NAME: Roger G. Montgomery
NICKNAME: Ramjet
RANK: First Sergeant
BRANCH: USA/USNR
STATUS: Retired
SERVICE: 22
DOB: 23 February 1949

SERVICE INFORMATION

HOURS FLOWN: 1000+
COMBAT HOURS: 497
FLT/NCO CLASS: First Sergeant Course #5-85
SCHOOL: BS, University of the State of New York
MILITARY SCHOOL: NCO Academy, Drill Sgt., AMEDD Advanced NCO, First Sergeant
AVN DESIGNATION: Flight Engineer

AIRCRAFT INFORMATION

CH-47 Chinook UH-1 Huey P2V Neptune SH-3 Sea King

COMBAT EXPERIENCE

Vietnam Counter Offensive III
Vietnam Counter Offensive IV
Vietnam Counter Offensive V
Tet Counter Offensive

UNIT ASSIGNMENTS

1967-1968 242nd ASH Co, 269th CAB, 1st AVN BDE
1969-1971 USNR, NARDIV-D1, NAS Dallas, TX
1972-1974 213th AVN Co, 19 AVN Bn, KORSCOM - Ft Benning/Korea
1974 D Co/227th AVN BN, 1st CAV DIV - Fort Hood, TX
1974-1976 D Troop/34th SPT Bn, 6th Air Cavalry Combat Bde, Ft Hood, TX

POSITIONS HELD

Squad/Section/Team Leader
Drill/Platoon Sergeant
Chief Wardmaster
Operations Sergeant
First Sergeant

DECORATIONS

Meritorious Service Medal (3)
Air Medal (6)
Army Commendation Medal (2)
Army Achievement Medal (3)
Good Conduct Medal (6)

SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS

From High School Dropout to College Grad 1966-1989 (Graduated "Laudy How Cum"
Drill Sergeant 80-82, Fort Sill, OK
10 years Aviation/12 years Medical experience
Medical NCO of the Year, Ft Sill, OK - 1979
"Zapped" by lightning three times; able to talk about it.