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Hermes, Joseph Gerald (Jerry), TSgt USAF(Ret).
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Last Known Activity:
Retired from Active Duty in 1971, trained as a boiler engineer, and took work accordingly in Thief River Falls, MN, and Grand Rapids, MN.
Other Comments:
Jerry was the husband of my aunt Vicky (my mother's sister).
He was a quiet and respectful man, great inner strength, honorable and proper.
I am just beginning to enter data on his Remembrance Profile Page. He saved a bit of information, mostly DD-214's and some related documents. I am having some occasional trouble sorting thru the AF paperwork and/or correlating that to AFTWS, but am managing to sniff out a thing or two. As I become more familiar with both, I will probably be interfacing more with Admin and other members for assistance.
NOTE: Since I am unfamiliar with both the USAF and AFTWS, I have double-listed some of the assignment time periods showing both the unit and the AF Base he was assigned to. If this is not the way to do this, I will gladly accept corrective advice.
AF Form 7's
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Last Updated: Aug 8, 2008
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GRADE DATA:
A/1C ... 1 Dec 1957 (also listed again as A1C) (also listed as A/1C E-4 (P) on a DD-214 dated 24 Oct 1959)
S/Sgt ... 1 Mar 1960 (also listed again as SSGT)
TSgt ... 1 May 1967
(note, not on AF Form 7: DD-214 covering a period that includes 1950 thru 1952 lists date of grade to A/1C(P) as 1 Oct 52, and lists grade on 31 Jan 51 as A/3C)
(note, on DD-4 dated 25 Oct 1955, place of enlistment was Minneapolis, MN, at the Grade of A/SC E-2 (P).)
FOREIGN SERVICE:
15 Mar 1951 to 17 Jan 1953 ... Phillipines (UNACC) 23 Sep 1960 to (not listed) ... Japan (ACC) 26 Jul 1961 to 11 Dec 1962 ... Phillipines (ACC) 27 Feb 1967 to 26 May 1968 ... Taiwan (UNACC)
IN-SERVICE SCHOOLS:
Basic Training, 00010 ... 1955 Acft Landing Control Operator, 27232 ... 1956 ECI ATC Fundamentals ...1958 Leadership and Management (ECI) Crse 0005 ... 1961 Academic Instructor Course, ECI ... 1962 MGT for AF Supv ECI ... 1963 ATC Fund ECI Crse 2720A ... 1963 Morale and Ideology (ECI) Crse 0906 ... 1965
(note, not on AF Form 7: DD-214 covering a period that includes 1950 thru 1952 lists training for Air Police, Nov 50 - Dec 50, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida.)
CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING OF SERVICE: (copied as typed on form)
(9Jan46-31Mar47, F/1C, Fireman-AD) (this is USN)
(15Apr47-14Apr48, Pfc, Rifleman-RES) (uncertain if this was Ready Reserve or Inactive, but crossed out data cites it as Minn. NG - Inactive)
(4Oct50-12Sep53, A1C, Air Police-AD)
Continuous Active Duty From 25Oct55
(25Oct55-24Oct59, A1C, GCA Opr-AD)
25Oct59 / 27250B / GCA-ATC Opr (reenlisted) / 1277-2 AACS Det Duluth Muni Apt Minn (MATS) (note: AACS could be Army Airways Communications System)
25Sep60 / 27250B / ATC Opr / 1 AACS Sq Mbl Johnson AB Japan (MATS)
22Nov60 / 27250 / ATC Tech / 1 AACS Sq Mbl Johnson AB Japan (MATS)
1Jul61 / 27250 / ATC Tech - 1 Mbl Comm Sq Johnson AB Japan (AFCS) (Redesignated)
27Jul61 / 27250 / ATC Tech / 1 Mbl Sq Clark AB P I (AFCS)
10Oc61 / 27250 / ATC Tech 1 Mbl Comm Gp Clark AB P I (AFCS) (Redesignated)
17Jul62 / 27250B / ATC Oper / 1 mlb Gp Clark AB P I (AFCS)
(note, not on AF Form 7: DD-214 covering a period that includes 1950 thru 1952 lists duty assignment at: 2252D AFRCTC, Clinton County Air Force Base, Wilmington, OH.)
(note, not on AF Form 7: completed his USAF Service at Grand Forks AFB, ND)