Grim Reapers Newsletter
On Sat, 10 Jan 1998 Karen Harden americlean@vader.aureate.com wrote: THE INVADER is a 50 page (aprox.) newsletter of the 13th Bomb Squadron Association (Korea). It is published three times yearly for the benefit of Association members. The magazine/association is involed in locating, and informing others of, the whereabouts of fellow Grim Reapers. The articles are interesting, written by the men who lived the experience of Korea; stories about winning the Distinquished Flying Cross, the history of the 13th, being a pilot at the front, and much more. The photographs are amazing (to me), bringing home more clearly to me what Dad saw over there. Editor\Publisher.....William F. Ricketts, Jr. 11650 E. Calle Aurora Tucson, AZ 85748-8319 bill_ricketts-jr@juno.com
13th Bomb Squadron Association (Korea)
Official Website Posted by: Sandra Fenton Email address
Capt. Donald Dean Tegt MIA
Updated: 3/08/99 by editor 3RD BMBR GP 7/4/51 B-26 On Thu, 02 Apr 1998 spg_lab Email address wrote: Good Day: I am looking for information on MIA Korea Capt. Donald Dean Tegt. He was later listed as KIA. Cannot find him listed on any military lists. My address is: Jan M. Tegt 116 Longview Dr. Richmond, KY 40475 Thank you for your assistance. Ed note: please let us know if you have info on Capt Tegt. Send to Jan and to Ted Barker at: tbarker@kwp.org, thanks.
Re: TEGT
Updated: 10/25/2001 From: Ed Moynagh Email address To: webcl8@ACS.EKU.EDU Subject: Capt Tegt Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 Hi; I saw your request on the Korean War Project, what kind of info are you looking for? He is listed on the data base I am using & was in the same Bomb Gp I was. He was lost with two people from the 13th Bomb Sq. if you want their names let me know. We may be able to find some people who knew him. You can find me at ejsmp@gateway.net=20 Ed Moynagh Huntington Beach Ca.
Holman Calvin Rawls, MIA
At 04:27 PM 6/30/96 , you wrote: 13TH BOMB SQ 7/8/52 B-26B My name is Mary Glover and I live in Oklahoma. I am looking for information about my father who was a navigator on a B 26 bomber in korea. He departed Kunsan Airdrome, Korea on July 7, 1952 on a night intruder mission over North Korea . The 3 man crew never returned and so they were declared mias. I don't know the name or the pilot and co-pilot or who ever was with him. If anyone has any information about their father having done the same thing at the same time ,I would be interested in knowing what you know and what their names were. This is the reason I found your home page Cecil. I am not very familiar yet with navigating and getting my own home page. By the way, My father's name was Holman Calvin Rawls, Jr. His nickname was Sonny. VQPC59A@prodigy.com ( MARY R GLOVER)
13th Bomb Squadron
From: Cohenget@aol.com Subject: 13th Bomb Squad/3rd Bomb Group/Johnson AFB, Tokyo I would like to hear from the following airmen who I flew with during 1954-56 out of Johnson AFB, Toyko: LT Jim O'Neal LT Reed Billadieu SGT Schultz LT Edward Bureau LT David Buffington LT Anthony Brocato Thanks. Harvey B. Cohen Please contact Harvey Cohen (703-525-2260). Thank you.
Lt. Charles Prettyman
On Thu, 23 Oct 1997 Braxton Bradford wrote: Braxton Bradford 4513 S OAk DR Q 72 Tampa FL 33611 phone: 813 839 0385 fax: 813 273 3655 Looking for information on Lt. Charles Prettyman 13th Bomb Sqdn 1950- 51. Died LAngley Aug '52 in accident. Flew 76 missions. DFC,AM 6olc. need photos or additional info on Korean service.
Locating former unit members
On Fri, 2 Jan 1998 Karen Adams Harden americlean@thnet.com wrote: I am searching for 13th bomb squadron veterans for my father, Alvin J. Adams. He is on the reunion committee, and works very hard at finding people.
