Also your Fathers, brothers, and other Family members I suspect this hobby group has an unusually high percentage of Veterans
Myself, Family goes back to the revolutionary war.
I, career Navy Pilot, Dad, US Marine Pacific Fighter Squadron VMF-312, Dad's Uncle, dough boy WW 1 Son, Navy, Daughter Navy Engineer
We were always taught to be self reliant, how to fix things yourself, to learn to shoot and hunt, etc. We are visiting 3 Old Age homes tomorrow as a military group to thank the Veterans.
US Navy...1966 - 1970 NAS Cecil Field, Jacksonville Florida....USS Forestall
US Air Force. 1968. Lackland Tex., Chanute Field Ill., Homestead AFB Fla., Elmendorf Alaska. Kun San Korea. Yakoda Japan. (forgive the spelling)
US Army 1969-1971
Can Tho S Vietnam '70-'71
271st ASHC (Chinook Helicopters)
Crew Chief/Door Gunner
US Navy 1970-1974. VA-86 NAS Cecil Field, Jacksonville FL. USS America. Vietnam 72-73.
Dad went ashore at Cherbourg France the week after D-Day and went all the way to Berlin with Patton. Grandfathers were "too old" for WW1 but Uncle Harrison slogged thru the trenches in France and made it home safely. He was full of stories. My Dad wasn't. I was 50 before I knew he was decorated for valor. Purple heart and a bronze star for taking out a "bothersome" machine gun bunker. He was 19 and probably weighed 120 lbs soaking wet.
Ft Jackson, Ft Dix, Ft Ritchie, Germany, Korea,
Dennis, I was VA-81 Sunliners...we had A-7A's.
825th Combat Support Group (SAC)
Little Rock AFB, Arkansas
July 1963 - July 1967
Training Officer and Personnel Officer.
"Peace Is Our Profession" (War is just a sideline.....)
Vietnam & Panama Army radio repair
My dad is a U.S. Navy veteran and served in the Pacific during WWII. He saw combat and was present in Tokyo Bay when the surrender was signed.
My father in law was a U.S. Marine. He served in Korea, was wounded twice and was twice awarded the Bronze Star for duty "above and beyond" in combat.
I served in the U.S. Navy 1968-1972. The first year or so was I was assigned to an admiral's staff in Naha, Okinawa, then a diesel electric submarine the rest of the four years.
1971-1993 USS Forrestal, Independence, Ranger, America, VF 124, HSL 33,VFA 86 (plus 2 yrs army Veitnam, Fairbanks Ak.
20 years, 1989-2009, United States Army.
My 92 year old father is a WW2 veteran, as were two brothers and a brother in law. Dad was Army, signal corp, New Guinea and Philippines, brothers were both Navy, Pacific theatre, same task force, destroyer and battleship. His brother-in-law was Army, Infantry, D-Day plus 2, Battle of the Bulge and other campaigns. His other brother was career National Guardsman, retired, Major.
On my mother's side, two brothers, one Navy veteran, WW2, destroyer, Pacific, one Korean War, Army, Infantry, Inchon landing.
I have one first cousin retired Navy, Lt. Commander.
I was an Army National Guardsman, three years active duty. Airborne Ranger qualified, OCS, Cpt. Active duty stints included service in South Korea and at that time, West Germany.
Tomorrow our public high school will host a Veterans Program, and my former ARNG commander, Brig. General (R) Williamson is the guest speaker. My father, two remaining uncles, and cousin will be there. It will be moving (for me).
Thank you to all who served.
Navy Ordnanceman 72-97. Been in every time zone on earth several times each. Started at Yankee Station Viet Nam.
Dad was an Navy electrician 36-40 and then a merchant marine 40-45.
All my uncles were in the navy WWII except Uncle Roy, US Army. Died in the Battle of the Bulge and is buried in Henri Chappelle Cemetery, Belgium.
Older brother navy/Nam Vet.
Younger "sibling"(broken family branch), dishonorable discharge, navy.
Oldest son, career navy with nearly 14 years served to date.
My thanks to all who gave a part (or all) of their life for this great country.
1985 to 1993 Army
I was a flight deck troubleshooter on our A-7 aircraft. We were deployed on the USS America. I had a buddy that was on the Forrestal. One time his squadron had a sortie land on our ship and ours landed on the Forrestal. I stuck a USS America ball cap in one of the wheel wells with a note attached just before launch. He must have got the hat because about a week later their birds landed again and there was a Forrestal cap in one of the wheel wells. Lost contact with him but I still have the hat.
