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LT James M Middleton, USMCR (1953-1957 ) | |||
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 Middleton |
Nickname: Jim Branch: USMCR Commission: Navcad 1954 Pre-Flight: Navcad 15-53 Wings Year: 1954 Active Years: 1953-1957 Reserves: Mil Retirement: Last Location: CA |
Assignments: HMR-362 Sukiran,Okinaw VMO-2 Okuma, Okinawa USS Wright MCAF, Santa Ana CampFuji,Japan Pickle Meadows NAS Oppama,Japa NATC Pax River |
Highlights: Wings and Commission in USMCR on 10 November, 1954. Carrier Qual on USS Monterey. Operation Desert Rock, Feb 1955. Operation Wigwam, May, 1955, landing HRS across deck on YFNB, seeing nothing but water. Landing OE at North Camp on Okinawa, an 800 ft. gravel strip. Flying an HOK-1 sideways, with camera mounted on right side, from Ishikawa Beach to North Camp, laying out highway for future Marine bases on Okinawa. |
| — Jim Middleton February 4, 2011 | |||