Sgt Leon J. Siems

Comments: My father, L.J. Siems graduated from Aviation Cadets in 1951. He flew missions in Korea. He was assigned to Forbes AFB KS, Kirtland AFB NM, Laon AB France, Langley AFB VA, McConnell AFB KS, Lincoln AFB NE, Turner AFB GA, and Sheppard AFB TX. He retired as a Major in 1966 and raised cattle in Stockton MO. He passed away on 3 Nov 2007.

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William R Blackmon

Comments: I am interested in hearing from anyone who served with Sgt William R. "Bob" Blackmon who was in the 522nd Fighter Escort Sqdn (late 1940s) or during any other time period.

Keywords: William R Blackmon

Sgt. Harvey W. McDaniel

Comments: To any friends of above member:

Would appreciate any remembrances of him. He died when I was six.

Thank you very much.

HWM

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Looking for old friends

Comments: NCOIC 522nd Fighter Squadron, Korea Dec 1950. I would like to hear from anyone that was in the 522nd (fireball) squadron from November 1947 thru January 1952.

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VF194 Yellow Devils

Comments: Any one out there?

Keywords: US Navy squadron VF194, "Yellow Devils" USS Boxer, USS Wasp, NAS Alameda Ca. 1952-56

27th Reunion Sept 22-24, 2005

Comments: 27th Reunion Sept 22-24, 2005 at San Antonio, TX contact 27jimpeek522@sbcglobal.net and he will give you all the details. If anyone wants to read my history of 522nd Fighter Escort Squadron in Korean War, e mail me at Bobjgarwy@aol.com.

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Looking for First Lt. Jan W. Barmore

Comments:

Keywords: Former Armament Officer Jan Barmore

Personnel, 522nd FS, 1949

Comments: Upon the request of Bobby Garraway I am listing the ranks, names, and home towns of all the members of the 522nd Fighter Squadron listed in the publication of the 27th FEW, 1949. SEE: message # 40664 below KWP..

