509th Bombardment Wing

509th verterans association

FREDDIE J,SMITH

PRESIDENT 2007-2010

Association Email and Info

Air Force BBS

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Sarah Mazur wrote on July 31, 2024

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Comments: All I know is his name and period enlisted. Michael Yosko and he is was a medic in the 509th from 12-7-1951 to 9-30-1952. I would appreciate any information available

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Clyde McEntire wrote on April 8, 2018

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City and State: MAPLEWOOD MO

Unit: 509TH FLM.BOMB WING

Service or Relationship: Air Force Veteran

Comments: I was stationed at Walker Air Base, I arrived Sept 1955 was discharged just before the 509th moved to New Hampshire. I work on the engine build up line,I was also a prop mechanc on the kc-97, when I first got to Walker as a jet mech. they didn't, have one jet there. They had few B29' the 6th bomb wing, that was stationed Walker had B36's. My buddies and used to go to the Rocket Lounge . I remember a B47 blowing up outside the hangar were we did engine build up.killing an electrian, I think his name was Promroy. Some of my buddies were Jim Pappenfuss. We called him Pappy. another was Smitty but we call him Snuffy ,Bill Mahner.there was a lot more but I c an't think of all the names.

Keywords: Pappy, B47 explosion.

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Bernadette Szumiesz wrote on January 19, 2016

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City and State: STRAFFORD NH

Unit: 509TH FMS

Service or Relationship: Air Force Veteran

Comments: I would like to find out anyone who knew my father Joseph J Cordaro, while he was in the Air Force, my father told me he had been in 509 FMS I am unsure if this was in Korea or when he got to Nellis AFB, after leaving Korea. My father had told me he was an AGE mechanic - and also a crew chief. It was difficult for my father to talk about his time in Korea, and I just want to know more about who he was. My dad died in 2005 in Buffalo NY. I was also in the 509th FMS Bomb wing at Pease AFB in 1980. Any info would be great. Thank you all in advance, and thank you for your service. Bless all of you.

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George Costantine wrote on January 6, 2016

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City and State: AUBURN CA

Unit: 509 AIR REFUELING SQUADRON BOEING KC 97

Service or Relationship: Air Force Veteran

Comments: I was in Roswell, NM 1953-1956./ In 1956 a Boeing KC 97 Stratotanker crashed on take off. Fatalities 11/ Occupants 11. At Walker Air Force Base. I was hoping to find out more information about this incident. The Flight Safety Foundation shows very little. I would like more detail and possible what caused this accident.

Warm regards
George Costantine

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David Reed wrote on December 4, 2015

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City and State: SALLISAW OK

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Service or Relationship: Family Member

Comments: Was wondering if anyone knew my grand father Neal R Perry Radio operator .

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Evan Hailey wrote on August 2, 2015

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City and State: MURFREESBORO TN

Unit: 509TH AIR REFUELING

Service or Relationship: Air Force Veteran

Comments: Hello, my grandfather was a fuelmaster on KB-29s. He talked about refueling F-84s and F-86s mostly. I know he had to bail out over Texas in early August 1952 due to an engine fire that was beginning to spread.

I'm sorry its not a lot but just a picture (if there is one) would mean a lot.

Thank you for your time,

Evan

Keywords: 509th, KB-29, YB-29

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Brian Butler wrote on November 11, 2014

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City and State: PHOENIX AZ

Unit: 509 AREF

Service or Relationship: Family Member

Comments: I'm looking for general information on the duties of this squadron and details of my grandfathers role. Any help is appreciated.

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Lee Stauber wrote on July 23, 2014

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Service or Relationship: Air Force Veteran

Comments: Looking for Harold Hancock or any others that received basic training with me at Walker AFB. during January and February of 1951

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Chris Paul wrote on May 18, 2014

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City and State: MECHANICSVILLE VA

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Service or Relationship: Family Member

Comments: My uncle David died before I was born. My grandmother often spoke of him. My father, Davids brother, recently passed. I now have his flag, and other items from the military. I am interested in what happened orif anyone may have know David Glenn Paul from Steubenville Ohio, Dean Martins home town. In high school they called David, Saint, I do notknow if that followed him intothe military.

