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John Miller wrote on July 28, 2020

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Comments: In cleaning out my parents' house, I came across a 50th TCS Red Devils guidon which appears to be identical to the one pictured in the link below. My uncle Richard Miller was a pilot during WWII, Korea, and retired sometime in the 60s. I'd like to see if I could confirm the flag was his.

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/wwii-aaf-50th-tcs-troop-carrier-sqdr-421098180

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Rich Cowgill wrote on May 26, 2020

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City and State: CERRITOS CA

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Comments: Father Wayne J. Cowgill was a Major assigned to this Squadron during Korean War... Found an original 50th TCS wooden Plaque in our garage a few years ago complete with C-119 logo with Devil-Spiked tails on the rear of the aircraft... Dad retired and passed in 1966 at Vandeberg AFB... have some photos and flight hour log books but not much else... He passed when I was 4 years old - also flew B-24s in WWII and was a POW in Stalag 1... Thanks and God Bless

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Pat Steele wrote on June 20, 2017

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City and State: BEAR DE

Unit: 50TH T C S RED DEVILS

Service or Relationship: Family Member

Comments: Does anyone know John, Jack, Charles Steele Captain He was a pilot in Korea and WWII
I only have pictures but little written information about my father and his crew

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Dessa Jarmon wrote on November 10, 2013

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City and State: TACOMA WA

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Comments: Looking for anyone who may have known my grandfather Warren Elmer
Keenan. I found a photo of him in the cockpit of what I believe
is a C119. He was a big guy, 6'4. If anyone knew him or has
photos they would like to share I would love to see them.

Thanks!

Keywords: Warren Keenan

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Dale Gillette wrote on March 19, 2013

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City and State: LONDONDERRY OH

Unit: 50TROOP CARIER SQUADRON

Service or Relationship: Air Force Veteran

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Keywords: JACK DAVIS WAS TO BE PROMOTED TO MASTER SARGENT AND I

TO STAFF SARGENT. JACK SEEMED TO BE SAD THAT MORDING

SO IASKED WHY.YOU ARE BEING PROMOTED.SO ARE YOU.NO IM

NOT. ISAW THE ORDERS JACK. CONGRAILATIONS DALE HE

SAID.NEXT MORNING HIS LAST FLIGHT AS A CREW MEMBER

CRASHED HE WAS KILLED.THEY PROMOTED SOMEONE ELSE.

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Robert C. (Bob) Short wrote on June 23, 2012

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City and State: DOWAGIAC MI

Unit: 50 TCS, ASHIYA AFB, JAPAN

Service or Relationship: Air Force Veteran

Comments: Still looking for Antonio M. Almeida from the Boston area. Last must be like Smith as there are many of them around the world.

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Patrick Engle wrote on December 27, 2009

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City and State: DUNEDIN FL

Unit: 50 T.C SQSEPT 1950/1951

Service or Relationship: Air Force Veteran

Comments: believe it...stuff happens that wwe never here about it

Keywords: unknown units trapped in the center mountains of north korea...during south thru north korea...the troops called in missions ammo...events that followed some orders snafo...while flying low in trails..the first aircraft was hit by friendly artillery fire , the second plane trying to avoid the debris.fall to ground the 3rd a/cmade a sharp left turn out. 4th a/c was me but luck god/luck over flew..2plane down by friendly fire..what is luck???????????? almost always with me..

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Garland Scott wrote on December 24, 2008

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City and State: SAN ANTONIO TX

Unit: UNKNOWN

Service or Relationship: Family Member

Comments: Looking for 50th TCS team members before Korea.

Keywords: Bobby Scott, Robert Scott, supply clerk, Central Europe Campaign, EAME (European/African/MiddleEastern) Theater, 1945-1946, Army AirCorps, Paris, Villacoublay

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Chris Dawson wrote on September 28, 2008

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City and State: LITTLERCCK AR

Unit: 50TH AIRLIFT SQUADRON

Service or Relationship: Other

Comments: For all persons having pictures or info having anything to do with the Red Devils please contact me. I am a current 50th airlift squadron "Red Devil" whom fly's the C-130H3 aircraft. Please contact me if you have any resources.

