Pembleton, Willis E.

Willis E. Pembleton

Preferred Name: Bill

Date of Birth: September 26, 1939

Highest Military Grade: 0-5 – Lieutenant Colonel

Hometown: Endicott, NY

Other than my F-100 years most memorable career moment was participating in Operation Homecoming as an escort/debriefer in 1973.

My wife and I started a Tax Practice while at I was stationed at Travis AFB. We sold it in 2006 and went on the road with a traveling professional Motorsports Group, The World of Outlaws Sprint Cars, for five years and I did the timing and scoring.

Units Assigned

3/1959-3/1960 3611 Student Sq, Aviation Cadet, Harlingen, AFB, TX (T-29)
3/1960-4/1961 3535 Student Sq, Nav Bomb Course, Mather AFB, CA (T-29)
4/1961-2/1965 1st TRS, Alconbury AB, England (RB-66)
2/1965-6/1966 HQ TAC, Tac Command Post, Langley AFB, VA
6/1966-6/1967 3561 Student Sq, Pilot Training, Webb AFB, TX (T-41, T-37, T-38)
6/1967-4/1968 429th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Combat Crew Training, Cannon AFB, NM (F-100)
4/1968-4/1969 90th Tactical Fighter Squadron, CBen Hoa AB, Vietnam (F-100)
4/1969-12/1971 3640th PTS, Flt Commander, Laredo AFB, TX (T-37)
12/1971-12/1973 405th Fighter Wing, Chief Support Flying, Clark AB, Philippines (T-33)
12/1973-3/194 434th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Combat Crew Training, George AFB, CA (F-4)
3/1974-10/1974 13th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Assist Ops Officer, Udorn AB, Thailand (F-4)
10/1974-3/1975 7th AF, Battle Staff Director, Nakhon Phanom RTAFB, Thailand
3/1975-11/1978 602nd TACC, Chief Plans, Chief Ops, Bergstrom AFB, TX (T-33, T-39)
11/1978-2/1978 443rd MAW, Crew Training, Altus AFB, OK (C-5)
12/1978-10/1988 22nd MAS, Chief Pilot, Instructor Pilot, Travis AFB, CA (C-5)

Awards & Decorations

Flight Info

T-29
RB-66
T-41
T-37
T-38
F-100
T-33
F-4
T-39
C-5

Military & Civilian Education

Military Education:

1974 Air Command and Staff College (correspondence)
1975 Industrial College of the Armed Forces (correspondence)

Civilian Education:

1975 BS American Technological University
1989 Enrolled Agent
1992 Fellow of the National Tax Practice Institute
1995 MST Fontebonne College

This Day in History – June 10, 1969 – The X-15 gets a place in history

Willis E. Pembleton

Units Assigned

Awards & Decorations

Flight Info

Military & Civilian Education

Wall of Honor Location

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