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| Current Message 25 - September 2, 2002 |
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Entry: 27978
3rd Air Rescue Group |
I was there |
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rodney pickett wrote on 2002-09-02 15:32:53.0
Comments: 7/8/1955 K-14 Kimpo, Korea APO 76 assigned to the 2157th Air Rescue Squadron
8/19/1955 Flying Status (logged 59:10 flight time on SH-19B Helicopter as a crew chief
Spent 11 months in Korea living in a tent, then moved to Ashia Japan for about a month.
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| Current Message 26 - May 22, 2002 |
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Entry: 25670
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bobby mccurry wrote on 2002-05-22 21:16:04.0
Comments: transferred from ardmore ok with edward b pittman. we served with maurice hotham, raymond dick plus others in 2157th at kimpo. that others may live. remember a captain peterson??? we had h19's and sa16's
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| Current Message 27 - January 24, 2002 |
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Entry: 22614
3rd Air Rescue Group |
AIR SEA RESCUE GREENLAND |
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Gordon Bluett wrote on 2002-01-24 22:09:16.0
Comments: I was stationed at BW1 Narsarssuaq, Greenland form 1953-54. I was looking for a picture of the air rescue plane, SA16 (Flying Duckbutt). Would really appreciate it. This plane was a lifesaver in all respects....
Thank you
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| Current Message 28 - January 6, 2002 |
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Entry: 22088
3rd Air Rescue Group |
Looking For Buddies-Korea 1954-55 |
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James P. Jackson wrote on 2002-01-06 16:59:47.0
Comments: I got out of the AF in April 1956, went to work for the Dept. of the Army as a flying troubleshooter at Atlanta Army Depot In 1958.We overhauled Helicopters and some fixed wing aircraft for Third Army.Atlanta Depot closed in 1973 and I went to Anniston Army Depot and worked as a Production Planner Till I retired in 1988.Since then, I have had lung,prostate cancer and learned to play bluegrass music on the guitar and turned the big 70,Would love to correspond with anyone who served in the 2157th Air Rescue Sqdn. in Korea!! Capt. Carothers,where are you?? He was one nice man and I enjoyed working for him.Glenn Stowe, where are you?? Lots more I can't recall-Larry Turner, where are you??
Keywords: Assistant Line Chief-2157th Air Rescue Sqdn. from Sept.1953-1954. We maintained a Sqdn. of H19-A's and B's. Maintenance Officer was Capt. Richard P.Carothers from Savannah, Ga.
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| Current Message 29 - December 6, 2001 |
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Entry: 21267
3rd Air Rescue Group |
3rd ars veterans,flt d |
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Ronald Schrock wrote on 2001-12-06 17:58:42.0
Comments: I served with Flight D, 3rd ARS from March 1950 to Sept 1952. I was in the armament section and flew on SB17s until they were replaced by SA16s.I wonder if there is anyone still around that was ther at that time. R>G> Schrock S/SGT
Keywords: Flew in sb17
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| Current Message 30 - March 31, 2001 |
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Entry: 15735
3rd Air Rescue Group |
LOOKING FOR A KOREAN MEDIC |
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Danny Mize wrote on 2001-03-31 21:55:59.0
Comments: I'm trying to locate Elmer Davis who served as a medic in Korea in the fall of 1952. He rode with Owen Clark, rescue helicopter pilot (my stepfather) on the rescue mission of downed pilot, Quinn Fuller in Nov. 1952. He was originally from the Portland, Oregon area.
We recently arranged a reunion of Owen and Quinn, but would sure like to complete the picture by contacting Elmer Davis.
Keywords: Medic,helicopter rescue
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| Current Message 31 - March 27, 2001 |
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Entry: 15648
3rd Air Rescue Group |
Seoul City Airport (Yong Dong Po) |
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Henry Phelps wrote on 2001-03-27 13:25:21.0
Comments: I was at the airbase just outside yong dong po all three times we lost Seoul and most of korea. I can vividly remember watching the chinese cross the river and enter the airport grounds before we were permitted to leave. Air Rescue was the last to leave, except for the british, they were having tea and could not be interupted. We left, they were still having tea, the chinese less than a mile away.
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| Current Message 32 - December 4, 2000 |
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Entry: 13460
3rd Air Rescue Group |
CHO'DO Island December 1952 |
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CHARLES H. (CHUCK) Carr wrote on 2000-12-04 23:14:08.0
Comments: Searching for the name of the AF Rescue unit & personnel stationed on Cho'Do Island in December 1952. Collecting information for a story about the attempted 1 1/2 hour water rescue attempt of !st Lt John B. Goery, USMCR attached to U.S.S. Badeong Strait CVE 116. Shot down, bailed out , landed in ocean. Two helipcopters with defective winches and a crash boat attempted rescue. Heavy shore battery fire and MIGS made effort very difficult. Pilot died from hypothermia.
Keywords: Airforce Rescue Unit Cho"do Island December 1952
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| Current Message 33 - November 13, 2000 |
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Entry: 12952
3rd Air Rescue Group |
Air Rescue Service |
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Hugh Montgomery wrote on 2000-11-13 20:41:19.0
Comments: was wondering if any other squadron personell was still around.