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Bill Higbee JR. wrote on June 11, 2008

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City and State: INDEPENDENCE MO

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Comments: Comments: Looking for anyone who served with my Dad at Ashiya, Japan from Nov '51 to June '52. His aircraft was a C-119 named Rebel Devil. His name was Bill Higbee.

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Patrick Engle wrote on December 3, 2007

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City and State: DUNEDIN FL

Unit: 50TH TROOP CARRIER SQUADRON

Service or Relationship: Air Force Veteran

Comments: this is my last comment on my experiences of the korea war from aug 1950,to dec 1951..the purple heart that i never received..one clear cold afternoon..while dropping supplies to the army and or marines trapped up there in the frozen north [a cold front from siberia] after passing the dz tootsie roll/?..the a/c made a sharp right turn but wider the the pilot thought capt boyle..fly right over the hills that was awash with chinese troops..thinking what bar i'll be drinking in tonight..out of the blue,bullet holes racked the side and the bottom for the plane.sitting in the jump seat next to me was a paratrooper[the kicker ]bullets were flying everwhere one blew right thru the kickers back pack..an other teared from the bottom of the a/c and blew up the radio operators desk..splinters and metal parts scaped my legs..dazed..everone on board looked around ,where did that come from..flying a uneven course back to ashiya..landed..coming in on a wing a prayer....the whole left side of the a/c was full of holes..the prop. had a 14inch hole in it...the entire ground crew was out observing the damages...went over to the base hospital..cuts and scatches over my legs..was released ..and back to flying...they made me staff sergeant/ and gave me a air medal..for heroics..what hero...i was scared out of my mind..i hated flying and hated war..but what happened to my purple heart...the reason i never pushed it..the fact is my brother john..was with the 10th mountain div in italy and had his leg blown off..now thats a purple heart...this is probably my last entry..because of old age plus lung cancer, prostate cancer, heart..if someone is reading this a hundred years from now ./.remember i was one of lucky ones..the trues hero's are the troops that never returned...patrick engle

Keywords: pusan,the invasion ,kimpo,phongyong,sananju, yalu, chosin reservoir, hungnam, haragu-ri...etc

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Michael Wilson wrote on December 2, 2007

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City and State: AUCKLAND

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Comments: Hi, I'm looking for my Grandfather Billy Gene Luther, my grandmother told me he was in the 52nd Troop Carrier SQDN U.S.A.F, Greenville, South Carolina, USA. If anyone could give me any information as to his whereabouts that would be fantastic. Story is my father was adopted out when he was born and has made contact with his birth mother whose name is Rose and i want to find my real Grandfather. This is all the information i have, so if anyone can help me out that i would be very grateful.
Thanks
Michael

Keywords: 52nd Squadron, South Carolina, Greenville

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Patrick Engle wrote on October 17, 2007

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City and State: DUNEDIN FL

Unit: 50TH TROOP CARRIER SQ

Service or Relationship: Air Force Veteran

Comments: after failing all my grades in john adams h.s ozone park..which is not easy ..apparently what is noted as a attention deficiency..aquaduct race track in the vicinty of the h.s...was my main enterest..i quit at 16 ..and at the time wasn't thinking about my futureonly a furlough..one evening in the summer of 1947...a friend of mine peter cusumano who had enlisted in the army in 1946 returned on leave from korea/japan..advised me to enlist in the air force..better chance of going to a tech school.the last words i ever heard was quote when you take the morse code test for radio/mech.. run through the entire session most people would quit.but you are bound to quess one out of three unquote...after finishing basic training at lackland afb ..the people the were going to tech at scott field ill...shocked i finished the r.o course..and was assigned to greenville afb s.c...arrive at the base on sun morning..reported to the clerk..told me to hope in a jeep and out we went to the flight line...a c82 sitting there..climbed up the ladder to the cockpit..the crew taxi out off we went into the wide blue yonder..ft bragg nc..what am i doing here i am frightened of heights..after dropping the ptroopers a the dz..and hanging on for dear life..returned to greenville..in turn i flew all over the world..greenland etc..as the korean war started i was up for discharge the usaf can't ship me..truman extented me a year..of we went to japan. arrived koreabase ashiya ..japan..dropping shuff/..the ironic part about this story is that cpl peter cusumano was killed in the bug out 2nd div..38inf g company at the gantlet..within one year of the conversation...left the af..got a job with the federal aviation adm..lga/jfk/isp..24 years..retired..also worked at a fire dept in nyc as a dispatcher...thanks to cpl peter cusumano..a hero..still looking for a relatives so he can have a proper burial...north korea nov dec 1950..chosin few...

