11-12-2019, 10:02 PM
Born June 1947 and raised in Northern Wis. Entered AF March 1966 on 90 day delayed enlistment. Started active duty 21 June 66, after basic training in Amarillo Texas, sent to jet engine training at Chanute AFB. PCS to Mt. Home AFB for a year then off to Viet Nam landed at Tan Son Nhut AB Oct. Friday 13th 1967. Worked 90 days in recipe shop working C-123Ks and C-47s. Then back to my Jet engine AFSC, working on RF-4C and RF-101s. Worked night shift, 1900 to 0700 hrs. Got pretty wild during TET Offensive Jan 68. Returned to states Oct.68 to the 49th Tac Fighter Wing Black sheep Sqd. Holloman AFB, Then returned to Mt. Home for 3 years in the 366th Gun Fighters, Next tour was 3 years RAF Alconbury England, returned to USA March 76 to the 388th at Hill AFB until Jan. 1984. My Last 2 1/2 years were spent at Chanute AFB as the course Supv. of the F-15/F16 engine training course. Retired as a MSGT 1 July 1986. Worked at Morton Thiokol 1987-1992 Rocket test technician firing crew on the newly designed booster rockets for the space shuttle. I'm in the last row first on the left end. Hired on at Hill AFB. 1997-2017, Picture of me and my crew I am in the Middle of last row, I supervised the F-16 Flight Control shop from 2002-2005 until I moved to Aircraft Quality for my last 12 years. Now I'm living the dream fully retired but starting to deal with the affects of Agent Orange exposure in Viet Nam. Currently a 90% disabled Vet.
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