Korean War Project

16th Communications Squadron




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Entry: 77225
16TH COMMUNICATIONS SQDN
16TH COMM SQDN TAF JAPAN 1951-54
TOM RENGER wrote on December 24, 2010


CITY AND STATE: REDONDO BEACH CA

UNIT: 16TH COMM SQ TAF FEAF JAPAN

SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: AIR FORCE VETERAN

Comments: Stationed with 16th Comm Sq orderly room from Oct 1951 to Jan 1954. Commanding Officers were Col Redden, Major Piasta and Col Royer. Orderly Room personnel were 1st Sgt Thompson and Klug. Chief Clerk Berzicki and Patterson and Renger. Clerks were Cook, Merrick and Crabtree.

Keywords: 16th Comm Sq located on 3rd floor in New Kajo Bldg near Tokyo Train station.

 
Entry: 68664
16TH COMMUNICATIONS SQDN
OSAN AIR BASE
JOHN MCCAIN SR. wrote on January 13, 2009


CITY AND STATE: WARNE NC

UNIT: 2146 AACS, OSAN AB KOREA

SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: AIR FORCE VETERAN

Comments: Was stationed at Osan from 1958 to 1962, and would like to hear from anyone who might have worked in the 1246aacs, 2146aacs, or 6314 Comm. Sqdn. during those years.

Keywords: KIMCHI

 
Entry: 68085
16TH COMMUNICATIONS SQDN
71ST SIG SER BN/16TH COMM/1956 COMM
RON WESTON wrote on November 30, 2008


CITY AND STATE: DES MOINES IA

UNIT: 71ST SIG BN/16TH COMM/1956TH COMM

SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: AIR FORCE VETERAN

Comments: I was assigned to the 71st Signal Sedvice Ba, Co A from 1947 to Seot 1948m weorked at Tsukishe Receiver sute. Discharged from Army in Sept 1949 and enlisted in the Air Forcem and was assigned to 16th Comm, worked in Facilities control in the middle of the Comm Center, December 1949 was reassigned back to the US. Assigned back to Japan,to the 1956th Comm at Fuchu in 1954 till 1957, worked in carrier and NCOIC of microwave, Retired at Offutt Air Force Base in 1966.

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Entry: 68048
16TH COMMUNICATIONS SQDN
MEIJI BLDING/NEW KAIJO BLDING
DARWIN TORRENCE wrote on November 27, 2008


CITY AND STATE: ARKPORT NY

UNIT: 16TH COMM SQ/REAR OF MEIJI BLDING 1ST FLOOR

SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: AIR FORCE VETERAN

Comments:

Keywords: Larry Ross t/sgt

 
Entry: 62628
16TH COMMUNICATIONS SQDN
FIFTY YEARS PAST
VERN DRYSDALE wrote on October 17, 2007


CITY AND STATE: ROCKLAND MA

UNIT: 16TH COMM SQ/HQ FEAF - FUCHU AS

SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: AIR FORCE VETERAN

Comments: Assigned to Radio-phone 7th Flr Meiji Bldg 1953-56; On Base Judo Team; Honeybucket Basketball; knew: Mahoney, Chief Clerk, Maj Vincent J Marinelli, CO; Capt's Aldrich and Dove; Reggie White, Harold B Keith, MIKE FENNER, AJ Sarver, Russ, Doty, Singer, Wolf

Keywords: Looking for Mike Fenner, from Wilkes-Barr, Pa

 
Entry: 59004
16TH COMMUNICATIONS SQDN
16 COMMUNICATIONS SQ FUCHU AS JPAN
DURANT SIMON wrote on September 24, 2006


CITY AND STATE: SAN JOSE CA

UNIT: 16TH COM SQ FUCHU AS JAPAN

SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: AIR FORCE VETERAN

Comments: Stationed in Tokyo middle 50's moved to Fuchu as japan a member of 16th comm sq until rotated to states in 1957, retured to japan in 1960, fuchu as again this time memeber of the l956th comm sq. Vietnam veteren served 1968-69, Tachikawa ab japan from 1969 till 1972. (retired af 1977)

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Entry: 58752
16TH COMMUNICATIONS SQDN
16TH COMM. SQDN. FEAF HQ. TOKYO
JOHN MCCAIN wrote on September 5, 2006


CITY AND STATE:

UNIT: 16TH COMMUNICATIONS SQDN.

SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: AIR FORCE VETERAN

Comments: Was Stationed in Tokyo in 1956. Billeted in the New Keijo and worked in the Meiji bldg. third floor in the commcenter, as a teletype opr. Anyone stationed there, and later moved to Fuchu Air Station, email me.

John McCain


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Entry: 51019
16TH COMMUNICATIONS SQDN
JOE MORA wrote on May 21, 2005


CITY AND STATE: BLAUVELT NY

UNIT: FEAF HQTRS

SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: AIR FORCE VETERAN

Comments: I also worked at the Meiji bldg ,and was also billeted in the Kaijo bldg. From Dec.1951-Oct 1952.
Just wondered about the whereabouts of some of my old Buddies from the Headquarters Sqdn.









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Entry: 45903
16TH COMMUNICATIONS SQDN
16TH COMM SQ.
BUD EDWARDS wrote on September 19, 2004


CITY AND STATE:

UNIT:

SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: AIR FORCE VETERAN - KOREA

Comments: Duty in Tech Control of Communications center at Meiji Bldg. 1954 and 1955. Some I remember are Bryant, McKenzie, Lucy, Pope. Have lost track of all of them. Our room was on the 3rd floor corner facing the club and library. Made a big mistake in not extending.

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Entry: 36246
16TH COMMUNICATIONS SQDN
16TH COMM SQDN
A. TITUS BAXTER wrote on August 13, 2003


CITY AND STATE:

UNIT: 16TH COMM SQDN, USAFSS

SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: -

Comments: My name is Titus Baxter, I was 17 years old, I was sent to Tokyo PACUSA hq, Went to teletypewriter school, 8th army near Yokoghama,assiged to 16th sqdn Tokyo, worked in the meiji Bldg, Lived in New kiajo Bldg from 1946-1949. Lots of memerioes in such short period of time. Wish I had a dine for every messages I had sent from FEAF in Tokyo...

Keywords: New kiajo bldg, Meiji Bldg, Robert Dent, Grant, Reynolds, Tokyo Central Satation. Palace.

 
Entry: 35195
16TH COMMUNICATIONS SQDN
TRANSMITTER SITE-16TH COMM. SQ.
RALPH ACANTO wrote on July 1, 2003


CITY AND STATE:

UNIT:

SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: AIR FORCE VETERAN - KOREA

Comments: Anyone stationed at the transmitter site attached to FEAF Hdqtrs. Tokyo, Japan from 1954-1956.

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Entry: 34600
16TH COMMUNICATIONS SQDN
16TH COMMUNICATIONS SQUADRON, TOKYO JAPAN-1953-56
RALPH ACANTO wrote on June 3, 2003


CITY AND STATE: SOUTH WINDSOR CT

UNIT: 16TH COMMUNICATIONS SQUADRON

SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: AIR FORCE VETERAN - KOREA

Comments: Looking for anyone who served at the transmitter site attached to FEAF Headquarters in Tokyo, Japan

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Entry: 31128
16TH COMMUNICATIONS SQDN
16TH COM. SQD. FEAF HQ
MILT BELOUSEK wrote on January 10, 2003


CITY AND STATE:

UNIT: 16TH COM. SQD.

SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: INTERESTED PERSON

Comments: Tokyo 1951 to 1954

Keywords: FEAF Headquarters Owada Receivers
Meiji Building New Kaijo Building
Joe Roberts John Stafford Cyril Berkel
Huffnagle KA2HQ


 
Entry: 16710
16TH COMMUNICATIONS SQDN
ANYBODY 1953-55
CYRIL (PETE) HUGHES wrote on May 21, 2001


CITY AND STATE:

UNIT:

SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: AIR FORCE VETERAN - KOREA

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