Donald Shepperd

• Bury Us Upside Down.
• Fly Girl
• The Class of '58 Writes a Book
• Chronicle Series
• *Wonder Years - The Wheat Ridge Chronicles
• *Big Mama & Daddy Zach - The South Texas Chronicles
• *Think Like a Trout - The Frying Pan Chronicles
• *Bwana Shep - The African Chronicles
• *Mayday - The Vietnam Chronicles
• *Mr. Dumbsquat – The Academy Chronicles

Major awards and decorations

• Silver Star
• Legion of Merit
• Distinguished Flying Cross with 2 oak leaf clusters
• Meritorious Service Medalwith one bronze oak leaf cluster
• Air Medal with three silver oak leaf clusters
• Air Force Commendation Medal
• Army Commendation Medal
• Armed Forces Reserve Medal
• Vietnam Air Gallantry Cross

  Flight Information

• Rating: Command Pilot
• Flight hours: More than 5,000
• Aircraft flown: T-33, T-37, T-38, A-37, A-7, O-2, F-100, F-106, F-15, C-21

  Assignments

• September 1962 - October 1963, student, undergraduate pilot training, Williams Air Force Base, Ariz.
• October 1963 - July 1964, student, F-100 combat crew training, Luke Air Force Base, Ariz.
• July 1964 - October 1966, squadron pilot, 81st Tactical Fighter Squadron, Hahn Air Base, Ger.
• October 1966 - October 1967, air liaison officer, 24th Infantry Division, Augsburg, Ger.
• October 1967 - December 1967, tactical fighter pilot, 90th TFS, Bien Hoa Air Base, Vietnam.
• December 1967 - April 1968, tactical fighter pilot,,, 416th TFS, Phu Cat Air Base, Vietnam.
• April 1968 - October 1968, instructor pilot, 90th TFS, Bien Hoa Air Base, Vietnam.
• October 1968 - October 1969, instructor pilot, 4532nd TFS, England Air Force Base, La.
• May 1970 - August 1973, forward air controller, 103 Tactical Air Support Squadron, Willow Grove Naval Air Station, Pa.
• August 1974 - August 1978, F-100 instructor pilot, 152 Tactical Fighter Squadron, Tucson IAP, Ariz.
• August 1978 - March 1983, squadron commander, 152 Tactical Fighter Squadron Tucson IAP, Ariz.
• March 1983 - December 1984, deputy commander for operations, 162 Tactical Fighter Group, Tucson IAP, Ariz.
• December 1984 - August 1985, vice commander, 162 Tactical Fighter Group, Tucson IAP, Ariz.
• August 1985 - September 1986, student, Air War College and Research Fellow Center for Aerospace Doctrine and Education, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
• September 1986 - November 1986, acting deputy chief, Operations and Plans Division, NGB, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
• November 1986 - January 1987, vice commander, 162 Tactical Fighter Group, Tucson IAP, Ariz.
• January 1987 - July 1989, air commander, Hq 102nd Fighter Interceptor Wing, Otis ANG Base, Mass.
• July 1989 - January 1994, deputy director, Air National Guard, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
• January 1994 - January 1998, director, Air National Guard, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.