Niigata AFB Weather Squadron

Comments: I am looking for anyone who served with my father, Captain (at the time) Belton Evans at Niigata Air Base with the Weather Squadron. They had an owl for a mascot. We lived off base for a time in a Japanese house and then on base in one of the 6 or 8 base houses. We would trick-or-treat at the barracks which were located down the road near a lake.

Keywords: Niigata AFB Weather Station

Niigata AFB / 528th AC&W GP

Comments: I am looking for anybody who may have known a Mr. Ned Sanders who served at Niigata AFB on the 528th AC&W GP in 1953 and other years as well.

I am also interested in inviting you to my Niigata Air Base photos group:

http://www.flickr.com/groups/535117@N25/

Thank you.

Keywords: Niigata AFB, 528th AC&W GP, Niigata Air Base

528TH. A.C.&W. GP. SITE # 24 HARANOMACHI JAPAN

Comments: COME ON YOU GUYS, THERE HAS TO BE SOME OF YOU OUT THERE, I SERVED AT HARANOMACHI 54-55,GET OFF YOUR DUFFS AND RESPOND. JOSEPH SAVKO

CPT. SHERMAN WAS C.O. , LATER IT WAS ILT. SHILLITO

Keywords: LARGE RADIO TOWER

Sado Shima 621 AC&W Reunion June 2006

Comments: Sado Shima 621 AC&W Squadron June 2006 Reunion

Plan to join us in Indianapolis, IN for the annual 621 AC&W Squadron reunion. Early arrival is the evening of June 7, 2006. On Thursday, June 8 well visit the NCAA Headquarters and Hall of Champions, the unique Eiteljorg Museum of western art and artifacts and the Indiana State Museum, all located on the beautiful canal in downtown Indianapolis. The Circle Centre Mall is just blocks away, with Nordstroms and Parisian anchor stores.

Indiana knows how to commemorate Americas freedom and Americas veterans. On Friday, June 9 our guided bus tour will take us to the USS Indianapolis National memorial, the Congressional Medal of Honor Memorial, the Indiana World War Memorial, Soldiers & Sailors Monument as well as a tour of the beautiful Scottish Rite Cathedral.

On Saturday well visit the world famous Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Museum. Many original race cars and artifacts are contained in the museum. Take a ride around the 2.5 mile oval track!

Contact Donald & Glenda Lavy at 941/505-2692 or glavy541@msn.com

Keywords: Sado Shima Japan 621 AC&W Reunion June 2006

airman at 621st in 1957

Comments: If any of you are still alive, you will remember that Tex burned down our barrack by turning the latrine stove up to high. Would like to hear from you.

Kinzie

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621 AC&W Sq Det 46 Sado Shima

Comments: Assigned to Sado Shima's Mt Kimpokusan Det 46 Oct 54 to Feb 56. Intial duty was to install the Radar sets on top of the mountain. Would like to hear from anyone also stationed there, especially in Radar Maintenance.

Keywords: 621, Sado, Sado Shima,

528 AC&W Sq Det 12

Comments: Initial assignment at Sakata Det 12 Apr 54 to Sep 54 Reassigned to Sado Shima Det 46 Oct 54 to Feb 56. Worked in Radar Maintenance. Wouls like to hear from anyone that served with me.

Keywords: Sakata, 528, 621, Sado Shima

Aikawa, Sado Shima

Comments: Keesler AFB (Biloxi, MS) Feb 1948 to July 1950: 621 AC&W Sq (Aikawa, Sado Shima) from Jul 1950 to Dec 1952: Forbes AFB (Topeka, KS) from Dec 1952 to Sept 1953

Keywords: Leeson -- NCOIC Radar Maint

SHIRO/SADO/WAJIMA/NIIGATA49-52 2

Comments: Would like to hear from anyone who was at Aikawa, Sado Shima 1949, Niigata or Wajima in 1950, Shiroi 1951-1952, Curlew, WA 1952 or Othello, WA 1951-1952.

