Morrison, Donald R.

Donald R. Morrison

Preferred Name: Don

Date of Birth: December 18, 1935

Highest Military Grade: 0-5 – Lieutenant Colonel

Hometown: Incline Village, NV

After leaving the AF in 1965 I worked for 14 years for Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Engines and then 18 years for GE Aircraft Engines in Product Support and then Commercial Engine Sales.

I retired from GE in April of 1997 and retired to the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe. I’ve worked as a Volunteer in the USCG Auxillary and Washoe County, NV Sheriff’s boat on Lake Tahoe for about 10 years.

Units Assigned

1/1959-1/1960 Primary and Basic at Moore AB, TX and Laredo AFB, TX (T34, T28, T-33)
3/1960-9/1960 F-100 Combat Crew Training Squadron, Williams AFB, AZ (F-100)
10/1960-12/1960 Advanced F- 100 Combat Crew Training Squadron, Nellis AFB, NV (F-100)
1/1961-4/1963 416th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Misawa AB, Japan (F-100D/F)
5/1963-4/1965 614th Tactical Fighter Squadron/615th Tactical Fighter Squadron, England AFB, LA (TDY to Cigli AB, Turkey, Clark AFB, Philippines, Danang AB, Vietnam, Tainan AB, Taiwan)
3/1966-9/1972 131st Tactical Fighter Squadron, MA ANG. Barnes MAP, MA (F-84F, F-100D/F)
9/1972-12/1974 118th Tactical Fighter Squadron, CT ANG, Bradly IAP, CT (F-100D/F)
2/1975-1/1981 Air Liaison Officer, USAFA, USAFR

Awards & Decorations

Flight Info

T-34
T-28
T-33
F-100 D/F

Military & Civilian Education

Military Education:

UPT, Moore AB, TX
Basic, Laredo AFB, TX( Class 60E)
F-100 Advanced, Williams AFB, Chandler, AZ
F-100 Advanced, Advanced, Nellis AFB, NV
SOS by correspondence (very slowly)

Civilian Education:

1958 BS/ME with Aero option), ROTC, University of CA Berkeley

This Day in History – June 10, 1969 – The X-15 gets a place in history

Donald R. Morrison

Units Assigned

Awards & Decorations

Flight Info

Military & Civilian Education

Wall of Honor Location

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