Robert Baldwin:
CLASS OF 1962
Barstow High SchoolClass of 1962
Barstow, CA
Robert's Story
After high school I attended San Diego State. I participated in a lot of extracurricular activities and was only a mediocre student. I worked some on-campus jobs and returned to Barstow each summer to work at Santa Fe. I was able to finance my education by myself, without help from home. It took me an extra semester to graduate though. Upon graduation I was commissioned a 2nd Lt. in the U.S. Air Force. I reported to Williams AFB, AZ and graduated from pilot training with Class 68G. I volunteered for combat and was assigned to the 4th Air Commando Sqn. as an AC-47 'Spooky' gunship pilot. Also, flew some A-1, and O-2 FAC missions. When I returned to the world I marri...Expand for more
ed Susan Goodale and went to Travis AFB, CA as a C-141 pilot. After 2.5 years we were transfered to Norton AFB, CA (San Bernardino) initially as a C-141 Instructor Pilot. I did a lot of other things on the squadron level and moved up Wing as a Flying Safety Officer. After four great years we transfered to Yokota AB, Japan. Here I worked as a Command Post Duty Officer and Supervisor of Flying. This was not a voluntary move. I hated this assignment and after two years I got out of it by getting hired as the host base Wing Chief of Safety. I then decided to separate from active duty , let my hear grow long and grow a beard. The hair thing did not work out. More later.
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