Rank:
SSgt
Branch:
Air Force
Conflict:
Vietnam
John Bartels joined the U.S. Air Force in 1974. He worked in the cockpits of A-17s, T-33s, F-4s, C-141s, and C-5s as an Avionics Instruments Systems Specialist. Mr. Bartels retired from the Air Force in 1985. He now resides at the William R. Courtney Texas State Veterans Home in Temple, Texas.
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