Sun Lakes Aero Club
Member Profile Form

Name:

James Boone

Call Me: (Nickname)

Dan (Jim)

Spouse:

Deceased

Date of Birth

November 13, 1931

Birth Place:

Gadsden. ALA

Raised In:

Various – Father in Navy (Holder of SilverStar)

Pilot Ratings:

Single Engine Land, Helicopters

Planes Previously Owned:

Company had 3 Airplanes

Planes Currently Owned:

None

Planes Flown:

Piper Arrow, Cessna 170, 172, 182, Mooney 201

Hours Flown

280+ In SEL and 3,000+ in Helicopters

Military Experience:

3,000 Hours crew & pilot time in H-27, H-34, H-46,
H-53A, C & H53E, UH-1H, 212, 214, AH-64, AH-IW
Cobra.  Served two years USS Ester (Flag
Allowance) (Korea). Hold Bronze Star w/ Combat V
Sikorski S, 14 Air Medals, 2 President Unit Citations,
Purple Heart Vietnam 1964, Holder of CAR (Combat
Action Ribon) – Korea.  Many Medevacs Night and Day.

Rank When Retired:

Master Sergeant E-8

Professional/Life Work:

Military Field Support, Boeing NAES Unit Sikorski AC,
Korea 1950/1952 and 1955/1956, Far East ,
Vietnam 3 Trips, 24 Years Marine 1949 to 1973
Broken Service

Education and Degrees

 

Club Affiliations

SLAC

Interests/Hobbies

Flying, Model Car Collection