Enlisted USAF Aug 1959
Aug to Sep 1959Lackland AFB - Basic Training
Sep 1959 - Jan 1960 Shepard AFB Tech School, Acft Mechanic
1960 -1963 Offutt AFB, 34th Air Refueling Squadron, KC-135A, Aircraft Mechanic
1963-1965 Sewart AFB, 62 TCS, 314 TCW. FE, C-130B and E
1965-1966 Naha AB Okinawa, 35 TAS, 6315 Ops Group/374 TAW, IFE, C-130A
1966-1967 Naha AB 51st Fighter Interceptor Wing, Flight Test Div. (attached to 35 TAS for administration)
1967-1968 39th TAS, 317 TAW, IFE / FEFE, C-130A
1969-1971 Naha AB Okinawa, 21 TAS, 374 TAW, FEFE
1971-1972 Langley AFB, 37 TAS, 316 TAW, FEFE, C-130E
1972-1973 Korat RTAB, Thailand, 39th Air Rescue Sq., FEFE, HC-130H,P, and N
1973-1975 Langley AFB, 37 TAS, 316 TAW, FEFE, C-130E
1975-1979 Travis AFB, 22 Air Force Headquarters, DOV, FEFE, C-130A, B, D, E, H. RC-130A,B
Retired Aug 1979
1980 - 1998 Benicia, CA, Exxon Company USA Refinery Superintendent, retired.
1998 - Present, Small Business Owner, Pres/COO
No C-130 at the Travis museum either. There's fighters, B-29, B-52, C-133, C-124 and many others; but no C-130! I spent my last 4 years at 22nd Air Force HQ and they tried to forget we were a part of MAC. That's why I retired at 20 years!!