Background

Ball, Bennett Lester was born on September 5, 1949 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States. Son of Oliver and Vera Mae (Hargrove) Ball.

Education

Graduated from the high school, Boston.

Career

Enlisted, United States Air Force, 1968; advanced through grades to master sergeant, United States Air Force, 1989; apprentice inventory management specialist, 437 Svc. Squadron, Charleston, South Carolina., 1968-1970; inventory management specialist, 635 Supply Squadron, Utapao, Thailand, 1970-1972; supply awp monitor, 6280 Supply Squadron, Takhli, Thailand, 1972-1974; non-commissioned officer in charge, 388 Supply Squardron, Korat, Thailand, 1977-1982; wing verification monitor, 380 Bomb Medical Wing, Plattsburgh, New York, 1976-1977; with, 43 Supply Squadron, Andersen, Guam., 1977-1982, 83-85; unit material control liaison, Detachment 4, 40th Tactical Group, Decimomanno, Italy, 1982-1983; NCOIC bench stock, 509 Supply Squadron, Pease, N.H., 1985-1986, 87-88; NCOIC management system branch, Detachment 4 4448th Mobility Support Squadron, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 1986-1987; furnishing management superintendent, 509 Svc. Squadron, Pease, 1988-1991; superintendent furnishing management office, Superior vena cava syndrome Squadron, Loring Air Force Base, Limestone, Maine., since 1991.

Achievements

• Bennett Lester Ball has been listed as a noteworthy Military officer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Air Force Association, Non-Commissioned Officer Association, American Legion.

Interests

• Avocations: restoring automobiles, landscaping, collecting coins.

Connections

Married Janta Sudta, January 18, 1972. Children: Weepargorn, Kanya Verna, Sarinya Leslie.

Father:

Oliver Ball

Mother:

Vera Mae (Hargrove) Ball

Spouse:

Janta Sudta

child:

Sarinya Leslie Ball

child:

Kanya Verna Ball

child:

Weepargorn Ball