10 June 1969: The U.S. Air Force donated the first North American Aviation X-15, serial number 56-6670, to the Smithsonian Institution for display at the National Air and Space Museum. The first of three X-15A hypersonic research rocketplanes built by North American for the Air Force and the National Advisory Committee (NACA, the predecessor of NASA), 56-6670 made the first glide flight and
ROTC Cadet Colonel at the University of Florida. F-86F Top Gun in Class 57P at Williams AFB.
In USAFE, qualified Expert in nuclear weapons over-the-shoulder and dive bombing.
One of three pilots in the 48th TFW rated Select Crew and received the Air Force Commendation Medal.
After leaving the Air Force joined the Exxon Corporation with assignments at Bayonne, N.J., Coral Gables, Florida, Buenos Aires, Argentina, New York, N.Y., Houston, Texas, and Mexico City, Mexico. In Mexico City was CEO of Exxon Mexicana until retirement in 1992.