1BDE-101ABN DIV. II Corp, V-N '66-'67. 67N20 Crew Chief, UH-1B. 1980-94 USAR, 12B4X, 3BDE-98DIV
My Dad was a WWII Vet. He enlisted December 10th. 1941. He told me he thought he would still be home for the Christmas holidays but was taken to Fort Dix, NJ on December 24th. He went over on the Queen Mary and saw the British ship be cut in half from the collision. He was overseas for almost 4 years as a mechanic for P38 fighters. He certainly saw the results of combat and got to meet Jimmy Dolittle. My Dad was my hero.
Uncle Quentin died just last week, survivor of the Battle of the Bulge.
Uncle Bob is still in his fighter plane at the bottom of the Pacific near the Marianas.
It was the Navy for me 1966-1972.
USCG Cutter Castle Rock 1961-1965 took part in the blockade of Cuba in Oct of 1962 during the missile crisis.
Semper Paratus
USN 1956 - 1961 Aviation Electronics Tech. VS-39 Quonset Point NAS. Deployed on USS Leyte & USS Essex, FASRON(S)201 Malta, NAS Sigonela Sicily
Viet Nam 70-71. Can Tho. Psychological Operations. David Stroud and I held Charlie in check!!
Army Engineers. Germany, Panama, Italy, US
1973-99
U S Air Force, 1952-1960. B-26 Gunner, K-9 Pusan, Korea. B-29/B-50 Gunner, Yokota AFB, Japan. B-36/B-52 Fire Control, Biggs AFB, El Paso, Texas.
My dad is a U.S. Navy veteran and served in the Pacific during WWII. He saw combat and was present in Tokyo Bay when the surrender was signed.
My father in law was a U.S. Marine. He served in Korea, was wounded twice and was twice awarded the Bronze Star for duty "above and beyond" in combat.
I served in the U.S. Navy 1968-1972. The first year or so was I was assigned to an admiral's staff in Naha, Okinawa, then a diesel electric submarine the rest of the four years.
11th Armored Cav. Viet Nam 68-69,Older brother Marine fighter mechanic up near the DMZ 66-67 and Dad was Navy WW II. And as Randy said Dad was my hero even though he never served on a ship or overseas. Had at least four uncles that served either WW II or Korea. Welcome home brothers. Jim
US Marine Corps 1975-1982.
Happy Birthday USMC, 239 years young today.
Andy
1958-1959, Norwegian Army, Field Artillery Officer Training at Kongsvinger Fortress.
1959-1960, LLA Battery, Battalion North at Heggelia Camp by Bardufoss Airport.
airforce 69-73
US Marine Corps 2000-2005 Operation Enduring Freedom. Happy Birthday Marines
USN retired Chief Catapult and Arresting Gear guy.
4 active, two VietVam Tonkin Gulf tours and a North Atlantic Ops total 27 years. A couple Memorable ones were Apollo 8 pick up and The support of the USS Pueblo capture off N Korea.
Also flew aboard most of the West Coast carriers and other Navy and Coast Guard ships that had Avaition capability during reserve duty.
Was a rewarding time to serve except during discharge after Viet Nam.
Vietnam '69 - '70, Vung Tau, 73rd SAC, OV-1 Mohawks, Crew Chief
Oregon Army National Guard '73 - '83 - Aircraft Electrician (Full Time)
Be_Zero_Be
Royal Australian Navy 1975-1985.
Served as our Fleet Air Arms, Carrier Air Group Photographer at NAS Nowra, HMAS Melbourne and with an exchange posting onto the USS Midway in 1981 for an Indian Ocean Deployment.
Served in all oceans except the Atlantic's. Last posting was to the Australian War Memorial in Canberra.
On ANZAC day, along with my own, I proudly wear my fathers WWII medals and my Grandfathers WWI medals which include a DCM.
5760th Signal Company, Korea, 65-66. Great grandfather, Indiana Infantry, 61-65; Uncle Lester Parker WWI, Uncle Clarence Parker, WWI & WWII, Uncle Otto Jelf, WWII. Also several cousins, army & navy.
