South High School Alumni
Worcester, Massachusetts (MA)
David Clark
South High School
Class of 1955
→ Join 1630 Alumni from South High School that have already claimed their alumni profiles.
→ There are 77 classes, starting with the class of 1917 all the way up to class of 2020.
DAVID'S PROFILE
| First Name | David |
| Last Name | Clark |
| Graduation Year | Class of 1955 |
| Gender | Male |
| City | N/A |
| State/Province | SC |
| Country | United States |
| Occupation | Retired |
| Married | Yes |
| About Me | Search Facebook Facebook Menu Your shortcuts Privacy · Terms · Advertising · Ad Choices · Cookies · · Meta © 2023 Home Stories Create a post News Feed posts Dave Clark 3h · Shared with Your friends South High School Alumni Reunion Site ALUMNICLASS.COM South High School Alumni Reunion Site Join your South High School classmates, browse profiles, photos of alumni, find your next class reunion, yearbooks and apparel! Dave Clark David’s Clark's history, lived at 57 SouthGate St, Worcester, Mass.: It was the Air Force, in particular Air Weather Service (AWS), who gave me my career... It was in my senior year in high school back home in Worcester, Mass. when I found out I was doing so bad I would not graduate in the spring, so I quit in January 1956. I had a couple of jobs and then a friend of mine asked I would like to try to join the Air Force. That was Dec 18, 1956. We went to the recruiting office, took some tests, passed them and were told to come back on the 27th. We were then to be sworn-in and immediately given 5 days leave and told to report back on January 2, 1957. Reporting in I was one of a group of about 25 guys who were taken by bus to Springfield, Mass for further testing. After the first group of tests were over, I was asked if I'd like to try out to become an officer. Because I was with a couple of friends I said, no--didn't know any better at the time. Thirteen years later I was commissioned a 2Lt in the USAF. Completed the afternoon testing and left the next day for Lackland AFB. Arriving at Lackland early in the morning. Spent the next few days processing in. I was there for only 30 days as I came in with 2 stripes from being in the Mass. ANG. Finally, we were heading for the "Green Monster" building where assignments were made. I asked to be an aircraft mechanic. It just so happened all those slots were full. The sarge said because of my test scores I qualified for weather training. I took the slot and that began my weather career. Weather school lasted from February to mid July 1957. My first assignment was to an AF unit stationed at Miami Intl Aprt. After I arrived I learned that if I wanted to get anywhere I needed to complete my high school education. I then went to night school in Miami and received my high school diploma on April 17, 1958. Now, to get anywhere in the Air Force I needed to continue my education. My first college course was in 1958 from the Univ of Fla taken at Homestead AFB, Fla. From Miami I was sent to Osan AB, Korea in1959 for a year where I continued my college quest. I then took a consecutive overseas tour to Japan ending up at Tachikawa AB in 1960. I was first assigned to Ashiya AB, then Itazuki AB, then Fuchu AB and finally Tachi. I continued with college course taking mostly Japanese and Math. Over the next 10 years I was assigned to AF Technical Application Center in Alexandra, VA in1963, then to Forecaster School at Chanute AFB, Rantoul, Ill in 1964, Adair AB Oregon in 64-65, and Fuchu AB, Japan in 67-69, all the while taking college courses. At Fuchu while I was there, I went to Sophia Univ in Tokyo and in 68-69 I applied for the AF Bootstrap Commissioning Program . My commander, Lt Col Kayikan called the base Education Office and aske d about the BCP process. They never did one--Col G said thanks and hung up. He then called 1WW HQ in Hawaii and told them what he was going to do--sent my package to them to forward to AWS HQ both with endorsement and asked AWS to take the application to the Scott AFB Ed Office. Now at this point my Air Force career was I came into the USAF as a E-2 and was a E-6 when I was selected for college. Because of my poor high school history, on the AF application I applied to be an AF mathematician--my grades were quite good and besides the Air Force needed many more math majors then weather men. I