Keywords: Saint

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Juliana Halvorson wrote on November 25, 2012

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City and State: ROSWELL NM

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Service or Relationship: Interested Person

Comments: The Walker Aviation Museum in Roswell, New Mexico is
looking for any memorabilia or artifacts related to
the US Air Force, Aviation, History or personal
effects from the inception of the Army Air Corps
until now. Please contact us if you would like to
donate items. http://www.wafbmuseum.org

Keywords: 509th 6BW 393 WAlker Air Force BAse Roswell Army Air
Field

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Robert Quinn wrote on November 30, 2011

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Service or Relationship: Air Force Veteran

Comments: Would like to hear from some of these.

Keywords: Friends Goetz, Ed Bingham, SGT. Wade,Bussy, Darrell
Hayes ,McGowen, Goldson from Tx. Bob Musick

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Diana Westover wrote on August 8, 2011

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City and State: SPRING TX

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Service or Relationship: Air Force Veteran

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Keywords: Did anyone know my dad Anthony Glikas who was stationed at Walker AFB between 1954-1959? He worked as a mechanic on the flight deck. 

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Thomas Rodilosso wrote on June 24, 2011

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City and State: PALM HARBOR FL

Unit: 509 BOMBARDMENT WING

Service or Relationship: Air Force Veteran

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Don Wagner wrote on June 20, 2011

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City and State: ST. PETERSBURG FL

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Comments: Anyone familiar with this accident, the ensueing search, any of the missing aircrew/airmen, please contact me. Link of the article follows

http://www.wafbmuseum.org/index.php?option=com_content and view=article and id=88%3Amajor-robert-bell and catid=42%3Aalumni-stories and Itemid=65

Keywords: 2nd Strategic Support Squadron, March 23, 1951, Ditching North Atlantic 

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Sheryl Ozuna (Studley) wrote on May 30, 2011

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City and State: SIERRA VISTA AZ

Unit: 509TH

Service or Relationship: Family Member

Comments: Looking for people particularly Dick Choquette who may have known my father and mother when he was stationed in Roswell in what we think was 1952 after he returned from Korea where I think he was part of the 729th Bomb Squadron. He was a gunner. Thanks.

Keywords: James A Studley, Jr.; Mary Ann Studley, Big Jim, Big Red, gunner, 729th. 

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Dolores Wall-Paffe wrote on March 30, 2011

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City and State: MAYSVILLE OK

Unit: 509TH

Service or Relationship: Family Member

Comments:

Keywords: Searching for anyone who knew my late husband Ronald Paffe or worked as a camera tech, or auto pilot tech at Walker Air Force Base at Roswell, NM during the late 50s or early 60s.

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Mindy Benedict wrote on October 2, 2010

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Unit: 509TH AREFS

Service or Relationship: Family Member

Comments: I am looking for information on my dad's service in the Airforce. I know he was a Staff Sergeant stationed at Roswell around 1951 to 1953 or 1955, as was possibly a plane Mechanic or served with refuling planes.
Thank you in advance.

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Jerry Schwecke wrote on February 9, 2010

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City and State: EUGENE OR

Unit: 509TH FIELD MAINTENIENCE SQ.

Service or Relationship: Air Force Veteran

Comments:

Keywords: worked in fms electric shop from spring 56 to oct 59. m/sgt phil lee was the nco in charge. would like to hear from anyone who was there at that time.

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Lee Corbin wrote on January 17, 2010

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Service or Relationship: Air Force Veteran

Comments: Looking for information on a 509th B-29 with the name "Private Love Witch".

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Trina Newnam wrote on September 22, 2009

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City and State: FORT WORTH TX

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Service or Relationship: Family Member

Comments: Looking for Billy Wonder. He was with my father in Wichita Falls, Texas and Battle of Inchon. Thanks

Keywords: Inchon

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Lee Ross wrote on September 20, 2009

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City and State: MEDINA OH

Unit: 509TH AIR REFUELING SQUADRON, 509TH BOMB WING

Service or Relationship: Air Force Veteran

Comments: Navigator on Capt. Lloyc C. Busboom's crew. Served extra duty as Sqdn. Adjutant, '56 and '57. TDY'd Thule, Lakenheath and Fairchild AFB during the Hungarian Revolt 1956. Anybody remembers; email me.

Keywords: Navigator, AC Capt. Lloyd C. Busboom, Thule, Lakenheath, Sqdn. Adjutant, KC97 xxxx702.

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Mark Denney wrote on September 12, 2009

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City and State: BONAIRE GA

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Service or Relationship: Air Force Veteran

Comments: Get in touch with me....we need to get together!

