Ted
Janiak, a native of Chicago, IL, enlisted in January 1964.
His first assignment after Basic Training was the 4629th Support
SQDN, Phoenix Air Defense Sector, ADC, at LUKE AFB, AZ, where
security was his primary function. One year later, he was
reassigned (along with all SP's in the SQDN) to the 4510th SPS, TAC,
also at LUKE AFB. This change brought about new duties in
security and law enforcement.
In
September 1965, Ted was TDY to Ubon, RTFAB, Thailand for a four month
overseas tour, along with 33% of his SQDN and an equal number of
SP's from MC DILL AFB, FL, all of whom were attached to the 431st
TAC FTR SQDN. One of the many recollections Ted has of his
tour in Thailand in 1965 was the fact that, although they had M16's
on base, the SP's only carried wooden staffs on post. These
were really DEFENSIVE WEAPONS only, against all the snakes that were
encountered daily.
Mid
1966 found Ted TDY, this time to GILA BEND AFS, AZ, to augment the
small SP squadron that was being decimated by reassignments to Viet
Nam. Then the INEXCAPEABLE" came in Sept 1966: orders to report
to LACKLAND AFB, TX for AZR training prior to TAN SON NHUT AB, and
the 377th SPS. Ted was Honorably Discharged AlC in July 1967.
