Thomas Harry Lennig

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As of July 11, 2008 (Go To Index of Names)

SOURCE

Date of Action What or Who is reported upon. What is the source(s) - From Where does the Information come. Jul 15, 1999 All initial Information Form filled and submitted by Dick Giering, based on Lennig Family Tree Information furnished by Principal, Thomas Lennig via E-mail May 11, 1999, subject: Lennig. Form found under 018_305.FRM & 018_305a.frm in the NEW_PERS sub-directory. July 20, 1999 Photos of Tom and of Tom and his wife. Furnished via e-mail by Tom, Jul 18, 1999

Date of Action What or Who is reported upon. What is the source(s) - From Where does the Information come. Data: Jul 7, 2000; Posted: July 10, 2000 Additional personal information E-Mail from Principal dated Jul 7, 2000, subject: Notes February 8, 2002 New Address E-Mail from principal, dated Feb 7, 2002, subject: New Address July 11, 2008 Removed DOB and POB for Thomas Requested by E-Mail dated July 7, 2008, Subject: Lennig

OCCUPATION:
Has worked in the aerospace industry since just out of high school in 1964.
     In 1972, co-designer and flight test engineer for the Area Navigation System for the U2 Spy Plane, aprox 12 years after Francis Gary Powers was shot down over Russia. In 1983, Tom worked on the B2 Stealth bomber and the F117 Stealth fighter, later revealed in the Gulf War Jan 1991. 1998 working with JPL on several Mars landers, the Mars lab for 2008 and the Man to Mars for 2011, Venus probe, Asteroid probe and Sun probe. 1999, working with Northrop on a new unmanned Stealth bomber that will be revealed to the public between 2004 and 2009.

ADDRESS:
1036 E. Thomann Dr.
Placentia, CA 92870
760 996-9795
714 624-3020 Cell

EDUCATION: Unknown

MEDICAL INFORMATION: Unknown

MILITARY:
     Joined the Air Force in 1966, sent to England in 1967 for 13 months and in early 1968, eight airman from England was chosen to be involved in the Turkey/Cypress War as a communications agent (code name, cemetery 21). Each airman went to different locations in Turkey. For Tom, this involved living in a mud hut in a small village where there was a central watering hole for washing of clothes. He worked with the Turkish underground should Cypress over run Turkey. Six air man were killed at Tom's site.

The most memorable moment was when, in the middle of the night while going the his communications site, he forgot the password. Not speaking to much Turkish it was easy to forget the password. The Turkish guard pointed his machine gun in Toms face and repeated to ask for the password for the night. Tom, arguing to let him pass, shoved the machine gun away and drove off. The Turkish guard had every right to shoot but Tom was relying on the guard remembering him from before. After arriving at the communications site, Tom proceeded to shake with fear, realizing what he had just done.

After 5 months, came back to the states and under went a special 10 month training to go to Viet Nam. This was to replace the previous group that got wiped out who replaced the previous group to that, who got wiped out. According to the state side newspapers, this area had no fighting. The Viet Nam assignment was a 6 month duty. Having only 5 months of service left by the time of completing the training, Tom was offered an early out in May 1969.

COMMENTARY:
-- Hobbies (for Principal) - Desert motorcycle riding and street riding, camping, Goldsmithing, Beer making and horseback riding. Has owned a few Peruvian Paso horses with awards of 1st and 2nd place for show. Has participated in several televised and non televised parades with several 1st place awards in a Peruvian Paso horse group. Has owned a Cessna 180 until the cost to keep the airplane got to high (3 months) and has been a certified scuba diver since the late 1960's.
-- Daughter Jessica Married Nathan Berger on September 2, 2008

NOTABLE EVENT:
Tom did the first live, televised Hula Hoop commercial while in the Boy Scouts.

PHOTOGRAPHS

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Thomas Lennig	The Principal, Tom, and his wife, Jeanne. Photo taken at their wedding, August 6, 1989.	Jessica, photo taken by her Father in 1998.	Jessica, photo taken by her Father in 1998.