Lt. Col. K. E. Carlson; Red Bluff, CA
Maj. T. F. Morrison; Tupelo, MS
Capt. John R. Brown; Austin, TX
Capt. Howard E. Cody; Selma, AL
Capt. Billy G. Edens; Tyronza, AR
Capt. Wm. C. Fullilove; Kosciusko, MS
Capt. Allen J. Gilbert; Tulsa, OK
Capt. Gilbert L. Jamison; Olympia, WA
Capt. Felix Kozaczka; New Bedford, MA
Capt. Nelson McCoy; McClure, VA
Capt. Jack H. McCreery; Taft, CA
Capt. James C. Peek; Montgomery, AL
Capt. R. T. Rutherford; Mt. Pleasant, MI
Capt. Neil P. Stanley; Bethesda, MD
Capt. John B. Westwood; Lewis, KS
1st Lt. J. C. Alexander; Baywood, VA
1st Lt. John J. Anderson; Minneapolis, KS
1st Lt. Jan W. Barmore; Modesto, CA
1st Lt. Harry D. Bogan; Portsmouth, OH
1st Lt. W. O. Cottongham; Haggrstown, MD
1st Lt. James T. Crawford; Dallas, TX
1st Lt. E. V. Forsythe; Glen Rose, TX
1st Lt. Raymond J. Frese; Riggins, ID
1st Lt. Jeff L. Hamilton; Houston, TX
1st Lt.Richard W. Higgins; Framingham, MA
1st Lt. W. L. Hudelson; Modesto, CA
1st Lt. W. W. Klug; NL
1st Lt. Frank J. Koller; Middlefield, OH
1st Lt. L. W. Lackey; Scottsbluff, NE
1st Lt. Alfred Longo; New York, NY
1st Lt. James L. McCall; Tarkio, MO
1st Lt. Chas. E. McWhirk; Redding, CA
1st Lt. D. W. Maggert; Ringwood, OK
1st Lt. John F. Mauck; Dayton, OH
1st Lt. Charles F. Minter; Columbus, GA
1st Lt. Thomas J. Neville; Los Angeles, CA
1st Lt. M. F. Petermann; Chicago, IL
1st Lt. John M. Porter; Richey, MT
1st Lt. Warren H. Rice; Cedar Lakes Oaks, CA
1st Lt. Robert B. Savage; Jamestown, ND
1st Lt. Jerry Scollard; Portland, OR
1st Lt. Wm. W. Slaughter; Lexington, KY
1st Lt. Stephen Stepanian; Providence, RI
1st Lt. M. A. Thomas; Ft. George Meade, MD
2nd Lt. George K. Ford; Longview, TX
2nd Lt. R, M, Goering; Baltimore, MD
MSgt. Loren E. Abell; Rea, MO
MSgt. M. A. Blankenship; Monette, AR
MSgt. John T. Bush; Columbus, OH
MSgt. Robert R. Canup; Harrisburg, IL
MSgt. Richard A. Day; York, PA
MSgt. William Lessin; New York, NY
MSgt. Glade A. Loy; Riverside, CA
MSgt. F. W. McLaughlin; Arkansas City, KA
MSgt. Thomas M. Painter; San Bernadino, CA
TSgt. John J. Aiken; Fort Lee, NJ
TSgt. Arthur W. David; Grand Rapids, MI
TSgt. Edward D. Dukes; Paden, OK
TSgt. John Getty; NL
TSgt. Robert P. Grutsch; Avon, MN
TSgt. Charles M. Newell; Rossville, GA
TSgt. Robert L. Rector; England, AR
TSgt. Raymond H. Son; Brownwood, TX
SSgt. M. J. Andrews; Nashville, TN
SSgt. Woodrow Burdette; Newark, OH
SSgt. Samuel A. DeFoor; Rock Island, TX
SSgt. Earl K. DeVelbis; Pennsgrove, NJ
SSgt. Ralph E. Dorn; Hilbert, WI
SSgt. Edward C. Evans; Mount Union, PA
SSgt. Donald F. Flegal; Philipsburg, PA
SSgt. F. J. Freeman, Jr.; Longview, TX
SSgt. Theodore Gall; NL
SSgt William T. Hale; Balb, TX
SSgt William F. Harms; Sumner, IL
SSgt. Virgil L. Hayes; Mt. Vernon, IL
SSgt. Peter A. Kubin; Smithville, TX
SSgt. Clayton C. Langill; Bartlett N. Hamp,
SSgt. Richard A Luther; Phoenix, AZ
SSgt. Robert L. Maddigan; Hanson, MA
SSgt. William F. Martin; Cumberland, KY
SSgt. Lloyd W. Miller; Evansville, IN
SSgt. Ross Munro; Rockford, IL
SSgt. Robert D. Ostlund; Bakersfield, CA
SSgt. William H. Phinney; Wood Lake, MN
SSgt. Arturo S. Sanchez; Laredo, TX
SSgt. Daniel Sanner; Pittsburg, PA
SSgt. Benard Sedlacek; Detroit, MI
SSgt. Roy G. Sipes; Burbank, CA
SSgt. Jack E. Walker; Lincoln, NE
SSgt. William E. Well; Winstor, IL
SSgt. Thomas H. Wallace; Rusk, TX
SSgt. Ardis L. Warren; Gatesville, TX
SSgt. Ronald Webb; Kenosha, WI
Sgt. Donald F. Armstrong; NL
Sgt. William R. Blackmon; Smithfield, NC
Sgt. Calvin E. Boggs; Seattle, WA
Sgt. Theron M. Budde; Wilton, WI
Sgt. Charles C. Carriere; Champion, MI
Sgt. Philip W. Gannon; Detroit, MI
Sgt. James D. Gill; Chicago, IL
Sgt. Anthony J. Giorgio; Shenectady, NY
Sgt George R. Green; Dovis, DE
Sgt. James E. Greer; Brooklin, NY
Sgt. Walter J. Kubisztal; Chicago, IL
Sgt. Kenneth M. Landis; Westphalia, KA
Sgt. Harold R. Logan; Billings, OK
Sgt. D. P. McCaffery; Massena, NY
Sgt. Harvey W. McDaniel; Lampassas, TX
Sgt. George McGrath; Jamaica, NY
Sgt. Andrew T. Nagay; Lakewood, OH
Sgt. Melvin J. Narozny; Chicago, IL
Sgt. BiYan J. Norman; Hurley, WI
Sgt. Charles P. Novack; Scranton, PA
Sgt. Ralph J. Reeverts; Byron, IL
Sgt. Howard S. Roberts; La Crosse, WI
Sgt. Leon J. Siems; Beatrice, ME
Sgt. Reece D. Street; Unicoi, TN
Sgt. Charles C. Sturgell; Detroit, MI
Sgt. Howard D. Williams; Grand Crossings, FL
Cpl. James Avant; Sanderville, GA
Cpl. Frank A. Bono; Woodside, L. I., NY
Cpl. R. M. Dunwoody, Jr.; Chester, IL
Cpl. Donald A. Hawley; Philadelphia, PA
Cpl. William Konesni; Toledo, OH
Cpl. Charles A. Pippus; San Francisco, CA
Cpl. James Tucker; Roanoke, Rapids, NC
Cpl. James M. Urick; Tarrant City, AL
Cpl. Leonard C. Whittle; Wincoski, VT
Pfc. Richard C. Bacon; Staples, MN
Pfc. Lonnie Burchfield; Maryville, TN
Pfc. Stanley J. Ciempola; Nanticoke, PA
Pfc. Frank F. Conrad, Jr.; Waynesboro, PA
Pfc. Robert E. Cook; Greenville, IL
Pfc. James H. Diaz; New York, NY
Pfc. William K. Doney, Jr.; Weatherly, PA
Pfc. Robert Dorsky; Rego Park, NY
Pfc. Joseph E. Gaudet; Cambridge, MA
Pfc. Raymond J. Guerin; Pontiac, MI
Pfc. James E. Hardy; Hixson, TN
Pfc. Raymond N. Hucker; Florence, KY
Pfc. Albert King, Jr.; Mitchell, IN*
Pfc. Albert King, Jr.; Moline, IL*
Pfc. James M. Lauer; Milwaukee, WI
Pfc. Eugene E. Maylone; Muscatine, IA
Pfc. James F. McFarland; Clairton, PA
Pfc. Everett D. Perkins; Louisiana, MO
Pfc. David H. Potter; Atoka, OK
Pfc. Spencer Richardson; New York, NY
Pfc. James Rordiques; Paonia, CO
Pfc. Ralney L. Ryan; McComb, OK
Pfc. Francis M. Schiazzano; Bensenville, IL
Pfc. Robert C. Smith; Hartley, IA
Pfc. Lonnie Spurlock, Jr.; Ethel, WV
Pvt. Victor R. Bertolasio; Sharpsville, PA
Pvt. George H. Higgins; Salem, NC
Pvt. Ralph Tibbs; Washington, DC

