Lt. Col. Gerald E. Montgomery - MIA
Aug 1995
From:
Updated: 11/13/98 Julia M. Haynes Email address
Subject: Additional information
I just sent you an email of help we need for the Looking For page on the
KWP. It then occured to me that I have never sent you the personal
information on my dad. His name is Lt. Col. Gerald E. Montgomery, USAF.
He was in the 136th Fighter Bomber Group, the 136th Fighter Bomber
Wing. Serial number AO2044920.
He was shot down while on a straffing mission on March 3, 1952, over
the Ch'ong Ch'on River in North Korea.
He was last seen alive standing in shallow water by his parachute waving
his arms.
He disappeared after the 4th circle of the area by other pilots on the
same mission but his parachute was still visible as were the burned
remains of his aircraft.
We would like to locate two of those other pilots - Captain Edwin R.
Cunningham, USAF and 1st Lt. Thomas P. Ingrassia, USAF. Any help
with finding these men or their families would be appreciated.
Our father was a F84 pilot who was shot down March 3, 1953 and was last
seen on the ground alive. My sister this past year was finally able to
unearth a case status card from his file that lists him as an
"unofficial reported POW". This was a real find for us as it is the
first time in all these years that there was any acknowlegement that
he was anything other than MIA/KIA.
Julie
Update: DPMO did find a copy of a diary of one of the other pilots who
saw my dad go down and helped in the attempted rescue. Didn't reveal
much more than what we already knew but he said he thought my dad
drowned. We disagree with that for various reasons but who knows.
Re: Col Montgomery
On Tue, 21 Jan 1997
ORFLAW@aol.com wrote:
I can't find the info my father in law gave me but I will get it and
write you back--I have been corresponding with Julie Langham at
flangham@edge.net--the daughter of Lt. Col. Montgomery, and gave
her a lot of the information--Lt. Col. Tom Guntherberg, my father
- in law, remembers the day Montgomery went down.
Tom's address is
212 Oxford Rd.,
Williamsburg, VA 23185 757/229-7518.
Sorry, I'll get back to you with more, or feel free to get in touch
with him--sorry, he doesn't have a computer.
Jay Lassiter Norfolk VA
K-2 136th BW
from: don putnam
Updated: Spt 21, 2004
Don Putnam donput@juno.com
After 44 years, I read Don Paul's story of the 136th Fighter Bomber
Wing that served at K-2 Taequ,Korea and Itazuke, air strip in
Fukuoka,Japan during the war.
How many memories it brought back..Don, we may have been
buddies back then 'I was there the same time as you.
Recalling names after such a long time is a hard thing to do. I' ve
e-mailed a missive to you.. thank you for writing it,and thank you.
every one who works on the Korean War Project..
don putnam
Until now, I haven't come close to locating any one remotely
connected with the wing..let alone the Sqdn's..
Now thanks to you and Hal,perhaps I can satisfy my desire to renew
old acquaintances..
Ted,I have a 8X11 photo , that was taken at K-2 in Sept
1952 . standing near an F-84 tail section are:
1/st Lt. Zimmerman,
1/st Lt. Moeckel,
Lt/Col.Colgen,
Lt/Col. Livingston
1/st Lt Buckel...
it's a black and white close-up . If any of these men'or a relative ,
are out there reading your page,and would like the photo,I'll be happy
to send it to them...
Oct 1950
On Wed, 21 May 1997
Updated: 6/18/2002
Cecil Davidson cwdav@swbell.net wrote:
16010 Rainbow Lake Rd.
Houston, TX 77095
Telephone: 281-463-7174
I was called to active duty from Dallas, Texas with the 136 Fighter
Bomber Wing in October 1950 and in January 1952 while stationed in Japan
I was transferred to the 608 AC&W Squadron at Kangnung, Korea.
I returned to the U.S. and was released from active duty in July, 1952.
I would welcome any news from former members of these two units.
August 51-June 52
On Sun, 22 Jun 1997
Jim Case Aceaaron1@aol.com wrote:
Dear Ted:
I am going through some old pictures to find the Tac Recon unit I was
with at Kimpo AFB in Seoul. I was with the 136th Fighter Bomber Wing
at Itazuke AFB, Japan from August of '51 to June of '52, when I was
transferred PCS to Kimpo.
The 136th was a Texas Air National Guard outfit from Dallas, Texas
that was activated for the Korean War. Hated to leave it but I had no
choice since my AFSC was needed at Kimpo.
I do have some pictures as I was a photographer in the Air Force. I will
join your outfit in a few days.
My home page address is: http://www.utopianet.com/ace/ace.htm
Sincerely,
Jim Case
Jim Kerins- Crash Crew
On Sun, 20 Jul 1997
Updated: Spt 21, 2004
Don Putnam donput@juno.com
Hi everyone.
