Remembering Them Forever (RTF)!

Military Information:

• US Air Force
• AM: Air Medal
• Vietnam Veteran
• Rank E5
• TVHOF Class 2019

Bio:

Born in Presque Isle, Maine on September 22, 1942. We lived close to the Presque Isle AFB which was the stopping off point for all troops heading to Europe during WWll .
Enlisted in the USAF in Lowell, Mass in October 1961. Attended basic training at Lackland AFB, then on to Keesler AFB in Biloxi, Mississippi for Morse Intercept Training. Graduated with honors from tech school with a 93 grade average and passed copying Morse Code at 30 words per minute. Passing was 22 wpm.
Assignments included:
1962-64 Clark AFB Philippines 6922nd Security Wing
1964-65 Karamursel, Turkey, Tuslog Det 94
1965-67 Clark AFB Philippines 6925th
1967- 68 Nha Trang Vietnam
Attended survival schools at Fairchild AFB in Washington State before shipping out to Vietnam and later attended Jungle Survival School on Clark AFB in the Philippines.r
Flew 108 intelligence gathering missions on EC-47s while stationed in Vietnam earning my crew member wings and the Air Medal with 4 clusters.
1968-69 USAFSS HDQS San Antonio, Texas
October 1, 1969 Honorably discharged.
Attended San Antonio College Two Years
Retail Management: Montgomery Wards 15 years
Retail Management : Foleys Dept Store 9 years
4 Years Sales with Cleveland Church Directory Company
4 years Vendor JV Folsom Co.
4 years District Manager JV Folsom Co.
3 years Volunteer Coordinator Morgans Wonderland Park
Retired Since 2012
Lifetime member VVA920 Aubrey Texas
Served one year on Support Committee
Co-Founder-Vice President and Museum Director
of Texas Veterans Hall of Fame
2020 Community Service Award
2021 Lifetime Achievement Presidential Award
2022 Congressional Veteran Commendation