13th Air Base Group

Air Force BBS

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Carolyn Wheel wrote on July 29, 2025

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City and State: NORTH PORT FL

Unit: PACAF 13TH JUNGLE CREW

Service or Relationship: Air Force

Comments: My dad, James Thibault, served at Clark during the Korean War. He was a staff sergeant and worked in maintenance. He was in the PACAF 13th Jungle Crew and trained at Lackland AFB.

All of dad’s photos and memorabilia burned in a tragic fire a few years ago. His military service records were completely destroyed in the 1974 fire in St. Louis. Ugh!

Dad will be turning 94 in October and I want to put together a shadow box of his service. I’m looking for anyone who may have known him or resources to find more photos!

Keywords: Clark AFB, Korean War veteran, Philippines, 1950-1953

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Leonard Rogers wrote on June 25, 2020

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City and State: FUQUAY- VARINA, NC NC

Unit: 13 CARRIER GROUP

Service or Relationship: Air Force

Comments: At age ninety I still remember the night in March 1952 when my B-29 Max Effort was shot down north of Siagon with my flight crew of 10 men board . It was a had night to forget my brothers were real people.

Keywords: Real flight Brothers

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Norm Silvers wrote on October 3, 2007

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City and State: ANAHEIM CA

Unit: PRECADET DETACHMENT AT VANCE AFB

Service or Relationship: Friend of Veteran

Comments: I'm looking for the email address of Paula Murray,
Daughter of Ralph M. Helm

I served under Lt. Helm at Vance AFB in the
summer of 1953 in a Pre-Cadet Sqdrn awaiting class
assignment to Cadets at Lackland.

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Charles Dilly wrote on February 26, 2005

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City and State: NEW BRAUNFELS TX

Unit: 13TH ABGP FEAMCOM, TACHIKAWI AFB

Service or Relationship: Air Force Veteran - Korea

Comments: Flew into korea from the onset of the conflict, 25 June 1950 until rotated back to zi in Oct 1951. Hoping to find information about a friend from outfit that was killed in a crash.

Keywords: Tachikawi AFB. Jp FEAMCOM, 13th ABGp. Flew into Korea from Tachikawi from 25 June until Oct 1951.

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Paula Helm Murray wrote on June 28, 2000

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City and State: KANSAS CITY MO

Unit:

Service or Relationship: Friend of Veteran

Comments: My papa is a member of the Grim Reapers, and
flew/survived his missions in Korea. He is not
going to survive his current battle with bone
cancer. His name is Ralph M. Helm. I wish I had
asked more questions sooner, I'm not sure how much
of his photo book I can have him help me decipher
before he passes. You all did a good job for the
US and I respect you all.

Any info on my papa's service would be appreciated:

Postscript from Paula, April 18 2001

my papa died the last day of July, 2000, sort of peacefully, the cancer took away any feeling and personality a couple of days before he died. Ralph Marion Helm passed to his maker and he is sorely missed, almost a year from his death. He was proud to be a Grim Reaper, but he never told us of this until it was almost too late. Emails from anyone who knew him would be greatly appreciated.

Keywords: Grim Reapers, Ralph M. Helm

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