Background
Vincent, Hal Wellman was born on September 24, 1927 in Pontiac, Michigan, United States. Son of Harold and Glenda (Wellman) Vincent.
Vincent, Hal Wellman was born on September 24, 1927 in Pontiac, Michigan, United States. Son of Harold and Glenda (Wellman) Vincent.
Student, Navy V-5 program Western Michigan College/Colgate University, 1945. Bachelor of Science in Engineering, United States Naval Academy, 1950. Postgraduate, Marine Officers Basic School, 1950.
Postgraduate, Flight School, 1952. Postgraduate, Test Pilot School, 1955. Postgraduate, Navy Fleet Air Gunnery School, 1958.
Postgraduate, Air Force Fighter Weapons School, 1959. Postgraduate, Marine Corps Command and Staff College, 1964. Postgraduate, Industrial College, 1969.
Postgraduate, Marine Air Weapons Training Unit, 1972.
Commissioned Second lieutenant United States Marine Corps, 1950, advanced through grades to major general, 1974. Rifle and machinegun platoon Commander Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, 1951. Fighter pilot El Toro, California, 1953-1954, Republic of Korea, 1953—1954.
Test pilot Flight Test Division, Patuxent River, Maryland, 1955-1957. Operations officer, squadron assistant and fighter pilot El Toro, 1958-1959. Conventional weapons project test pilot Naval Air Weapons Test Center, China Lake, California, 1960-1962.
Executive officer El Toro and Japan, 1962-1964. Aviation specialist Marine Corps amphibious warfare presentation team and staff officer Quantico, Virginia, 1965-1966. Commanding officer 2d Marine Aircraft Wing fighter-attack squadron, Beaufort, South Carolina, 1967-1968.
Executive officer Marine Aircraft Group, Vietnam, 1969. Logistics staff officer Fleet Marine Force Pacific, Hawaii, 1970-1972. Commanding officer Marine Aircraft Group, Yuma, Arizona, 1972-1973.
Chief of staff 3d Marine Aircraft Wing, El Toro, 1973-1976. Deputy chief. of staff plans and policy to Commander in Chief Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia, 1976-1978. Commanding general 2d Marine Aircraft Wing, Cherry Point, North Carolina, 1978-1980.
Deputy commanding general Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, Norfolk, 1980-1981. Retired, 1981; private investor, since 1981. Weapons test pilot; preliminary pilot, evaluator new military aircraft.
Contributor numerous articles on tactics and conventional weapons delivery, flight test stability and control to various military publications.
Member Sons of the American Revolution, Society Experimental Test Pilots, Early Pioneer Naval Aviators, Marine Corps Aviation Association, Mach 2 Club, Marbella Country Club.
Married Virginia Bayler, June 9, 1951. Children: David B., Dale W., Deborah K. Vincent.