Also would like to hear from anyone familiar or experienced with the RAND System Training Program for AC&W stations.

Keywords: Assignments 1949-1952 at Shiroi, Niigata, Aikawa,Wajima

Looking for 528thACW Gp & All 621st ACW Detachments Airmen

Comments: I was contacted by another member of that site and he has located several others. Just trying to see if we can organize a reunion or at least refresh some old memories, swap some photos? I'm 71, so not sure how many of us are left.

Keywords: Looking for 528thACW Gp & All 621st ACW Detachments Airmen stationed @ Wajima Radar site from 54 to 2/56

621st AC&W Sq JR-6

Comments: I have a copy of the orginal photo annual every made of the 621st with names and photos of all personel located at Niigata during the period stated above which also contains the orginal unit symbol (in color). The annual's Photos were produced by Airman Turcott and was layed out by Airman Garcia and Hunt. 1st Lt. James Howerton was OIC at this time. It contains photos of all personnel in Radio and those in Adminstration and Supply.

Keywords: 621st AC&W in Niigata from Feb 54 to Feb 56

621ST AC&W SQ.

Comments: Served from Jan 54 to Jan 56. I was there when mostof the city of Niigata burned down. Also there when Sado Shima came on line. I was intercept Control Tech.

Keywords: Assigned 621st at Niigata AFB. This was the control unit for Sado Shima and other points on this side of Japan. Known as "Madam Control"

611th AC&W Sq. Shiroi Air Base - 1949-1952

Comments: Interested in hearing from friends who were at Shiroi Air Base during this period. My last assignment was base sereant major.

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528th AC&W Johnson AFB

Comments: On Regurn from 9 mos in Korea in mid 1951 was assigned as comm chief of the ADCC at Johnson. We had 3 GCI sites and I believe 7or 9 radar sites feeding into the GCI which in turn fed into our ADCC at Johnson. I believe the OC was Col Lamont Saxon, who had a ham rig in his quarters I mained and operated. It was either JA3LS or JA2LS. For some time prior to end 1951 before I rotated back to the ZI, I was assigned to maintain and use our close air support radio jeeps (we had 4 or 5 in the motor pool) to communicate with P-51's dispatched from Johnson, used to provide close air support demos to 8th Army replacements training before going to Korea. I did this only on Thursday and leased a house in Fugi Yoshuta, the small village which was the departure point for those climbing Mt. Fugi.

Our communications from the radar sites was through the 70 mzh FM 4 channel military radio systems - plus Japanese telephone circuits, and for back-up, HF radio. All position tracking off search radar was by voice and grid positioning from personnel standing behind the plastic map of the area on which controllers would advise where on the map the target should be marked. I have zero recollection of names of any I worked with other than Col Saxon and I don't have any verification on anything else in both Japan and Korea. I am in dec of 03, 73 years of age.

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621st AC&W

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Looking for 528thACW Gp & All 621st ACW Detachments Airmen

Comments: - Sado Shima, JP - A small island off shore and west of Niigata. Stationed there 1954-1956 @ Old Site near Aiikawa and New location on Mt. Kimpoku-san.

Keywords: 528 AC/W Sq Det 12 - 611th AC&W Det 46 - 621st AC&W Sq Det 46 - 621st AC&W Det 23 - 621st AC&W Gp, Sado Shima, Niigata, & Wajima

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528 ac&w member

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Looking for 528thAC&W Sakata Japan

Comments: Would like to be in conatct with former members of USAF who served at detachment 12 in Sakata, Japan.

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(AWS) Air Warning Squadron - 1944- Yellow Sea China (in search of info.!)

Comments: Would appreciate any information on the unit's activity and mission at that time.

Keywords: AWS #11 Marine Veteran WWII Sent to Yellow Sea area 1944 Qingdao (Tsingtao)