Francis St.Pierre:  

Life After graduating from Brunswick High in 1961, I attended the University of Maine and graduated in June 1965 with a degree in Engineering Physics. Ten days later I reported for duty at the Naval Aviation Pre-flight School in Pensacola, Fl.. After 14 weeks of boot camp, I was commissioned an Ensign in the U.S. Navy. Twelve months later, I received my "Wings" and was designated a Naval Aviator. I was primarily a helicopter pilot. Duty Tours Were; NAS S. Weymouth, Mass-2 months recruiting NAS Imperial Beach, Ca Nov 1966-Jan 1969 Deployed on various ships with US Seventh Fleet to Western Pacific; lived in Japan, Phillippines, and flew in Vietnam; Feb 1969-Sept 1970 NAS Norfolk, Va Commissioned a Helicopter mine sweeping squadron flying RH-53Ds; deployed via C-5A to Crete were we reassembled the aircraft and worked with the US Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean; Oct 1970 to Dec 1971 Dec 1971got married Naval Post Graduate School Jan 1972 to July 1973; MBA in Systems Acquisition Naval Plant Representative Sikorsky Aircraft Stratford, Ct July 1973 to July 1976 Naval War College Newport, Rhode Island; July 1976 to June 1977 Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 6, Norfolk, Va June 1977 to June 1980; deployed to US...Expand for more