Bomber Name Info Correction

Comments: Please note, on my previous post, Major Decesare's plane # is 44-86370 and the date of the raid is 4/12/51

Keywords: Correction

B-29 Bomber Name

Comments: Hello,

I am looking for any information regarding the loss of B-29 aircraft during the April 12th raid on the Yalu River bridge  my friends uncle Major Anaclete Decesare was a bombardier on a B-29 that was reported to have one of its engines torn up during the raid  the plane was ditched with no apparent survivors  only one member of the crew was retrieved and identified  all others were never found  I am desperately trying to find out the name of Major Decesares bomber on that fateful day  the bombers id # was 44-8360  it flew with the 93rd bomber squadron  in the 19th bomber wing  Major Decesares service id was 11541A.

Thank you

Carl J. Toti

Keywords: Air raid - Yulu River bridge - April 12, 1951 - Major Anaclete Decesare - KIA - on board B-29 - #44-86370.

Ramp Haven

Comments: In my last post, I mentioned the wrong club name. I am researching Kadena during 1950-1953. I am interested in information on Ramp Haven Service Club and other service clubs in Okinawa during the Korean War.

I am also interested in Anderson AFB in Guam along with Boondock Haven and other service clubs in Guam.

Thank you for any information you can provide me.

Keywords: Ramp Haven

Boondock Haven & other service clubs

Comments: I am looking for anyone who utilized the services clubs in Okinawa during the Korean War. I am doing research for a project and would love to hear from anyone who worked or visited these clubs.

Keywords: Okinawa, 1950-1952

Boondock Haven & other service clubs

Comments: I am looking for anyone who utilized the services clubs in Okinawa during the Korean War. I am doing research for a project and would love to hear from anyone who worked or visited these clubs.

Keywords: Okinawa, 1950-1952

Boondock Haven & other service clubs

Comments: I am looking for anyone who utilized the services clubs in Okinawa during the Korean War. I am doing research for a project and would love to hear from anyone who worked or visited these clubs.

Keywords: Okinawa, 1950-1952

Kadena Air base 1951

Comments: I'm a reporter with the Richmond Times Dispatch doing a profile on Col. Douglas H. Hatfield who flew out of Kadena Airbase in 1951. He was shot down with his crew in April of 1951 over Korea. His remains were identified by the DOD last month. Did anybody know him or does anybody know how I could reach the two survivors Sgts. George Millward and John Gant.?

thanks

Keywords: Kaden Air Base 1951

Comments: I was stationed at Kadana Air Base, Okinawa, Japan from Feb 1947 until around Dec 1948 and I was the payroll clerk for the 19th Bomb Sqdn, 22 Bomb Gp during most of that time. The 22d Bomb Gp was reassigned to Salina, KS several months before I was rotated home.

I am trying to locate someone that was in the unit during that time frame. One significant happening during the period was the change from Army Air Corps to USAF. That was some time in August 1947 - I think.

Keywords: Change from US Army Air Force to USAF in Aug 1947

When and where are you having reunions?

Comments: I would like to see if there is anyone out there that was in my squadron and if there are any reunions?

Thanks.

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B29 - 44 87591

Comments: I am researching a picture sent to me by a friend. The picture is of a B-29 (4-87591). What I have found so far is that it was assigned to the 19th Bomber Squadron.

I was wondering if anyone had any information on this aircraft that I could pass to my friend. On one page I saw the tail number listed but had no disposition for this particular aircraft.

thanks in advance.

Jim

Keywords: B29 Tail # 4-87591

19th Bomb Sqdn Food Service Support

Comments: My dad, Ssgt Henry T. Spivey, served in the 19th Food Service Squadron supporting the 19th Bomb Group. He arrived in Okinawa during July 1952. Our family joined him in July 1953, right after the Korean War ended. We left in January 1955 to go to Loring AFB Maine. That year and a half was a very happy time for my family. If anyone remembers my dad, please let me know. He often brought food home late at night when he came home after baking donuts or other items for the mess hall. Wonderful memories of a beautiful island and its people will always be with me.

Keywords: Kadena AFB 1952 to 1955

Kadena AFB 1950

Comments: I was watching a movie on the base at Wright-Patterson AFB on the evening of June 25, 1950 when someone came up to me and said, "Let's go outside". He told me that there was a war in Korea and I would fly out in the morning.

I had attended the Air Force airborne radar school at Keesler AFB, Mississippi. My specialty was the radar AN/APQ-13 which was the bombing radar for the B-29. Many people like me were rounded up quickly and told to pack up. I was 19 years old.

We flew in a C-47 to what is now Travis AFB in California. At that time it was Fairfield-Suisun AFB. Our flight from Dayton, Ohio made several stops -- one in Oklahoma City where the temperature was 100 and shortly after that in Cheyenne where the temperature was about 40.

