Doyal Leon Wyrick

Biography

Nothing like flying combat! I ended up with 962 missions and 1062 hours of combat

Units Assigned

• Sep 1951 – Dec 1951 Basic training Sampson AFB, NY
• Dec 1951 – Aug 1952 A and E Mechanics School, Sheppard AFB , TX
• Aug 1952 – Dec 1952 KB- 29 Crew chief, Lockborne AFB, OH
• Jan 1953 – Mar 1953 Preflight Lackland AFB, TX
• Apr 1953 – Sep 1953 Primary Filght School Stallings AB, NC PA-18, T-6
• Sep 1953 – Feb 1954 Basic Flight School, Webb AFB, TX T-28, T-33
• Mar 1954 – Jun 1954 Gunnery Training, Nellis AFB, NV F-86
• Jul 1954 – Jun 1958 Foster AFB, TX F-86, F00C.
• Jul 1958 – Dec 1961 Bitburg AB, GE F-100 C/F, F-105
• Jan 1962 – Feb 1966 Nellis AFB, NV F-105
• Feb 1966 – Feb1967 Vietnam FAC for Big Red One. O-1, UH-1
• Feb 1967 – Oct 1969 Nellis AFB, NV F-105B/D/F
• Oct 1969 – Feb 1970 AFSC Norfork, VA
• Feb 1970 – Sep1970 Nellis AFB, NV F-105 WW
• Sep 1970 – Aug 1974 Hdq. TAC, Langley AFB, VA T-39
• Aug 1974 – Aug1975 Osan AB. Korea T-33
• Sep 1975 – Mar 1982 Chief Base Ops and Training, Vice Base Commander England AFB, LA
• March 1982 Retired with 32 Years in the USAF

Awards & Decorations

Flight Info

Military Education

• Basic Training 1951
• A and E Mechanics School 1952
• AGOS 1954
• AFSC 1969
• National Nuclear Weapons capabilities and Design course 1971

Civilian Education

• Kokomo High School 1950, Some College