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North High School Wall of Honor
James Brian Woodyard
Class of June, 1970

Research done by Claradell Shedd, class of 1953.

James Brian Woodyard

James Brian Woodyard graduated from North High in the June, 1970 class. His next of kin was shown as Mr. Billy M. Woodyard, 3916 3rd Street, Des Moines, IA.

James Brian Woodyard

Year	x	Rank/Event	x	Status

June, 1970	x	Graduated	x	North High School, Des Moines, IA
date	x	Employment	x	Armstrong Rubber Mfg., Company, Des Moines, IA. Inspector/tire
date	x		x	Iowa Air National Guard; 132nd Fighter Wing; Detachment 232nd. Note: History of unit: Ordered to active duty in 1952 at Dow AFB, ME. Assigned to the 8th Air Force. Group flew P-51 Mustangs. Composed of the 124th Fighter Squadron from the Iowa ANG, the 173rd Fighter Squadron from the Nebraska ANG, and the 174th Fighter Bomber Squadron from the Iowa ANG.
date	x	Family	x	Married to ?, Class of ?
date	x	US Air Force	x	Enlisted at Des Moines Airport.
date	x	US Air Force/A1C	x	Dow AFB; Bangor, ME. Cpl/Airman1C. 15 months. Maintenance support of P-51's and F-84's.
date	x	US Air Force	x	Maintenance Training at Eglin AFB, Pensacola, FL
date	x	US Air Force	x	Returned to Dow AFB; Bangor, ME
date	x	US Air Force/ Airman1C	x	Discharged. Mustered out at Dow AFB; Bangor, ME
date	x	Employment	x	Armstrong Tire and Rubber, 55 years
date	x	Transferred	x	Armstrong Tire and Rubber Field Rep for Sears, etc. on West Coast
Present	x	Civilian	x	Retired and living in Des Moines, IA

Correct text to follow for James Brian Woodyard: Dow Air Force Base, Bangor, ME
132 Air Refueling Squadron (132nd ARS)
Reconstituted as the 132nd Fighter Squadron, the unit was alloted to the Maine National Guard and federally recognized at Dow Field, Bangor, ME, on February 5, 1947.

The 132nd was called to active duty as a result of the Korean war and tasked with providing air defense for the Northeast United States from Dow AFB, ME. The squadron eventually returned under state control on November 1, 1951 while remaining at Dow AFB.

The 14th was stationed at Dow from 1946-1949 and was the first unit in the USAF to receive the P-84B. Note that none of the aircraft have yet been painted with the diagonal stripes on the vertical stabilizer, which all 14th Group Thunderjets later received.


Florida Maintenance Training: date	date
date	Eglin AFB, Pensacola, Florida Training: date

Dow AFB; Bangor, ME: date	date

Worked on North American P-51 Mustang	Worked on Republic F-84F

	James Brian Woodyard Rank Group US Air Force Photo of James Brian Woodyard
Medals

References

The comprehensive list of names from North High's 1893-2018 graduation classes are from Claradell Shedd's North Des Moines High School website. The names of all North High School graduates can be found online at http://www.ndmhs.com/. James Brian Woodyard's class page can be viewed at
http://www.ndmhs.com/pages/yearclass1970(2012.42).html.

01/20/14: Lives in Des Moines, IA.

Music: "Wind Beneath My Wings"