  Hometown: Pittsburgh Unit at Loring: 27th/83rd F. I. S. First day at Loring: I don't remember much about my first day at Loring except that I arrived in the late summer with two stripes. I flew into boston and changed flights to go to Presque Isle, Me. I had previously been stationed at CCK Taiwan before coming to Loring. Approximately 2 or 3 weeks after arriving at Loring I took a short leave to go home to Pittsburgh, PA and bring mywife and car back. After returning back to Loring with my wife I found out that everyone that I working with in the 27th Airframe shop had been given new orders to be reassigned to others bases. I had only two weeks before the last one left and then I would be left on my own to be responsible for all of the 106s in my squadron. I had to work 18 to 20 hours a day and be call, available to job control at all times for 2 1/2 months until we received new personnel. What a way to be introduced to Loring and F-106s. I guess that you can call it, "baptism by fire". Still in all, I learned to fall in love with the place Most memorable experience: Last Day at Loring: What did you do after Loring: I was due to discharge from the USAF in June of 1972. I was offered the opportunity to participate in an AF program called, "Project Transition" so I volunteered. The military developed this program to offer discharding enlisted personnel courses in Sales Management, Hotel Management, Pole climers (elec.) and various other skills. I left Loring at the end of february of 1972 with my wife and 1 year old son headed for Pittsburgh, PA to drop them leave them there while I proceeded to Forbes AFB, KS to attend a 7 week course in sales management. I completed the course around April 21, 1972 and was discharged from the AF to return home to Pittsburgh. After returning home, I beat the pavement searching for job until I landed one with a DoD Agency named DCAS (Defense Contracts Administration Service). I started out in the mail room but was eventually promoted to a Quality Assurance Assistant. After that I became a Quality Assurance Representative. Later I became the Military Packaging Profrssional and that lasted for 21 years. They started downsizing towards the end of my career and I had to return to a position as a Quality assurance Rep. I was able to retain my grade and pay until I retired with 36.5 years of service at the age of 55. I am still living in Pittsburgh and I have 3 adult children from my first wife and 4 grandchildren. I also have one son with my second wife who is about to graduate HS and enter college.
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