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Army | Rotary Wing Aviation Unit Commander

Dates of Service: Jun 1968 - Jun 1982

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Commissioning Source: OCS, May 1969

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Drafted 6/1968. Fort Lewis for Basic and Infantry AIT. Fort Benning for Infantry OCS. Then a Basic Training Officer at Fort Bragg. Flight school at Wolters and Rucker. AH-1G Cobra school at Hunter AAF. Then Vietnam with the First Cavalry’s famous Blue Max Aerial Artillery. Out in 72. 1978-82 Nebraska Army National Guard and changed branch to Medical Service Corps. In the insurance business since 74.

Military Experiences

Dec 1977 - Mar 1981

Pilot / Platoon Leader

24th Med, 1st Infantry Division | Lincoln, NE

Neonatal Air Ambulance missions.

Nov 1977 - Mar 1981

UH-1 Air Ambulance Pilot

24th Med | Lincoln, NE

Jan 1972 - Apr 1972

Pilot / Assistant Post Fire Marshall

355th AHC | Fort Riley, KS

Mostly served as Acting Assistant Post Fire Marshal

Jun 1971 - Nov 1971

Cobra Gunship Section Leader

F Battery, 79th Aerial Artillery, 1CAV | Plantation Base, Vietnam

Section Commander, Aircraft Commander. F Battery, 79th Aerial Artillery, First Air Cavalry Division. Aerial Artillery missions, security for Medivac rescue, escorted troop helicopters, close in air support. 1,032 combat missions.

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Deployments

(1 year, 1 month)

Nov 1970 - Nov 1971

Vietnam War

Section Commander flying AH-1G Cobra gunships for 2/20th Aerial Artillery and F/79 Aerial Artillery, First Air Calvary. Also CBR Officer, Domestic Hire Fund Custodian, Sanitation Officer.