WOW THATS COOL ,HE WOULD HAVE BEEN 68. AT THAT TIME HE HAD A NEW 69 427 STINGRAY MOTION PERFORMANCE CAR AND WAS SEEN ALL OVER THE AREA. i KNOW TWO PEOPLE THAT WERE IN IT AND HIS WHITE GUITAR FROM WOODSTOCK WAS PLAYED ON TV THE OTHER NIGHT.
Jimmy wasn’t a bad kid but mischief and guilt by association landed him in court with only a 2 year suspended sentence because the judge remarked that Jimmy was seriously considering joining the army.
In 1961 Hendrix left home to join the Army. Knowing that he was going to be drafted anyway and not having a nickel to his name, Jimmy walked into the army recruiting station and signed on the dotted line. He wanted to be a parachutist with the 101st Airborne, a Screamin Eagle!
n May of 1961 James Marshall Hendrix reported for duty at Fort Ord California. After basic training and three months at Fort Ord Jimmy made jump school and left for Fort Campbell Kentucky in November of 1961.
He and fellow serviceman Billy Cox formed a five piece band The King Casuals and played for the troops on base. Although short-lived Hendrix was beginning to re-hone his axe man skills once again.
Jimmy claimed that jumping was the most thrilling thing he ever did. Eventually he won his Screamin Eagle patch and was promoted to private 1st class in January 1962.
The army was loosing its luster for Hendrix who grew tired of taking orders. He was looking for a way to leave the service. One day Jimmy managed to get his ankle caught in the sky hook before a jump. The ankle was broken and that ended his military career. Jimmy Hendrix was honorably discharged in July 1962.
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