Biography

Home Town: Bridgeport, Ohio; Steubenville, Ohio

Units Assigned

• 1954-1955 Single Engine Flight School, Bartow, FL & Laredo, TX. T-6, T-28, T-33
• 1955-1956 Transition, Randolph Field, TX C-119
• 1956-1957 6147th Tactical Control Group, Kimpo, Korea, LT6-G (FAC) and C-47D (Special Mission)
• 1957-1957 T-33Refresher. Selma, AL., F-86 Transition, Williams AFB, AZ., F-100A Transition, Nellis AFB, NV
• 1957-1958 31st Tac.Ftr.Wg, 309th TFS Turner AFB, GA; AC&W Training, Tyndall AFB, FL (Sept to Dec.).
• 1959- 1960 6053rd Tac. Control Wing, Myrtle Beach, SC. Scopie duty. T-33, L-20 and H-19
• 1960- 1964 81st Tac Ftr.Wg. 91st Sq. F-101A/C
• 1964- 1965 Resigned Regular Commission, seperated, Sept. Worked for Carolina Biological Supply Co.
• 1966 -1967 Returned to Active Duty, after 8 months 17 days, and re-assigned to 81st TFW, RAF Bentwaters (Thanks to Chuck Maglione)
• 1967 -1968 91st TFS/ 81st TFW Stan Eval (F-101 / F-4C)
• 1968 -1969 Selected for SR-71 Program, Beal AFB, CA; Volunteered for SEA after SR-Training was set back nine months to a year through the loss of the trainer aircraft.
• 1969- 1971 F-4 Recurrant training at George AFB, CA, and assigned to the 469th TFS, at Korat Air Base, Thailand

Awards & Decorations

Flight Info

Military Education

Civilian Education

• Grad Steubenville High
• Virginia Military Institute, 1954
• Pre-Med; Chapman University, MA in Counciling & Psychology