Hometown: Chicago, Illinois
Years of Service (20) 1953-1973
Years on Team,1 Jun 68 to 28 Nov 69

I served 17 months on the USAPT on Airborne Status. My specific functions on the team were many and varied;Administration Officer, Finance Officer, Budget Officer,Supply Officer and the Show Narrator when on the road.I left the Parachute Team in Nov. 69, to begin my second one year tour in Vietnam. My first tour was with the 1sr Air Cav Div. and my second tour was with the 101st Abn Div. In addition I spent seven years in Germany and 6 months in the Dominican Republic. Upon my return from Vietnam, I finished work on my Bachelors Degree at Campbell Univ. and then became the Budget Officer for the 82nd Abn Div until my retirement in Aug 1973.

After retiring from the Army as a CW4, I received my Masters of Science Degree from N.C.State Univ. and my Doctorate in Adult Education from Nova Southeastern Univ. in 1979. I taught Political Science and Sociology for 23 years at Fay. Tech. Comm. Coll. as Dept Chairman of the Social Science Dept., retiring to maintain the yard in 1998.