In case you haven't looked at Jims home page, I suggest you do, Its
very interesting, Jim was at K-s 9, 24, 13 and 10, was a member of
Crash Crew in 1950./51 Jim was then from, Carbondale PA, Now from
Birmingham AL.
Jim is retired from the Air Force and has put together a page that
should be of interest to all of us.
Check it out at:
A Veteran Remembers
154th FBS
On Sun, 3 May 1998
Updated 26 Apr 2000
Dave Brazelton Email address wrote:
Don Paul, who writes some neat AF recollections, and I were in the same
squadron; although, he "graduated" at about the same time I arrived.
He and I have had a good time exchanging anecdotes about our times in
"Frozen Chosen."
Someday, I may tell you how I turned in, on a supply turn-in slip, the
carcass of an airplane that had been cannibalized to extinction.
Talk about a ruckus!!
Dave
I was originally in the 154th FB Sqdn which later became the 310th FB
Sqdn of the 58th FB Wing when the ANG unit returned home (without me).
We were stationed at K-2, Taegu. I was maintenance officer of the only
remaining unit with F-84D aircraft. Later, we received F-84E models
and finally the F-84G.
Kansas
On Sat, 29 Aug 98
Bill Hale Email address wrote:
I was in the Air Force with a fellow that I liked a lot. We were both
in the 136 FTR. Bomber Wing. I think he was either a Staff or Tech SGT.
We were both airplane mechanics. I have an old picture of him and on
the back is his name U.S. Pape. We knew him mostly as Kansas. However,
a c-47 crashed on the dock where he working and he was killed
instantly.
The location was Itazuke, AFB in Japan and the time was either late
1951 or sometime in the spring of 1952.
afb
Bill Hale AF 25430466
136th Comm. Sqdn.
On Thu, 4 Mar 1999
John T. (Jack) Walker Email address wrote:
808 Lawman Avenue
Bridgeport, WV 26330
Phone: (304)842-8831
Email: j.walker43@GTE.net
Comments:
Hometown when in Korea was Pittsburgh, PA. Arrived Korea April, 1951
thru August, 1952.
Served in Communications Squadron of the 136th Fighter Bomber Wing as a
Radio Operator. This unit was divided between Itazuke AFB in Fukuoka,
Japan and K-2 Taegu, Korea. Rank while in Korea was A1/c. Prior to Korea
was stationed at Langley AFB, Virginia. Post Korea stationed (1-year) at
Selfridge AFB,Michigan,Discharged October,1953.
Training at Lackland,1949 and Camp Gordon, 1950
Thanks for your reply. In reviewing an old record, Special Order Number
84, dated: 11 October, 1951, it read Headquarters - 136th Air Base
Group - APO 929, and in the paragraph it refers to 136th Ftr. Bmr. Wg.,
and I am listed as in the 136th Comm. Sqdn.
In clarification, I was a Sgt. (A1/C) Radio Operator and later a
Communications Center Specialist in the 136th Communications Squadron,
having served duty both at K-2, Taegu, Korea and at Itazuke AFB, in
Japan.
In trying to recall, the 136th was part of the Far East Air Force (FEAF)
and somehow I recall it also assigned to the 5th Air Force. Anyhow, in
my 16 plus months, I probably was assigned to Itazuke for 5 months, and
Korea for 11 months.
Again, trying to remember almost 48 years ago, it gets difficult, but I
think we first landed at K-8 Kunsan-By-The-Sea, then I opted for trying
out for the Itazuke football team, and went back to Japan. I was
assigned to Special Services while on the Itazuke AFB football team.
After I was off the team, I was reassigned to the Radio Shack on Main
Base, Itazuke, and later I was reassigned to K-2 Taegu, as I recall.
Recalling while at K-2 we were on the strip with the 49th Ftr Bmr Wg.,
our "competitors" for who was the best.
1951-52
On Sun, 16 May 1999
Thomas A Roussell Email address wrote:
I just found the KWP recently & was very pleased. I had hoped to make
contacts with members of the 136 Ftr-Bmr Wing stationed in Itazuke AFB
1951-52.
If you can supply me with info of any kind pertaining to reunions
personnell etc. I would appreciate it.
Hope to hear from you. Thank you
S/sgt Thomas A Roussell
POB 84
Assonet, Ma. 02702
PHONE: 508-644-5809
Photographer Group Command
On Sat, 12 Jun 1999
collette mcfarland Email address wrote:
My dad is named Willard Pierce. He was in Korea in 1951 as a
photographer in 136th fighter bomber wing, 136 group command.
He doesn't remember Mr. Sloane but wonders if Mr. Sloane remembers him.
Dad is 74 now. thank you for your time
collett mcfarland
Medical Group
From:Stan Lutz Email address (Stanley Lutz)
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999
Subject: history of itazuke AFB and 136
136 fighter bomber wing 136 medical group of which i was a member
1951 1952.
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