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Kennedy,Burns,Krom,Kinkle,Dupont,Miller,Stevens and Hederick where are you guys???
Radar guidance(MSQ-1A)!! Anyone recall that? After the missiles were in the air , they had to be guided. Would like to hear from anyone that was in the TM-61C squadrons at these times and places.
i see so many comments from guys that had to be in the same places as i was, but don't recognize many names. i was at orlando from oct. 61 till june, 62, then to kadena, 498mms until dec. 63.i was part of the guys who uncrated, assembled, and activated most of the 'B' birds, (hardsite). we had 33 birds, all but one active, it was cannibalized down to a shell since parts were so hard to get. i also remember middle of the night trips out to the sites to change out the ever failing inverters.sure would like to see some familiar faces at olando
Assigned to Site 2. Activated site in Mar of 62. Cabling 'pulling' was our exercise in the last half of 1961. Seeing the Okinawan pick up the doors and moved them into place was very impressive. Impressive from the standpoint of what a bunch of people can do with teamwork when there is no heavy equipment around. Wonder if there is anyone who has pictures of the doors being moved? Orlando AFB, Jan 61 to Sept 61; Kadana AB, Okinawa, Sept 61 to Mar 63; Patrick AFB, FL, Mar 63 to Mar 65; Kirtland AFB, NM, Mar 63 to Jun 68.
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Previously signed in last year. Just wondering if a list of Orlando go-ers was going to be put on the website or in the Newsletter some time around the first week of september. I really enjoy both the website and the newsletter. Keep up the good work, Joe.
I was at Hahn from Aug 58-Feb 60.I worked in the Comm vans at A flight & C flight launch flights, mostly at C flight until it was phased out and was sent to MOC in the underground building.I remember the launch officers were Capt. Billy Harless, Capt Beatty and Lt. Koenig. I was subsequently re- assigned to Eglin where I was cross trained as a missile guidance and control tech on QF-80 drones and the MRW-5 ground station. Any C&G folks going to the reunion?
HAD SOME REALLY GREAT TIMES AT BITBUSH, GOOD FRIENDS , GOOD BEER AND ALL. WE ARE SIGNED UP FOR THE REUNION, HOPE TO SEE A BUNCH OF B BIRD TROOPS THERE.
I was the one having a cup of coffee in the base cafateria one morning with some other guys and an airman sort of went off his rocker and thru one of those heavy sugar containers. Made a direct hit upon my cranium and knocked me cold. Talk about being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Anyone remember the time a guy pulled up in front of the barracks a little fast and layed his car on its side infront of the front door. Best I remember, this didnt go over too well. Hope to see some of the ol gang at Orlando. I was with the 586th. 405th 69th at Hahn and the 71st at Bitburg. I had already signed in but thought someone might remember these little incidents.
Other Assignments: Lowry AFB 1959-1960 Orlando AFB 1964-1966 Eglin AFB TAWC 1966-1969 Retired 1969 Msgt
LACKLAND-BASIC-1959 LOWRY-DENVER ORLANDO OSAN-KOREA THEN ATLAS F WALKER AFB ROOSWELL, NM TDY VANDENBURG AFB, CALIF. 31O TMS OSAN LAUNCH 3 HAVE MANY PICTURES AND SCANNER !!!
Joe, you are doing a great job. Lots of memories. I was at Orlando 1958,59,64,65 Holloman 20 weeks 1959 Hahn 1960,61 Sembach 1962,63 I would like to hear from some of you.
Crew Chief, Instructor & SEMLE Crew #23, Site 3. Assigned from Okinawa to MMII Missles At Grand Forks, ND (EMT & Job Control) Apr 68 - Jul 75 and from there to Vandenberg, CA, Retired Oct 78.
6555th Guided Missile Wing (with 1st & 69th Pilotless Bomber Squadrons) at PAFB after Guided Missile Guidance & Control course at Lowry (early 1952)
Had almost put my military experience behind me until I retired from my 'civie' occupation and found this website. So many memories of so many people. Have only been able to contact 3 of them. Will keep trying. I was an AFSC 43 on the TM76A Mace. We were told that the 12 of us were the second class to go through the training at Lowery. When we arrived at Orlando, they werent ready for us. We pulled squadron duty for awhile, then our OIC ask for a few volenteers to go down to the Cape to pull KP and maintain the barracks for the Matidor boys when they fired their missile. Flash Lanigan,Roy Woods, Estes Me and a couple more jumped at the chance. 7 days on duty with 3 cooks, 2 or 3 weeks of duty with one cook and all the girls from the local area we could gather up. The air force said they would send for us when they were ready to start our class---they forgot. They apoligised when they realized they couldn't court martial us for following orders. We missed one promotion cycle and arrived in germany about 6 months after we should have been there. Do any of you Matidor boys remember the gritty eggs. The cooks all got drunk one night and didn't show up the next morning, so it was up to the KPs to cook. My boss told me to clean the grill everytime I cooked, so I did as he said. Every time I cooked a batch of eggs, I gave the grill a good going over with a grill stone. I had never seen one before and didn't know that it was shedding a little stone. Talk about a mad bunch of troups. The cooks didn't show up until later that afternoon. I did such a good job with lunch (Roast beef, potatoes and onions, all the trimmings.) My NCOIC said that I would get a letter of comendation for it--I never did, but then they didn't court martial me for getting lost either, so I guess were even.
was the ncoic of maintenance plans and scheduling. designed developed and implemented the maintenance concept for ground launched cruise missle weapon system. i was at wuescheim a.s. from feb 86 to may 90. worked with major bailey, chief stivison, ltc talcot, just to mention a couple.
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Hello,It is great to go on this Nostalga trip,I was contacted by Jim Goudeau of whom I was stationed with in Orlando,Fl. in 1959 and 60 of which we were attending the matador launch crew training after completion of the basic missile course at Lowry AFB in Denver, Co. I spent some time reviewing the pictures and editorials from this Web Page and enjoyed it very much,I only recognized two people,Roy Burkhart from the 868th TMS in Tainan and also Airman Sherry, also fron Tainan who unfortunately was killed in a plane crash while returning from a Hong Kong R&R. Enough about me, I would love to hear from anybody who may have been assigned with me in those missileer days. The ones come to mind are Tommy Laird,Roy Burkhart,David Dunbar,Henry Tracey (Hank)Gibby(Nick Name)can't remember his real name,Capt. Reese D Walker,Sgt Fritz,and of course Jim Goudeau. Thanks to Joe Perkins, I would love to attend the Re-union in Orlando in Oct and plan on doing so. hopefully I will have an opportunity to meet and re-meet my fellow Military companions
Loking for John Coleman from Homestead FL Anybody from 586th