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Dad’s Enlistments and Extensions

admin — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 07:48:21 +0000

Below, I have listed my father’s five (5) enlistments and four (4) extensions that I’ve found in his military record.

11 Aug 1958 to 10 Aug 1962 – Initial enlistment, Nashville, TN, Kadena AB, Okinawa (4 years)

05 Jun 1961 — Extend to 10 Mar 1963 for overseas tour, Kadena AB, Okinawa.

07 Jun 1962 — Extend to 10 May 1963 for Selective Reenlistment Program, Onna Point, Okinawa

11 Aug 1962 to 10 Aug 1966 — 2nd enlistment, Kadena AB, Okinawa, Darmstadt, Germany, Goodfellow AFB, TX

11 Aug 1966 to 10 Aug 1970 — 3rd enlistment, Goodfellow AFB, TX, Iraklion AB, Crete, Elmendorf AFB, AK

07 Feb 1969 — Extend to 10 Jul 1972 to insure sufficient retainability for PCS movement, Iraklion AFB, Crete

04 Sep 1969 — Extend to 10 Sep 1972 for normal overseas tour, Elmendorf AFB, AK

11 Aug 1970 to 10 Aug 1974 — 4th enlistment, Elmendorf AFB, AK, Charleston AFB, SC

08 Jan 1974 — Extend to 10 Apr 1975 for overseas tour, Charleston AFB, SC, Ching Chuan Kang AB, Taiwan

11 Aug 1974 to 10 Aug 1978 – 5th enlistment, Charleston AFB, SC, Ching Chuan Kang AB, Taiwan, Eglin AFB, FL

31 Aug 1978 — Retired, Eglin AFB, FL — 20 years, 20 days.

Iraklion AS, Crete, Greece

admin — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:45:20 +0000

I have quite a bit of memories from this island in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea. If my dates are correct (probably not), we lived there sometime around 1967 to 1969. We lived off-base near a woodshop and a bakery. I would walk every evening to the bakery and get a fresh loaf of Greek bread for dinner. I remember a dancing bear that would come by. His Greek handler would have him dance while he played the tambourine. When finished, my dad would “tip” him with a couple packs of American cigarettes (Marlboros!). There was a Greek family that loved to come over and watch Gunsmoke on our American TV. I especially remember that my dad, who loved sports growing up, started the first youth baseball league on Crete. Instead of the Commander (Col. Louie Miller, Jr.) throwing out the first pitch to a catcher, he threw it into the middle of all us boys gathered together. I came up with the ball and it sits on desk to this day. You can see it here:

Baseball photos

USAFSS: An Enlisted Command

admin — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:40:44 +0000

I found a VERY GOOD article written by SMSgt James S. Duncan when he was a student at Senior NCO Academy in 1997. It is titled “United States Air Force Security Service: An Enlisted Command.” It really helped understand more about what my Dad did. The USAFSS was very unique in how it was composed and the responsibility given to these enlisted men. I think you will enjoy reading this article.

USAFSS: An Enlisted Command

Dad holding Me in Okinawa

admin — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 06:47:09 +0000

That’s my Dad holding me in Okinawa where I was born. This was my Dad’s first duty station after completing Radio Intercept School in Keesler AFB, Mississippi. Dad was assigned to the 6927th RSM at Onna Point.

Radio Intercept Operators

admin — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 06:00:42 +0000

I found a really interesting paper written by SMSgt James M. Houle who was a SNCOA student in February of 1996. The title was “Essay on Morse Code Operators in the Air Force.” It gave some good explanations of what my Dad probably did early on in the USAFSS. I’ve included a link below to the file here on the website:

Essay on Morse Code Operators in the Air Force

Updates to Duty Stations

admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:30:30 +0000

I am slowly and methodically finding all the information I can about my Dad’s service in the USAF Security Service. As I get more information, it will be added to the applicable DUTY STATION section.

UPDATE: The records I received from the National Personnel Records Center on my father and the documents and pictures I scanned in from a visit to Mom and her records from Dad are now all uploaded to flickr and have links to them in each of the DUTY STATIONs. As of 01 August 2009, I completed updating all the DUTY STATION sections with these new images and documents.