Clyde Brown:  

CLASS OF 1956
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Tate High SchoolClass of 1956
Cantonment, FL

Clyde's Story

After graduating from James M. Tate High School in Gonzales, Florida, I joined the United States Air Force on September 12, 1956 and served continuosly through August 6, 1969. --------------------------------------------------------- Military Service ---------------------------------------------------------- Command Assignments - Air Training Command (ATC), USAF Security Services (USAFSS), Airways and Aeronautical Communication Service (AACS), Tactical Air Command (TAC), US STRIKE command (USSTRICOM), and the Strategic Air Ccommand (SAC). Trained in Basic Military Endoctrination (ATC), Lackland AFB, Texas from September 12 through October 16, 1956. Trained as a Morse Code Radio Intercept Operator at Keesler AFB (ATC), Mississippi from October 1956 through April, 1957. Former member of the 6912th Radio Squadron Mobile, Det #5 6910th Radio Group Mobile, and 6915th 6912th Radio Squadron Mobile (all in the USAFSS), while stationed in Bingen, Germany, and Hof, Germany. Morse Code Weather Intercept Operator, 1230th (AACS) Squadron stationed in Croughton, England from February, 1960 through March, 1961. Ground Radio Operator at Shaw AFB (TAC), South Carolina, from April, 1961 through December 25, 1961. 4503rd Communications Squadron, Headquarters, USSTRICOM, at McDilll AFB,(TAC), from January 2, 1962 through December 31, 1962. Provided flight coordinatiion for incoming Military aircraft, with the Airways Service Facility attached to the 1978th Group (AFCS), at Albrook AFB, Panama Canal Zone, from January 1, 1963 through January 1, 1966. Ground-to-Air communications with B-52...Expand for more
aircraft attached with the 46th Communications Squadron (SAC), while stationed at Barksdale AFB, Louisiana, from January 1966 through January 1957. Airborne Radio Operator for Operation Combat Lightning, stationed in Thailand for the 4258th Wing (SAC), from February 1967 through December 1967. Air-to-Air and Air-to-Ground commnunications aboard the Post Attack Command and Control aircraft known as "Looking Glass", with the1st Aerospace Communications Wing (SAC) from December 1966 through August 6, 1969. -------------------------------------------------------- End of Miltary Service ------------------------------------------------- State Farm Insurance (Fire Company) from January 1, 1972 through November 12, 1982 Claims Programming from November 1982 through 1984 Office Services 1984 - 1992 Claims Programming 1992 - 1994 General Systems 1994 - 1995 Workstations Unit 1995 - 1998 State Farm Bank 1998 - 2000 Taught eight semesters of Computer Science courses for local Junior Colleges, from 1993-2000, while working full time at State Farm and attending part time classses at Illinois State University, from Fall Semester of 1983 untl graduation. Graduated from Illinois State University on June 1, 1994 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Operational Management. Retired from State Farm Insurance Companies, as a Project Manager in the Systems Department, on January 1, 2000, with 28 years of service. Founded Small Business Computer Bureau, LLC, on January 4, 2000, providing networking and computer sales and service to local businesses. Retired from SBCB, LLC on January 1, 2008.
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