U. S. Army from 66 to 86. CA, AK, NJ, IN, Germany.
Father and 3 uncles and 2 aunts (nurses) served in the Army during WW II. Another aunt never wore a uniform but was a welder on Liberty Ships. All came home relatively safe but never forgot their brothers in arms who were less fortunate.
A surprising number of lifers here.
Oldest bro: D-Day +5, Battle of the Bulge; 3 years service. His records were lost in a big fire, so there is no official record of his service. He hasn't received anything from VA.
2nd bro: USS Franklin, CV-13, Bronze Star; 20 years.
3rd bro: USAmy 20 years; W. Germany, VN, Korea.
Me: Draftee, 1965-7; W. Germany; Nike Hercules missile internal guidance and launcher tech.
Veterans are attacked by Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS) at twice the rate of civilians, so uninjured does not always mean end of sacrifice.
John Manuel, I sure wish I knew there was another Model T guy there back then! Of course, I was mostly into the muscle cars and such at the time, but the T's were still in my mind and had been since I was about 11 years old.
I had heard about the Psy Ops guys, but didn't know much about them. I bet we were at some of the same places at the same time on base.
I forgot to add that my youngest son was in the Marine Corps '08-'12 and was lucky enough(in my opinion at least)to spend his entire enlistment in CA. It still put me in the crapper so to speak though. Dave
US Army Paratrooper 43E2P Parachute rigger Fort Benning 1972 -74 My Father was a Paratrooper at the end on WW2 Many Uncles in WW2 and they all saw the hell of war. Thanks to all that served, Scott Owens
William Schlink
USN submarine service. '75-"95
USAF 1952-1972
Pilot T-6. T-28, B-25, B-26 (Korea), C-123. C-45, C-47,
C-121(Otis), KC-135.
Korea, Japan, Viet Nam, Thailand, Spain and England etc.
2 DFCs, Combat Missions with a bunch of Oak Leaf Clusters, etc.
I had fun!
Me-viet nam, duc pho to khe sanh.
Dad-was in new guinea 1943 to end of ww2.
Brother-viet nam, phu bai to 3 kliks north of khe sanh.
Grandpa-in ww1. wouldnt discuss it. His family would only say he came home different.
Several first cousins-viet nam. There was a family member in viet nam.
None of us came home without something screwed-up. There were few who weren't wounded.
Oh and i forgot about my nephew who's been in for twenty years. He's been deployed several times. He said IRAQ is hot. Hah.
USMCR via Parris Island, S.C. Nov. 1963 thru' Nov. 1969, 3.5 Rocket Launcher Team Ammo Carrier in Weapons Platoon 1st year, then Company driver last 5 years.
1963 to '67, USAF, Altus Air Force Base, OK, working as a fire control technician, tooling on the tail gun system of the cold war B-52s. We jokingly called ourselves SAC trained killers. Still do when a few of us get together.
To me, it's totally awesome that those beautiful birds are still soldiering on.
US Navy, 1969-1976, all over the South Pacific, Nha Be Vietnam in 71, Athens Greece in 74-75. KGB
US Army 1970-1976, 765 Trans Bn, Vung Tau Vietnam 70-71, Heuy crewchief/gunner
US Army 1957-60, 45th Artillery, Arlington Hts, Ill.
One son, 25 years US Marines, retiring as Sgt Major, now assisting Veterans on Knox County Tenn Veterans Service Office.
US Navy 1993 - 1999
Jim Bowery 1963-1965 93rd Signal Germany
US Army Mechanic 1982-1986
Son: US Marines 2004-2010 or 11
Father: US Army mid 50's
Grandfather: US Navy WWII Pacific
GGG Grandfather: CSA Army killed at Gettysburg.
315th Air Div. USAF (C-130's attached to the Army). Tan Son Nhut Air Base, Saigon, 66-67.
U.S. Air force 1964 to 1968.Airframe repair field recovery stationed from Tan Son Nhut air base Saigon for deployment country wide 1967/68. - Also had a cousin killed in Vietnam 1967.
1970-2012 F-4 Avionics, PMEL, Fire Protection, Safety, Europe, Asia and stateside. Starting my 3rd year of retirement.
1952 to 1972 USAF
Ron Horton, Utah
USAF 1967-1971
Many thanks to all who serve and have served!
