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John C. Kincaid.
Education:
Bachelor of
Science in Business Administration & Finance (with Honors).
Additional degree from Northwest Missouri University in Technology Sales
Management.
Graduated 9th out
of 136 students from the US Army's Helicopter Aviator School.
Completed Gunship
training program in UH-1B/C.
Completed a test
program of accelerated training for Instrument Flight Rules in Rotary wing
Aircraft; Certified for VFR and IFR flight in OH-13 e/g (no IFR), UH-1
A/B/C/D/H and AH -1.
Earned civilian
commercial pilots license with Instrument rating in Rotor Wing A/C.
US Army 1968
through 1970 as Warrant officer, Rotary Wing Aviator.
Assigned to B
troop, 2/17 Air Cav. with 101 Air Mobile Division in I Corps, Republic of
Vietnam
Primary missions
were Aerial Recon (Pink Teams) and Aerial Artillery. Flew AH-1, OH-6A,
and UH-1H aircraft.
Participated in
the Tet 69 Campaign and Operation Nathan Hale or Lamar Plain (101st
name) in Chu Lai - Tam Ky area of the Americal Division's AO.
Med-evaced to
Japan Sept 21 1969 due to wounds from a shoot down in Cobra during
recon mission.
Awarded 2 Purple
Hearts, 5 Air Medals and an assortment of coffee tokens.
Worked for
Lockheed, GE before a long term employment in management with CONTEL
(Later bought by GTE).
In 1994 began
an informal relationship with HPS as a beta tester of Point of
Attack, Aide De Camp and Scott's other assorted adventures.
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