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(Oct 1983 - Aug 1993)

Staff Sergeant (E-6)

Attack Helicopter Repairer (67Y)
Aircraft:  AH-1F Cobra
 


Assignments

Basic Training - Ft. Dix, NJ

Advanced Individual Training (A.I.T) - Ft. Eustis, VA

Crew Chief - Ft. Lewis, WA

Mechanic / Squad Leader - Nuremberg, Germany

Instructor (A.I.T.) - Ft. Eustis, VA

AH-1 Technical Inspector - Uijongbu, Korea

Instructor (Inspector Course) - Ft. Eustis, VA


Promotions / Decorations
5/8/84 Promoted to Private (PVT / E-2)
Army Commendation Medal
4 Awards
(ARCOM)
 
Army Achievement Medal
6 Awards

(AAM)
 
Good Conduct Medal
3 Awards

(GCM)
10/1/84 Promoted to Private First Class (PFC / E-3)
10/8/84 AAM - Meritorious Service as Crew Chief view
6/1/85 Promoted to Specialist (SP4 / E-4)
10/15/85 ARCOM - Meritorious Service as a Crew Chief view
9/22/86 AAM - Meritorious Achievement as Acting Platoon Sergeant view
11/7/86 GCM - 3 Year Award
5/7/87 Promoted to Sergeant (SGT / E-5)
7/31/87 AAM - Meritorious Achievement During Field Training Exercise view
1/26/88 AAM - Meritorious Achievement as M16-A2 Range Safety NCO view
8/24/88 Promoted to Staff Sergeant (SSG / E-6)
11/18/88 ARCOM - Meritorious Service as a Squad Leader view
11/7/89 GCM - 3 Year Award
11/7/90 AAM - Meritorious Service in Preparation & Shipping of AH-1 Aircraft to Corpus Christ Army Depot for Gulf War view
3/27/91 AAM - Achievement Scoring 100% on Skills Qualification Test view
7/17/91 ARCOM - Meritorious Service as an Instructor / Writer
7/2/92 ARCOM - Meritorious Service as an AH-1 Technical Inspector
11/7/92 GCM - 3 Year Award
 

 My Unit in Germany
  N Troop 4/2 Armored Cav  --  Toujours Pret!
N Troop - 4th Squadron 
2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment

Billy Ray Coleman

Billy Ray Coleman - Had a saying for everything!

 

German Border Patrol

Taking off from Coburg after refueling

 

Cobra Preparing for Takeoff

My AH-1F Cobra - pre-takeoff checks

 

S Troop Black Hawk with French Soldiers

My Pilots with French paratroopers

 


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