NAME: Louis L. Share

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RANK: Major

BRANCH: Army

STATUS: Retired

SERVICE: 24 years

DOB: 15 July 1930

SERVICE INFORMATION

 HOURS FLOWN: 11000

COMBAT HOURS: 309

FLT/NCO CLASS: 55F

SCHOOL: Direct Commission as 1LT

MILITARY SCHOOL: TOCC

AVN DESIGNATION: Senior Army Aviator

 AIRCRAFT INFORMATION

 AH-1G CH-34C CH-37A/B CH-47A/B/C

CH-54A U-8D UH-1A/B/C/D/E/H/M Bell 214

COMBAT EXPERIENCE

 Korea, 3 Campaign Stars

Vietnam, 4 Campaign Stars

UNIT ASSIGNMENTS

 1955-1960 506th/4th Transportation Company

1960-1962 Headquarters, 7th US Army Aviation Group

1965-1966 USAADMC, Corpus Christi, TX

1970-1971 Headquarters, 34th General Support Group

1971-1972 USAAAS, FT Rucker

 POSITIONS HELD

 Commanding Officer

Chief of Flight Test

Aircraft Maintenance Officer

Chief, Maintenance Operations Team

DECORATIONS

Bronze Star [3]

Air Medal [2]

Meritorious Service Medal

Army Commendation Medal

Good Conduct Medal [2]

 SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS

 11000 accident free flying hours in Army aircraft

Performed first flight procedures on UH-1 aircraft at USAADMC four months prior to establishment of Aircraft Maintenance Pilot’s Course