nited States Navy, 1939-1956, WW II Service, USS Lexington CV-2, 3rd Class Petty Officer, VB-2, Aircrew/Gunner - SBD Dauntless Dive Bomber, Battle of The Coral Sea, May 6-8,1942, USS Wasp - CV-18, Pilot-Fighter Squadron 14 ( Ace Pilot in the Iron Angels ), USS Intrepid - CV-11- Japanese Home Islands Occupation 1945-46, NATS & MATS-1947-49, VR-3 & 8, Berlin Airlift 1948-49, Command Pilot of a R5D Aircraft, 1950-56 Patrol Squadron 8 - Command Pilot of a Neptune-PV2-5 - Patrol Aircraft, Quonset Point NAS. Civilian Service, Beirut, Lebanon, Command Pilot,Trans Med Airways,1957-1965.