Keywords: c119/c47c82 korea 1950/1951

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Patrick Engle wrote on September 4, 2007

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City and State: DUNEDIN FL

Unit: 50TH TROOP CARRIER SQUADRON

Service or Relationship: Air Force Veteran

Comments: THE SQUADRON DEPARTED SMYNA AFB TENN ON A NIGHT TRAINING FLIGHT AND FORMATION FLYING TO MAXWELL AFB AND RETURNING TO SMYNA..SEATING IN THE RADIO SEAT THINKING OF OTHER THINGS FRIGHTEN THAT WERE FLYING TO CLOSE FOR MY COMFORT..TURN MY RADIO CHAIR AROUND TO ESCAPE THE SO-CALLED TERROR THE WAS ABOUT TO UNFOLD..OFF OUR LEFT WING THE PILOT ADVISED THAT HE WILL RETURNING BECAUSE OF PROBLEMS WITH ONE ENGINE..AS I WATCH HIM PEEL OFF TO LEFT WITH FIRE ON THE LEFT ENGINE, .AFTER ABOUT TWO HOURS OF THIS NONSENSE..WE FLEW ON TO NASHVILLE...LANDING IN TH DARK.WITH RELIEF THE I EXITS THE A/C.AND WALKED UPTO THE RADIO SHACK..THE R.O'S LOOKED AT ME AS IF I WAS A-. GHOST-..WHAT'S THE PROBLEM ,THE C82/C119 THAT PULLED OUT OF THE SQUADRON HAS CRASHED OUTSIDE HENDERSENVILLE TENN ALL THE CREW WAS KILLED.INCLUDING ME .THE R.O'S THOUGHT I WAS THE GUY THAT WAS ON THE PLANE THE PILOT NAME WAS CAPT KATZ SURVIVING D.DAY FROM BROOKLYN NY SINCE WE USUAL WENT ON FAM FLIGHTS TO LONG ISLAND.I JUST HAPPEN FLY IN ANOTHER A/C...FATAL NIGHT LIVING IS ALL ABOUT CHANCE...OR IS IT...

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Patrick Engle wrote on August 13, 2007

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City and State: DUNEDIN FL

Unit: 50 T.C SQUADRON KOREA AUG50/DEC51

Service or Relationship: Air Force Veteran

Comments: across the pacific..i was supposed to be discharged from the usaf because of the fact my three year enlisted was up in dec 1950..the war....war...war.. to all you people that don't get...it...certainly the gi,s from the 24th inf div,first cav,marines, who where there in july and aug get it, since must of the occupation troops were guys like me eenlisted in 47/48..with nothing else to do..it pisses me off when the so called pols in washington ..when mentioning the sacrifices the the ww2,nam,guf wars noticed they never mention korea...30000 dead, 8000,missing..must in the first two years of the so-called police action..im annoyed now...besided it's 3am will continue this later on the runway prop while taking from guam..that would be one of two...should have been killed right that and i would have been happy...its was always almost died..now that i have lung cancer.prostate cancer.a heart attack...77 still here..

Keywords: inchon,pusan,2 trooper drops,sinaju.chosin res.yalu. up and down e/w..

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Patrick Engle wrote on August 7, 2007

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City and State: DUNEDIN FL

Unit: 50 TH TROOP CARRIER SQ

Service or Relationship: Air Force Veteran

Comments: as my brain into nothingness...my last thoughts on being a crew member on a c119 flying boxcar. a job that i never wanted...gee but i hated flying...what happened to my original request for a a/e mech...no the af said i was left handed..the only problem was i had to put up with some of my fellow crew members pilots. co-pilots etc..crazy bastards from ww2...flying b17's on germany..beside the point i wasn't in control..the stunt they pulled one night approaching k8..misjudging the lenght of the runway..on the approach the pilot asked the co-pilot if he would like to land the a/c..ok i take the controls..knowing it was a short runway..he attempted to use the full lenght.not realizingthey was a slight rise at the approach...watching these two fooling around. we unexpectly to land on the runway but dropped the plane so hard..that it the read boons broke in half my jaw hit my knee, dazed we continued on down the runway..with the boons dragging ...one usaf c119 destroyed...five cigs at one time patrick engle in korea 1950/1951

