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I entered the US Naval Academy from a SecNav appointment, having joined the USNR 15 months earlier. I graduated in June, 1955 and was stationed aboard the USS Stoddard, DD566 out of San Diego, CA. I took 2 Far East cruises aboard. From there it was flight school in Pensacola and Corpus Christi. My first flying assignment was VR-21 in Barber's Point, Oahu, Hawaii flying R6D/C118/DC6B aircraft. From there I went through a RAG and qualified in the S2F, on to VS-29 in North Island, San Diego, CA and flying off the USS Kearsarge. I eventually logged 150 carrier landings. I proceeded from there to Corpus Christi, TX where I ended my flying career. I was transferred to Kingsville NAAS for my last year in the Navy. Total service 16 years, 11 commissioned. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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As a flight instructor at Corpus Christi NAS, Texas I didn't quite recover from a student's error. The good news is, I survived. | Front Page
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