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#CDR Carter H Moser, USN (1954-1978 ) | |||
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 Moser |
Nickname: Mose Branch: USN Commission: Navcad 1956 Pre-Flight: Navcad 28-54 Wings Year: 1956 Active Years: 1954-1978 Reserves: Mil Retirement: 1978 Last Location: KS |
Assignments: VT-1 VA-25 VA-127 NPGS |
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| — Mose Moser April 21, 2007 | |||
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CDR Carter H Moser USN 1954-1978
As recollections creep back into what's left of my alleged mind, my bio has become many pages long. Don't worry, this isn't it. But if you've read everything else on the planet, you may want to try the long version which is a more detailed and hopefully more interesting account of my Navy and subsequent life subtitled 'How to Become a Jet Carrier Pilot in Only 17 Years.' It's about a naval aviation career that while not among the greatest, may have been one of the most unusual.
I completed advanced training in the first class of S2Fs and, after helicopter training at Ellyson, had two fascinating tours in HU squadrons deploying to the Med, the Caribbean, the arctic, Antarctica, and WestPac aboard many different ships. Following a year factually inactive (except for getting married), I was an instructor in VT-1, and A/C Handling Officer on an LPH. There I finally got the orders to an attack squadron I had been wanting since Preflight. I also became a TAR (Training & Administration of the Reserve.)
I flew the A-1 (AD) with VA-25 — the last of the Spads — aboard the USS Coral Sea on a Vietnam cruise, and then the A-4 (A4D) in VA-127, the west coast VA instrument training, jet-transition, and later A-4 tactical RAG training squadron. I also got to fly the SNJ again as a 'Zero' pilot in the movie 'Tora Tora Tora.'
My first reserve unit assignment was as ops officer of the newly formed Carrier Air Wing Thirty at Alameda, again flying the A-4 and then transitioning to the A-7. This is where, in my 17th year, I completed carquals in the A-4 just barely reaching my goal of becoming a jet carrier pilot — well, OK, sort of.
Better late than never again, I took advantage of the opportunity to attend PG school to complete a degree in engineering. My last tour of duty was as CO of a naval reserve center.
Following retirement I built my own home back home and finally acquiesced to working for money — mainly as an environmental engineer. For the last 13 years I've been self-employed — and still working (as generically defined) as an environmental training consultant.
Janice and I have been legally married only to each other for 47 consecutive years. We have three outstanding children and seven even more outstanding grandchildren. (I and my children married well.)
It has been a great experience to contact preflight classmates after all these years even though we've regrettably waited too long to reach some. The searches take some time, but it's worth the effort. I appreciate the appreciation I get in return.
Dick Fralick, has done us a tremendous service by contacting others and creating this outstanding web site. We are also indebted to Dr. Roger G. Smith (NAVCAD Class 37-53) who helped us after locating many in his own class, and to Dr. Norm Davis for his assistance and articles that helped get us started.