More on Adams
On Tue, 9 Mar 1999 Alvin J Adams Email address wrote: TED: Not being on line, I have not seen your web page. In reading your letters I assume you are keeping a record of all Air Force personnel who were in Korea. If that is the case, by searching for 13th Bomb Squadron men, I have been sent copies of orders transfering men thru 2349th Personnel Processing Grp, 3rd Bomb Wing, 6403rd Personnel Processing Sq, a few from Langley AFB and probably a few other orders of that type. We have accounted for all but a couple hundred of our guys. AL Adams
1st Lt Clifford G. Selman MIA
On Tue, 3 Feb 1998 Danlee Selman Email address wrote: 1522C Conrad Heights NAS Patuxent River, MD 20670 Telephone: (301) 737-4188 1st Lt Clifford G. Selman was my only paternal uncle. He was attached to the 13th Bomber Squadron, 3rd Bomber Wing. On 17 April 1953 he bailed out of the back of his B-26 with another airman and became missing in action. A year later he was declared KIA. I am looking for anyone who might have know him or knew of him. I am conducting a genealogical research of my family and any stories that would contribute to his personality would be greatly appreciated.
Gene Wilton Gould MIA
On Fri, 20 Mar 1998 URtypeguy Email address wrote: My Father, Gene Wilton Gould, was MIA in Korea in 1953 (three years after my birth) all of my life I have sought information on his career in the military, only to obtain it at age 45. I would be interested in possible contact with members of his company, to obtain any information about him I could, military records don't tell anything about the man---my father. Would appreciate any assistance you could give. 13BbSq, 3BbGp(L)APO970 from January 4, l952 through April 4, l952. He was a Navigator, Bmbdr, Radr according to his Chrononlogical Record of Military Service. His casualty report states that verifies this information. Casuality report states he was MIA in action as of March 31, 1952. and according to provisions of Section 5, of the Act of Marrch 7, 1942, PL 490, 77th Congress, was proclaimed dead. My father was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal and 4 oak clusters, and Purple Heart. He is memorialized at Fort Logan Cemetery in Denver Colorado. Again, thank you for keeping those loved ones alive. Rich Gould UPdate: 11/04/98 ed note: heard from Rich and many contacts made, most recent w/ Donnel Matthews who was sent to Korea with served with him until MIA.
1954
On Mon, 25 May 1998 Carl Mosher Email address wrote: 14601 Palmetto Palm Ave. Miami Lakes, FL 33014-2647 phone: 305-558-3456 fax: 305-558-4489 3rd Bomb Wing datein: Feb 53 dateout: Feb 73 comments: Member of 13th Bomb Sqd. Periods April 1954 to November 1955.
Photos
On Tue, 04 Aug 1998 Annie Allerdice Email address wrote: In your project do you have any photos or data on the Grim Reapers, 13th Bombing Squadron? I am doing research on my father Lt. Col David Way Allerdice Jr. Squadron Commandor 1953 Thanks Annie Allerdice
13th Bomb Squadron Association
On Tue, 15 Sep 1998 Sandra Fenton Email address wrote: Click here for website A Korean War US Air Force veterans group site featuring nose art, oral histories, MIAs, pilots, gunners, navigators, strike targets and more. Lots of pictures!
Lt James Van Fleet
Date: Tuesday, July 21, 1998 Updated: 10/25/2001 From: emoynagh Subject: MIA Ralph Phelps Hi: Phelps was a gunner [ B-26 } in the 13th Bomb Sqdn. 3rd Bomb wing at K-8. The Pilot who he was lost with was Lt James Van Fleet son of Gen Van Fleet Commanding General of all forces in Korea. Also lost was the navigator John Mac Allaster. Ed Moynagh Email address
More on Van Fleet
On Sun, 08 Nov 1998 Dan Fisher ziggy2 Email addresswrote: Thank you for not forgetting me, and my request for more data about LT James A. Van Fleet Jr., Korean War POW/MIA. I am also trying to find more data about his two crew members, McAllaster and Phelps. There is so little data "out there", and even my local library gave me nothing substantial! In any case, I have "adopted" this crew on our unit web site, and since my state senator has been defeated in this election, I will be writing to his replacement for congressional feedback and will provide you with anything I receive! I've put together a total of four (4) pages (from data retrieved from the KWP web site), about the Korean War POW/MIA issue at URL: http://members.tripod.com/~msg_fisher/fleet-3.html Thank you, Dan Fisher (MSG,Ret), Svc 6-29 FA, "CAN DO" Webmaster, 29th Field Artillery Regiment http://member.tripod.com/~msg_fisher/index.html
Clifford Sellman
Updated: 3/08/99 editor, from PMKOR Database From: Gene Easley easy@indy.net Subject: Clifford Sellman 13TH BOMB SQ 5/17/53 B-26 Dear Mr. Barker: Clifford Sellman was my roommate at Purdue University. He went to Korea and went to the German Occupation. He was reported killed in action in 1954! A brief search has not revealed any information to me but I have been lead to believe that he was shot down over Korea, bailed out OK, and his parachute reported on the ground. The date of his reported death (as shown on the Korea War Memorial in Indianapolis) is 1954 possiably indicating a death in captivity. Any information that you might add or correct would be appreciated. Thank You, Gene Easley ----more from KWP--- Name spelled Selman on Honor Role Selman, Clifford Gene The date indicates the original date of casualty of 5/17/53, near the end of the war. The official date was from either a POW debrief, or files filtering to command level. The other option is that was the date of determination.
