For the Air America Oral History Project. Air America fixed-wing and rotary-wing pilot. Early interest in aviation and the military; serving with the Marine Corps in the Korean War; early connections to Air America via other Marines; flight training with the Marine Corps; getting hired with Air America; flying the Sikorsky H-34 helicopter in Laos; describing the excellent maintenance at Air America; flying photo reconnaissance missions throughout Laos including the Ho Chi Minh Trail in the Beechcraft Volpar; flying other helicopters and airplanes in Laos, South Vietnam, and Japan for Air America; flying work in other parts of the world after Air America; a Search and Rescue mission in Laos.