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The Life & Times of Francis V. (Frank) DeDoming USAF Ret.
I was born in Swansea, Ma. Sep 3, 1930. (Age78) Moved to Needham, Waltham, & Newton Upper Falls, MA 1932-1947. Enlisted in U.S. Army Air Force Sep 8, 1947.
Service:
Sep 1947-Apr 1950 Lackland AFB & Sheppard AFB, San Antonio & Wichita Falls, Tx
Apr 1950-Sep1950 Johnson AFB Japan
Sep 1950-Jan 1951 Korea (K-14 & K16)
Jan 1951-Jun 1952 Misawa AB & Chitose AB Japan
Jun1952-Sep 1953 Grenier AFB, NH
Aug 1954-Jun 1956 Miho AB, Japan
Jun 1956-Jun 1960 Madrid, Spain Getafe AB (Spanish Air Force Base) (Torre de Mando) Control Tower
Jun 1960-Jun 1962 Craig AFB Selma, Al
Jun 4, 1962 Married Hazel Knecht ( 5 children, 7 grandchildren)
Jun 1962-Oct 1964 Seymor-Johnson AFB, Goldsboro, NC
Oct 1964-Nov 1965 Sondestrom AFB Greenland.
Nov 1965-Aug 1968 Beal AFB Marysville, Ca
Control Tower/GCA/Rapcon
Retired from US Air Force Sept 1968
During my military career i visited many other places, Okinawa, Wake Island, Hawaii, Azores, Germany, France, Greece, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Tripoli(Libya), French Morocco, Iceland, Newfoundland, Labrador.
1969-1972 Deputy Sheriff Crawford Co., Il
1972 Prison guard, Joliet, Il (Menard)
1973-1990 Dana Corp. Victor Products Div., Robinson, Il
Retired 1990
I lived in Madrid four years, 1956-1960. Two addresses i remember, Avenida de la Habana 48 and Virgen del Val 28. I served 20 years in US Air Force, 1947-1968. About 18 years in air traffic control. My I.D. card below shows i worked at the Spanish Air Base, Getafe. When Torrejon AB opened i remained at Getafe and lived in Madrid. Spain was my favorite duty station.
