Ray W. Laird

Preferred Name: Ray
Nickname/Call Sign: Fat Daddy
Date of Birth: June 8, 1936
Highest Military Grade: 0-3 – Captain
Hometown: Corsicana, TX

Ray Laird says he had a “Lot of alert time at K8 (Kunsan) and K55 (Osan) along with the 416th TFS. While TDY to Tainan we were moved to Clark AFB to supplement the squadron at Danang when they had strikes up north.

I separated from the AF in June of 1965 and went to work with American Airlines in August of 1965. Retired from American in June of 1996.

Flying the F-100 was the best time of my life.”