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Wall of Honor Level:
Air and Space Friend

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I soloed a Piper J-3 Cub on May 26, 1946 and received my private pilot's license on September 22, 1946 and have remained an active pilot since. I have flown over 22 different types of aircraft.
I graduated from Clemson A&M College on June 3, 1951 with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and as a Distinguished AFROTC Military Graduate. I was commissioned as a 2nd Lt USAFR and entered active duty on June 7, 1951, assigned to the 25th Weather Squadron at Warner Robins AFB, GA, as an Aircraft Maintenance Officer. I served on active duty at Tinker AFB, OK during the Korean War, and after 21 months of service, I was release from active duty. Then I entered the USAF Reserve, retiring as Lt Col .on 1 July 1989, a total of 27 years of active and reserve service.
After working as a civilian at Eglin AFB, FL, I then transferred to the Army Ballistic Missile Agency in Huntsville, AL and became a member of the von Braun Rocket Research and Development Team. In December 1959 I was awarded my Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Clemson College. When members of the team were transferred to NASA, I became a Charter Member of the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center on July 1, 1960. I was a member of the Lunar Apollo 8 Science Advisory Team, Lunar Operations Working Group and was Co-Chairman of the Lunar Surface Engineering Properties/Trafficability Panel that developed the Lunar Surface Criteria Document used as the design criteria of the Apollo 15, 16, and 17 Lunar Rovers.
I retired in January 1999 as an Atmospheric Electricity Research Scientist; I had worked 39 years at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) and 4 Years with Army Ballistic Missile Agency (ABMA) in Huntsville, AL.
I am an active member of the CAP AL Wing, Squadron AL 055 here in Huntsville, AL, serving as Lt Col, Assistant Aerospace Education Officer and Mission Scanner.
Flying as a pilot is still the love of my life.