Michael Vespucci:
CLASS OF 1963
East New York Vocational High SchoolClass of 1963
Brooklyn, NY
Ernest S. Jenkyns Public School 202Class of 1958
Brooklyn, NY
Michael's Story
Life
When i graduated from P.S. 202 in 1958 i went to East New York Voc. High School for 2 years. then i worked for Lafayette Radio Electronics until i went in the Air Force in 1961, i traveled a lot in the service both Stateside and Overseas, the best experience one could have. i got out of the service in 1968 and married a Nebraska girl i met while i was stationed here. in 1970 i moved back to n.y. to help my brother Tony with a Sanitation business he bought in Long Island, 2 years later i moved back to Nebraska where i still reside now.
Military
in April 1961 i joined the Air Force and went to Lackland A.F.B. in San Antonio, Texas where i attended Basic Training, from there i went to Sheppard A.F.B. in Wichita Falls, Texas where i attended Reciprocating Aircraft Engine School. when i was finished with school i got stationed at Dover A.F.B. Deleware from November 1961 to October 1964 at Dover i worked fllightline on C-124s at one point i was a crew cheif for awhile i remember the C-133s that were there they were called Lead Sledes. no really good me...Expand for more
mories from Dover except some of the TDYs. after Dover i got stationed at Kindley A.F.B. Bermuda i was only at Kindley for 9 months, but what a great, wonderful, fabulas 9 months. my eyes watered when i left the Rock what more can i say about Bermuba? then in 1965 i got stationed at Offutt A.F.B. Nebraska, i worked on the flightline on C-97s, C-54 and U-3As i remained at Offutt for 1 year then i got orders for Udorn Royal Thai Air Base, Thailand.i arrived there in November 1965 where i was assigned to the 606 Air Commandos, Detachment #1 i worked on T-28s during my stay i went TDY to Nakhon Phanom [NKP], while TDY there i went TDY to Ubon Royal Thai A.B.. when i finally returned to Udorn i went TDY TO Laos as a civilian working for U.S.AID.[cover up] i was at Savannakhet, Laos for 4 months, while there i went to Paksa then when i returned to Udorn it was time for me to return stateside,while i was at Udorn i worked part-time for Continental Airlines.then i got stationed at Tyndall A.F.B. Florida where i remained until my discharge in July 1968
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