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Member and Webmaster Tel: (916) 687 7984 e-mail: dgrif@citlink.net |
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| Personal statement: |
Now married to the former Marsha LaSalle, and as a couple claim interest in a total of seven children; Don with five daughters, Jennifer, Constance, Penny, Ruth, and Julie, and Marsha with son Bill and daughter Amy. |
| Biography: | |
| 1 July 1981 | Retired from active duty as Colonel, 38 years of military service (active and inactive), more than 10,000 flying hours. |
| Sep 79 | Dyess Air Force Base, Texas ,12th Air Division Executive Officer |
| Nov76 | Zaragoza Air Base, Spain, to form and Command Det 2, 306th Strategic Wing (SAC). |
| Sept 76 | Torrejon Air Base, Spain, Commander, 98th Strategic Wing (SAC). This Wing had been selected to deactivate, would serve as it's retiring official. |
| Dec 73 | Sixth Strategic Wing, Eielson AFB, Alaska; Vice Commander and Commander. |
| Nov 71 | 55th Strat Recon Wg, Offutt AFB; 55 FMS/CC, 2ACCS/CC, Wg ADCO, and Wg DCO. |
| Oct 70 | Shemya Air Force Station, Alaska, Commander, Det 1, Sixth Strategic Wing (SAC).Cobra Ball Operations. |
| April 66 | 55th Strat Recon Wg, Offutt AFB NE, via Castle AFB; EC, KC, RC-135, Global Recon, (3000 hrs plus). Positions; IP/Stan Eval (Chief Recon Branch), and Wing DCOT. |
| April 59 | - 55th Strat Recon Wg, Fobes AFB, KS, Operational Recon RB-47H (3000 hrs plus), CC, IP, Stand Eval |
| July 58 | Assigned to SAC, McConnell AFB, Wichita KS, B-47 Flight Training. |
| Nov 54 | Moved with 67th Tac Recon Wing to Japan, RC-47, RB-26 and RB-66C aircraft |
| July 54 | 67th Tac Recon Wg, Kimpo Air Base, Korea, 11th Tac Recon Sq, Pilot, IP and Asst Sq Ops Officer, RB-26 and RC-47 |
| May 53 | Recalled to Active Duty, Lowry Air Force Base, CO; Line Pilot and Flight Instructor, RB-25 and RC-47. |
| June 49 | Inactive Reserve, returned to family farm in Kansas. |
| Feb 47 | Army Air Corps Active Reserve, B-26 aircraft, Civilian Occupation, Commercial Flight Instructor. |
| Nov 46 | Discharged, Williams Field Arizona , Reason; Demobilization. |
| Sept 45 | Graduate, Pilot Training Class 45-F, Luke Field AZ |
| Oct 43- | Private US Army Air Corps and Aviation Cadet Training. |
| Oct 6 -'25 | Born in rural Yuma county Colorado, raised in rural Rooks County Kansas (dust-bowl) during the depression. |