Jerald was a 1964 graduate of Fort Morgan, High School. He went to helicopter flight school and Warrant Officer Candidate School at Fort Rucker, AL. Upon graduation from Warrent Officer/Flight School, he was discharged from his enlisted status and picked up as a Warrant Officer. Since he lived in Daleville, AL (location of Ft. Rucker) at the time of this discharge and getting his Warrant Officer status, the official military records show his home town as Daleville, AL. He was a CO native, graduated from Fort Morgan High School, and initially enlisted in the army from Fort Morgan. He served with the 101st Airborne in Vietnam. Army Aviator Badge, Bronze Star Medal, Air Medal with 5 oak leaf clusters, Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal.