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Roger McDonald

 

HH-43B Fire Fighter Aircraft Crash Rescue A57150.

 

Sept 28, 1959 PVT. E-1 Co C 579th Eng. Bn. CA. Army National Guard at 900 Powell Ave Healdsburg, CA. to PFC E-3 Roger W. McDonald. Capt. James W. Larner CE California Army National Guard Commanding. Healdsburg, CA.

 

June 26, 1960 At Ft. Ord, CA. for Army basic training.

 

Sept 1, 1960 PVT. E-2 Headquarters 4th Infantry Division Ft. Lewis, WA.

 

Dec 26, 1960 PFC E-3 National Guard.

 

April 19, 1961 At Lackland AFB, TX. for Basic Training A2C in the 3726th BMTS.

 

June 1, 1961 57130 fireman student 3505th SCH Ron Greenville, AFB Miss.

 

August 8, 1961 fire protection specialist course ABR 57130 class 1461. Lt. Col. Eskelle V. Garrison Director Deptartment of Techanical Training.

 

Sept 6, 1961 Travis AFB, CA, 1501st Civil Engineering Sq. MATS fireman.

 

Sept 11, 1961 57150 fire Prot. Spec. fire Dept.

 

Nov 30, 1961 secret NAC 4th Dist OSI.

 

June 19, 1962 pay base $124 tax $12.70 SS $3.88 Soldiers .10 cents E-2 Allotment $40 Bon $6.25 Monthly $65.27 semi monthly $32.62.

 

1962 Fire Fighter Aircraftt Crash Rescue.

 

January 1, 1962 A2C E-3.

 

January 15, 1962 Fire Fighter Aircraft Crash Rescue course 5711.

 

June 27, 1963 At Wheelus Tripoli, Libya, assigned to the Rescue/fire Protection 7272nd Base Wing Group, attached to the 58th ARRS HH-43B helicopter Detachment, also I did fly to El Uotia Range 60 miles in the desert.

 

October 9, 1963 USAFE water survival and personal equipment training. Capt Eugene W. Daniels OIC.

 

May 1, 1964 A3C Calvin F. Redemske, A3C Roger W. McDonald from Wheelus AB, Libya to El Uotia Range, Libya performing 4 round trips monthly during the period May 4, 1964.

 

June 27, 1964 on TDY to provide Air Rescue Fire Protection capability as crew members on HH-43B helicopter. Donald W More 2d Lt Chief.

 

TSgt Raymond Holt and A2C Clifford J Amundson Jr was crew member of the HH-43B Rescue/Fire Protection 7272nd Base Wing Group Wheelus AB Tripoli Libya.

 

April 3, 1964 on leave to Naples, Italy.

 

March 15, 1965 At McCord AFB, WA. with the 325th Civil Engineering Sq., attached to Det. 5 WARC HH-43B unit.

 

Mar 15, 1965, 325th Civil Engineering Sq. McChord AFB, WA. with Det. 5 WARC HH-43B helicopter as A57150 Rescue/Fire Protection.

 

Air University United States Air Force Extension Course Institute.

 

March 24, 1965 hand shoulder B defense weapon.

 

Febuary 1, 1965 promoted from A2C E-3 to A1C E-4.

 

DD-214 McDonald Roger Wayne AF28181929 A1C August 22, 1941 Caucasian male hair brown eye hazel height 5’ 10” US citizen weight 149, single discarded (SDN 273) physical disability 10% with entitlement to receive disability severance pay, Selective service local LB #18 Sana Rosa, Sonoma, California term of service term of service (year) 4 day 19 year 65 Airman First Class McChord AFB, WA home 21048 Railroad Ave Geyserville, CA 95441

Total I service 7 years 2 months 3 days

Foreign 1 year 4 months 10 days. That was on Wheelus AB

James E. Kent commander Wheelus AB Libya

Air Force longevity service award, national defense service metal sharpshooter badge, rifle bar marksman badge, small arms marksmanship

 


     



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