Keywords: c119, ashiya japan, radio operator

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Robert Sayles wrote on June 9, 2007

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City and State: RIO RANCHO NM

Unit: 50TH TROOP CARRIER SQDN

Service or Relationship: Air Force Veteran

Comments: LIKE TO HEAR FROM SOME OF THE OLD GANG

Keywords: C-119 SPAMTOWN, NOSE NO. 155 0R ICHI GO GO
FERRIED C119, NOSE NO. 152 FROM ZI TO ASHIYA . JAN OF 1952.
THERE WAS SEVEN OTHER C119'S AND EIGHT B-26/S

FLEW MOST OF MY MISSIONS, C-1'S C-2'S OUT OF K16, 12 13.47
AND K9

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Alexander (Alex) Milne SR. wrote on April 6, 2006

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City and State: GIRARD OH

Unit: 50TH TCS

Service or Relationship: Air Force Veteran

Comments: If anyone serving with the 50th Troop Carrier Squadron Red Devils 1953 - 1954 is interested. I soon will have available copies of a squadron picture with all of the squadron below and standing on top of one of our c-119 aircraft. The picture will also have a copy of the squadron patch.

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Wayne K. Tesmer wrote on September 24, 2005

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Unit: 50TH TROOP CARRIER SQUADRON

Service or Relationship: Air Force Veteran

Comments: Re: Charlie Linderman. I served with Charlie while with the 50th TC Sq in Japan. Have photos that I would be happy to share. I worked in the orderly room - with Don (Hocky) Hockinson, Dallas Stoltenberg, and others. Your dad probably wouldn't remember me.
Wayne Tesmer

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Frankie Strickland wrote on July 2, 2005

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City and State: CAIRO GA

Unit: 50TH TCS

Service or Relationship: Family Member

Comments: I am wife of H.E. (Strick) Strickland... who, as I've said in an earlier entry, is now deceased...This is my second entry...I continue to research Strick's life for my "memoirs"...Actually, I've located several of his "buddies" and am in contact with them regularly...They all seem to enjoy the memories! I continue to gain respect for all of you about whom I am writing. I am beginning to wonder if you all truly are the last of a "special breed". Thanks for the opportunity to maybe contact another "RED DEVIL".

Frankie Strickland
07/02/05

Keywords: Red Devils/50th TCS/Ashiya, Japan/ late 1952- late 1953/C-119/

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Charles J. Linderman JR. wrote on June 18, 2005

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Unit: 50TH TCS ASHIYA, JAPAN 51-

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Comments: Mr Old Man is Lindy linderman, he was in the Ariel resupply section and served as a rigger and supply man.
He served in the 50th TCS and has photos of himself standing next to the "Devil" at Ashiya. I have his scrapbook and there is a beautiful pic of the Squadron flying over Fujiama.
He was later sent to Morrocco in the late 1970's and when he got off of the air liner there were some old abandoned red tailed C-119s pushed off the end of the runway. He went down and discovered that his aicraft from Japan was among the bunch. He recognized the tail number, and was stunned!
There was a local morrocan family and their animals living in the aircraft
Lindy is still alive and doing well, he lives in Enterprise< Alabama GO RED DEVILS !!

Keywords: The Red Tailed Devil's.

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Hugh Blackburn wrote on February 20, 2005

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City and State: SLIPPERY ROCK PA

Unit: 50TH TCS

Service or Relationship: Air Force Veteran - Korea

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Patrick Engle wrote on January 19, 2005

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City and State: DUNEDIN FL

Unit: 50TH TC SQUADRON 9/50/-12/51

Service or Relationship: Air Force Veteran - Korea

Comments: korea...war....like all wars are useless...after 3years of kill or be killed...trapped men..still wandering the hills of the north their spirits/ghosts waiting to come home so they could all buy electronic equipment computers...autos...and cheap wear for wal-mart etc....made in china...next stop iraq...

