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I enlisted into the Air Force right out of high school. I had no idea what I wanted to be as far as an occupation. I was assigned Electrical Power production Tech school at Sheppard AFB. I spent eight years in the Air Force. I got an Honor Discharge and went to work as a motor rewinder and generator/welder repairman. Got into a hydroelectric apprenticeship. I worked generation, transmission and HVDC. I loved the electrical field. I especially loved working on high voltage electrical power transformers and converter transformers. It was great career. All started with the Air Force. After 36 years I retired. Miss it but enjoying retirement. I volunteer with an Honor Guard team and perform military horns to veterans who have met their final roll call. I also volunteer as a Ballot Runner for our county elections.
Military Experiences
Jan 1971 - May 2004
Electrical Power Production Journeyman
Maintain two Duetz Diesel generators and switch gear for the site. Assisted other sites in generator and switchgear maintenance and troubleshooting.
Mar 1970 - Jan 1971
Jul 1969 - Mar 1970
Electrical Power Production Specialist
Maintain standby generators for the air base and the missile sites. Maintain the aircraft barriers, BAK 9, Ma1A, Bak12.
Nov 1968 - Jul 1969
Deployments
(4 years, 9 months)Jan 1971 - May 1974
Mt Venda Italy
Maintain two Deutz diesel generators for standby power for the radio site. Assisted other sites in generator and switchgear maintenance.
Nov 1968 - Jul 1969
Vietnam War
Maintain standby and prime power generators. Mostly on the air base and at hotels in Nha Trang city.
Dec 1967 - Jun 1968
Vietnam War
I was stationed at OL-21 a Radar Bombing site by SAC. My job was to maintain two 150 kW generators for prime power, along with two 400 HZ motor generators for radar power. There were two of us power pro guys.
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Fishing
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