He was assigned to fly F-4 Phantoms at Naval Air Station Miramar, and in 1972 he flew 48 combat missions in F-4s in Vietnam while assigned to VF-111 aboard the USS Coral Sea.
He was assigned to fly F-4 Phantoms at Naval Air Station Miramar. He flew 48 combat missions in F-4s in Vietnam while assigned to VF-111 aboard the USS Coral Sea. This was in 1972.