* Do not know if this is a typo or were there two with the same name.

Keywords: Honoring the men of the 27th FEW, 522nd Fighter Sq.

searching 1948-50

Comments: Iwas sent to Kerney A.F.B in Sept. 1948 and was in the 522 sqdn.untill 1950. I was a mechanic on the p-51 and then the f-82. Would like to here from anyone who was there at this time.

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522 History

Comments: I am assuming Command of the 522 FS shortly and am looking for historical data to remind our current warriors of past warriors and heros. Any infomation and or photos would be appreciated. Thank you for your support.

Mark Altobelli

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LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO FLEW WITH WALTER WALSH

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523d Fighter Squadron

Comments: I would like to hear from anyone in the 522d, 523d or 524th. I knew several people from these outfits. I joined the 27th in november of 48 at Kearny and worked in the 523d Orderly room as Payroll Clerk, Chief Clerk, etc. I was discharged in 1952 after 4 yrs of service. .

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Searching for Family or Friends of MIAs

Comments: I would like to make contact with any family or friends of 1st Lt. Lester K. Sweat, Plant City, FL, who was assigned to the 522nd Fighter Escort Squadron. If you have any information on Lester Sweat, please e-mail me at the address provided. Thank you very much. Ray Sestak

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Fireball Annie

Comments: I was assigned to the 522nd from 1989 to 1992 at Cannon AFB, NM as an aircraft armament systems specialist. I am interested in acquiring a picture of "Fireball Annie". I once had a T-Shirt with her on it but it is now worn out and discarded. If anyone has a copy they could e-mail to me I would be most grateful. Incidently, I participated in the last deployment of the F-111D aircraft from Cannon to Lakenheath, England in June 1992.

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Harry Smith & Don Maggert

Comments: Am interested in info from anyone who knew and served with my father, Harry Smith in the 27th FEW 522nd FES. He was Crew Chief for (then) Capt. Donald Maggert (now Col, ret.) and I would also be interested in finding Col. Maggert.

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Looking For former Armorers and Radar Men

Comments: 522 A&E MAIMT. SQAAD

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Roger Bascom

Comments: As many of you Greybeards know, I'm looking for further information on 2nd Lt. Roger Bascom, 522nd of the 27th (and greatly appreciate the help already received). He was my namesake and best friend of my father's. He was KIA Christmas Eve, 1950, and I am trying to find information from anyone who knew him personally. Also, would love to have information history of the 27th/522nd during early years of the war. Any information you may have or can point me to is appreciated. Thanks.

Keywords: Roger Bascom 27th FEW 522nd FES