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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 59448" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>McComb</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Randy Steven</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>HQ Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service,Scott AFB,Illinois</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Senior Master Sergeant</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>DATE OF DEATH</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>19th November 1983</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AGE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>37</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>GRAVESITE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>from Houston,Texas</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 27.2.1946 Houston,Texas</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>son of Levett Arvel and Jean Joan (nee Bodner) McComb</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>entered service 9.3.1966</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married 11.1.1972 (divorced 16.7.1980) (1 son,1 daughter)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died USA</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/r-mccomb.30364/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/30/30364-9e596e3c8ee8cf33149f4ed70d28ca83.jpg?1591435035" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)">Randy McComb was born on February 27, 1946, in Houston, Texas. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force Reserve in January 1966, and went on active duty beginning March 9, 1966. After completing basic training at Lackland AFB, Texas, Amn McComb was trained as a Pararescueman at Orlando AFB, Florida, from April 1966 to May 1967. His first assignment was as a Pararescueman with Detachment 2 of the 37th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron (ARRS) at Udorn Royal Thai AFB, Thailand, from May to October 1967, and then with Detachment 1 of the 37th ARRS at Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai AFB from October 1967 to July 1968. Sgt McComb then served as a Pararescueman with the 55th ARRS at Kindley AFB, Bermuda, from July 1968 to April 1970, followed by service with the 40th ARRS at Udorn Royal Thai AFB from April 1970 to April 1971. During this time he served as the Pararescueman aboard the HH-53 "Apple Two" during the Son Tay Raid, a clandestine mission to rescue American Prisoners of War in North Vietnam on November 21, 1970. His next assignment was as a Pararescueman with the 54th ARRS at Pease AFB, New Hampshire, from April 1971 to to April 1972, followed by service with the 33rd ARRS at Kadena AB, Okinawa, from May 1972 to November 1974. MSgt McComb served as a Pararescue Instructor with the 1550th Technical Training Squadron at Hill AFB, Utah, and at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico, from November 1974 to February 1978, and then as Commandant of Operating Location J of the 1550th Aircrew Training and Test Wing at Lackland AFB from February 1978 to April 1980. His next assignment was as a Pararescueman with the 67th ARRS at RAF Woodbridge, England, from April 1980 to May 1982, followed by service as the Pararescue Standardization NCOIC with Headquarters Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service at Scott AFB, Illinois, from June 1982 until his death while on active duty on November 19, 1983.</span></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 59448, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]McComb[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Randy Steven[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]HQ Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service,Scott AFB,Illinois[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Senior Master Sergeant[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]DATE OF DEATH[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]19th November 1983[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AGE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]37[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]GRAVESITE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]from Houston,Texas[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]born 27.2.1946 Houston,Texas[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]son of Levett Arvel and Jean Joan (nee Bodner) McComb[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]entered service 9.3.1966[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]married 11.1.1972 (divorced 16.7.1980) (1 son,1 daughter)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]died USA[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][URL='https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/r-mccomb.30364/'][IMG width="300px" height="300px"]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/30/30364-9e596e3c8ee8cf33149f4ed70d28ca83.jpg?1591435035[/IMG][/URL][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]Randy McComb was born on February 27, 1946, in Houston, Texas. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force Reserve in January 1966, and went on active duty beginning March 9, 1966. After completing basic training at Lackland AFB, Texas, Amn McComb was trained as a Pararescueman at Orlando AFB, Florida, from April 1966 to May 1967. His first assignment was as a Pararescueman with Detachment 2 of the 37th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron (ARRS) at Udorn Royal Thai AFB, Thailand, from May to October 1967, and then with Detachment 1 of the 37th ARRS at Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai AFB from October 1967 to July 1968. Sgt McComb then served as a Pararescueman with the 55th ARRS at Kindley AFB, Bermuda, from July 1968 to April 1970, followed by service with the 40th ARRS at Udorn Royal Thai AFB from April 1970 to April 1971. During this time he served as the Pararescueman aboard the HH-53 "Apple Two" during the Son Tay Raid, a clandestine mission to rescue American Prisoners of War in North Vietnam on November 21, 1970. His next assignment was as a Pararescueman with the 54th ARRS at Pease AFB, New Hampshire, from April 1971 to to April 1972, followed by service with the 33rd ARRS at Kadena AB, Okinawa, from May 1972 to November 1974. MSgt McComb served as a Pararescue Instructor with the 1550th Technical Training Squadron at Hill AFB, Utah, and at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico, from November 1974 to February 1978, and then as Commandant of Operating Location J of the 1550th Aircrew Training and Test Wing at Lackland AFB from February 1978 to April 1980. His next assignment was as a Pararescueman with the 67th ARRS at RAF Woodbridge, England, from April 1980 to May 1982, followed by service as the Pararescue Standardization NCOIC with Headquarters Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service at Scott AFB, Illinois, from June 1982 until his death while on active duty on November 19, 1983.[/COLOR][/I][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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