Follow
up on George S. Wilson, Airplane
Commander
I
finally got out in November of 1946.
In
February 1947, I went to work for the Headwaters Area
Council, Boy Scouts of America as a Field Scout Executive.
I
was recalled to active duty "pipeline" to go to Korea
in B-29's. After Randolph crew training, I was sent
to Fairchild AFB, Washington for recon training. Somehow
or other, there was no requirement for our crew to
go to Korea. I ended up sort of bouncing between Fairchild
AFB and Rapid City AFB in B-36's finally ending up
at Fairchild with a select crew and a spot promotion
which they took back when we switched over to B-52's.
During this period, I took a commission in the Regular
Air Force, but before the Wing was combat ready, I
was transferred to Air Force Systems Command in research
and development.
I
finally retired from the Air Force at Ent AFB at Colorado
Springs on June 30, 1969 and came back here to Aurora,
MN.
I
then went to work for Erie Mining Company, retiring
in 1985.
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