Keywords: c119 r/o

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Bill Higbee wrote on October 11, 2004

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Comments: Looking for anyone who served with my Dad at Ashiya, Japan from Nov '51 to June '52. His aircraft was a C-119 named Rebel Devil. His name was Bill Higbee.

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Patrick Engle wrote on April 14, 2004

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City and State: DUNEDIN FL

Unit: 50TH TC SQUADRON

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Comments: kimpo k16 sept 1950.....on approach to the darken airfield with the flashes of gunfire glowing in the distant similar to the four of july firworks display we were cleared to land on the runway by someone other then air traffic control..in we went,holding at the end of the runway wondering what was going on..since the plane was loaded with ammo and oil drums and the field was still not entirely secure..we taxied to the end of the runway a marine came running up and suggested we unload and turn around asfast as we canincoming mortars attack fired by the retreating north koreans...unloading as fast as we could just dumping the material out the door of the aircraft..proceeded to get out of the situation that i never wanted...off we went and another lucky escape...patrick engle kimpo sept 1950 leave iit to marines couldn't do much with my 45 sidearm that had a rusted barrel...anyway

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Donald (Don) Dickinson wrote on March 4, 2004

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City and State: LENOIR CITY TN

Unit: 36TH - 37TH TC SQUADRONS, SEWART AFB 1951-55

Service or Relationship: Air Force Veteran - Korea

Comments: Looking for members of the 36th and 37th Troop Carrier Squadrons, stationed at Sewart AFB, TN, 1951-55. See our webpage at geocities.com/donatsewart/homesewart.html concerning our annual reunion. Also looking for airmen who completed basic training at Sewart attached to the 36th TC Squadron in 1951.

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Bill Word wrote on October 20, 2003

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Comments: I am looking for color pics of C-119's that served with the squadron in Korea.

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Alexander (Alex) Milne wrote on October 3, 2003

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City and State: GIRARD OH

Unit: 50TH TROOP CARRIER SQUADRON

Service or Relationship: Air Force Veteran - Korea

Comments: Change of E-mail address

Keywords: 50th TCS Red Devils

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Frankie Strickland wrote on September 28, 2003

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City and State: CAIRO GA

Unit: REESE AFB (51-H)- JAPAN/KOREA W.

Service or Relationship: Family Member

Comments: I am "Strick's" wife. He died in 1994. I am trying to write his biography and the very important details of the men involved in the Korean War. I am particularly seeking information onthefollowing: Thomas Weingarten - student officer at Reese AFB in '51('51H) also stationed at Donaldson AFB ('53 or '54) Flying C-119's
Theodore Boluch - Cadet at Reese AFB ('51H)
Please, if anyone has any info., please, plese contact me.

Keywords: Cadet training -Randolph Field ('50), Adv. training - Reese AFB ('51H), 435th Troop carrier Wing, Miami International Air Port ('52), Ashiya, Japan ('52-'53-C-119's), Donaldson AFB, Greenville, S.C.('53-'54 - still C-119's), Lawson AFB, Columbus, Georgia released from active duty:14 Dec.1954. A member 50th T.C.S. RED DEVILS.

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Michael (JR) Scarpa JR. wrote on September 20, 2003

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Comments: Looking for fellows who remember my dad. I've gotlots of pics of base, planes, dad in cowling of 119. Please reply directly. Thank you.

Keywords: Red Devils Ashiya AFB '52-'55

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Tom Perry wrote on August 2, 2003

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Unit: 50TH TCS

Service or Relationship: Air Force Veteran - Korea

Comments: I have a group photo of the first class of replacement enlisted aircrew (Flight engineers / radio operators)from 4442nd Combat Crew Training School at Sewart AFB, Jan-Feb 1952. I took it while we were outprocessing at at Camp Stoneman CA in Mar.'52. In it are Johnnie Slayton, Gene Copeland, Norbert Stehn, Norman Richard, Leonard Champion, Phillip Johnson, Edward Woods, Herbert Charmichael, John Thayler, Ron Barnett, John McDonough and John Zwiercan. I'd be delighted to send a copy to any of these old friends or to their survivors.

Keywords: Crew chief/flight mechanic, C-119C 49-158.
Ashiya, Mar.'52 - Mar.'53. Rotated to Sewart AFB, TN.

