Military Brats?

To "re-introduce" myself real quick:

Name:
Mike Marron

Town:
Clearwater, FL

RAM Affiliation:
Dad, USAF Fighter Pilot (1953?-1973) T-34, T-28,
T-33, F-86D, F-102, F-101, A-1

Just curious if any other folks out there whose father and/or mother
served in the military would like to introduce themselves? Tnx!

Just curious if any other folks out there whose father and/or mother
served in the military would like to introduce themselves? Tnx!





Do Uncles count?

(MLenoch) wrote:

Just curious if any other folks out there whose father and/or mother
served in the military would like to introduce themselves? Tnx!

Do Uncles count?

Whatever. Are you a military brat?

Bad answer on my part........if an uncle was in the military, it would not make
me a 'military brat'.
& I am not.......sorry.
VL

"Mike Marron" wrote in message
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To "re-introduce" myself real quick:

Name:
Mike Marron

Town:
Clearwater, FL

RAM Affiliation:
Dad, USAF Fighter Pilot (1953?-1973) T-34, T-28,
T-33, F-86D, F-102, F-101, A-1

Just curious if any other folks out there whose father and/or mother
served in the military would like to introduce themselves? Tnx!


Father was NCO (E-7) in SAC went from B-47 Electrician to Atlas combat crew
to NCOIC of Minuteman missile loader erector and RV Van (note: RV is not a
recreational vehicle but re-entry vehicle) for the entire missile wing

"Leadfoot" wrote:
"Mike Marron" wrote:

To "re-introduce" myself real quick:

Name:
Mike Marron

Town:
Clearwater, FL

RAM Affiliation:
Dad, USAF Fighter Pilot (1953?-1973) T-34, T-28,
T-33, F-86D, F-102, F-101, A-1

Just curious if any other folks out there whose father and/or mother
served in the military would like to introduce themselves? Tnx!


Father was NCO (E-7) in SAC went from B-47 Electrician to Atlas combat crew
to NCOIC of Minuteman missile loader erector and RV Van (note: RV is not a
recreational vehicle but re-entry vehicle) for the entire missile wing

Where were you stationed?

(Anchorage AK, Charleston SC, Klamath Falls OR, Denver CO)

"Mike Marron" wrote in message
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"Leadfoot" wrote:
"Mike Marron" wrote:

To "re-introduce" myself real quick:

Name:
Mike Marron

Town:
Clearwater, FL

RAM Affiliation:
Dad, USAF Fighter Pilot (1953?-1973) T-34, T-28,
T-33, F-86D, F-102, F-101, A-1

Just curious if any other folks out there whose father and/or mother
served in the military would like to introduce themselves? Tnx!


Father was NCO (E-7) in SAC went from B-47 Electrician to Atlas combat
crew
to NCOIC of Minuteman missile loader erector and RV Van (note: RV is not
a
recreational vehicle but re-entry vehicle) for the entire missile wing

Where were you stationed?

Born at Whiteman AFB, UK Base unknown, Offut, Grand Forks, Vandenberg, Back
to Whiteman where my dad retired and we went back to Lompoc CA next to
Vandenberg

when I was in the USAF I was stationed at Williams AFB AZ


(Anchorage AK, Charleston SC, Klamath Falls OR, Denver CO)

"Leadfoot" wrote in message
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major snippage

when I was in the USAF I was stationed at Williams AFB AZ

When were you at Willie and what did you do?

JB
WAFB 1972-1976, student pilot then T-38 IP

"Jim Baker" wrote in message
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"Leadfoot" wrote in message
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major snippage

when I was in the USAF I was stationed at Williams AFB AZ

When were you at Willie and what did you do?

76-81 Ground radio repairman, may have ****ed you off at an RSU taking your
radios down for a PMI. You guys really didn't mind losing one radio at a
time but you did mind losing the flare guns on Rumdum since whoever designed
it didn't think someone "might" want to work on the radios without risking
his head being blown off. Mojack had the same problem but used all arc-27's
which made it FMS's problem until they switched to GRC-171 after you left.
Gasser had the radio cabinets built away from the flare guns And the Powers
that be didn't want us to do it at night when you guys were closed due to
manning.



JB
WAFB 1972-1976, student pilot then T-38 IP

"Mike Marron" wrote in message
...
To "re-introduce" myself real quick:

Name:
Mike Marron

Town:
Clearwater, FL

RAM Affiliation:
Dad, USAF Fighter Pilot (1953?-1973) T-34, T-28,
T-33, F-86D, F-102, F-101, A-1

Just curious if any other folks out there whose father and/or mother
served in the military would like to introduce themselves? Tnx!


On my fathers side of the family, my great grandfather was volunteer during
the Spanish-American War. (No he wasn't a rough rider). My grandfather
entered the Navy in 1917 and saw sea duty in in the Atlantic with convoy
escorts. He was a machinist. In 1925 he completed flight training and became
a NAP. He was given a temporary commissioned in 1942 and retired in 1947. He
came back on active duty (non-flying) as an Aircraft Maintenance Officer in
1950 and retired again in 1954, he passed away in 1955. My father was
commissioned thru one of the "V" programs in 1942, He was already a
qualified pilot with the Va State Troopers, and went to Pensacola 90 days
(when commissioned) after entering the Navy for flight training. He flew
combat in the Pacific, in 44 & 45. He flew one combat tour during Korea. He
passed away in 1961 still on active duty, and flying. I joined the USMCR in
Oct 1957, and was discharged at 2359 on Dec 31 1959, and entered NAVCAD at
0001 Jan 1 1960 at Pensacola. One of my sons was a Naval Aviator with the
Marines, the other son and my daughter were pilots in the Air Force. I
married an Admirals daughter, and my daughter married a Marine Capt. I also
had one Uncle that retired as a Vice Admiral (promoted at retirement because
of heroism award form WWII). Another Uncle was an Army Chaplin WWII and
Korea. Also there were too many cousins in the service to count as the draft
was still in full force then.

On my mothers side there were numerous ancestors that fought in the War
between the States. There were eight family members from Franklin County Va
that rode with Early. Two great Uncles served in WWI, two uncles served in
WWII, and a several of cousins served in Korea, and Vietnam, I have two
nephews serving in the National Guard on active duty today.

I stayed in the Navy until 1973 when I was medically retired due to being
run over by an Air Force BUS that was in a hurry to get to the Chow Hall!
During my Navy time I flew F-8/RF-8's, and RA5-C's. I made three cruise's
to Vietnam, and served one 13 month ground tour in I Corps & IV Corps with
ANGLICO. After the Navy I spent 20 years with DOD in PA&E and DARPA retiring
in 1994.

Red Rider