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  • About birddog
    Branch of Service
    Airforce
    Years in Service
    8
    Years of service
    1959-1967
    Current Status
    Veteran, Combat Veteran
    Units served with
    6511th parachute Test Group Det1 Edwards AFB- 6253rd CAMS Nha Trang AB Vietnam- 22OMS March AFB Riverside Ca.
    MOS, Rating, AFSC
    43151A
    Biography
    I went through Basic at Lackland AFB Tx and then off to Tech School at Sheppard AFB Tx then I was sent to NAF El Centro, Ca. a Navy Base. But I was in an Air Force Detachment out of Edwards AFB for 5 years. Then I was sent to Vietnam in May of 1965 forming a new group called the 405th Combat Support Group (PACAF) we were suppose to go to Pleiku AB Vietnam but it had been mortored in February of 1965 so when my Group got to Saigon we were split up. Half wentto Bien Hoa AB and the rest of us went to Nha Trang AB. Once at Nha Trang AB we found out that our planes (the O-1Es) hadn't arrived in Vietnam as of yet so once again the unit was split up again. The majority was sent to work on the C-123 Aircraft 37th CAMS. Myself and eight others were sent to work on 5 C-123 aircraft from the 1131 USAF Special Activities Squadron Det 9. Now these 5 aircraft only known by letters 'A', 'B','C','D'and 'E' had no markings at all and were only painted a two tone gray with light gray on the bottom and d
    Occupation
    retired
    Interests
    Golf- writing books(author of published book "DEROS Never")
    Location
    Hemet California

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