Industry Leader Biography for
Lloyd L. Parthemer
 | Lloyd L. Parthemer |
| Biography | Graduated high school in May, 1944, then enlisted on July 12, 1944 in the V-6 Combat Aircrewman program. Boot camp was at NAS Jacksonville, Florida. I then attended Aviation Ordnance A-School at Millington, Tennessee near Memphis. Followed by gunner school at Yellow water near Cecil Field, Florida then to NAS Banana River, Florida for radar bombardier training then operational training in the PBM Martin Mariner before being assigned to a VPB Squadron at NAS Alameda, California. The next assignment was to San Diego, California. All reserves were taken out of flight status when the war was over so I stood guard duty to complete my two years of active duty. I signed up for 4 years of inactive duty and after nearly 3 years of college, swapped the AOM/C-3 rating badge for a Cadet (NAVCAD) rating and went to Pensacola for pilot flight training. After a total of 31 years and flying 56 models of aircrafts, establishing a helicopter squadron, HC-7, September, 1967 as the first CO, putting a ship, USS New Orleans, in commission (October, 1968), as the Operations Officer then becoming (November 1970) qualifying as a fixed wing and jet pilot as well as a helicopter pilot. I was retired September 1, 1975. I have been a real estate broker, a goldminer, formed a nonprofit 501(C)(3), public benefit/charitable corporation in May 1997, with the mission to "Gather ,Preserve and Display the Legacy of Naval Helicopters Aviation and I am still pursuing that mission. |
| Industry | Educational |
| Title | President Emeritus |
| Expertise | Management |
| Current Organization | Naval Helicopter Historical Society Inc. |
| Type of Organization | Nonprofit/Historical |
| Major Product | Gather, preserve and display the legacy of Naval helicopter aviation |
| Area of Distribution | International |
| University/Degree | B.S., Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, 1963 |
| Born | August 23, 1926, Frankfort, Kansas |
| Honors & Awards | Numerous awards, decorations, commendations including- Bronze Star W/Combat V, 1968; Presidential Unit Citation, 1969; Republic of Vietnam Service Medal, 1968 |
| Published Works | Articles in Rotor Review Magazine, personal experiences with Ground Effect in both Fixed Wing and Helicopter Aircraft |
| Affiliations | Life Member, VFW; Life Member, American Legion; Life Member, Military Officers Association of America (MOAA); Charter Member Trustee, Naval Helicopter Association (NHA); Life Member, Fleet Reserve Association |
| Hobbies & Sports | Photography, oral histories, travel, hunting |
| Career Accomplishments | Most significant duty stations-NAS Banana River (now Patrick Air Force Base south of the cape), VF-31, Helsupron Seven (HC-7)-established the squadron as first Commanding Officer; USS New Orleans (LPH-11) Ops then XO; NAS Imperial Beach-HU-1 1957 and again in 1967 then station XO in 1972; Authorized to wear the Bronze Star W/Combat V, Navy Commendation Medal, Presidential Unit Commendation, American Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal, Occupation Medal, National Defense Medal W/Bronze Star, Vietnam Service Medal W/Bronze Star and Vietnam Campaign Medal Republic of Vietnam |
| Children | Lyle, David, Christopher, Alyson, Samuel, 7 grandchildren |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Anne Horn (deceased) |
| Married | April 22, 1950 |
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