Burns, James, SMSgt

Aircraft Maintenance

TWS Ribbon Bar

Service Photo

Service Details

Current Service Status
USAF Retired

Current/Last Rank
Senior Master Sergeant

Current/Last Primary AFSC/MOS
43590-Flight Engineer Superintendent

Current/Last AFSC Group
Aircraft Maintenance

Primary Unit
1976-1979, 43199, Detachment 1, 57th Tactical Training Wing (Staff)

Previously Held AFSC/MOS
99000-Basic Airman
43130-Helicopter Mechanic
43150-Helicopter Mechanic
43550B-Flight Engineer Specialist
43570B-Flight Engineer Technician
43570C-Flight Engineer Technician
43170C-Helicopter Technician
43191-Aircraft Maintenance Superintendent
43199-Aircraft Maintenance Superintendent

Service Years
1959 - 1979

Official/Unofficial US Air Force Certificates

Cold War Certificate

Voice Edition

Voices Profile

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations

Special Operations Association (SOA-MACV)

Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)

United Services Automobile Association (USAA)


	1970, Air & Space Forces Association (AFA) - Assoc. Page
	1980, Disabled American Veterans (DAV) - Assoc. Page
	2002, USAF Rotorheads
	2002, Pedro Rescue Helicopter Association - Assoc. Page
	2003, Special Operations Association (SOA-MACV) - Assoc. Page
	2003, Thailand-Laos-Cambodia Brotherhood - Assoc. Page
	2003, Air Commando Association - Assoc. Page
	2006, Air Force Together We Served
	2008, Jolly Green Giant Association
	2010, Air Rescue Association
	2013, Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) - Assoc. Page
	2015, That Others May Live Foundation
	2016, Air Force Memorial (AFM) - Assoc. Page
	2016, Distinguished Flying Cross Society (DFCS), Fort Walton Beach Pitsenbarger Chapter (Chairman) (Fort Walton Beach, Florida) - Chap. Page
	2016, United Services Automobile Association (USAA) - Assoc. Page

Additional Information

What are you doing now:

I keep busy as the webmaster of the USAF RotorHeads website ( https://usafrotorheads.com ) ( www.rotorheadsrus.us ) and am enjoying my full retirement.

Remembrance Profiles - 50 Airmen Remembered

Bledsoe, Milard Luther Eugene, SSgt, (1958-1968)	Bonnell, George Harrison, 2nd Lt, (1961-1966)
Brooks, Donald Ray, Maj, (1954-1968)	Brower, Ralph Wayne, Capt, (1961-1967)
Call, John Henry, Capt, (1969-1972)	Chapman, Peter Hayden, Capt, (1961-1972)
Cheeseman, Alan Browne, Capt, (1966-1970)	Cohen, Harry, TSgt, (1955-1969)
Davis, Luther Eugene, SSgt, (1966-1970)	Davis, Warren Kent, Maj, (1955-1969)
Dean, Michael Frank, SSgt, (1966-1970)	Froehlich, Laurence E., 1st Lt, (1972-1975)
Goeglein, John Winfred, Maj, (1952-1970)	Hackney, Duane D., 1stSgt, (1965-1991)
Hartzel, Gerald Lester, TSgt, (1954-1970)	Hefferon, George Xavier, MSgt
Henry, George Donald, Capt, (1962-1970)	Kays, James Grier, Capt, (1971-1975)
Kelly, Kerry, SMSgt	Ketterer, James Alan, Maj, (1964-1968)

1967-1968, 43570B, 20th Helicopter Squadron - Pony Express/Green Hornets

From Month/Year - / 1967	To Month/Year - / 1968
Unit 20th Helicopter Squadron - Pony Express/Green Hornets Unit Page
Rank Staff Sergeant	AFSC/MOS 43570B-Flight Engineer Technician
Base, Station or City Nha Trang AB	State/Country Vietnam

Patch	20th Helicopter Squadron - Pony Express/Green Hornets Details
	redesignated 20th Special Operations Squadron about 1976.
	Type Rotary Wing
	Parent Unit Helicopter Units	Strength Squadron
	Created/Owned By 435 Burns, James (Jim), SMSgt 1

Last Updated: May 24, 2009

Memories For This Unit
Other Memories We were assigned directly to MACV SOG and I spent most of my tour at Kontum and Ban Me Thout

Yearbook

My Photos For This Unit

No Available Photos

14 Members Also There at Same Time

20th Helicopter Squadron - Pony Express/Green Hornets

Hendrix, Zane, SSgt, (1962-1969)	435	43550	Airman 1st Class
Wallace, Arthur, Maj, (1957-1982)	102	1021A	Major
Glover, Ronald, CMSgt, (1962-1984)	431	43150	Chief Master Sergeant
Lockhart, Bruce, SSgt, (1965-1969)	432	43200	Staff Sergeant
Zink, Steve, SSgt, (1966-1969)	1A	1A1X1	Staff Sergeant
Carter, Thomas, Capt, (1966-1987)	534	53450	Sergeant
Harding, William, Sgt, (1964-1968)	431	43150B	Sergeant
Lockhart, Bruce, SSgt, (1965-1969)	432	43250	Sergeant
Seigler, Kenneth, Sgt, (1966-1969)	462	A462X0	Sergeant
Roberto, Kenneth, 1stSgt, (1964-2006)	423	42354	Airman 1st Class
Gruver, John Carlton, Col, (1954-1984)	00		Captain
Baldwin, Robert Lanoue, Maj, (1955-1967)			Major
Cassity, James Shelby, Lt Gen, (1958-1991)			Major
Zink, Stephen, SSgt, (1966-1969)			Staff Sergeant
Lair, Robert, MSgt, (1963-1990)			Airman 1st Class