1973-1995, 1A2X1, 349th Military Airlift Wing, Associate
	1974-1974, 60750A, 446th Military Airlift Wing
	1974-1992, 1A2X1, 312th Military Airlift Squadron
	1976-1995, 1A2X1, 4th Air Force
	1980-1980, 60770A, Survival, Evasion, Resistance, & Escape (SERE)
	1985-1985, Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy (SNCOA)
	1992-1995, 1A2X1, 312th Airlift Squadron

Combat and Non-Combat Operations


	1961-1973 Vietnam War
	1987-1987 Operation Earnest Will (Iran)
	1989-1989 Operation Just Cause (Panama)
	1990-1990 Gulf War/Defense of Saudi Arabia/Operation Desert Shield
	1991-1991 Gulf War/Liberation and Defense of Kuwait/Operation Desert Storm 2
	1992-1992 Operation Provide Relief (Somalia)

Colleges Attended



	1971-1984, Community College of the Air Force
	1986-1989, Solano Community College
	1990-1992, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale 2

My Aircraft/Missiles


	1952-1954, P-51/F-51 Mustang
	1952-1954, AT-6 Texan
	1970-1973, C-141 Starlifter
	1974-1995, C-5 Galaxy