Biography

I have a pilot’s license with a glider rating. I fly and work on sailplanes and small powered aircraft.
I have 5639 hrs. in high-performance sailplanes with over 7000 flights without an engine – (no go-arounds).
Aviation has been my whole life and I would not have it any other way!

Units Assigned

• Jan 16, 1953 Basic Training, Flight 2265, Sampson AFB, NY
• 1953 Jet Fighter Maintenance School, Amarillo AFB, TX
• 1954 509th Fighter Bomber Sqdn, Langley AFB, VA F-84F
• 1955 Kimpo Korea RF-80
• 1955 45th Tac Recce Sqdn, Misawa AB, Japan RF-84F
• Jun 1957 Departed USAF Schweizer Aircraft Corp, Elmira, NY
• Aug 1957 Reenlisted in USAF – 509th FBS, Langley AFB, VA F-100D
• Oct 1957 TDY Landstuhl AB, GE
• 1958 Fighter Weapons School, Nellis AFB, NV F-100D/F
• Feb, 1962 NCO Academy
• Mar 1962 Crew Chief USAF Thunderbirds Aerial Demonstration Team (Capt. Jerry Larson)
• ????? Flight Chief, Bitburg AB, GE F-105D, F-4D
• Dec 1966 27th TFW, Cannon AFB, NM F-100D/F
• ????? Korat AB, Thailand EC-121D
• ????? Langley AFB, VA
• 1973 12th Air Force Inspector General, Bergstrom AFB, TX
• 1974 Retired from USAF

Awards & Decorations

Flight Info

Military Education

• Jet Fighter Maintenance School
• USAF F-84F, F-100D/F, F-105, F-4D schools
• NCO Academy
• Armed Forces Courier School

Civilian Education

• High School