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Be sure to check out Steve's stories at Loring Notes
Hometown: Vincennes, IN
Unit at Loring: 42nd Supply/23rd MMS
First day at Loring:
Very different than I was use to for October. SNOW UGH!! The flight from Boston to Presque Isle was quite a thrill with severe turbulents and lots of people getting sick. I remember the stark beauty of Maine and the remoteness of Loring.
Most memorable experience:
I enjoyed playing drums in several bands while there and enjoyed a few trips to Mad Town on the weekends. There was also a small community of CB radio operators on the base and the area surrounding Loring. I met some great people while there. Finally, my daughter Laura was born at Loring hospital in July of 1968...
Last Day at Loring:
I was discharged in January of 1969; nothing like heading out in the dead of winter. I now had a wife and daughter and we drove to Indiana by going North to Rivière-du-Loup and followed the St. Lawerence River to Detroit.
What did you do after Loring?
- Worked as Assistant Manager at the Vincennes Elk’s Club and played drums at the Executive Inn Vincennes, and Evansville, Indiana and Owensboro, Kentucky.
- Got a divorce, bought a new 1970 Mustang right off the show room floor, and remarried.
- Went back to school and graduated with a B.S. Degree Purdue University School of Engineering and Technology.
- Went to work in Management for International Harvester Indianapolis, later to become Navistar and then International Truck and Engine.
- Retired after 31.5 years in various positions of Management and Engineering.
- Now I enjoy golf, metal detecting, fishing, hunting, and amateur radio.
If you agree, people can contact you at (email): n9awo@hotmail.com
More Pictures:
Loring AFB Open House 1966 - Wes Heintz and Steve Baker
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