Oral History Interview with Louis Roffman, December 8, 1980 Page: 8
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we had what they called "A.H." Examination, Air Mechanic
Examination. When you took the examination for 2nd A.M.,
your pay increased from $21...I don't recall the pay scale.
I know the 1st A.M. was about $70 or something a month. That
was a good pay scale when you became a 1st A.H., but you had
to hold the 2nd A.M. first.
Was it, like, from $21 to $36 to $72 or something like that?
It was a graduated pay scale when you went in. As a matter
of fact, if you were a buck sergeant...from buck sergeant to
staff sergeant, you couldn't hold the A.M. ratings. The
staff sergeant couldn't, and a lot of people didn't want to
except staff sergeant because they were a buck sergeant, 1st
A.M., and really making real good money. However, here I
was, fresh out of school, and the exams were very easy, and
only so many A.M.'s were allocated to squadrons. It was
the top number that got allocated, and as soon as it was
given, I was fortunate enough to become an air mechanic.
What kind of planes were you working on there at that time?
B-18's.
This was basically the forerunner to the B-17?
That's right, Then shortly after that, maybe a year or so,Marcello:
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Marcello:we got our first B-17D's
I'm sure that was a real wonder weapon, so to speak, for its
time, wasn't it?
Well, to show what a wonder it was, on the B-18, when youRoffman:
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Marcello, Ronald E. & Roffman, Louis. Oral History Interview with Louis Roffman, December 8, 1980, book, December 8, 1980; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2100315/m1/10/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Oral History Program.