As a Firstie I received two Certificates of Merit, one as a Squadron Commander and another as Outstanding Flight Commander for Fourth Group, Fall Make List (i.e., 1st go-round). Outstanding Flight Commander Squadron Commander
I kept a steno-sized spiral notebook my Firstie year while I was a Flight Commander (first go-round) and then Squadron Commander (winter go-round). These are from the winter (9 Nov 75 to 29 Feb 76), primarily notes from Group meetings and for Squadron meetings. It looks like I missed several meetings at which either Dano … Read more
I was somewhat surprised to find this in my “Cadet Wing” attic box. I remember it, but can only guess at the reason I wrote it. I believe that my AOC, Lt. Col. Bob Haines, asked me what I would want to pass along to my successor as CS-39 Squadron Commander, Joe Smith. So I … Read more
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Contributed by Steve Stockdale, CS-39. From the Olton Enterprise weekly newspaper in October 1975, a letter from my late mother, Jo Stockdale. All the cadets listed in the article had taken a long weekend to drive to Texas to attend the Texas Tech – Texas A&M football game. And most of them were fixed up … Read more
Career Information Fact Book 1976, Open or download the PDF (81mb) Contents
General Allen, successor to General Clark, sent the annual status report to parents in July 1975. He may have written other letters to parents, but this is the only one I have. I’m not going to editorialize about anything in this letter, but two statements almost prompted me to: “The First Class year is a … Read more
Update: General Yeager died on December 7, 2020, at the age of 97. The following day, Terry Gross of NPR’s “Fresh Air” broadcast a 10-minute excerpt from her 1988 interview with Yeager. Listen here, with transcript. Ticket and Program with featured speaker Brigadier General Charles E. Yeager (USAF Retired). The text for the ring description, … Read more