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DAN PEMBERTON
HIGHLAND SPRINGS RESIDENT, AIR FORCE
Military Service of Richard D. Pemberton 12-18-1950 to 11-10-1954
12-18-1950 to 1-13-1951: Rank of Pvt. Enlisted in Olney, IL and sworn in in St. Louis, MO and shipped out to Lackland AFB, San Antonio, TX for Basic Training.
1-13-1951 to 5-7-1951: Rank Pvt. Promoted to PFC Student at Career Guidance School, Lowry AFB, Denver, CO.
5-7-1951 to 1-24-1952: Rank PFC Promoted to Cpl Assigned to 3350 Student Sq. (Officers), Chanute AFB, Rantoul, IL in the Officers’ Records.
1-24-1952 to 2-1952: Rank Cpl. Assigned to 2353 Pers Processing Sq (OR), Camp Stoneman, San Francisco, CA for shipment to Project FEAF 0211 under shipment identifier Able Charlie dash Baker.
2-1952 to 3-1952: Rank Cpl. Travel to Korea Via Ship, Train and Plane. Ship docked in Yokohama, Japan, board a train to get a plane to fly to K-2, Teague, Korea. Seasick most of the way.
3-1952 to 1-29-1953: Rank Cpl. Promoted to A1C Assigned to Headquarters 5th AF, Teague, Korea in the Officers Records Division. Medals awarded while in Korea: Korean Service Medal w/ 3 BSS, ROK Pres Unit Citation, National Defense Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, United Nations Service Medal and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal. 1-22-1953 Received Letter of Appreciation from my Commanding Officer. First Son was born in Olney, IL, while in Korea, 6-
16-1952.
1-29-1953 to 11-30-1954 Rank A1C Promoted to S/Sgt Assigned to 36th Comm Sq, 575th AF Group, Selfridge AFB, Mt Clements, MI. 4-21-1953 Assigned to Hq, Hq Sec, Officers Records, Tenth AF, Selfridge, AFB, MI. Received Good Conduct Medal. 2nd Son was born (3-26-1954) on the base. Discharged from the Air Force on 11-30-1954.
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