Stan Corvin, Jr. - Biography Born in a small town in West Texas in 1945, Stan grew up in a military family. His father was a career U.S. Air Force fighter pilot from 1939 until 1974, when he retired as a USAF Colonel. Stan’s mother was an elementary school teacher, After attending Texas Tech University for his undergraduate studies, Stan was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1967. While in basic training, he applied for and was accepted into the Army’s primary helicopter flight training at Fort Wolters in Mineral Wells, Texas, and graduated at Hunter Army Airfield located in Savannah, Georgia. Serving until 1974, he flew eleven types of helicopters. Attaining the rank of captain, he accumulated over 7,400 hour’s flying time; including 3,200 hours flying combat missions in Vietnam. In 1974, Stan resigned his commission in the U.S. Army to pursue a career in banking. After forty years, Stan retired in 2014 from the banking and financial services industry. At the urging of his family, he spent ten months writing "Vietnam Saga: Exploits of a Combat Helicopter Pilot." It was published by Southwestern Legacy Press, LLC, and in September 2022 was awarded a silver medal by the Military Writers Society of America. Other books written and published by Stan are. "Echoes of the Hunt, A Texan Told True Tall." (2019 1st place winner Texas Authors Association.) "Vietnam Abyss: A Journal of Unmerited Grace." "Attacked at Home: A Green Beret's Survival Story of the Fort Hood Shooting." "It's Your Eternity: Last Breath, Then What?" "The Eagle Above: Chronicles of an American Fighter Pilot." "Skibirds: Adventures of the Raven Gang." "Forged in Fire: The Dave Roever Family Story." Stan and his wife live in Fort Worth, Texas. His days are filled with writing his first fiction book, and co-authoring another memoir for a military veteran friend.
