John Kriletich

Enlist USAF May 25, 1965, Complete Basic Training Lackland AFB TX

Assigned Sheppard AFB TX Basic Helicopter Course.

Assigned Sheppard AFB 3750 CMS H-19 Mechanic B-Flight 1965-1967

1967 Attend H-53 Factory School Sikorsky Aircraft Co. 1st USAF Class.

Eglin AFB pre deployment training on H-53A/B

Escort (USS Card) 1st 53 SEA deployment 2 Aircraft

1967-68 Udorn RTAFB 40th ARRS spent most of year TDY to NKP, Da Nang, Lima site 98.

August 68-Jan 69 Assigned McCord AFB, WA. Det.5 WARRC H-43 Flt Mech./IS FM

Mar 69 move Det 5 to Edwards AFB, CA. Re-enlist 26 Sept 66 received orders for H-53 Engineer Course and Da Nang Sept 27. (37th ARRS)

Assigned 37th ARRS Da Nang 1970-71 IS/FE, deliver 1st H-53 to unit.

Assigned 41st ARRS 1971-73 FE/FE, while assigned deliver two H-53's to RAF Woodbridge (1st Atlantic crossing by H-53) Oct/ Nov 1972. Apollo Training at Patrick AFB, Apollo 16 Launch Recovery Force.

USAF Recruiting Service 1973-75 Rock Island-Bloomington IL.

1975 -77 Assigned 20th SOS CH-3C IS/FE

Leave active duty Sep 1977 for Air Technician position with CA AF ANG HH-3E

FE/FE 129th ARRS Hayward ANGB and Moffat NAS CA. 1977-80

1983-85 710MASS 141 FE

1985-88 Military advisor to CAP

Retire 1988 MSG.

"FREEDOM ISN'T FREE"

~SOMEONE PAYS FOR YOU AND ME~

"HELICOPTERS" - THE ONLY WAY TO FLY

~NEVER FORGOTTEN~