My grandfathers V.O. Baker (USS Toledo - Korea) and M.E. White (Recon Co. 3rd Marine Div - WWII)
Dad Burt Bohlen U.S. Army Air Cor. WWII flight instructor, Sweetwater, Texas. Bless the guys he taught how to fly.
One multi-grandfather who died at Fort Henry in the French and Indian war. Also one who fought in the Revolution.
Two great grandfathers fought for the North. One told my father they weren't so much against slavery, as against the owners who sold their own half-white children into slavery.
Family history has several military service members going back to War of Independence. My dad was 4f in WW II (ulcers and heart) but he did a minor service. When he went for a physical another guy was so nervous he couldn't give a urine sample so my dad filled his bottle for him. Dad had a cousin killed in a glider crash when training to be a pilot. I had two uncles in the Navy during WW II. Both in S. Pacific. One was in the Sea Bees and the other on a DDE that was in battle of Philippine Sea. Dad had several friends that were in WWII. One was in the Batann death march. He had some interesting stories about that. Another was a medic in Bastone during Battle of the bulge. Another friend was wounded twice in the S. Pacific. We used to deer hunt with him. He died somewhat young I believe from complications of the wounds he'd suffered. I often wish I had talked with them more about their service but they are all gone now.
United States Navy Reserve, 4 years active, and 16 years inactive. Spend my active duty time on two different diesel submarines, the Raton, AGSS270, and the Harder, SS568. I did three tours in Viet Nam. I retired as a Engineman First Class (SS). My retirement pay buys all my T parts!
By God, it still fits......
Not as good as it once did, but better than it will:
You can tell by the ribbons (or lack of ) a peace time "REMF" (many of you know what that acronym stands for), but I wore it with pride (as we all did).
Airborne!
Us Regular army, active duty Nov 6, 1950 - Jan. 23, 1953 and Ready Reserves until Nov. 6, 1956. Company H, 109th Reg., 28th Division. I served as the company clerk in Germany.
1959,60,61 I did National Service with The Life Guards, Household Cavalry (senior regiment of the British Army). Spent 18 months in Germany as light armoured waiting for the Russians to come and flatten us. It won't mean much to any of you, but it meant a lot to me! Lots of memories, good and bad. I'm 76 now and life still seems full of people wanting to kill/dominate their fellow man.
just sayin!
1942-1946 US Coast Guard
US LST 262, North Africa-D Day Omaha Beach (Dog Red)
Semper Paratus
Rob, I believe your negative is in backwards.
Hal, where's your people from? Davis is a family name from way back (my great grandmother was a Davis)...I believe they were from Savannah, then moved to Fayette County during the War Between the States before coming to Texas in the aftermath of Sherman's march.
We could be kin folk
Hal, a "selfie" in the mirror. Then back in the closet (the uniform, not me).
U.S. Army Germany. Infantry guarded nuclear warheads for the 545th Ordinance Company. 1969-1971.
Thank you to all the veterans who served our country with honor! My eldest son served in the Navy and is still in the Reserves, my father served in the Army during Korea, my dad's cousin John Miller (91 last week) was in the 82nd Airborne and made his first jump on D-Day and fought at the Battle of the Bulge too. He was a lifer and made jumps in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. Earned many medals for his courage and service, but rarely wants to talk about what he saw and did while serving. He did say he met Gen. Patton when they finally made it to Berlin! I also have Elliott ancestors who fought in the Revolutionary War, War of 1812 and the Civil War (14th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry - Battle of Shiloh).
Army 1960 to 1963. I served in Kitzingen and the Nurenberg / Furth area for 2 1/2 years.
Keith
Here, Rob.....
The only veteran we have in our family is my father who passed away in 2001. He served in Europe during WWII as an Army field gunner in the 70th Division. He landed as the Battle of the Bulge was ending. After the war ended, he served the rest of his time in the Army finance department in Paris. We have an album of photos showing he and his buddies in Paris during that time.
The first photo shows my dad on the steps of Sacre-Coeur in Paris. When my son went to visit there a few years back I asked if he could find the spot his grandpa stood and send me a photo. He did and that is the second photo. I don't know if I will ever get there as it is a long ways from Wichita, Kansas, to Paris, France. It meant a lot to me to have my son send me the photo. It was an wonderful tribute to his grandpa.
