JIM HALL WAS INDUCTED INTO THE U.S. ARMY IN THE FIRST DRAFT OUT OF DALLAS, TX IN NOVEMBER 1940. ENTERED AVIATION CADET TRAINING IN 1942 AND WAS COMMISSIONED A PILOT IN 1943. FLEW 35 COMBAT MISSIONS OVER JAPAN IN B-29s. WAS DISCHARGED IN 1945, STAYING IN THE AIR FORCE RESERVES. WAS RECALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY IN 1950 AS AN OPERATIONS OFFICER FOR NUCLEAR TESTING IN NEVADA AND ENIWETOK AND BIKINI ISLANDS. WAS DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS IN THE AIR FORCE TECHNICAL APPLICATIONS CENTER MONITORING FOREIGN NUCLEAR TESTING. SERVED TWO COMBAT TOURS IN VIET NAM FLYING 151 COMBAT MISSIONS IN C- 47S, AND C-130S. SERVED AS BASE COMMANDER AT ENGLAND AFB, LA, HILL AFB, UTAH, RETIRING AS BASE COMMANDER OF TINKER AFB, OK IN 1975. AFTER RETIREMENT HE ENTERED THE INVESTMENT PROFESSION AND HAS BEEN VERY ACTIVE IN MANY CIVIC, PHILANTHROPIC, MILITARY MEMORIALS AND CHURCH ACTIVITIES.