NAME: Thomas R. Willmore

NICKNAME:  

RANK: CW4

BRANCH: AV

STATUS: Retired

SERVICE: 20 years

DOB: 03 April 1943

SERVICE INFORMATION

HOURS FLOWN: 2573

FLT CLASS: 73-23

MILITARY SCHOOL: Warrant Officer Aviation School, Army Safety Officer School

AVN DESIGNATION: Master Army Aviator

AIRCRAFT INFORMATION

AH-64 ADVANCED ATTACK HELICOPTER PROGRAM TRAINED WITH HUGHES AIRCRAFT COMPANY FOR OPERATIONAL TEST 2
AH-1
UH-1

COMBAT EXPERIENCE

FIRST GULF WAR 2ND ACR, TROOP R, LEAD UNIT FOR THE VII COR

UNIT ASSIGNMENTS

1973-1976 1/4 CAV FORT RILEY, KS

1976-1980 334/503 ATTACK HEL, HANAU

1980-1982 COMPANY C 7 CAB, 7TH IN DIV, FOR ORD  AH-64 OT 2 FORT ORD 1981

1988-1990 COMPANY C 8 CAB 8TH ARMOR DIVISION, FINTHEN
24 AHB,24TH ARMOR DIVISON, SAVANNAH
2ND ACR, R TROOP,  GULF WAR

POSITIONS HELD

COMPANY WEAPONS OFFICER

AVIATION SAFETY OFFICER

BATTALION SAFETY OFFICER

2ND ACR SAFETY OFFICER, BRIGADE LEVEL POSITION

DECORATIONS

MERITORIOUS SERVICE METAL

ARMY ACHIEVEMENT METAL

ARMED FORCES RESERVE MEDAL

OVERSEAS SERVICE RIBBON

SOUTHWEST ASIA SERVICE METAL W/3 BRONZE STARS GULF WAR

SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS

OT 2 WITH THE AH-64, TRAINING WITH HUGHES AIRCRAFT, SAFETY OFFICER, FLEW TEST AT HUNTER LIGGETT TRAINING CA, FIRED TWO ORIGINAL HELLFIRES, ONE MILLION A PIECE, FOR THE TEST

SAFETY OFFICER AT UNIT, BATTALION, AND REGIMENT LEVELS, WROTE MANUAL ON SAFETY ISSUES, WROTE STANDING OPERATIONS PROCEDURES ON SAFETY ISSUES, INVOLVED IN MANY ACCIDENT REPORT INCLUDING CLASS A, B, C REPORTS, USA SAFETY CENTER ASSIGNED TO INVESTIGATE VEHICLE CLASS ACCIDENT