Honor Flight Northern California Guestbook
| Name | James F. Arndt |
| Date | 2011-10-03 |
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| Who are you? | 60 yr Member American Legion post 246 |
| Where you from? | San Luis Obispo, CA 933401 |
| Are you a Veteran? | Yes, Apr 15, 1943-Feb19,1946 US Air Corps |
| Message | Fresh out of high school in Moline, IL, I joined the US Army Air Corps. I felt good serving my country although my mother cried. I learned discipline, mechanics, use of guns and travel and leadership.
I thought highly of a military career but it was not to be. I wound up with a BA and MS degrees, worked on rockets for White Sands during my graduate studies at New Mexico A&M, applied my educational skills to Stress Analysis and Product Safety. My leadership training resulted in a 8 year stint as Mayor of Moline, IL. I retired from John Deere in 1986 with 41 years of service.
I have traveled all over the US and visited five other continents. Several trips to Washington DC. |