65th Troop Carrier Squadron

Air Force BBS

Legacy Messages - 1995-1999

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Pat Ferry wrote on October 14, 2012

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City and State: LITTLE ROCK AR

Unit:

Service or Relationship: Other

Comments: Just watched the news and the anniversary of the Cuban
Missile Crisis on CBS Morning Show....Sure brought back a
lot of memories of my USAF Reserve Unit, the 65th Troop
Carrier Squadron. As a native Muskogee, Oklahoma
persoon, I will always remember my days in the Reserve
Unit.

Keywords: Remington Raider (a clerk typist, on a Remington
typewriter. Flew a lot on our C 119's.

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William H. (Bill) Thomas wrote on June 9, 2006

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City and State: ST. CHARLES IL

Unit: 65TH TROOP CARRIER SQUADRON

Service or Relationship: Air Force Veteran

Comments: Looking for anyone who was in Japan in the Blue Tail Flies 1952-54 who might remember me. I was in charge of the sheet metal shop.

Keywords: personal friends: Joe Emond, Bill Morgan, Pennington, Vasquez.

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Regulo Vasquez wrote on May 27, 2006

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City and State: DALLAS TX

Unit: 65TH./ 817TH.T.C.SQD.COMBAT CARGO

Service or Relationship: Air Force Veteran

Comments:

Keywords: Was in the korean air drops and the 187th.parachute
drops in korea.
Went to Indochina and the P.I.
Arrived in Japan in 1952 and left in 54.
Went to England in 54 to 55.

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Regulo Vasquez wrote on May 27, 2006

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City and State: DALLAS TX

Unit: 65TH./ 817TH.T.C.SQD.COMBAT CARGO

Service or Relationship: Air Force Veteran

Comments:

Keywords: Was in the korean air drops and the 187th.parachute
drops in korea.
Went to Indchina and the P.I.
Arrived in Japan in 1952 and left in 54.
Went to England in 54 to 55.

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Walt Stein wrote on June 24, 2004

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City and State: LISBON NY

Unit: 65TH TCS USAFRES.

Service or Relationship: -

Comments: Lotsa great flying memories of C119G operations.Especially all that flight deck time with mostly world war two pilot vets. B17,24 jocks,even an over the hump driver.A special thanks to my mentor Frank Hostteter. Wish I had recorded the conversations. They were the BEST !
The bad memories ,were flying tornado alley with out radar.

Keywords: Post korea USAF vet 1955-1959 then active reserve 1959-1963

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Barnes Beasley wrote on February 5, 2000

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City and State: HUNTSVILLE AL

Unit: 65TH T.C. SQD.,403RD T.C.GROUP

Service or Relationship: Air Force Veteran - Korea

Comments:
Ashiya AFB, 1952-1953

Keywords:
Blue Tail Flies
Friends: A/1C Robert E. Mills,S/Sgt. William B. Tucker

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Philip K. (Phil) Kempland wrote on November 7, 1999

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City and State: FLORISSANT MO

Unit: 65TH/817 T/C SQDN COMBAT CARGO

Service or Relationship:

Comments: At Ashiya AFB Japan (J1) APO75 From 1,July 1952
through July 1954

Keywords: Ashiya AFB Japan (J1) APO 75
From 1 July 1952 thru July 1954
65TH Troop Carrier Sqdn.
817th Troop Carrier Sqdn. 403rd TC Wing

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