Keywords: Tanker Crew Chiefs from the 509th at Pease AFB 1988-close. Looking for Mike Tyler, James Todd, Steve Simmons, Roger Malpass, Jim Washburn,Ziggy Rauscher, Jeff Recor,Chuck Petrosky, Harry Kavadas, Kevin Crocker, Bob Wheaton

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Leonard Hickman wrote on August 1, 2009

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City and State: MILFORD CT

Unit: 6TH INSTALLATION SQ.

Service or Relationship: Air Force Veteran

Comments: Just found this page and thought I'd see if any of my old buddies were still around.Elmo Kittleson,The Head and others that i hate to admit,I cant remember thier names.They would remember our favorite bar maid,Mary Alice.at our watering hole.Cant remember the name of the bar but it had a fat deputy shierf as a bouncer.

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Thomas Voigt wrote on February 22, 2009

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City and State: NEENAH WI

Unit: 509AEMS/509HQ

Service or Relationship: Air Force Veteran

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Keywords: nickname "GEORGE'

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Peter James wrote on May 6, 2008

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City and State: BAIONA PO

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Service or Relationship: Interested Person

Comments: Would welcome contact with anyone who knew 'Red' Gridley from Georgia, when he was stationed at RAF Marham April-August 1949. Could have been with 393, 715 or 830 Squadron.

Keywords: 'Red' Gridley. RAF Marham. April-August 1949.

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William Hicks JR. wrote on December 27, 2007

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City and State: ARIZONA CITY AZ

Unit: 715TH BOMB SQUADRON

Service or Relationship: Air Force Veteran

Comments: Looking for Donald Huckleberry, Don Nix, Bill Stahl, Chuck Frazer or other 715 personnel.

Keywords: Skinny redhead

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Joseph Boetto SR. wrote on November 26, 2007

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City and State: SANTA FE NM

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Service or Relationship: Family Member

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Keywords: MY DAD WAS ON TITIAN 1944 1945 AS A SUPPLY OFFICER AND FLEW WITH COL.TIBBETS ON A COUPLE OF MISSIONS BEFORE THE A BOMB ARRIVED ON STATION HE WAS A BOMBADIER ON A B-29 AT THAT TIME WOULD LIKE ANY INFO ON MY DAD THANK YOU JOSEPH M BOETTO JR

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Anthony Butler SR. wrote on August 19, 2007

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City and State: DUBLIN IR

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Comments: A GLOBEMASTER WITH HIGH RANKING USAF PERSONNEL WENT DOWN IN THE ATLANTIC IN 1945.
IT WAS SAID THAT AN ATOM BOMB WAS ALSO BEING FERRIED TO EUROPE ,UK.
WHAT NEWS?

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Mike Anderson wrote on September 14, 2006

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City and State: FORT MOHAVE AZ

Unit: 509TH AIR REFUELING SQUADRON

Service or Relationship: Air Force Veteran

Comments: Are you guys still around? I have most of my hair and teeth, some grey matter still lingers between the ears, and am still trying to decide what to do when I grow up. I received a BS in Physics 1966, Juris Doctor in 1976 (San Francisco Law School).
Daughter #1 Cindy, (Momma Number 1) graduated from Cal. State Northridge with BA in Psychology, (my alma mater); Daughter #2 Gretchen Michelle (Momma number 2), graduated from Harvard 89 or so with BA in American History and BA in English Literature; Daughter #3 Maureen Jolie (Momma number 2) received Bachelor of Fine Arts and BA in philosophy from Parson's School of Fine Arts Albany, NY, recently completed her Masters In Art, from Bahaus School of Art, Weimar, Germany.
I do have somethings justifying the bragging above, though it is very apparrent to me that the girls had remarkable mothers. However, I claim the above approaches the level of Dusty's landing at Fairchild AFB that cold winter's eve so long ago.

I was shocked to review some Thule activity on the tube a few years ago, where some Thule based AREF supported deep interdiction flights of recon aircraft (RB-47 and RB-52 apparently) into the Soviet Union's polar regions. Does this mean that I can claim that I invaded the Soviet Union during my military career?
The TV documentary said Ike wasn't aware of the missions, like he wasn't aware of Francis P. and his U2 either. What ticked me off wasn't the fact of keeping Ike in the dark, hell I knew nothing, except, of course, that we immediately headed south every time after we crossed the North Pole. I should have noticed that dead give away. Ah, the sweet ignorance of youth, yet how my dreams suffer at the horror of it now. What does that say about it all I wonder?
Ted Kulak asked me if I (we) had violated the Soviet frontier in the polar region after returning from a mission. I was directed to a whining complaint in a Moscom shortwave propagabnda report claiming I was guilty of some fucking war crimes, or worse. "Bullshit", I said, "dirty lying commie bastards."

