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  Plt. 349 USMCRD
San Diego, CA
1958

 

Tom Poole

Place of enlistment: Wichita, KS

Years Served: 3.75 years served.

The DIs: Connell, Cockrell & Beltz were the only DIs I ever knew.

Best memory of boot camp: Sundays and newspapers.

Worst memory of boot camp: Blisters before a long hike was the worst memory.

Outfits: Air frames school in Jacksonville, FL; Electronics school in Memphis; assault helicopter (HUS-1) squadron in Okinawa; observation (OE-1, HOK-1) squadron in Okinawa; jet fighter (F8-U) squadron in Beaufort NAS, Leeward Point, Cuba and Kingston, Jamaica.

 

Bio: Education: BA, MBA (Kansas State, Wichita State Universities)
Two daughters
Unremarkable 30-years federal service
Now reside in Plano, TX

E-Mail: generalpoole@yahoo.com
Photo on Lake Fork, TX circa '95