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Today in History – January 31, 1968 – F-100 pilots Maj Joe Bulger and 1Lt “Fearless” Fred Abrams are given the worst kind of mission

31 January 1968 – On the first full day of the Tet Offensive, Major Joe Bulger (Flight Lead) and 1Lt “Fearless” Fred Abrams were asked to bomb their own base. In the early hours of the day, Vietcong forces had launched an attack on Bien Hoa AB. “The whole east end was hot,” Abrams said.

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Amsler, Gordon M.

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Gordon M. Amsler

Preferred Name: Gordo
Nickname/Call Sign: Gordo
Date of Birth: February 23, 1934
Highest Military Grade: 0-5 – Lieutenant Colonel
Hometown: Huntsville, AL
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“I regret not having had more flying experience in fighter squadrons.  It was an honor and a privilege to have served with many great pilots and the maintenance people who supported us.”

Since retiring from the USAF:

  • 11/1977-6/1989  Senior Engineer, Alabama Power Company
  • 1986-1991  Student at the University of Alabama, School of Commerce and Business Administration Doctoral Program in Human Resource Management.  Completed in December 1991.
  • 8/1992-5/2001  Troy State University, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and (1999-2001) Chair, Department of Marketing, Management and Economics
  • 2001-2002 Visiting Professor, School of Business, Samford University, Birmingham, AL
  • 2002—2003 Director, Faculty and Curriculum, Huntingdon College, School for Business and Professional Studies, Montgomery, AL
  • 2003-2005 Realtor, Russell Lands, Alexander City, AL
  • 2005-present: yardman, upstairs houseboy, downstairs houseboy, general flunky, struggling golfer

Units Assigned

  • 9/1954-12/1955 Aviation Cadets class 56-F (PA-18, T-6, T-28, T-33)
  • 4/1956-5/1960 UPT Instructor, Laredo AFB, and Craig AFB  (T-33)
  • 8/1960-6/1962  AFIT, OK. State University, Stillwater, OK  (T-33)
  • 6/1962-5/1964  ASD, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH  (C-47, T-39)
  • 6/1964-6/1965  Sondrestrom AB, Greenland (SA-16)
  • 6/1965-5/1967  309th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Homestead, FL/Tuy Hoa AB, Vietnam (F-100)
  • 6/1967-12/1967 614th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Phan Rang AB, Vietnam (F-100)
  • 12/1967-12/1970 Command Post, HQ PACAF, Hickam AFB HI (T-33)
  • 1/1971-5/1973 430th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Nellis AFB, NV  (F-111)
  • 5/1973-5/1974  347th Open Mission Systems/428th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Takhli AB, Thailand (F-111)
  • 6/1974 –6/1975  Student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, AL
  • 6/1975- 11/1977  Hq TAC, Langley AFB, VA (T-39)
  • 11/1977 Retired USAF

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Flight Info

  • PA-18
  • T-6
  • T-28
  • T-33
  • C-47
  • T-39
  • SA-16
  • F-100
  • F-111

Military & Civilian Education

Military Education:

  • 9/1962-12/1962 SOS, Maxwell AFB, AL
  • 5/1965 ACSC (correspondence)
  • Industrial College of the Armed Forces (correspondence)
  • 1974-1975  Air War College, Maxwell AFB, AL

Civilian Education:

  • 1951 Huntsville High School
  • 1960-1962  Oklahoma State University, BS Civil Engineering
  • 1968-1970  University of Southern California, Hawaii Branch, MAOM
  • 1983-1986  MBA, Samford University
  • 1986-1991 Ph.D., The University of Alabama

 

Gordo Amsler at Hickam, Dec 1966, enroute to Tuy Hoa
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