First flight occurred in the 30s in a biplane with his mother when he was a teenager on a family vacation. It led to life-time career in aviation.

Military Career - Active

Wooster, Mass. June/43 Co. B, Pl.2, 6th Bn.
Gonzaga Univ. (Felts Field), Spokane, Wash.
St. Mary?€™s Cal. (preflight school)
Norman, Okla. (U.S. Naval Air Sta.)
Pensacola, Fla. (Naval Air Training Station) Dec 44 received wings
Port Everglades, Fla. March 45
San Diego, Cal. (Naval Air Station) April 45
Pearl Harbor (S.O.S.U.#1) May 45 ?€“ Aug 46 U.S.S California and U.S.S. Missouri
Quonset R.I, Argentia Newfoundland, San Juan Puerto Rico, Pensacola Florida - Feb/52 thru 1//56, Utility Squadron Two

Military Career ?€“ Reserves

April 56 thru April 70 - Commanding Officer of Anti-Submarine Squadron 823.
Retired: Commander US Navy Reserves

Civilian Career ?€“ Corporate Aviation

April 56 ?€“ Jan 75 Continental Oil Company
Feb 75 ?€“ Jun 91 Chrysler Motor Company, Founder and President of Pentastar Aviation

Awards: Boswell Award for Business Aviation
Flight Safety Foundation Business Aviation Meritorious Award ?€“ First corporate aircraft with video safety messages
Federal Aviation Administration Certificate of Appreciation for Synthetic Vision Technology ?€“ First corporate aircraft with Category III landing capabilities

Flight Hours: Licombe 8A (43), N2-1 Bi-wing Stearman (100), SNV Vultee (30), SNJ Texan (43), N3N Bi-wing on floats (22), OS2U Kingfisher on floats (238), SC-1 Sea Hawk on floats (112), SNB-JRB Twin Beach (402), FG,F4U Corsair (32), PBY-5A Catalina (2), F6F Hellcat (133), F8F Bearcat (413), F9F-6 Cougar (6), TBM Torpedo Bomber (283), JD-1 Douglas B-26 (740), Aero Commander (600), JetStar (900), Gulfstream I (700+), Convair 340 (1400), S2F Tracker (750), DC-3 (50), Falcon Jet, Gulfstream II, III, IV. Zero accidents.