SSgt Grady M. Weeks - MIA
Updated: 3/08/99 by editor from PMKOR dataset On Sun, 22 Sep 96 "GERALD R. GRIGGS" grgriggs@msn.com wrote: 13TH BOMB SQ 8/8/52 B-26 SSgt Grady M. Weeks was a POW/MIA who was lost in August of 1952 while flying as a member of an aircrew in a mission over North Korea. He was my father and I would be interested in any information that anyone would have about him. He was from Birmingham Alabama. Lt Col Rebecca Weeks
1st Lt. Johnnie Jennings Roessel MIA
Updated: 3/08/99 by editor MIA 13TH BOMB SQ 8/7/52 B-26C On Sat, 9 Aug 1997 Updated: 8/10/99 John Rozatti 1. Email address 2. Email address wrote: I was looking for info on my cousin, his name is Johnnie Roessel,1st Lt, Navigator who was reported as MIA after his bomber crashed landed in Korea. I was named after my cousin and for most of my life I have heard different stories told of what happened. My mom just informed me that she read an article in the newspaper that references a b-29 that crashed about six months before the end of the was. She remembers that my cousin Johnnie's plane crashed around that time also. She said the article mentions that there was a crew of five men on the plane that crashed at that same time and that most of them survived. I would like to know if you can give me some suggestions on where to begin my search for info, or if there is a group of pilots that are still around that may have information. After my cousin was reported as missing, his family was contacted by fellow pilots that said they were able to fly over and see that the plane crash landed, that it did not crash and burn. They were unable to do anything, but returned the next day to the crash site and believe that the plane had been buried or covered, as there was no sign of the plane. This has always led us to believe that he did survice and was taken as a POW. I would appreciate your help and if you could email I would really be grateful. Thanking you in advance, Sincerely, John Rozatti
Warren Bacon Wisdom
On Sun, 7 Mar 1999 Carrie Zehner Email address wrote: Korean War Project Guest Book Entry First Name: Carrie Last Name : Zehner Street: 5574 Abilene Trail City: San Antonio, State/Prov: TX ZIP: 78222 Country: USA Phone: 210-648-1602 Fax: Email: flaming_redhead@mailcity.com Comments: My Uncle was Warren Bacon Wisdom and he has been a MIA since 1953 and we have never heard anything about him. He was a purple heart recepiment. We don't his company, battalion, or location where he was shot down. My Aunt would like to at least know where hje was shot down or even where his remains are located. If you have any new information could you pleas email me at the address above. thank you Carrie Zehner
BERNARD SMIEGAL
From: Alvin J Adams Sent: Saturday, January 09, 1999 5:24 AM The other reason for writing is we found a 13th Bomb Sqdn man yesterday. His tour in the 13th was while it was at Johnson AFB after the War. He was with the 34th Bomb Sqdn, 17th BW while it was at Pusan. Bernard would like to contact some of your people. His address is; BERNARD SMIEGAL 737 DUNMORE ST THROOP, PA 18512-1187 I don't have his phone number. Every once in awhile the wife of one of our members, Linda Brooks, takes it on herself to assist us in our search. She does a hell of a job. Already this week she has come up with seven finds. Smiegal is one of them. I need to put a write-up in the INVADER letting everyone know how hard she works for the Association.