David
M. Franklyn,.was born in Norwood, Massachusetts on 24 February, 1958.
Dave entered the United States Air Force on 22 July, 1976. After
graduating from technical training in November of 1976 as a computer
systems technician, he was assigned to the North American Air Defense
Command's Cheyenne Mountain Complex near Colorado Springs, Colorado.
In October of 1979 he was assigned to the 6th Missile Warning
Squadron, Cape Cod Air Force Station, Massachusetts. In December of
1982, he was assigned to the 5th Defense Satellite Communications
Station, Woomera Air Station, Australia. In March of 1984, Sergeant
Franklyn was assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency at Bolling
AFB in Washington, D.C In May of 1988, he was assigned to the Joint
Data Systems Support Center, Defense Communications Agency, the
Pentagon as NCOIC of the Single Integrated Operation Plan Computer
Center. In June of 1991, Sergeant Franklyn was assigned to the 6917th
Electronic Security Group, San Vito dei Normanni Air Station, Italy,
as the Superintendent of the Communications-Computer Systems
Division. In April 1993, he was assigned to the 26th Technical Group
at Ramstein AB, Germany, as the Chief of 
Communications-Computer
Systems. In October 1993, the unit was redesignated as the 26th
Intelligence Group. In February 1997, Sergeant Franklyn was assigned
to the 42d Communications Squadron, Maxwell AFB, Alabama as the
Superintendent, BaseNetwork Control Center. He retired in August of
1998, after 22 years of military service.
Sergeant Franklyn's awards and decorations include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Air Force Meritorious Service Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal, Air Force Good Conduct Medal with five oak leaf clusters, the Armed Forces Service Medal (Bosnia/Herzogovina), and the Nation Defense Service Medal. In 1992 he won both the Air Force Intelligence Command’s and HQ USAF’s Command, Control, Communications, and Computer Systems (C4) Professionalism Awards.
 Center for Advanced Technologies Auburn University Montgomery |