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LCDR James E Fordice, USN (1955-1977 ) | |||
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 Fordice |
Nickname: Jim Branch: USN Commission: Navcad 1957 Pre-Flight: Navcad 22-55 Wings Year: 1957 Active Years: 1955-1977 Reserves: 1952-1955 Mil Retirement: 1977 Last Location: NM |
Assignments: VA-176 VA-44 VA-45 CVW-8 STAFF VMA-331 VA-122 VA-147 VA-122 VA-147 NWEF |
Highlights: Flew over 1000 hrs. in AD-6, A-4, A-7. Was in first A-7A squadron and back to it for first A-7E deployment. LSO for several years ending as CAG LSO in CAG-8 and was the standby LSO while on exchange duty with the Marine Corps in Beaufort, SC. Finished career at NWEF and chaired several Nuclear Weapons Safety studies for Attack Aircraft and was the A-7 project officer. |
| — Jim Fordice July 29, 2011 | |||