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FILE NAME: Asbestos Textile Product Use (ATPU) DATE: 1981 DOC#: ATPU036 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: VA Statement in Support of Claim RE Jack Sheldon with Detailed Work History VETERANS ADMINISTRATION STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF CLAIM REGARDING JACK A. SHELDON VA FILE c-24 012 651 The following statement is made in connection with a claim for benefits in the case of the above-named veteran: I . This is a detailed life-time history of both pre-service and post-service employment showing duties performed, regardless of the type of employment: DATE 1956-62 1962 1962 1962 1963 EMPLOYER U.S. Air Force George Byers & Sons Columbus, Ohio Cumberland Auto Sales Harriman, TN Central Auto Harriman, TN Tesco Chemical 1963-70 Lockeed Georgia Co., Marietta, GA 1970-73 Truck Driver, selfemployed Dec. 1973 - M. Fisher April 1974 1974 TVA June 1974 1974-79 Dec. 1979 (4 wks) Retired; disability September Unemployed Morgan County School Board DUTIES Fire Protection Specialist Car Salesman - no mechanic work Car Salesman - no mechanic work Car Salesman - no mechanic work Drove truck for 2 months; hauled chlorine. No Chemical Exposure Ran Milling Machine; cut aluminum and steel with a machine -- equipment operator Towed mobile homes Truck driver; hauled freight - caterpillar Laborer; cleaned mud off of bulldozer wheels; used pick and shovel Shop teacher, machinest Instructor ( JACK ALLEN SHELDON PAGE 2 II. Life-tine history of both pre-service and post-service exposure to asbestos. Birth to 1956 (age 17) had no asbestos exposure during this tine. Quit high school at the age of 17 to join U.S. Air Force. Septenber 24, 1956, joined U.S. Air Force, E-3 Airnan Second Class (AF14629740). Harlingen Air Force Base, Harlingen, Texas: Was in finance for approxinately 30 days. Then becane fire pro tection specialist. He worked at the airport, and fought fires. He had a training period where fires were set and they were instructed on putting these fires out. He wore asbestos fire protection suits for approxinately four to eight hours per day every other day. He set out in fire trucks on line standby wearing the asbestos fire protection suits. These suits would fray behind the knees, at the elbows, and other places where the suits becane cracked and worn. Where these suits were cracked and worn they would put out a dust. The fire truck, or where ever they were sitting would becone dusty because of the asbestos fibers coning iron the cracked and frayed fire suit. This suit also had a hood which fitted over the head. The lining of the inside of the hood would becone frayed at the seans. Dust was created when these seans would becone worn and frayed. He wore this hood approxinately one hour per day on the average. Septenber 25, 1957, Bentw&ter Air Force Base, Bentwater, England. Stationed here approxinately one to two weeks. Did not actually work as a fire protection specialist for those two weeks. October 1957 to 1958, transferred to Shepards Grove Air Force Base, Stanton, England. Worked here approxinately one to one and one-half years. Was a fire protection specialist. Wore asbestos fire protection suits. Was on twenty-four hour duty and off twenty-four hour duty. Wore asbestos fire protection suits approxinately eight to ten hours per day. These suits would fray and crack -- creating asbestos dusts whenever the suits becane worn or had frequent bending. The suit also had a hood which fitted over the head. The lining of the inside of the hood would becone frayed at the seans. Dust was created when these seans would becone worn and frayed. He wore this hood approxinately one hour per day on the average. 1958 to 1960, Woodbridge Air Force Base, England. Assigned to Bentwater Air Force Base. JACK ALLEN SHELDON PAGE 3 Worked here approximately one to one and one-half years. Was a fire protection specialist. Wore asbestos fire protection suits. Was on twenty-four hour duty and off twenty-four hour duty. Wore asbestos fire protection suits approximately eight to ten hours per day. These suits would fray and crack -- creating asbestos dusts whenever the suits became worn or had frequent bending. The suit also had a hood which fitted over the head. The lining of the inside of the hood would become frayed at the seams. Dust was created when these seams would become worn and frayed. He wore this hood approximately one hour per day on the average. September 19G0 to January 19G1, discharged for four months. Had no asbestos exposure during this time. Drew unemployment. January 1961, re-enlisted, U.S. Air Force, 337 Material Squadron Air Defense Command. Assigned to Portland International Airport, Portland, Oregon. At this job again wore asbestos fire projection suits six to eight hours per day. Wore asbestos fire protection suits approximately eight to ten hours per day. These suits would fray and crack -- creating asbestos dusts whenever the suits became worn or had frequent bending. The suit also had a hood which fitted over the head. The lining of the inside of the hood would become frayed at the seams. Dust was created when these seams would become worn and frayed. He wore this hood approximately one hour per day on the average. 1962, discharged from the U.S. Air Force with medical diagnosis of asthma. 1962 to present, has had no further known asbestos exposure to knowledge. I certify that the foregoing statements are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. Dated this -Xj* day of - - J u __________________ , 1981.