Gerald Boswell:
CLASS OF 1954
Central High SchoolClass of 1954
Phenix city, AL
Gerald's Story
Life
Worked at Eagle and Phenix for about a year after graduation and then joined the Air Force. Retired from the Air Force in 1977 and went to work as a machine operator. Retired completely in 1999 and didn't work for over two years. Have worked in an auto parts store part-time since March of 2001. Linda and I have been married for 42 years. We have four children and twelve grand children.
Military
Experienced induction and physical exam in Atlanta, Georgia. Flew from there to San Antonio, Texas. Finished basic there in October 1955. Went to Denver, Colorado for Tech School graduating from Bombing/Navigation school in June 1956. Went to MacDill AFB from there and worked on B47E medium bombers...Expand for more
. First overseas experience was a TDY to French Morocco for 100 days in 1957. Celebrated my 21st birthday there. Assignments after MacDill were Bunkerhill AFB, Bitburg Air Base, Germany; Seymour Johnson AFB, NC; Turkey; Japan; Thailand; Philipines; Vietnam; California; Germany again and then North Carolina again. Retired from Seymour Johnson in August of 1977. Certain people told me that it would take a long time for me to adjust to civilian life. I figure it took about 10 minutes; the time it took to get off base after I signed my discharge papers. I enjoyed the military life, but I was ready to retire after 22 years and 22 days and 22 minutes. Just kidding about the 22 minutes, but it sounds good.
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