Keywords: crew chief on H-19A Helicopter. Served from early 1953 to Dec. Fellow crewman: Tommy Dawson, Don Lancaster, Swede, Jack Chancellor, Perkins, My pilot was Lt. Robertson.
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| Current Message 34 - October 23, 2000 |
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Entry: 12490
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air rescue service-36th ARS |
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RON WEAVER wrote on 2000-10-23 09:02:04.0
Comments: I was assigned to the electronics section of the 36ARS at Johnson AB from April 51 to May 54. I believe we were fortunate to be part of a group whose mission was live saving(vs. living taking).
It was a good time to grow up among good men.
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| Current Message 35 - August 27, 2000 |
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Entry: 11318
3rd Air Rescue Group |
Detachment 1 - 3rd Air Rescue |
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Tom Greenlee wrote on 2000-08-27 17:40:19.0
Comments: Looking for anyone in the Unit.
Keywords: Medic, K16, 8055 Mash
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| Current Message 36 - July 4, 2000 |
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Entry: 10113
3rd Air Rescue Group |
Grumman Albatross |
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Ray Wolfe wrote on 2000-07-04 23:27:14.0
Comments: I am researching the history of the Grumman Albatross. If anybody would care to share any historical information or especially personal recollections of the Albatross, I would be very interested in talking to you. Also, If you are looking for information on somebody who flew or was rescued by the Albatross, I will be more than happy to search my archives and see if I can be of any help.
Keywords: Albatross, HU-16, SA-16,
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| Current Message 37 - June 25, 2000 |
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Entry: 9761
3rd Air Rescue Group |
Daughter of AF Vet |
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Donna Graybosch wrote on 2000-06-25 21:43:04.0
Comments: I am the daughter of David L. Perry. I do know that he was a 1st. Lt. in the air force. Family lore tells me that he flew land/sea planes to recover injured and deliver to M*A*S*H units.
David was from Huntington, WV. If anyone remembers him, has photos, etc., please let me know. He never spoke of his duties (which I am sure is not an unusual occurance). He passed in 1979.
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| Current Message 38 - February 8, 2000 |
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Entry: 6793
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hafidzul borhan wrote on 2000-02-08 00:50:05.0
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| Current Message 39 - November 20, 1998 |
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Entry: 1163
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HQ 1951-52 |
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DONALD LINKER wrote on 1998-11-20 00:00:00.0
Comments: I WAS STATIONED AT JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE IN JAPAN IN HEADQUARTERS THIRD AIR RESCUE GROUP FROM 1951-1953.
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3rd Air Rescue Group
The 3rd Rescue (later, Air Rescue) Squadron, following the North Korean invasion, deployed
detachments to Korea to perform search and rescue. Initially the squadron's primary mission
involved intercepting and escorting distressed aircraft over the land areas of Japan and its
adjacent seas. Combat operations and a changing tactical situation expanded the mission to
include the rescue of stranded personnel behind enemy lines and aeromedical helicopter
evacuation.
The 3rd ARS was regularly augmented with personnel from the 2nd ARS (later redesignated
2nd Air Rescue Group) based in the Philippines. The aircraft available at the start of the
Korean War forced the 3rd ARS to confine air rescue flights to short range rescue.
These included the L-5, a highly maneuverable liaison aircraft used in helicopter escort,
supply drops, and medical evacuation from small airfields; Sikorsky H-5 helicopters capable
of operating in mountainous and rice paddy terrain; the obsolescent SB-17, a search and
rescue version of the Flying Fortress bomber; and the SC-47 transport, which aided in
searches and hauled critically needed supplies to outlying units.
The squadron soon added, while phasing out the SB-17, the SB-29 and the amphibious SA-16.
During the UN assault on Pyongyang in October 1950, it evacuated forty-seven injured
paratroopers from drop zones at Sunchon and Sukchon.
In March 1951, the squadron tested the new model H-19 helicopter, which proved invaluable
in multiple evacuations and greatly extended the operational range for rotary-wing rescues.
A significant innovation in the use of the helicopter was medical evacuation. For critically
wounded soldiers at front-line aid stations, helicopter medical evacuations reduced a
possibly fatal ten- to fourteen-hour road trip to a one-hour flight to a rear Mobile Army
Surgical Hospital (MASH) unit.
In December 1951, H-5s participated in a highly successful experiment by flying wounded soldiers directly from front-line aid stations to a hospital ship off the Korean coast. In November1952, the 3rd elevated to group level, and squadrons replaced the detachments. From June 1950 to the end of hostilities in July 1953, it rescued almost 10,000 UN personnel, almost 1,000 from behind enemy lines, and over 200 from the water. For numerous commendable and heroic rescues, the 3rd ARS/ARG earned three Distinguished Unit Citations.
Units
3rd Air Rescue Squadron
- Flight A (Johnson AB, Japan): -November 14, 1952.
- Flight B (Yokota/Misawa/Yokota/Komaki, Japan): -November 14, 1952.
- Flight C (Misawa AB, Japan): -November 14, 1952.
- Flight D (Ashiya AB, Japan): -November 14, 1952.
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