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  1. Troy Harworth My name is Stan Nelson and grew up in west central Minn. I knew your father before he enlisted in the USAF. He enlisted a month after I did. He arrived at Lackland AFB the day I left for Sheppard AFB. In Mar of 1960 he arrived at Sheppard AFB for Boom Operator Training. I was attending helicopter maint training. We were assigned to the same training squadron and we ended up in the same barracks. His course was shorter than my course and he finished up his training a week before I did. When I finished training I went on a 2 week leave. Your dad was on a month's leave because he was headed for Japan and I was assigned to a helicopter unit in west Texas. While on leave we went out on a couple of date nights with some girls he knew in Fergus Falls. A couple of days before leaving, Your dad and I drove upto Grand Forks AFB to get caught up on our pay. I left for Texas in mid July 1960 which was the last time I saw Your dad. In June 1966 I was stationed in southern Spain. My mother sent me a news paper clipping of your dad's missing in SEA. I was saddened to hear of his missing in action. The pancake bombs they were dropping were giant "shaped charges" which focused the blast center vertically into the bridge spans. Send me your Email address and I'll send you a copy of some photos of our time at Sheppard AFB. MY Email is: [email protected]. HP 865-336-9441, CP 704-839-1685.
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