Was a U.S. civil service employee from 1941 to 1974; first duty station Patterson Field, Ohio; transferred to Hickam Field, Hawaii immediately following the 'Pearl Harbor' attack; back to Wright-Pat in '49, in acquisition management for personnel parachutes for the Korean War; on to French Morocco during Cold War to develop plans to support Strategic Air Command in war with the USSR. On suicide prevention 'hotline' during Viet Nam War. Retired 1974 as Sr Civ IG McClellan AFB, CA.