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Patrick Engle wrote on January 14, 2003

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City and State: EAST QUOGUE NY

Unit: 50TH TC SQUADRON KOREA 1950/1951

Service or Relationship: Air Force Veteran - Korea

Comments: THE ICE BY S/SGT PATRICK ENGLE LOOKING OUT THRU THE COCKPIT WINDOW I SPOTTED A LONG LINE OF SOLDIERS WALKING SLOWLY SOUTH OVER THE FROZEN RESEVOIR SOLID FROM THE EXTREMELY COLD TEMPS THAT HAD BLOWN IN FROM TUNDRAS OF SIBERIA I WONDERED TO MYSELF WHO ARE THEY..LIKE BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID..WHO ARE THEY.THE PILOT DECIDED WE SHOULD TAKE A CLOSER LOOK..DOWN WE WENT TO SEE IF WE COULD BE OF ANY ASSISTANCE WITH SUPPLIES ETC..BUT THE WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS TO UNRELIABLE AND I DIDN'T WANT TO END UP ON THE ICE WITH THEM..SO AFTER ONE PASS WE FLEW ON OUR WAY..WE COULDN'T DO MUCH ANYWAY ASSUMING THEY WHERE OUR TROOPS...AS I THOUGHT TO MYSELF HOW LUCKY I WAS NOT TO BE DOWN THERE ON THAT COLD FROZEN RESERVIOR....SORRY GUYS HOPE YOU ALL MADE IT...S/SGT PATRICK ENGLE CHOSIN RESERVIOR WHO WERE THEY?

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Patrick Engle wrote on December 5, 2002

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Comments: the kicker was standing watching the ammo slide down the rollers and drop out the rear of the aircraft, parachutes billowing as the troops down below anxiously waited for resupply of ammmo and rations while fighting off the hordes of chinese that had surrounded them at the chosin reservoir in north korea. watching the kicker and small arms hitting the a/c oout of the corner of my eye i notice the kicker had tied the shroud line of his parachute to the side of the aircraft and proceeded to jump into the heat of the battle that was raging below quickly disappearing into the void, astonishing i proceeded to inform the crewthat the trooper said that he wanted some action and to advise everybody of consequence he tripped and fell out of the back of the plane..now it can be told after 52 years..he may be still wondering the mountains of north korea looking for action wishing him good luck s/sgt patrick engle nk

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Patrick Engle wrote on November 18, 2002

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Comments: a sad look at the long lonely road..it was late nov 1950. a frosty crystal clear day after a passing of a siberian cold front, 50 miles south of the chinese border in the far reaches of north korea..we were unloading the aircraft of oil drums and supplies, but it was to late that, because the chinese army was trying to encircle the american eight army the troops were in full retreat down that lonely road south. a company of infantry hurring past yelled that the chinese were few miles to the north and its time to clear out..the major insisted we unload the oil because of weight problems and rutted runway..meanwhile i observed the infantry unit firing off to the west at some unknown target..bugout was called panic set in..standing on the choke filled dusty field, i felt a deep sadness come over me and the change of events in the last few months of 1950. the chief honcho in tokyo telling us we will be home by christmas what folly..as we slowly taxied out for takeoff i saw the sad dejected look of the troops moving south on that long dying road.god bless them s/sgt patrick engle nov 1950 age 19 north korea

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Tom Perry wrote on November 16, 2002

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Unit: 50TCS

Service or Relationship: Air Force Veteran - Korea

Comments: Researching for last of a series of Korean War stories about airlift people whose duties did not require them to engage in dogfights.See USAF Museum, Friends Journal for earlier pieces: OPERATION GET READY, Spring 2000 and ROUND ROBIN,Spring 2002.
Looking for classmates from Class 52A/B,4442nd Combat Crew Training School, Sewart AFB, and tentmates (#1633 - up the hill from the twin smoke-stacks at Ashiya).Would like to find out how the years have treated them since we signed-off our last postflight checks.

Keywords: SSgt/crew chief-flight engineer/C-119C 49-158A/Texas Rose/ Ashiya, Mar.52-53.

