DL PROPERTY SPECIALIST
OWNER'S BIO
Born and raised in Hagerstown, Maryland.
Attended North Hagerstown High
School where I was on the football team, wrestling team, and I ran Track and
Field 1 year as a long distance runner.
Join the United States Marine Corps
during the summer between my junior and senior year in High School. My senior
year I already knew what I was going to be during after I graduated.
I reported to Marine Corps Recruit
Depot Parris Island, South Carolina on June 25, 1981. I was assigned to Platoon 1048 “Bravo”
Company. I was meritously promoted to
Private First Class before graduating boot camp.
After boot camp I was sent to Naval
Air Station Millington,Tennessee for courses in the Fundamental of Aircraft
Maintenance and Aircraft Structural Maintenance School.
I was assigned to work on the F4
Phantom aircraft as a Structural Mechanic after completing basic aircraft
courses and went to Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia for specific aircraft
training.
My first Fleet Marine Force unit was Headquarters
and Maintenance Squadron 31 on Marine Corps Air Station Beafourt, South
Carolina. I made several overseas deployments with various units as support
personnel. During this time I was promoted to Lance Corporal and then to
Corporal.
After the Military retired the F4
Phantom, I was retrained as a Structural and Hydraulics Mechanic for the F/A-18
Hornet. I was later assigned to my first “Gun” squadron (VMFA-122 “Crusaders”)
and made several deployments overseas.
During my career, I served on
several Aircraft Carriers and held many supervisory jobs to include: Collateral
Duty Inspector, Quality Assurance Representative. I was Aircraft Engine Turn-up
Qualified.
I retired from the Marine Corps in
July of 2001 as a Gunnery Sergeant (E-7), while serving as the
Maintenance/Material Control Chief of VMFA-314 “Black Knights”.
After retiring my plan was to take
several months off and relax. While shopping at, Lowes Home Improvement
Warehouse. I saw a “help wanted” sign
for Hardware Associates.
I was hired as a Hardware associate
and later became the Hardware Department Manager.
TO BE CONT.
PLACES I HAVE VISITED WHILE SERVING AS A UNITED STATES MARINE
Hagerstown, Maryland (BORN AND RAISED)
MCRD Parris Island, South Carolina
MCAS
Beaufort, South Carolina
NAS
Millington, Tennessee
NAS Oceana, Virginia
MCAS Yuma, Arizona
MCAAF Bogue Field
North Carolina
MCAS Cherry
Point, North Carolina
MCAS El Toro,
California
NAS Miramar,
California
MCAS Miramar, California
MCB 29 Palms, California
NAS Lemoore,
California
MCB Camp
Pendleton California
NAS Alameda,
California
NAS Fallon, Nevada
ANG Crater
Lake, Oregon
AFB Anderson, Guam
NB Pearl
Harbor, Hawaii
Tijuana, Mexico
MCAS Iwakuni,
Japan
AFB Misawa, Japan
JSDF Komatsu, Japan
Yokusuka, Japan
AFB Kadena,
Okinawa
KAB Yechon,
Republic of Korea
Pusan, Republic of Korea
NAS Cubi
Point Republic of the
Philippines
NB Subic Bay
Republic of the Philippines
RTAFB Utapo, Republic of Thailand
Paytta Beach,
Republic of Thailand
Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates
Qatar, United Arab Emirates
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Ash Shaykh 'uthman, Yemen
Hong Kong, British Colony
Hong Kong,
China
Perth, Australia
Tasmania, Australia
Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia
