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mr jean davis wrote on August 18, 2011 at 12:05 pm

Bitburg--585th--Feb 62--May65 some good years

hope to make the San Diego reunion thanks to Mike wilzcnski

Carl R. Duncan wrote on August 18, 2011 at 11:38 am

I was stationed at Wheelus from Sept. 65 thru Mar. 67. Civil Engineering Sqd. Airman 1st class at that time.

Terrance Terry Bennett wrote on August 15, 2011 at 12:36 pm

(Lowry: Aug64 â€“ Jan65; Orlando: Feb65 â€“ Jun65: Kadena: Jul65 â€“ Jan 67: Holloman: Feb67 â€“ Jun68). While on Okinawa I was assigned as a Mech 1 on Crew 38 Site 4B, 874 TMS. I think the LO was Capt. Byrd, Crew Chief was Ssgt Barbaux, Mech 3 was A2C Lipscomb, Mech 5 was A1C Bannister. I have many fond memories of the 498th and the great people we worked with. Thanks to Reg Zimmerman I have posted a number of his pictures of off duty life in and around 602 and 604, remember? I included photos of the Airmanâ€™s club. Check out the photo album. By the way does anyone remember â€œThe Village Ratzâ€?

SMSGT Charlie Smoote wrote on August 12, 2011 at 5:21 pm

Orlando 1955/1958, Formosa 1958/1960, Orlando 1960/1963, Okinawa 1963/1965 when I retrained to Aircraft.

I met and remember a lot of people. Feel free to Email me.

Charlie Smoote

T R Moates wrote on August 5, 2011 at 11:43 am

I was at Sembach from Aug 1959 to August 1963. Im woeked in Missle Control Center [the hole]. I really enjoyed my stay thare.

David Baez Portalatin wrote on July 18, 2011 at 7:11 pm

Duty from Feb 1962 to Dec. 1964. 38th Msl. Maint. Sqd. Duty near Bremen at a shooting range. Nuclear detonation detection system repairman. Group of 15 airmen at 3 different sites. Any info of original group will be gladly received.

REGINALD ZIMMERMAN wrote on July 2, 2011 at 5:19 pm

Kadena AB from 21 July 1965 to 20 Jan 1967. Worked at GSC on the evening shift.

Tom Mohler wrote on June 15, 2011 at 2:31 pm

Mec 3, Site four, Kadena AFB, March, 1967 to Dec.,1968. I wormed on Crew 38, Training Crew 36 and finally SMELE Crew 35.

Three most interesting incidences while on duty: the UFO sighting, 6.3 earth quake and the night when the N. Koreans took over the USS Pueblo.

Tom A. Mohler
406-755-7226
missionmtnman@yahoo.com

Raymond Van Stockum wrote on June 12, 2011 at 4:32 pm

A1C Tech 4 on launch crew headed by 1stLt Dale Huge, Crew Chief Msgt.Carl Scott (dec.2011) Tech 5 SSgt Stan Pisel. Served in Bitbug 1965 to 1967. 71st TMS. Lived with my wife over the Gasthaus Crystal in Bitburg and my youngest daughter was born there in June 1966 at the base hospital.Hope to make the reunion in San Diego. Left AF in 1971 from Malmstrom AFB Mont. Worked and went to school nights, Graduated law school in 1979 and retired after 20 years on the bench in 2010. Sitting part time as a retired judge now. I know Lt Huge is retired and living in Arizona, Carl Scott died in early 2011 in Pueblo, CO. Havent heard from anyone else. Went back to Bibgurg in 1983 and saw most of the things I remembered. couldn\'t find the missile sites but didn\'t have time to try too hard.

daniel grossman wrote on June 4, 2011 at 3:40 pm

Kadena, sep67-dec69, LO Crew16 Site 2B

robert twardy wrote on May 22, 2011 at 11:41 am

I was with the 11th TMS and later 587th Comm. & Guid. sq. Sembach, June 1956-May 1958. I was attached to one of the four Shanicle guidance stations and spent a lot of time in Libya and various locations throughout Germany for Matador missile launches.

mike mulligan wrote on May 16, 2011 at 2:25 pm

kadena 63-65 maint site

Tom Campbell Bogie wrote on April 26, 2011 at 5:27 pm

Trying to locate Paul A. Smith. We were together at Sembach (60 - 63), then Orlando from 63 - 66. I got orders to Bitburg and \"Smitty\" had orders to Okinawa. I remember some great times, especially Orlando, and am finally casting the net to see if anyone knows where he may be.
Thanks.
See you all in San Diego.

mike wrote on March 31, 2011 at 7:57 am

I\'m not a veteran of your service or occupational specialty. I\'m just looking up the history of Okinawa and the nuclear role it played so long ago and I found this site. I have lived here for a long time and I never realized how much history this little island has seen; it\'s been very informative. I\'m glad we never had to use these things, but thank you for your service gentlemen.

F. Scott Notar wrote on March 22, 2011 at 10:50 pm

Korea K-55 1960-61, launch 10, then Lowry until dischared in 9-62. Its been awhile since I have checked in. I haven\'t heard from my fellow team member Jean Brandt. Does anyone seen or talked to him recently. We usually send greeting to each other at Christmas time, I didn\'t receive a respnce this past holiday time. All my best to all of you out there and to our men & women now serving. Contrbute to the Wounded Warrior group, as I do each month.

mark hughes wrote on March 6, 2011 at 12:17 pm

my father gerald k hughes \"jerry\" was stationed at hahn in 1962 I was born there he passed in 1998 if anyone has any pics of him or the base I would be very greatful thanks.Mark Hughes

Wendell Hobbs wrote on February 28, 2011 at 8:57 am

Transfered from Karamursel, Turkey in Feb, 1965. Shipped out for discharge in June 1966. Worked in Combat Operations Center with Sgt Webb, Sgt Dawson,Sgt Valkovich, Major Wildermuth, Capt Nichols,Maj. Bennett and others. Locaated under the Tiger Stadium. I used to get a big thrill out of firing up the alert siren and announcing over the base PA system \" Attention all personel, This is a Yellow Alert.Report to your duty stations\". Flew over to Majorca one weekend on a C-47. Just saw some photos of the remains of the flightline, tower, and some of the hangers. Really makes me feel old to see the weeds growing over the place I used to live.

Roland W. Roy wrote on February 18, 2011 at 3:22 am

Bitberg AFB, 1954/56 , Damma Ger. Radeo relay site between the sites at Braman And Winterberg 1954 to 1956 First Tach. Missile

Robert MIKE Weiner wrote on February 8, 2011 at 3:55 pm

Kadena Sep. 1967- Jan 1970
LO, Training, SEF Cmdr. Went to Eglin AFB and launched all the ones we packed up and sent home. The 498th was the best unit I served with in 2o years in the AF.

Richard Owens wrote on February 7, 2011 at 11:38 pm

Dyess 4/59-12/62...Lowry 1/63-4/63...Orlando 5/63-8/63...Kadena 9/63-3/65...K I Sawyer 5/65-1/67.

Lowry/Orlando class was McGruder, McDonald, Bagley, ?

Kadena Site 4 ( Mech 3)Crew 33: L/O Church then Stephenson. Subasa crew chief. J Kiening M-5, ?
Memory clouded by too many trips to airmans club happy hour then down Koza street.

Only place worse than Sawyer was Minot, place sucked with great vigor, altho summer was great, all 2 weeks of it. took discharge rather than be stuck there

Gary Renfrew wrote on February 5, 2011 at 11:57 am

Bitburg AFB, Germany, 1954 - 1957 (Wpns Fuzing Sys spl/office) Hi to all and please write me if you remember me. I am now retired 7 years in Costa Rica..living on SS and small VA disability. Have been fighting the VA for 5 years to upgrade my disability..and then move back to USA...hopefully SOON. I am re-married to a Costarican woman who will be coming \"home\" with me. The socialized medicine here SUCKS, so VA care will be so much better. Will attend the reunion in San Diego if I get back in time...looking forward to seeing a lot of old friends again.

KENT WASHBURN wrote on January 28, 2011 at 10:53 am

Mech 3 site 3 Kadena 1965/66 . Instructor crew... Don Homrighausen was LO Cant remember my crew number . Live in Windham Maine after leaving Okinawa was assignned to Malmstrom AFB 341st Missile Mtce Sq. Minuteman . 4 Year Veteran...just joined the website 1-27-2011

William Stoffs wrote on January 25, 2011 at 9:36 pm

Site 2 was my primary site, I was a mech1 (EAE) under Major Piner, from 1967-1969 at Kedeena AFB, Okinawa on the CGM-13B

David Coddington wrote on January 18, 2011 at 11:20 pm

Lackland 1/61, Lowry 3/61 thru 8/61, Orlando 9/61 thru 12/61. Then off to Sembach 1/62 thru 12/64, applying most of my Engine & Airframe Mechanic abilities out a \"A\" flight. Worked under Crew Chief Max Sanchez, and Frank Nesgoda along with Leonard Hannasch as Guidance Tech. Returned to Sembach 2007, enjoyed the fond memories of my service time. Max and Crew did a fantastic job moving the \"B\" Bird from Wildwood to Indiana. Attended my first reunion at Dayton, and looking forward to seeing everybody at San Diego.

Roger St.Germain wrote on January 17, 2011 at 12:15 pm

Tainan,Taiwan 1960 thru 1961
Just wanted to say hello and update my new Email address.Wishing all a Happy New Year..

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