From Travis they bussed us to Yerba Buena Island in San Francisco Bay. This was the Army Replacement Depot that had been used during WWII. A few days later we were on a ship -- the Pvt. Joe Martinez, a small ship named for a Medal-of-Honor winner of WWII. My buddy Donald Heppner from radar school was with us.

Eighteen days later we arrived at Naha Harbor on Okinawa. Interestingly enough, we didn't know where we were going until we were at least a week out of SF. Everyone assumed we were headed for Korea -- that's where the war was. We found out that we B-29 radar guys would be divided up -- half going to Yokota, Japan and half to Kadena, Okinawa.

We set up a tent city at Kadena and began building a radar test facility for the APQ-13 in one of the buildings on the flight line. We worked two shifts -- 7 AM to 7 PM and 7 Pm to 7 AM. About once every two weeks we got a day off.

Our job was to keep the radars going in three bomb groups of B-29s. I worked with the 19th moreso than with the others. The 19th had flown in from Guam. The 307th (?) and 377th (?) came in from McChord in Washington.

I spent about 18 months in my tent. I was promoted to Corporal, Sergeant, and Staff Sergeant during that time. As a SSgt I was allowed to move into one of the concrete Ty-Base buildinigs.

We had six or seven hurricanes during that time. When we received the warning, we would collapse our 20-man tent, lash it to the ground, and move into the concrete buildings to wait it out.

We lost quite a few B-29s to Migs -- especially in the early days. Later, as the battle line moved south, the areas for bombing were shrinking. In fact, one of the Kadena B-29 groups was sent home for lack of targets. I was sent home after 22 months on Okinawa.

Some friends from those days: MSgt Jeter, TSgt Patches, SSgt Tomazic, the above-mentioned Donald Heppner, Sgt. Harlan Michaels, Kent Kingery, Cpl. Spaulding (the first black guy I ever really knew), Bill Faddis, another black guy, 1st Lt. (later Capt.) William McGee, and dozens of others that my failing 73-year- old memory can't recall.

Keywords: Kadena, B-29, Tent City, 19th Bomb Group, 377th Bomb Group, 51st Fighter Squadron, New Koza Village, Rycom, Naha, Nago Village.

Looking For Someone Who Knew John Curfman

Comments: I am John Curfman's grandson and I'm desperately looking for somebody who knew my grandpa in the war. Please Email me, this means so much.

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Looking for info...

Comments: I am looking for info. on my Grandpa his name was Sgt. Earl W. Marotz in died in 1994. He was in the 19th Bomb squad and I know that he flew the B-52. If anyone has any information please let me know. I am trying to put together my dads life he just passes 4/04. Please help me if you can....

Keywords: My Grandfather

I was at Kadena July 1950

Comments: I have sent allthe nose art in to be posted of the aircraft in the 33rd, also a couple of photos of TENT CITY.

Keywords: We departed March AFB 3 July 1950 for Okinawa, We lived in "Tent City". Our Sq. flew 33 missions over Korea, returning to March in October 1950.My Aircraft was the "GYPSY" (See attachement)

I was at Kadena July 1960

Comments: I have sent allthe nose art in to be posted of the aircraft in the 33rd, also a couple of photos of TENT CITY.

Keywords: We departed March AFB 3 July 1950 for Okinawa, We lived in "Tent City". Our Sq. flew 33 missions over Korea, returning to March in October 1950.My Aircraft was the "GYPSY" (See attachement)

Comments: I'm the daughter of Albert J. Conley, deceased in Nov., 2002 with his family. Dad never talked a lot about his service and I know virtually nothing. Am looking for anyone who might have known him.

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MY FATHER

Comments: I am looking for information about my father who was a tail gunner on B542's in the Air Force, Korean and Vietnam wars. His name was David Arnold Chovanec, Sr. He passed away on 12/23/01 with us. His home base as retired was Sacramento, California. I am trying to compile his career information. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much and for fighting for our freedom! God Bless

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Comments: I need to get all details about Canadians who served in the US Armed Forces during the Korean War and how they died (KIA, DOW, DOD, POW, MIA). I want to honor those Canadians unknown in my country in writing a book.

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19TH BOMB SQ., 22ND BOMB GP. 1949-1951

Comments: Would like to hear from anyone who served in the 22nd. Bomb Group, 1949-1951.

Keywords: March AFB, CA. Marham RAF Base, England, Kadena AFB, Okinawa..1949-1951 era.

19th Bomb Squad

Comments: Looking for someone that knew Joaquin Sisneros

Keywords: 19th bomb squad

Chuck Brewster - CFC Maintenance

Comments: 19th Bomb Wg 19th Bomb Gp CFC Maint.

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