Spencer James Bevill:  

I was known as Jim or James but my first name was Spencer, a family name. I loved being at Canoga Park HI but did not appreciate the time as much as I do now. I missed making more friends and only found that out after graduation. I went on to Pierce, joined a frat and was an agricultural student. That love of agriculture is with me still today. I stayed a Pierce for a AA in Horticulture, to long, but worked 40-48 hr weeks at Rocketdyne to get money for school and help my parents. Off to Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo for a BS degree in Agronomy. My first job, I was employed in Gilroy, CA for Schilling Spice in crop research for onion and garlic dehydrated production in CA, Or, and NV. for one year. After one year delay, I entered the service to fulfill my obligations to the US Army. I am real proud of my service experience. I was drafted at Cal Poly, SLO, sent to Army basic boot camp at Ft Knox, KY and elected to join ROTC in order to finish my degree in SLO. I received my BS Degree, US Army Officer Commission and after one year delay, was trained at the US Army, Armor Officer Branch School, Ft Knox, KY, served in the 2nd Armor Div, Ft Hood, TX in a ready unit for rapid deployment to Germany. I received orders for Vietnam by way of training in Panama, Jungle Survival school, Ft. Amador, John F. Kennedy Special Warfare School, Ft Bragg, and assigned to MACV (Military Assistance Command ,Vietnam) as an advisor in a 5 man team operating with Popular...Expand for more