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Patrick Engle wrote on November 15, 2002

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City and State: EAST QUOGUE NY

Unit: FERRYING C82S TO THE AIRLIFT

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Comments: a story...a night in late december 1949..at 8000ft between newfoundland and goose bay labador..sitting and listening to the drum beat of the icing pounding and against the sides of the c82..at 18 years of age i said to myself what am i doing here i should be attending my high school prom and live the normal life of a teenager in that period after ww2..anyway while listening to the icing and the static on my crt 13 radio..the navigator informs the capt the he is not sure of our position..as the hair on the back of my head stood up...the pilot asked me to contact goose bay for a direction finding fix..since i was never put in this kind of situation before stressfully after calling goose bay via morse code the gound station advised us to steer 090 degrees..but the navigator said that was impossible..he cant be that far off course..about this time i glanced over my shoulder and low and behold the fire warning light comes on. and anyone that ever did any flying knows what that means..again i repeated to myself what am i doing here..naturally things always go from bad to worse..when the co-pilot decided to open the cockpit window..at 8000 in a snowstorm to see if the engine was on fire. and the wind howling thru the cabin papers flying the pilot and co pilot arguing with the navagator..holy ,,, what in the h... is happening here finally after 15 minutes of terror and not in the mood to bail out somewhere north of trackless wastes of canada or the endless reaches of the ocean, finally the pilot trusted me and steered 090 degrees which eventually contacted the gca unit ...needless to say their was no fire and the cockpit window was finally forced closed and we made a uneventfull landing at goose..bay

Keywords: lost over the north atlantic

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Patrick Engle wrote on April 8, 2002

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City and State: EAST QUOGUE NY

Unit: 50TH TC SQ

Service or Relationship: Air Force Veteran - Korea

Comments: AH THEIR IS NOTHING MORE THRILLING THEN HAVING A RUNAWAY PROP ON TAKEOFF FROM K16 BACK IN DEC 1950 THANKS TO CAPT BOYLE WHO MANHANDLED THE 119 ABOUT 100 FT OFF THE GROUND AND MADE A MIRACULOUS LANDING WHILE TRYING TO GET THE GREEN ON HE GEARAT THE TIME I THOUGHT MY TIME WAS UP...THANKS CAPT WEREVER YOU ARE RO PATRICK ENGLE

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Joe Bolinski wrote on December 31, 2001

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City and State: FACTORYVILLE PA

Unit: 50 TH TROOP RED DEVELS

Service or Relationship: Family Member

Comments: Found a bunch of old pictures in my grandmothers attic. My dad passed away in 1989 and i found this
site and was curious iff any of you knew him.From some of the writing on his pics i think he was stationed in fermosa? Dad was a tall person 6 foot 6 and was a hellraser im shure someone will remember him!

Keywords: Joe Bolinski Flew in c119 #135 Fermosa?

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Todd Dunn wrote on October 27, 2000

Email Update Needed

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City and State: LYNN IN

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Service or Relationship: Family Member

Comments: If the above information seems familiar to you, please contact me at my e-mail address or call me. Dad's name is Darrel Dunn of Indiana. Any information would be appreciated. He lives next to me now, so contacting him is no problem and I know he would very much appreciate hearing from anyone that served with him.

Keywords: Dad was crew chief of C-119 552 (last)"Big Mike" that was downed. "Green Hornets" sounds very familiar to me........

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Byron (Barney) Kinkennon wrote on August 20, 2000

Email Update Needed

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City and State: RIDGECREST CA

Unit: 50TH TROOP CARRIER SQDN

Service or Relationship: Air Force Veteran - Korea

Comments: Radio of on the infamous Whistling Shit Houses. Made it through my 24 month tour and saw a lot of the far east. Would like to hear from any of the old gang that was stationed at Ashiya during the time period mentioned above.

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Wayne K. Tesmer wrote on June 24, 2000

Email Update Needed

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City and State: FARGO ND

Unit: 50TH TROOP CARRIER SQ,

Service or Relationship: Air Force Veteran - Korea

Comments: Served with 50th TC Sq at Ashiya AB, Japan, from 8/52 til approx 8/53, then moved to 314th TC Group Hqs.

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Hugh Blackburn wrote on January 6, 2000

Email Update Needed

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City and State: SLIPPERY ROCK PA

Unit: 50TH TCS RED DEVILS

Service or Relationship: Air Force Veteran - Korea

Comments: served 1954- 1955 at Ashia japan

Keywords: nick name Blackey
friend Sheriff "Pee Wee"

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