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Wall of Honor Level:
Air and Space Friend

Honored by:

Graduated U. S. Army Helicopter Flight School, fort Walters, TX and Hunter Army Airfield, GA 1968.
182nd Avn. Co. (AML), 10th AVN Group Fort Benning, GA. Section, Platoon Leader, Operations Officer, Company Commander. 1968.
182nd Avn Co (AML) Fort Bragg, NC, Section leader UH-1 Instructor Pilot Course, Fort Rucker, AL 1968-9.
“A” Co., 1st BN. 1st Infantry Div. Vietnam, Platoon Leader, Operations Officer, Executive Officer 1969-1970.
23rd Artillery Group, 2 Field Force, Vietnam Avn Officer 1970.
AVN Platoon, HQ & Svc. Co., 1st SFG (Abn). 1st S.F. Okinawa, AVN Platoon Leader. 1972-1974.
U. S. Army Aviation School, Fort Rucker, AL. Aviation Academic and Flight Instructor 1974-1978.
Retired from U. S. Army, 30 June 1978.
Civilian Flight Instructor, Fort Rucker, AL 1979 to 1988.

Total Flight Time: Accumulated 7,000 accident, incident free flight hours during military and civilian aviation career.
Aviation related awards:
Distinguished Flying Cross for Heroism
Soldiers Medal for Heroism
Bronze Star Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters for meritorious achievement in connection with flight operation.
Air Medal (numbers 1 through 19) for meritorious achievement in aerial flight.
Air Medal (number 8 with “V” device for Heroism.
Senior Army Aviator Badge

Support team member, VIP (5272) for the Voyager Around the World Flight, Non-Stop and Unrefueled: 14-12-86 to 23-12-86.
Membership in the Distinguished Flying Cross Society 21 February 2002.