SGT Michael D Barns USMC 1953-1956 | |||
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 Barns | Nickname: Mike Branch: USMC Commission: Commission Year: Pre-Flight: Navcad 04-55 Wings Year: Active Years: 1953-1956 Reserves: 1956-1959 Mil Retirement: Spouse: Cacky Last Location: TX | Assignments: | Highlights: I served two years in the USMCR prior to the NavCads, Class 4-55. After Basic, I was assigned to NAS Chase Field, Beeville, TX and just before graduating, decided that I wanted to fly for the airlines and DOR'd. When I applied for a first-class medical, I could not pass the eye exam-turns out, I had a depth-perception problem, which probably accounts for the hard landings I had made, especially during FCLPs. |
— Mike Barns, September 12, 2009 | |||