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Bombardment Wing, 98th"},{"label":"Place","value":["Robins Air Force Base, Houston County, Georgia, United States","Søndre Strømfjord, Qeqqata, Greenland","Stead Air Force Base (historical), Washoe County, Nevada, United States","Thailand","Việt Nam","Walker Air Force Base (historical), Chaves County, New Mexico, United States","Mather Air Force Base (historical), Sacramento County, California, United States","McCoy Air Force Base (historical), Orange County, Florida, United States","Lincoln Air Force Base (historical), Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States","Lackland Air Force Base, Bexar County, Texas, United States","Castle Air Force Base (historical), Merced County, California, United States","George Air Force Base (historical), San Bernardino County, California, United States","Harlingen Air Force Base (historical), Cameron County, Texas, United States","Kincheloe Air Force Base (historical), Chippewa County, Michigan, United States"]},{"label":"Time Period","value":["(1954-1971) Civil Rights era","(1945-1989) Post War/Cold War period"]},{"label":"Description","value":"Wilton Wayne Strickland was born on June 10, 1934, in Nashville, N.C., to William Berry and Tempe Vada Lewis Strickland. He was the youngest of eight siblings, and was raised on a farm in Nash County, N.C. He attended North Carolina State College (present-day North Carolina State University) from 1952 to 1956, where he participated in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC).  Strickland entered active duty in the U.S. Air Force in February 1957. Initially an Aviation Cadet recruit, Strickland was unable to continue with the program because he had married shortly before he went on active duty, which went against the Aviation Cadet Training program rules. He reverted to enlisted status, and attended basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. Strickland then attended mechanics training at Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita County, Texas. He served as an air craft mechanic in the 98th Bombardment Wing at Lincoln Air Force Base, Nebraska. In 1959, Strickland entered Officers Candidate School at Lackland AFB, and would receive his commission on February 15, 1960. He then attended navigator pre-flight training at Harlingen Air Force Base, Texas; bombing navigation training at Mather Air Force Base in Sacramento County, California; and aircrew survival training at Stead Air Force Base in Washoe County, Nevada. He also attended Boeing B-52 Stratofortress combat troop training at Castle Air Force Base in Merced County, California, and Walker Air Force Base in Roswell, New Mexico.  While Strickland was at Walker AFB, his training was interrupted because of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. He was sent to Robins Air Force Base in Houston County, Georgia, which was to serve as his home base during the crisis. After a few months at Robins AFB, he was sent to McCoy Air Force Base, near Orlando, Florida, for guided missile training, then California for further academic training. He qualified as a radar navigator bombardier in February 1963, and returned to Robins AFB, where he served until he was released from active duty in June 1968. Upon his release from active duty, Strickland returned to North Carolina State University to study civil engineering. During his studies, he maintained his rank and commission at inactive reserve status. In 1971, Strickland graduated from North Carolina State University, and returned to active duty. He was required to reattend a combat training course at Castle AFB during the summer of 1971, then was assigned to Kincheloe Air Force Base in Kinross Charter Township, Michigan. While at Kincheloe AFB, Strickland served on a flight evaluation crew, and later as a wing chief navigator. In 1972, he served a six-month temporary duty tour in Southeast Asia, flying bombing missions over Vietnam during the latter part of the Vietnam War. In December 1972, his tour of duty was extended. Strickland was reassigned to U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield, so he could participate in Operation Linebacker II, which was a large aerial bombing campaign over North Vietnam during the final period of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. During his tour in Vietnam, Strickland flew 78 combat missions.  Following his return to the United States, Strickland would continue to serve at Kincheloe AFB. He transferred to civil engineering in the 1970s, and would serve as a civil engineer at George Air Force Base in Victorville, California. Strickland then served as the Director of Engineering at Sondrestrom Air Base in Greenland. He retired from the U.S. Air Force in November 1981, having reached the rank of Lieutenant Colonel during his military career. At the time of the interview, Wilton Strickland was living in Goldsboro, N.C."},{"label":"Digital Characteristics","value":"4 pages"},{"label":"Format","value":["Summaries"]},{"label":"Rights","value":"All rights held by the State Archives of NC. Permission to publish must be obtained from the registrar in writing."},{"label":"Source Collections","value":["Military Veterans Oral History Collection. Military Collection. State Archives of North Carolina"]}],"description":"Wilton W. 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