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Read MoreBenjamin R. Fuller
Preferred Name: Ben
Nickname/Call Sign: Rut
Date of Birth: November 30, 1933
Highest Military Grade Held: 0-6 – Colonel
Hometown: Daytona Beach, FL
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Biography
After serving with the USAF, Ben was Asst. Division Manager with Mobile Home Industries in Tallahassee, FL, from 1978-1980. In 1981 he became the President of Fuller & Associates of Tallahassee until 2001. Ben says he’s been “an active member of Kiwanis International since 1983 and was Distinguished Past President and Past Lt. Governor.
He’s married with 4 children.
Pilot Information
Units Assigned
1956 Graduated pilot training Marana, AZ (T-34, T-28, T-33)
1957 Gunnery training Williams AFB, Nellis AFB, NV (F-86F, F-100A)
1957-1959 493rd TFS/48th TFW Chaumont AB, FR (F-100D)
1959-1960 48th TFW (Stan Eval) Lakenheath RAFB, England (F-100D/F)
1960-1963 334th TFS/4th TFW, Seymour Johnson AFB, NC (F-105B/D/F)
1964-1966 7th TFS/49th TFW, Spangdahlem AB, Germany F-105D/F
1966-1967 333rd TFS/335th TFW, Wild Weasel, Tahkli RTAFB, Thailand (F-105F)
1967-1970 USAF Academy, CO Air Officer Commanding 30th Sq. (T-33)
1970-1972 561st TFS (Wild Weasel) McConnell AFB, KS (F-105F/G)
1972-1973 US Army War College, PA
1973-1975 HQ USAF Pentagon, Washington, DC
1975-1977 Joint US-Brazilian Military Commission Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Awards & Decorations
Flight Info
T-34
T-28
T-33
F-86F
F-100A/D/F
F-105 B/D/F/G
Military & Civilian Education
Military Education:
- 1962 SOS
- 1973 Army War College, PA
Civilian Education:
- 1955 BS, The Citadel
- 1973 MS, Shippensburg University
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