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Travel to family in CONUS From Hawaii & To Reuions, WW2, Korea & Vietnam
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Vietnam Air Force Pilot Wings
My GySgt Rank came 3 months before I retired when the new E-8 E-9 ranks took full effect. I had a one year letter in to CMC for retirement & could not be promoted. I had been a MSGt E-7 since 1957, served as Personnel Sgt Major, Line Chief, Maintenence Chief, S-4 logistics Chief, S-3 Ops Chief. Had recived USAF/VNAF pilot wings on contract(after retirement USMC) at USAF Advisory Group-Vietnam 1964-1968). Also had Vietnamese award not shown on the available items.Served as Senior CH53 Rep for 14 Years on Okinawa Japan with MAG-36 (1973-1987). During those years was deployed to Korea each year for"Team Spirit Exercise". Also support of units in Cubi Pt PI. Was on the LPH Okinawa for Opertaion "Frequent Winds" Apr 1975 Evacuation of Saigon. Was deployed to Diego Garcia than to Oman in support of prepartion for rescue of prisoners in Iran Late Nov 1979 .Prisoners were released when Regan was elected as President WW II to Viet Nam
Best Moment Graduation after 6 months of 6 days a week 8 hours a day AMM training. Wood & Fabric Metal work, rigging, Recip Engines etc.Also Navy Blinker of Morse code & Semmaphore with the signal flags. At completion of the training we were briefed of the Guadcanal fighting by Capt Joe Foss famous Marine Ace & Capt Smith also a Marine ace. They were brought back to make a bond tour.Capt Foss was later Govenor of N. Dakota and Capt Smith remained in the Corps to retire a Col.
Worst Moment Field days of the old wooden floor barracks & the daily PT at 0630 in the morning.
Other Memories Liberty in Jacksonville 1600 evening return at Midnight Dime a dance at the down town hotel Roosevelt . Sunday ride in a Navy PBY on sub Patrol for 6 hours. Seeing ice in Fl. thought it would always be warm!! Old Navy/Marine A/C going back to the original Amphibious A/C that first flew acoss the Atlantic Ocean as our Training Aids. What an A/C musuem that would be now!!