Even if I did invade the Soviets, the statute of limitations has long expired, so if I did it, or if I didn't do it, either way I (we) still walk, right?

Andy

Keywords: KC-97 Crew - T-84: AC Lt. Dusty Rhodes and Maj. Ralph Coburn, Co-Pilot Lt. Howie Larson, Navigator - Lt. Donnie Castor, Flight Eng. - M/Sgt Bob Bonn, Boom- M/Sgt Dick Lago, and yrs ytuly, Radio Operator - Mike "Andy" Anderson. Sorry guys. these are the ones I remember, even though there were others fortunate enough to be assigned to T-84, "The Combat Ready Flight Crew of All Times" - I demand equal time on the "Military Channel".

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Donald Vest wrote on July 12, 2006

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City and State: SCHERTZ TX

Unit: 509 AIR BASE GROUP

Service or Relationship: Air Force Veteran

Comments: Assigned to the Separation and Recruiting Office. Sergeant Matthews was NCOIC. The office processed all discharges and reenlistments for the 509 Bomb Wing and subordinate units, as well as tenant units on Walker AFB. I remember the day in June l950 when the Chinese crossed the border with Korea. The Police Action was on. We first termers received an extension of our enlistments to serve an extra year. I was assigned to Walker AFB out of basic training as an Airman Third Class. Promoted to Airman Second Class, Airman First Class then to Staff Sergeant before discharge in July l952. Enlisted in the USAF Reserve in l959 and completed thirty four years of active and reserve service. Retired as Chief Master Sergeant.

Keywords: Friend - Master Sergeant Burrell L. Matthews

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Steven Heiser wrote on June 11, 2006

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Comments: I found my uncles 509th bomb wing( andy steinman ) pictures
marked roswell 1947 looking for info on b-29 planes( 45-21845
"black bunny") 45-21830 or 45-21697. Anyone with 509th from
1945-1955 . Looking for relatives of LT. victor thiel ,lt. kenneth
fallek ,lt, john w. gillespie, lt. raymond h. weise, capt. samuel l.
pearson, sgt. g.t. ellis , sgt. j. o. hendricks,sgt. f.e.(selmar)fintland
also looking for Mary wife of (MEL) possibly last name melvin
who switched to tankers in 55 with the 71st A.R sqdn Bangor Me.
may of 1955

Keywords: B-29 "black Bunny" 45-21845, Crashed 6-1-1950 45-21697,
45-21830 , 509th bomb wing roswell 1947, B-29 44-87769 Crashed
11-18-49, lt.victor thiel , lt. kenneth Fallek lt. john w. gillespie,lt.
raymond weise , capt. samuel l. pearson s.sgt g.t. ellis , sgt. j.o.
hendricks,sgt. f.e.(selmar hendricks) . 71st A.R Sqdn Mel or Melvin
wifes name Mary and Merle E. Browne

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Beverly Giewat wrote on April 29, 2006

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City and State: COLORADO SPRINGS CO

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Service or Relationship: Family Member

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Keywords: I am looking for anyone who flew with my dad, Captain Thomas E. Hughes. He was a B29 and B50 airplane commander and was stationed at Walker Airforce Base in Roswell, NM in the early 50's. He was in the 509th he was in England, Labrador and England for a second time. He was part of the inaugural refueling of B29's.

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Jack Suter SR. wrote on March 14, 2006

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City and State: PINE VALLEY CA

Unit: 812 TH. MOTOR V.SG.

Service or Relationship: Air Force Veteran

Comments: LIKE TO KNOW ANY ONE THAT WERE IN THE MOTOR V REPARE SGD.

Keywords: WAS AT WALKER FROM JAN.1951 TO DEC.1954

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Jack Suter SR. wrote on March 14, 2006

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City and State: PINE VALLEY CA

Unit: 812 TH. MOTOR V.SG.

Service or Relationship: Air Force Veteran

Comments: LIKE TO KNOW ANY ONE THAT WERE IN THE MOTOR V REPARE SGD.

Keywords: WAS AT WALKER FROM JAN.1951 TO DEC.1954

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Roy Kenneth (Ken) Young JR. wrote on January 26, 2006

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City and State: TAMPA FL

Unit: 509TH BOMB WING / 830TH BOMB SQD.

