Chuck Ruth Bio

Joined Air Force is Sep. 1973.

Nov. 73 to Feb. 74  Basic Helicopter School, Sheppard AFB, Tx.  (Remember Mr. Mathe (Matay?) CH-3 Trainer 63-9677

Feb. 74 to Apr. 75  1550 ATTW Hill AFB, Ut. HH-53B and C   66-14428, 429, 431, 432, 435,  69-5790, 791, 70-1628, 630. 632, 73-1652, 653

Apr. 75 to May 76  374 OMS Clark AFB, PI.  H-3’s   67-14706, 722, 724, 65-5695 (caught fire and burnt at Nicols Field near Manila) 65-12798, 799

May 76 to Sep. 78  432 OMS DMAFB, Az.  MARS H-3’s    63-9687, 9690, 64-14223, 226, 228, 65-5690, 5696, 65-12788, 790

Sep 78 to Jun. 81  601 CRS Sembach AB, Germany CH-53C  68-10930, 68-10932, 70-1629 (can’t remember rest)

Jun. 81 to Jan. 83  Det. 11, 39 ARRW Myrtle Beach AFB S.C.  H-3’s   67-14711,  69-5801, 65-12777, 65-12797

Jan. 83 to Mar. 84 (AF Reserves) 301 ARRS Homestead AFB, Fl.  H-3’s  64-14230, 66-13286, 291, 296

Mar. 84 to May 87 (AF Reserves) 302 SOS Luke AFB, Az. H-3’s 63-9676, 65-5692, 66-13292, 67-14703, 707, 718

May 87 to Dec. 89  71 SOS DMAFB. Az. (same aircraft, 65-5692 destroyed 12 Mar. 89)

Dec. 89 to mid 92 305 ARRS Selfridge ANGB, Mi. H-3’s   64-14228, 67-14720, 69-5804, 808

Closed unit down worked KC-135’s

Mar. 94 to 2009 71 SOS (later 305 RQS, later 943 MXS) DMAFB, Az. HH-60G  90-26224 thru 90-26229  (228 crashed June 94, rebuilt at Corpus Christi Army Depot (took 7 years!) crew chief this aircraft)

Sep. 2009 Retired from the Air Force Reserves.

"FREEDOM ISN'T FREE"

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