Gender

Male

Birth date

1951-9-6

Place of birth

El Paso TX, U.S.A.

Inducted

1972-10-13, Albuquerque NM

Enlistment type

Volunteer

Service branch

Navy

Service type

War

Unit type

Support

Units served

VT-22, Naval Air Station, Kingsville, TX

Military specialty

Personellman, Legal Yeoman

Stationed

USA - San Diego, CA; Kingsville, TX

Separated

Kingsville TX

Unit responsibility

Support and train Naval Air Pilots on A-6's and A-4's Skyhawks and Phantoms.

Personal responsibility

Legal yeoman

Major battles (if served in a war zone)

None

Awards, medals, citations (individual or unit)

National Defense Service Medal; Good Conduct Award

Living conditions

Barracks - bunk - two to a room. Gang shower facilities. Meals were excellent. Base gym, swimming pool, recreation center, movie theatre, trips to Houston, Dallas and San Antonio.

Most vivid memory of military experience

Boot camp - standing out in the pouring rain, guarding a pair of officer's sox and underwear on a clothesline as part opf a disciplinning action. Aircraft carrier qualifications - landing on a carrier during training exercises as a passenger in A-6 Skyhawk.

Missed most whilst in the military

Camaraderie and the close friendships due to adverse and disciplinary training and exercises.

Most important thing, personally, to come from military experience?

Discipline ; Training aof body and mind to enjoy adverse conditions and challenges; Warking as part of a team to accomplish goals; Strong sense of God and country.

Additional information

Graduated college with Bachelor of Arts. Currently holding a job as Assistant Vice President with Fidelity Investments.