Service or Relationship: Air Force Veteran

Comments:
B-47 CREW CHIEF AT WALKER A.F B.ROSWELL,NEW MEXICO

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''BONES''

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Howard (Red) Burgess wrote on January 22, 2006

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City and State: NORTH CANTON OH

Unit: 509TH AIR REFUELING SQ.

Service or Relationship: Air Force Veteran

Comments: Red...Flew on Capt. Blackwood, Capt. Kaphamer crew. Was in England in '51, then on the H-Bomb test in '52 flying out of Kwajeline Is. on a B-29 as operational aircraft for the tests.

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Andrew Perash wrote on December 6, 2005

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City and State: FAIRFAX VA

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Service or Relationship: Friend of Veteran

Comments: Greetings to All,

I am a RN caring for a veteran named "Jimmie Blackstock". He is not always able to talk but is
still sharp. He says he was stationed at Roswell/
Walker around '47 and I think was with the 393rd.

I respect the veterans I care for and Jimmie's a
great guy. I have his and his family's permission
to try to work up some service history on him.
Email with any help,
Andrew
rock_bustin@yahoo.com

Keywords: Roswell
Walker AFB
393rd

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Marlin Mote wrote on November 10, 2005

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City and State: HOUSTON TX

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Service or Relationship: Air Force Veteran

Comments: One of your postings inquires about a bomber lost on a navigational flight out of Lakenheath in March, 1951. I had guarded a plane - which I recall having a tail number ending in 840 - on several occasions and remember that one day the plane left on what appeared to be a routine training mission. It never returned and so far as I can recall, nothing was ever learned about where it had been when it disappeared. If memory serves me correctly, the plane's lower surfaces were painted a dull black, while the rest of the aircraft remained silver.

To be honest, I do not remember a great deal about the crew of this aircraft, but I do recall a sense of loss at their disappearance. Thus, I deduce that they were not hard to get along with.

Keywords: 509th bomber lost in March, 1951, on flight from RAF Lakenheath

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Sandy Foust-Martinez wrote on September 18, 2005

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Comments: looking for anyone who knew my father david (pete) foust stationed in roswell new mexico 1950. Died in plane crash kirkland air base April 1950. thanks

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Orren Wagner wrote on July 2, 2005

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Comments: I am trying to locate the following members of the 830th BS:
Name Rank(1950) MOS
Harry H. Muller 1st Lt. 1037
Fred Abbott Jr 1st Lt. 1037
Nils Nelson 1st Lt. 1037
Chase J. Nielsen Capt. 1037
Kenneth I Menzie Capt. 1024
Burnie P Hayes Jr. 1st Lt. 1035
James L Mulligan 2nd Lt. 1051
Ben H Clements Capt. 1024
Fred H Calfee 1st Lt. 1024

If anyone knows any of these veterans please have them contact me concerning Capt. Walter A. Wagner.
My brothers and I are trying to build a history of our father's air force career and he served with these gentlemen in the 509th BW 830th BS at WAFB during the year 1950. We are especially anxious to talk to Harry H. Muller a friend of the family with whom our parents lost touch.

Keywords: 24 July 1950 SAC Combat Crew Standardization School MacDill AFB

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Sam Ambroselli JR. wrote on May 23, 2005

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City and State: LEHIGH ACERS FL; FL

Unit: 509TH FIELD MAINTENANCE SQ

Service or Relationship: Air Force Veteran

Comments: from 1954 to 1957 was stationed at walker afb'worked as a airframe repair crew on the flight line the fabric shop was in the same building and i knew the folling sgt wolf sgt tony telesco and w/o cuttrufello;went tdy to newfoundland 2 times and also to oxford england'any one that thinks they know me e mail me

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Robert (Duane) Jerome wrote on May 6, 2005

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City and State: BELLA VISTA AR

Unit: 509TH AND 812TH AIR POLICE

Service or Relationship: Air Force Veteran

Comments: UPDATE ON NEW E-MAIL ADDRESS

rjerome@cox.net

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Walter C. Farrier wrote on May 5, 2005

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City and State: BALTIMORE MD

Unit: 509TH F.M.S

Service or Relationship: Air Force Veteran

Comments:

Keywords: was at walker from 53..55 my N.C.O.I.C. was M/sgt Robb...my barracks was across from the back of the mess hall...Ronnie Clickner?Bob Kessner??Bob Shue??Eddie Carbine...Phil Miller??went to newfoundland in 54...flew anytime anywhere....loved the B50........take care...hope to hear from someone.........walt

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Milton Sprouse wrote on April 18, 2005

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City and State: ESCONDIDO CA

