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#CAPT Richard A Stratton, USN (1955-1986 ) | |||
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Nickname: The Beak Branch: USN Commission: AOC 1955 Pre-Flight: NAVCAD 19-55 Wings Year: 1957 Active Years: 1955-1986 Reserves: Mil Retirement: 1986 Last Location: FL |
Assignments: Inst ATU203/213 XONAVPRO(SSPO) AdminO V-94 CONAVCRUDISTNY EA JSTPS Omaha CDRNAVCRUAREA5 Maint O VA-192 DIROPS USNA NamPow Hanoi DIRNAPS |
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| — The Beak Stratton December 6, 2010 | |||
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CAPT Richard A Stratton, USN (1955-1986 )
Ithink I was #28301 aviator. VT-1 Saufley, 2 & 3 at Whiting T-28. VT-5 then NAS Corpus VT -31 S2F's. Wings June '64. Connie RAG at Pax River. Notable was '64/'67 with VW-4. Hurricane Hunters in WC-121's. Operational over most of the ATL - a little Med. Lots of time out of Rosy Roads.
Then VW-4 '67 - first Rosy then back to JAX. Deployed all over the Atlantic with storms and other operational things. Big Squadron - 8 Connies and over 400 personel. Made PPC last year in Squadron. End active duty Sept. '67. Some VR reserve time out of MSP and SEA.
31 years with Northwest. Flew far East, US, Europe and east to India. Retired 1998 at age 60. Now reside in central NH. Lost my wife suddenly in '03. 3 children & 4 grandkids.