Wes Smale, a native of Elkhorn WI, enlisted in
November of 1965. After basic training was assigned
to the 4510th Air Police Sqdn, Luke AFB AZ. In
March of 1967 he was transferred to Cam Ranh Bay AB,
Vietnam. He spent most of tour assigned to the
Myca Checkpoint, performing Security and Law Enforcement
Duties. When Bình Thủy AB was being attacked
by VC during February of 1968, he along with 25 other
Security Police from Cam Ranh Bay AB and 25 others from
Phag Rang, went TDY to stop the TET Offense against that
base.
After Vietnam, Wes
was assigned to 40th CSS (SP) Aviano AFB Italy.
Upon returning Stateside (in April of 1970) he cross-trained
thereby ending his Security Police career with the Air
Force.
During the remainder
of Wes Smale's Air Force career was voluntarily in two
Aerial Photography Career Fields (One tour as Master
Instructor at Lowry AFB CO), a Basic Military Training
Instructor at Lackland AFB TX, and was forced cross-trained
into the munitions Career Field. During which time,
he saw tours of duty at Tan Son Nhut AB RVN, Udorn and
Ubon RTAFBs Thailand, and Germany.