Unit: 509TH

Service or Relationship: Air Force Veteran - Korea

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Milton Sprouse wrote on April 18, 2005

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City and State: ESCONDIDO CA

Unit: 509TH

Service or Relationship: Air Force Veteran - Korea

Comments: will corespond with all interested...planning to go to Tinian reunion aug 05

Keywords: big stink, 509th

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Robbie Robinson SR. wrote on March 23, 2005

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City and State: LISKEARD

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Service or Relationship: Interested Person

Comments: Sir,
I am researching material for a book about the B-29/B-50 deployments to England during the Cold War era, 1947-1953.
The 509th Bomb Group started to arrive in England
from 1947 and a/c 44-27300 arrived in 1948,it was one of the early " Silverplate" modified atomic bombers and was once named ' Strange Cargo 'when
assigned to the 509th Composite Group and serving alongside ' Enola Gay '. At this time and for some years later ,the 509th was the USAF,s only Atomic Bomber group.When '300' arrived it was still wearing the 'Circle Arrow' tail markings.
The 509th visited England from May-Aug 1949 and two squadrons ,393rd and 715th went to RAF Marham
and the 830th Squadron to RAF Lakenheath,along with the 509th ARSq as the 509th and 43rd Units had basically pionered the USAF,s Air to air refuelling..These atomic bombers lacked gun turrets except for the tail armament and in those days were pinted black on the undersurfaces with red outer wings and tail unit.
When visiting again from Feb to May 1951 and went to ,393rd-Lakenheath,715th -Sculthorpe,830th-Mildenhall and the 509th ARSq-RAF Wyton.
Some aircraft were now to be seen with the newly allocated " Triangle C " tail markings and atleast a few B-50,s were now assigned to the unit.
In 1952 the third deployment was made and this time B-50,s and KB-29P,s and still with the " Triangle C" tail markings.
I wondered if anyone would be so kind as to inform me of the exercises details please and I would also like to borrow photos please ,to assist me with the artwork for the book.
All material on loan to me will be returned to the rightful owner.
I will be very grateful for any possible help.
yours sincerely,
Robbie Robinson.

Keywords: 509th B.GRP. B-29/B-50 Deployments to England. 1948-1953

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Mindy Benedict wrote on January 28, 2005

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City and State: FL

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Service or Relationship: Family Member

Comments: I am looking for someone who might have know my dad, Lawrence Slovacek, while he was based in Roswell, NM. During the Korean Conflict has was stationed in Oxford, Eng; Yokata, Japan; and Stephenville, Newfoundland. He also spent time in Wichita, KS. He was Sft. Sgr and Assistant Crew Chief on KC97-G.
Thank you

Keywords: Roswell, NM; KC97-G

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Wayne Tabb wrote on July 17, 2004

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City and State: AUSTIN TX

Unit: 509TH A-E

Service or Relationship: Air Force Veteran - Korea

Comments: I was wondering if anyone remembers me from anywhere on the base. I was in the 6TH A and E, 812th Food Supply for a while and the 509th A and E. Period sometime between 53 and 55. I drove a Yellow 48 Studebaker convertible that everyone seemed to know me by. Would love to hear from anyone whom I drank with or fought with. Hung out a lot in the airmans clubs drinking that God awful green beer. I was just a skinny kid of 18 at the time.

Keywords: Was called Little Mo. Person friend, was Robert C. Cole, Chuck Orem and Chuck Carpenter. Both Chucks from NY. They worked at Radio Station downtown in the evenings

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Wayne Tabb wrote on July 17, 2004

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City and State: AUSTIN TX

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Jennie Canty wrote on July 1, 2004

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Comments: I NEED TO FIND SOME OF MY GRANDAD'S FRIENDS FOR A REUNION PARTY (HIS 70TH)
HE WAS IN THE EXPERIMENTAL PHOTOGRAPHIC RECONNAISSANCE UNIT IN SQUADRON 540
PLEASE ANYONE WHO KNEW HIM, KNOWS OF PEOPLE IN HIS UNIT OR PEOPLE WHO SERVED AT BENSON/WYTON BETWEEN 1951-1956
PLEASE EMAIL SHORTASSDRUMMER@HOTMAIL.COM FOR DETAILS ETC
THANK YOU
JENNIE CANTY (GRANDDAUGHTER)

Keywords: SQUADRON 540
EXPERIMENTAL PHOTOGRAPHIC RECONNAISSANCE UNIT
DAVID JOHN CANTY
REUNION PARTY

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