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Wall of Honor Level: Air and Space Friend
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Birthdate: 27 May 1934, Mobile, AL.
Education: Grade and high schools in Mobile. University of Alabama -- BS in Mechanical Engineering.
Commissioned 2ndLt, United States Air Force, ROTC program.
Aviation: Air Force training -- T-34, T-28, T-33. Received wings 13 June 1957. Advanced training in F-86D. Combat qualified. Fighter interceptor pilot, Wheelus AF, Tripoli, Libya.
Civilian Missile Industry 1959-1964. Utah Reserve in C-119G. Recalled to Military Air Transport Service, 1964-1968, flying C-133A, Dover AFB, DE.
United Airlines, 1968-1998, flying the B-737, B-727, DC-8, and DC-10. B-727 my favorite for 25 years.
Retired 1998. In 2004 still flying single engine aircraft.
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