A big THANKS to ALL of the Veterans who have fought to protect our Freedom!
RM3 Bill Matz
USS Ranger CVA-61 1969-1972
CharlesHebert, where were you stationed? I was with 4th Ord Co. in Miesau, and we had nukes at the far end of the base, to fit to our Nike Hercs.
At the time, I thought the nukes were for ground-ground. Learned in recent years that they were kind of a doomsday device. The nuke was to be detonated at about 40,000 feet, to knock out a squadron of incoming bombers. Imagine the collateral damage..
USN 1980 - 2001
USS Ranger CV-61, USS Constellation CV-64, VA-25/VFA-25 - NAS Lemoore, CA. Navy Recruiting Command, Albuquerque, Portland, Omaha and St. Louis
I joined the USAF in '68 to get away from home (Arlington,Va) and after basic and tech school in Texas, they sent me to Andrews AFB (22 miles from where I grew up) and I was there for the next three and a half years! Moved to Michigan in '72 and "never looked back!"
"Lifer" is largely regarded by today's military as derogatory. Try "professional soldier/sailor/airman" or "career military" if you feel the need to differentiate between those who spend 20 or more years in the profession and those who do not.
My ship and some crew "High and dry" on Omaha beach
Semper Paratus
Draftee, '58-'60, Fort Carson, Pirmasens/Pfalz Germany. Had an uncle in France during WWII and another on Tinian Island (Marianas). My oldest son is retired from the air force (23 years).
USAF 1952-1976
Hanoi Hilton 1966-1973
God bless you, Dan!
Is that an F-101 "Voodoo"?
Bud,US Army Cleaned up after Grant's horse!!
Dan, I have to echo Gary's sentiment. God bless you! Dave
US Army 65-67 Fort Knox Ky. 1st Recon training center. Mechanic and driving instructor.
Army, Korea, 1964-1965 Artillery. Fire direction control
Had three uncles in the US Army WWII,one Marine after Korea, I served 59-63 U.S.M.C (also in Cuba '62). Had two relatives in the Civil War, my Great Grandmothers first husband joined the Army to become a citizen and is buried at the little bighorn national monument cemetery. Thank you all for your service
Dan, you were in Hoa Lo with Jim Lamar, I assume. I was the USAF lieutenant at Little Rock AFB who notified his (then) wife that he had been shot down. She was actually living at McConnell in Kansas at the time, but was visiting her sister in North Little Rock, so we made the notification. Using Google, I found Jim via the NamPows website some years ago and we e-mail very sporadically. He said that his daughter, who was about 14 at the time, still remembers me and the chaplain coming to the door.
Father, Anthony Spaziano, U.S. Army Cprl. Tech. 69th Div. Cavalry Recon., Mechanized.
Met the Russian Army at the Elbe River in Torgau, Germany. April, 1945. If they only knew.......
Passed away July 3, 1987 thanks to Camel Joe.
I see him in my mind every day. If only my children could have met him.
Just got to thinking about something from my time in the Norwegian Army. Almost everything we had was US made. We had mostly 105mm howitzers, but also 155mm, as well as 40mm Bofors. The ammo for the howitzers came in wooden boxes, and they were all marked in big letters: FROM THE USA FOR MUTUAL DEFENSE.
We had GMC 6x6 two and a half ton trucks, 3/4 ton Dodge WC, and 1/4 ton Jeeps. It seems most of them had been used in WWII and refurbished in Italy, probably as part of the Marchall Plan. The motorcycles were Norton and BSA, but our guns were all Garrand 30-06 and 30 caliber M1 carabine.
One name I find missing is James Ambert Golden who is my cousin, US NAVY, 20+ years
Jan 1963, Basic tng, Ft Dix
June 1963 HQS Company VII Corps, Redeployment Clerk I was the one who programed Army people returning stateside Very Important job.
Aug 1964, Fort Eustis, VA for retraining as an aircraft Airframe Repairer ( read bullet hole patcher )
Nov 1964 Fort Hood Tex. Had my 1st ride in OV-1
Mohawk.
Mar 1965 Vinh Long Army Airfield, VN
served with 114th Avn Co where pulled volunteer
door gunner to give our regular door gunners a day off.
1966-1968 Ft Eustis, Airframe Repairer Course as
an Instructor
1968 to 1971 3rd Infantry Division Aviation as
senior Instructor.
1971 - 1972 Aradmac Helicopter rebuild branch,
Corpus Christi Naval Air station,
Corpus Christi, TX BEST DUTY
1972 - 1973 45th Trans Co D/S - G/S Pyontaek,
South Korea, Acft Maint Supervisor
1973 - 1977 Ft Campbell, KY
If God was going to give earth an enema, this is where he would stick it.
1977 - 1978 45th Trans Co, D/S G/S Pyongtaek,
South Korea, First Sgt.
1978 - Dec 1982 US Army Transportation School, Airframe Repair School, Senior Instructor. Three of us E-8's rewrote the course of instruction for the Airframe repair course.
January to 31 March 1983, Fort Mcpherson, GA
It took 30 years for Agent Orange to Catch up with me. The Hueys I worked on and flew in had been used for spraying agent orange the year before and I learned about it in 1995
Welcome home brothers and did you get your free steak dinners?
Roar,
The GMC Duece and a half were Korean War vintage and got my military drivers Licence driving on them. On those Dodge 3/4 ton trucks
squeaking brakes meant you were going to stop with no problem. If they did not squeak, that was the time to worry
John
Dan, what pilot training class were you in?
I was 54F.
Navy Seabees 74-78
2003 Djibouti Africa I'm on the left
U.S. Navy 1963-66
U.S.S. Hornet '65-'66 VietNam
Flight Deck Helicopter Trouble Shooter
Ken Carpenter- Did you ever pull duty at the Horse Gate in Whitehall? (If I remember correctly)
Father: Andrew Mason- Assigned to an Armored Div in WWII then loaned to the Signal Corp to teach folks about that new device called Radar until the end of the war
Uncle: Grant Peel- Enlisted that rose to Officer starting in 1939. Served in WWII in the Pacific. Self-made CPA with no college degree.
Great Uncle: James McBain- Merchant Marine Officer torpedoed while in His Majesty's service in WWI in sight of the coast of Newfoundland.
Alas, my service was to my community as a policeman. But I sure worked with some great veterans!
RCAF pilot UN Mission Eygpt/Isreal, UN India/Pakistan 1965/66. SAR C130's DH5 Buffalo
VP415 flying Argus CP107 cold war world wide.
Lost 5 close friends in 23 years.
Father Army Air Corps WWII
Father-in-law USMC 1943-45 Peleliu, Okinawa, occupation of Japan
Me USMC cannon cocker 105mm DaNang to DMZ 1968-70
John Nichols, I went through two Chinook schools at Ft. Eustis in '69-'70. While in Vietnam, we flew into Vinh Long several times in '71. I remember those times well. Dave
Rob,
That makes sense. I see the phone in the picture now.
Gary,
My Dad's family is from North GA, Dalton area. There were none from the Savannah area that I am aware of in that time period. Ironically, my GGG Grandfather is now buried in Savannah. They "Re-Patriated" quite a few of the Gettysburg dead a few years after the war. I'm guessing probably by sea and Savannah being the nearest Georgia port...
Jim Eubanks US Army, 64-70, Ft Lee VA, USASA Hawaii, 9th Log Korat Thailand, Ft Benning GA Inf. School Instructor. 82-91 Ft McCoy WI, 416th Eng Cmd Chicago, 4th US Army Ft Sheridan, IL, 8th US Army, Korea.
Great, great grandfather, 1st Lt, 1st Ky. Cavalry, Civil War,(I have his sword)
Dad, on the battleship Texas at age 15,
Uncle, Lt. Col. Army
Myself, Sgt. Army reserve, 7 years
son-in-law, Capt. Marines
son, Capt. USAF, F-16 pilot, (my first student as an instructor)
Grandson, Lt. JG, F-18 pilot
God bless America
Some incredible records and legacies. Thank you all for your service and sacrifice.
US Army 1967 to 1970, Land Combat Support Specialist, Ft Bliss, TX; Redstone Arsenal, AL and Ft Riley, KS. Did not make it to Viet Nam, but trained people that did.
US Navy Reserve. Communications Technician Second Class. CT-2
Bainbridge, MD and Sabana Seca, PR 1965-1968 Monitored the electronic communications of our Cold War enemies.
US Navy Reserves. CT -2 Communications Technician Second Class.
