Earl Lanning:  

Workplace I started out as an appentice carpender, building homes in Mentor Ohio, decided to go into the Air Force to be a Automobile Mechanic, there were no openings in the automotive field so became an Aircraft mechanic. 1957 to 1969 Aircraft Mechanic USAF, I enjoyed my years in the Military, after returning from Vietnam, i was informed that I did not serve a full year in country and they were sending me back to Vietnam, I refused to go, and ended my career in the US Air Force at twelve years.Machine Shop Machine operator Eastlake Ohio, I was made a forman at this machine shop in 4 Months, the shop closed about a year and a half after I started working there, I was the last person to leave the shop, I left after the shop manager left. Truck Driver Cleveland Ohio, while working at this truck driving job, I injured myself, and the Doctor suggested that I stop driving, as the constant beating my body was taking would not let me heal up, so I changed jobs. Auto Body repairman and painter Perry Ohio, I enjoyed doing this kind of work, but with 5 children at this time , and the pay was just not enough to support them, so decided to do something that I was trained to do. Truck Mechanic Painesville Ohio, Now this job was something that I was trained to do , and that was being a mechanic and the pay was good enough to raise my children, I worked at this place for 20 years. Dump Truck Driver Superior Wisconsin, I moved to Superior Wisconsin to spend some time with my Father, wh...Expand for more