Personal
Biography of
Jerome L. Goolsby
Updated at 02063145 GMT July 2008
This page is designed to tell you a little about me....so here goes......
Jerome L. Goolsby entered this world December 11, 1956, the eldest child of six. He is a native of Saint Joseph, Missouri, the eastern terminus for the Pony Express, which ran from April 3, 1860 until October, 1861 making legends of men like "Buffalo Bill" Cody. St. Joseph, Missouri, is also the site where the notorious outlaw, Jesse James, met his end on April 3, 1882, when he was murdered in an ambush by one of his gang members.
Mr. Goolsby graduated from Lafayette High School in Saint Joseph in June 1975 as a four - time letterman student trainer for football and basketball. For his student activities and scholarship, Mr. Goolsby was rewarded with listings in Who's Who Among American High School Students, 1973-74 and Who's Who Among American High School Students, 1974-75.
On 13 November 1975 Mr. Goolsby entered the United States Air Force.
After completing basic training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, and initial training at the 3411th Student Training Squadron, Air Training Command, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, in ground radio operations, Airman Goolsby was assigned to the 90th Communications Squadron, 90th Strategic Missile Wing, 4th Air Division, 15th Air Force, Strategic Air Command, Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, on 1 May 1976.
On 1 March 1978, Airman First Class Goolsby was reassigned to Operating Location Delta, Detachment 12, 2140th Communications Group, Air Force Communications Service, United States Air Forces in Europe, Drama, Greece. During this assignment he was able to tour Athens, Greece and was awarded the Air Force Good Conduct Medal.
Upon completing his tour in Greece, Senior Airman Goolsby was ordered to report to the 33rd Communications Group, Air Force Communications Command, 22nd Bombardment Wing (Heavy), 15th Air Force, Strategic Air Command, March Air Force Base, California. During this assignment Sergeant Goolsby was awarded the Humanitarian Service Medal for assisting flood victims in the San Bernadino, California region in 1979.
On 30 June 1980, Sergeant Goolsby was ordered to duty with Detachment 5, 1st Aerospace Communications Group, Air Force Communications Command, Strategic Air Command, Westover Air Force Base, Massachusetts. During this assignment, Staff Sergeant Goolsby graduated from the Command Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) Academy Correspondence Program through Air University, Air Training Command, completed the Air Force Communications Command NCO Leadership School program, and was awarded his second Air Force Good Conduct Medal.
On 8 May 1983, Staff Sergeant Goolsby was reassigned to 1936th Communications Squadron, Air Force Communications Command, 1605th Military Airlift Support Wing, Military Airlift Command, Lajes Field, Azores.
On 9 July 1984, Staff Sergeant Goolsby was reassigned to Operation Location Alpha, 47th Communications Group, Air Force Communications Command, North American Aerospace Defense Command, Lamar Communications Complex, Colorado. During this assignment, he was awarded his third Air Force Good Conduct Medal.
When this operation was deactivated, he was ordered to duty with the 2001st Communications Squadron, Air Force Communications Command, 410th Bombardment Wing (Heavy), 40th Air Division, 8th Air Force, Strategic Air Command, K.I. Sawyer Air Force Base, Michigan. During this tour of duty, Staff Sergeant Goolsby graduated from the Community College of the Air Force on 22 January 1987 with a Associate in Applied Science Degree in Communications Technology, was awarded the Air Force Achievement Medal and his fourth Air Force Good Conduct Medal.
On 30 October 1988, Staff Sergeant Goolsby was returned for another tour of duty with the 1936th Communications Squadron, Air Force Communications Command, 1605th Military Airlift Support Wing, Military Airlift Command, Lajes Field, Azores.