Bainbridge, MD and Sabana Seca, PR 1965-1968 Monitored the electronic communications of our Cold War enemies.
Grand- Uncle, Emanuel Charles Revaz, aged 38 - KIA , WW I in the " Trenches", Marne, France, 1918
Maryland ANG (104th Fighter/Bomber Squadron) 2/53-12/53
U. S. Air Force Navigator 12/1953 to 1958
U. S. Air Force Pilot 1959 to 1974
C-124C Operation DEW Line 1955 to 1958
C-121C Charleston AFB, SC 1959 to 1962
WC-130B Eielson AFB, Alaska 1962 to 1965
RC-130A Turner AFB, GA & Forbes AFB, KS 1965 to 1971
WC-130E Andersen AFB, Guam 1971 to 1973
Loved every minute of it. I'm an old man now but I still instruct for United Airlines
Bill
Army, 1960-1963 MOS 283. Ft. Monmouth, NJ. Electronics Technician. 319th USASA Bn. Co A, Kassel, Germany. TUSLOG Det 4, Ankara, Turkey
U.S. Navy Reserve
Shipfitters School, San Diego, California '67
U.S.S. Isle Royale, Destroyer Tender, Long Beach, CA. and Pearl Harbor, Hawaii '67 & '68
Reserves until '72
I salute all vets, past and present, for their sacrifices to keep our nation free.
David Stroud
My units was the Huey units whose gunships had a Cobra Snake on the front avionics. When the transition to AH-1G Huey Cobras, the unit had the same snake painted on the AH 1G. As you might guess the AH1-G was named for our UH-1 B & C
models to honor the 114th Aviation Company ASHC
We wrote a history of the unit and a S&S News writer put it all together. Very little Political
BS but a lot of individual memories.
God Bless everyone.
Why come, I don't see anyone speaking about the draft
John
A heart felt Thanks to all Veterans!
Father in law - USA, Dale F Rollins, 11G50, Company A, 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry, 3d Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, 1951-1968 Award of the Distinguished Service Cross, Vietnam
Son - USA, Ft Campbell and Ft Carson, 88M, A Co, 2nd BCT, 526 BSB, 101st Airborne Division, Iraqi Freedom 2005/2006, 2004-2007
Myself - USA, Ft Stewart, Ga, 63S, 3/69 and 2/70 Armor Battalion 24th Inf Mech, 1985-1989
Many more family members dating back to the Civil War. Currently cousins and nephews in the Navy and the Army.
Thanks to all who served. Vet day celebrations seem to get better every year.
Took this while visiting wifey's Ggrandfather grave in Rockford, Ill. He was POW two years in the South. He was one of the two in his group of seven that survived.
All eight of my gg-grandpas and one ggg-grandpa were in the Civil War. Two were Confederates and all the others were Union. What I find really amazing is that all 9 of them survived the war. My gg-grandpa, John Wesley Gunter, grew up in Alabama but he went north to Missouri to join with the Union army. He was from Walker County, Alabama, where many of the men were in protest against the rich slave owners. Many of them decreed that they would not die for the rights of plantation owners to keep their slaves.
As for me, I never served but I worked for 30 years as a software engineer for several big defense contractors. I've worked on a lot of high profile systems in Aviation, Radar, Satellite systems, and Magnetometer systems and research. Much of it was classified, so I can't tell much.
I had a third cousin, who was assigned to the 175 Airborne Brigade as a helicopter crew chief in South Vietnam. On the last flight 10 December 1967, the Aircraft got tangled in some concertina
on take off and Jack was thrown out. The chopper inverted and beat itself to death on the ground. The only casualty was Jack just 10 days from rotation and was coming home to an almost 2 year daughter.
My Dad during WWII was employed at Pine Camp, NY
Now Ft Drum, was a foreman in the Railroad department and every day he went to the POW Compound where he selected men for his work gang.
He always selected Italian POW's since they would work for him with no problems. The guards who guarded the prisoners enjoyed their work when they drew Dad's gang, for they knew they would have it easy.
John
If you never had a parade when you came home, I would suggest you might think about Columbia, MO
on Memorial day. They have a whiz-bang celebration every year and when I went there, I had one of the best times of my life.
