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Richard Wrasman Air Force

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Assigned: 15th Air Force, 33rd Communications Squadron
Highest Rank: Airman Second Class
Entered Service: 6/10/1954
Exited Service: 12/11/1957
Location of Service: Iwo Jima, March AFB California
Gender: male
Basic Training: F. E. Warren A.F.B. Wyoming
Military Position: Communication Machine Repairman
From City: Delphos
From State: Ohio
My War Stories
  
  1/25/1955 Communication Machine Repairman completed at Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming.
  7/13/1955 Special training 180 hours of instruction at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.
  4/9/1957 March AFC, California Top Secret clearance.

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  This is the site where the infamous Iwo Jima flag was risin during World War II. Harlon Block, Ira Hayes, John Bradley, Franklin Sousley, Michael Strank, and Rene Gagnon were the men that raised the flag. Block, Strank and Sousley would die shortly afterwards. This is the site where the infamous Iwo Jima flag was risin during World War II. Harlon Block, Ira Hayes, John Bradley, Franklin Sousley, Michael Strank,  and Rene Gagnon were the men that raised the flag. 

 Block, Strank and Sousley would die shortly afterwards. Richard's squadron successfully completed the planning, programming and accomplishing the decentralization of of a major Strategic Air command realy center. Richard's squadron successfully completed the planning, programming and accomplishing the decentralization of of a major Strategic Air command realy center. Air Force oustanding unit award to the 33rd Communications Squadron. Air Force oustanding unit award to the 33rd Communications Squadron.
  World War II Japanese pillbox. World War II Japanese pillbox. Airways and Air Communications Service Airways and Air Communications Service Operator permit. Operator permit.
  Cargo plain on Iwo Jima. Cargo plain on Iwo Jima. Japanese cave entrance. Japanese cave entrance. Pillboxes. Pillboxes.
  Card pass. Card pass. Richard Wrasman. Richard Wrasman. Jeep on Iwo Jima. Jeep on Iwo Jima.
  Iwo Jima Corsairs. Iwo Jima Corsairs. Honorably Discharge. Honorably Discharge. Iwo Jima pillboxes. Iwo Jima pillboxes.
  Class 25084A January 25, 1955. Richard is third from the left. Class 25084A January 25, 1955. Richard is third from the left. Signature from the class of 25084A. Signature from the class of 25084A. Iwo Jima Flag raising. Iwo Jima Flag raising.
  Japanese cave from World War II. Japanese cave from World War II. Top secret clearance. Top secret clearance. Beach at Iwo Jima. Beach at Iwo Jima.
  Iwo Jima Barracks. Iwo Jima Barracks. Air Training Command. Air Training Command. Corair's on the airstrip of Iwo Jima. Corair's on the airstrip of Iwo Jima.
  Richard Wrasman on Iwo Jima. Richard Wrasman on Iwo Jima. Cannon on Iwo Jima. Cannon on Iwo Jima.