Darrell Getchell:
CLASS OF 1958
Patten AcademyClass of 1958
Patten, ME
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I joined the United States Air Force on Sept 13, 1961, and was trained in repairing and installing ground based air navigational aid systems, including instrument landing systems, tactical aircraft navigation (TACAN) systems, radio ranges and beacons, etc. I was stationed In Texas (3 times), Mississippi (twice), California, Ohio, New York, Oklahoma, Japan, Thailand, Iran, Germany and Turkey. Five of my jobs required extensive travel, allowing me to visit all of the 50 states plus 26 foreign countries. I retired from the air force on Oct 1, 1991, as a Chief Master Sergeant, an achievement of which I am extremely proud. Between 1991 and 2003, I ...Expand for more
worked as a Quality Inspector for Intelcom (Dallas, TX) at Luke AFB, AZ; as a NEXRAD Weather Radar Test Acceptance Engineer for the National Weather Service (accepted the NEXRAD at Houlton Maine in 1995); and Project Manager for Fiber Management Services, Inc, a Telecommunications Management Corp. in Phoenix, AZ. I retired in 2003, and returned to my home in Midwest City, a suburb of Oklahoma City, OK. As a time-filler and hobby, I am involved with two military associations. Otherwise, Kiyo and I are simply enjoying our retirement and do as much traveling as we can. We also try to spend some of our winter months at our other home in Glendale, AZ.
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