Joined the USAF Sep 18, 1972. Trained at Sheppard AFB, TX aircraft maint jet 1&2 431x1C . Assigned Myrtle Beach AFB, SC Feb 73 - Mar 75. Transferred directly to WV Air Guard 130th SOG Mar 15, 75. The 130th became the 130th TAG with the arrival of 8 C-130Es. New AFSC 43171F turbo prop maint. spec. Transferred to the ops squadron in Dec 1980. Cross trained to C-130 flight engineer in 81, new AFSC 1A171. Retired Dec 20, 2002 with rank of E-8 SMSgt, instructor flight engineer, 1A191. Several deployments to Volant Oak in Panama, several deployments to Europe, called up for Desert Shield/Desert Storm.