John
USN 1978-1998 NAS Brunswick, ME; NSA Souda Bay, Crete, Greece; NS Adak, AK; MCAS Yuma, AZ; USS Saipan (LHA-2) Norfolk, VA; NAWC AD PAX River, MD; HM-15 Alameda, CA/Corpus Christi, TX
USAF 1971 -1976 KC-135 Pilot with numerous air combat missions in Southeast Asia at Kadena, Anderson, Clarke, and UTapao AFBs.
My brother Sandy (Frank) serial no. RA11223980 was in the signal corps in Korea. His outfit got the presidential unit citation. The only story he has told me was the time he and another GI were in a tent setting up some radio gear and they heard a loud noise. They realized that an artillery shell had pierced their tent, missing each of them by less then a foot. Neither were hurt, but the shell went on to hit others in their unit.
John.
As I was reading your post, my wife was looking over my shoulder reading it also. She asked me on behalf of her, THANK YOU FRANK. She is Korean and remembers the Korean War vividly.
Please pass to your brother if still living
John
Proud US Army vet. Korean war. Aircraft mechanic. Worked on the Cessna Bird dogs. Our Company Commander, Captain Alvator had 5 rifle holes, not in the plane, in his body. Fortunately, he survived. Maybe the Cessna not so good for forward observation.
My notion is that all Americans should serve, at least one year, if not in the military, then in a hospital, Peace Corp, etc. This for the privilege of living in this great Country.
Hello Fred. Haven't heard from you on the forum for a long time.
I couldn't agree more. If everyone have or had a loved one serving, I believe there would be much more interest in the deployment of our military. For example, due to timing, circumstances, etc., many families have few if any members who have served over the last several generations. As a result, I don't believe they fully understand the sacrifices those who serve have made.
Everyone should have skin in the game. Absolutely no pun intended
Rob
Fred.
The first repair assignment I had in RVN was a bullet hole that went thru the bottom skin behind the pilots seat and exited out the center wing section. Spent four hours doing the repair and was really proud of how nice and correct it looked. My new Supervisor's comment was "What took you so long?"
I agree that all those are able should serve.
Also I know several disabled who would have willingly served if allowed.
John
For David Stroud
I went to Korea in September 1972 as the shop Maintenance NCO and the 271st was one of those units my unit 45th Trans DS/GS supported. In January 1977 when I returned to Korea as the 1st Sgt of the 45th, the 271st was still at Camp Humphreys, An jong Ri, Korea. Thought you'd like to know.
US Army 1971-1973 1ST armored division. Bamberg Germany. thanks to all vets, I am proud of you. Ken
US Navy 1968 - 1988
NOF Yokosuka, Japan
USS Carpenter DD 825 Pearl Harbor, HI
NAS Cubi Point, Subic Bay, PI
NAS North Island, Coronado, CA
USS Yosemite AD 19, Mayport, FL
NAS Brunswick, ME Weapons Dept
ASWOC NAS Brunswick, ME Weapons Training Dept
NWS Earle, Colts Neck, NJ
Only planned on one hitch but had so much fun I stuck around for 20 years.
David
John Nichols said, "My new Supervisor's comment was "What took you so long?"
My Dad used to tell a story about going though a dental checkup before going overseas in 1943. There was a long line of dental chairs with newly inducted dentists working each chair. There was a Lt. Commander dentist who oversaw the operation and checked each patient as they were completed.
The Lt. who checked my Dad found a cavity. He said, "We'll have to fill that cavity before you go overseas, sailor". My Dad replied that his wife (my Mom) was a dental hygienist and would be checking to see that he had done a good job. The Lt. smiled and nodded.
The Lt. filled the tooth and called for his supervisor to check the job before releasing my Dad. The Lt. Commander looked in my Dad's mouth, turned to the dentist and said, "Very nice job, Doctor. Don't ever do that again".
Dick
Fred!!! It's great to see you here. What a surprise! We've missed you.
91 to 96 US Army 35H1R PMEL (the second PMEL here). Mostly Calibration of electronics but did some radar research as well. Hence the R in 35H1R. One year in Korea where I fell in love with kimche.
David Siver
My brother-in-law spent late 1963 to Mar 1978
at NAS Brunswick, and then 6+ years at Oceana NAS
as Inst., and then he retired. In his career he had one 6 month tour of sea duty.
John
John Nichols,
I didn't get to Brunswick until Jan 1980 and left in 84. Of the 20 years of service I only accrued 3 years of actual sea duty.