Enlisted in the
service October 15th 1958 at Worcester
Mass..
Assignments included Radio School at Keesler AFB. His initial Assignment
was at Clark field with RAF at Chicksands, England, then to
Goodfellow AFB San Angelo
Texas
Then to Viet Nam where he Flew 205
combat missions in Vietnam as instructor Radio operator front end
crew was TEWS and back end crew as USAFSS.
Most of his career was
spent in various intelligence gathering units USAF Security
Service which became Electronic Security Command and is now an operating
agency called AIA. It was all classified work and very rewarding to him.
He belongs to the Freedom through Vigilante association headquartered in
San Antonio Texas When he retired he went to work for NSA and held various
positions before winding up his career with the National
Reconnaissance Office. His medals include DFC, AFMSM, DMSM ,
JSMSM ,Joint service commendation Medal, Af commendation medal, Air
Medal 9OLC , Humanitarian Service medal Viet Nam Gallantry Cross (with
palm).
Richard
Wall His career after the service
when he retired from active
duty he was hired by NSA and held various positions until September of
1997 when he went to the National Reconnaissance Office as a test
director and he retired from them in 2001
Richard
Wall the family man
Richard Wall
married Evelyn F. Swan in 1962 in Lutton England .They
Have one daughter and one son who also
live in the Coachella Valley
Richard
Wall the Sportsman
His main and only hobby and sport is
Golf. He has been a single digit handicap since high school and is a
member of the Cimmaron Golf Club in Cathedral City