was notified in July that I was accepted and applied for the University of Nebraska. Started in September 1969. I graduated with a Bachelor Degree in Mathematics, complete the program in June 1970 and received my commission in the USAF as a lieutenant in September 1970. White at the University of Nebraska I contacted Randolph AFB and asked for the weather assignment person. Told him who I was and where I was going and that I'm trying to get back into weather--he asked for my SSAN--I gave it to him and he said "hold on", ten minutes later he was back on the phone and said, "Sergeant Clark, you are back in weather"!! I asked him, "what do you mean". He said, "I have your records". Three weeks later I had an assignment to a Sage Center at Fort Lee, VA in 1970. From Ft Lee I was again assigned to Japan, this time to Yokota in 1973. While there I returned to "college" and received a Masters of Education from Univ of Southern California in 1976. That got me a job as an USAF ROTC instructor at Washington State University (WSU) in 1977. I retired from the AF WSU assignment in Oct 1980 and stayed on to start my second career, went back to college and received a Master’s Degree in Chemical Engineering with an emphasis on Atmospheric Pollution in 1982. While a student I was also a Research Assistant for the Chemical Engineering Department and at the same time taught the Department's three meteorology courses. In 1984 I landed the job working for the Army's Atmospheric Science Lab at White Sands, NM. After a year there I landed a job as Deputy Commander of Air Weather Service Training at Scott AFB in 1985. I spent 3 years there and then moved to 2WS at Andrews working for Air Force System Command at Andrews AFB MD as a Staff Met. Spent 5 years there before I landed a job with the National Weather Service at Silver Spring, MD in charge of the NWS' Training Program called Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS). I retired after 9 years with NWS. While stationed in Japan in 1963 I met and married a gal who worked for the Air Force there. We have two children, a son Jeffrey Arthur and a daughter Jennifer Audrey, they both live in California with Jeff and his family living in Modesto, and working for Livermore Labs as a Computer Engineer, he has architectural engineer degree. My daughter is living with her family in Fresno and both she and her husband work for the State as Civil Engineers. My kids are doing great, each have two sons. My first wife and I divorced in 1992 and I remarried in 1994 to a wonderful gal from Maryland. Reply3h Suggested for you Celtics Wire 2d · The Hick From French Lick was a master of psychological warfare on the court. WATCH: Celtics icon Larry Bird's cockiest and most disrespectful moment on the court CELTICSWIRE.USATODAY.COM WATCH: Celtics icon Larry Bird's cockiest and most disrespectful moment on the court Daily Mail 1d · Trying to save face Anheuser-Busch execs 'held closed-door meeting with beer distributors' following backlash DAILYMAIL.CO.UK | BY DAILY MAIL Anheuser-Busch execs 'held closed-door meeting with beer distributors' following backlash Kathy Griffin commented. Newsner.com 3d · Are you still friends with your best friend from high school? ???? Kathy Griffin To her last breath Reply16h Thomas Joseph O'Toole 4h · Yep. Semper Fi. William Hargrove 2d · Semper Fidelis Marines Friend requests Contacts Group conversations Your comment was submitted Sponsored Learn more 2d 3d Learn More...(read more) |
Class of 1955 Alumni and Other Nearby Classes
Kenneth Anderson
Class of 1948
Chiris Martin
Class of 1993
Caren Doherty
Class of 1969
Michael Bottis
Class of 1965
Gustavo Quiros
Class of 2009
Louise Lehtola
Class of 1970
Lia Byrnes
Class of 1989
Janice Rodriguez
Class of 2003
John Calder
Class of 1996
Jean Smith
Class of 1966
John Ward
Class of 1964
Nilda Martinez
Class of 1994
Thomas Raftery
Class of 1961
Jose Martinez
Class of 2017
Jackie Hill Larivee
Class of 1974
Santa Sierra
Class of 1999
Kathleen Shea
Class of 1977
Frank Goyette
Class of 1950
Recent Class of 1955 Reunions
Plan a Class of 1955 Reunion for Free
South High 2014 Spring Get Together
Invited Classes: All Classes
Date: Apr 18, 2014
Description: All South High Alumni are welcome. Sharon Larange (Class of 82) and her band (The Last Call Band) will be playing that e...(read more)