On completion of his tour on 5 April 1990, Staff Sergeant Goolsby was assigned to the 2145th Communications Group, Air Force Communications Command (in support of Strategic Air Command), 89th Military Airlift Wing, 21st Air Force, Military Airlift Command, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. After a successful tour of duty which saw him graduate from the University of Maryland University College with an Associate in Arts degree on 27 May 1990, be named the Shift Supervisor of the Year for the Andrews AFB Strategic Air Command GIANT TALK HF Radio Station for 1991, and be awarded the Air Force Commendation Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, and for the fifth and sixth time the Air Force Good Conduct Medal, Technical Sergeant Goolsby, now assigned to the 789th Communications Squadron, 89th Communications Group, 89th Airlift Wing, 21st Air Force, Air Mobility Command, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, retired from the United States Air Force on 1 February 1995 and was given his second Air Force Commendation Medal.
At the end of his USAF career, Technical Sergeant Goolsby had been awarded the following decorations and honors:
Mr. Goolsby returned to Saint Joseph, Missouri, and he worked at the Pony Express Museum and St. Joseph Museum. After a temporary move to Portage, Michigan, Mr. Goolsby returned to Saint Joseph and enrolled in a small state teachers and nursing college in Saint Joseph. During his time in that institution he was placed on the Dean's List in 1998 and 2000 and was given a Scholastic Certificate Award from the Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences. He was inducted into the Omicron Psi Honor Society in 1999 and completed a Bachelor of Science Degree in Communications in 2001. In 2006 he graduated from Park University with Master's Degree in Public Administration.
Mr. Goolsby has long championed and shown by example the need for fulfilling the duties of citizenship through volunteerism and support of civic institutions. He was awarded 25-year Veteran status by the National Headquarters of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) in June of 1998. He has been awarded the Arrow of Light, was a Life Scout, and is an Honorary Warrior in the Tribe of Mic-O-Say . Thanks to his military career, Mr. Goolsby was able to work with numerous BSA councils including the Long's Peak Council, Inland Empire Council, Direct Service Council, Rocky Mountain Council, Hiawathaland Council, and National Capital Area Council. Mr. Goolsby was awarded the Boy Scout Leader's Training Award in January 1993, and was selected for the staff of the 1993 National Scout Jamboree receiving a commendation for his service. He was also selected to the staff of the 1997 National Scout Jamboree but was unable to attend. Mr. Goolsby has since been awarded the Commissioner's Arrowhead Honor 10 June 1997, and the Commissioner's Key in 1998. He has served as an Assistant District Commissioner and Unit Commissioner in the Pony Express Council.
Always interested in sports, Mr. Goolsby has received the Presidential Sports Award for Bowling, Sports and Fitness, Golf, Softball, and other activities.
Mr. Goolsby is a member of the American Legion. He first became a member of American Legion
Post 297, Department of Maryland, from 1993-1995. Mr. Goolsby
then transferred to American Legion Pony Express Post 359,
Department of Missouri, where he served the Post as Historian in
1995-96 and 1997-98, as 1st Vice Commander for 1998-2000 and as Adjutant for
2000-2008; Mr. Goolsby has also served in the Department of Missouri's 4th District
as Historian
for 1998 - 2000, Boy Scout Chairman from 1998-2006, Southern
Vice Commander for 2000-2002 and as District Commander from 2002-2004 and
2006-2008. Mr.
Goolsby also served as Zone II Vice Commander for the American Legion Department of
Missouri for 2004 - 2005.
Mr. Goolsby is also a member of the
Sons of the American Legion Squadron 359, Detachment of Missouri where he has served as the Squadron Commander
from 1998-2001 and 2002-2008, and as the Squadron Adjutant for 2001-2007; he has also served as Western Vice Commander for the S.A.L. Detachment of Missouri for
1999-2001. Mr. Goolsby also served as Chairman of the Joint Veteran's Committee of St. Joseph, Missouri in 1999 - 2000.
To fulfill civic responsibility and help others, Mr. Goolsby either actively supports or is a registered member of the following organizations:
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Mr. Goolsby's personal honors are:
Jerome L. Goolsby's vital statistics are: 6' tall, 200 pounds, brown hair (bald on top and a lot of gray), moustache and brown eyes.
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