User:Ddeardorff

Dale S. Deardorff was born in Fresno California on Novemebr 5th 1955. At the age of 2 years old he was moved to St. Louis Missouri where he grew up. Dale completed Parkway West Sr. High School where he was constantly seen with a camera in his hands and was part of many school newspaper and yearbook photo staffs.

After high school graduation he joined the US NAVY in 1973 and completed boot camp at Chicago Great Lakes training center the summer after high school graduation. He was trained as a Crash Firefighter in Lakehurst New Jersey at the NATTC in 1974.