WHETHER YOU WERE IN THE SERVICE FOR SEVERAL YEARS OR AS A CAREER, PLEASE DESCRIBE THE DIRECTION OR PATH YOU TOOK. WHERE DID YOU GO TO BASIC TRAINING AND WHAT UNITS, BASES, OR SQUADRONS WERE YOU ASSIGNED TO? WHAT WAS YOUR REASON FOR LEAVING?
Joined the AF, Jan. 55, basic at Sampson AFB, on to Sheppard AFB for Jet Engine school, Worked on F-89s and T-Birds at Presque Isle AFB, Oct. 55 - Nov. 58, USAF Reserves till Dec. 59, Aviation Cadets, 61-02n, Feb. 60, thru Jan. 61, Nav Bomb School, Mather AFB, Survival School, Stead AFB, till Mar 61, B-47 School, McMconnel AFB, Kan. till Sept. 61, On B-47 crew, Pease AFB., NH till Jan. 66, Inst. Nav. on C-130 Pope AFB till Mar.67, RF-4c school, Bergstrom AFB, Jun. thru Aug. 67, Jungle Survival School, Clark AFB, Phillipines, In 11th Tac. Recon. Sqd. Udorn AB, Thailand, Oct-67 thru Jun. 68, 100 Combat Missions, NVN, PCS George AFB, Aug 68, IWSO, Wg. Intelligence Officer, 434th TFS, Apr. 72, U-2 Nav., Edwards AFB, Ca. PCS Eglin AFB, Apr. 75, 33rd Wg. Trng. Off., Pcs Osan AB, Korea, Exec. Off., 36th TFS, Jul. 76. - Jul. 77, Pcs Eglin AFB, Fl., 58th TFS Exec. Off. till Retirement 1 Apr. 79, One hell of a great flight !!!
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IF YOU PARTICIPATED IN ANY MILITARY OPERATIONS, INCLUDING COMBAT, HUMANITARIAN AND PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS, PLEASE DESCRIBE THOSE WHICH MADE A LASTING IMPACT ON YOU AND, IF LIFE-CHANGING, IN WHAT WAY?
100 combat missions, N Vietnam, 9 combat missions Laos & S. Vietnam, Nov. 67, - Jun. 68, 11th Tac Recon Sqd., Udorn AB, Thailand.
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