Glenn Hopkins and John Graybill reunit
On Mon, 7 Sep 1998
Michael Hopkins Email address
I'VE EXPLORED YOUR CITE FOR APPROX. 1 YR. BUT PRIOR TILL LAST WEEK I
DIDN'T HAVE COMPUTER OF MY OWN. THROUGH YOUR PROJECT I'VE BEEN ABLE TO
REUNITE TOM ATKINS WITH A BUNK BUDDY AT K-9 THAT LIVES NEAR ME.
MY FATHER WAS AT K-9 UNDER 17 BOMB WING--I'VE BEEN TO REUNION. HERE'S
SOME OF MY FATHERS STORY
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37th Bomb Sqdn - 17th Bomb Wing
On Fri, 6 Jun 1997
Updated; 10 Jun 2000
"C.O. SMITH" Email address wrote:
C.O. SMITH
3255 MERCER LANE
SAN DIEGO, CA 92122
phone: 619 545 4068
fax: 619 545 5433
datein: DEC 52 dateout: 24 JULY 53
I served with the 37th Bomb Sq as a navigator bombardier from
December 52 through 24 June 1953 (three days before the cease fire).
We were based out of K-9. from Dec 52 thru 24 June 53. I left three
days before the cease fire.
After Korea I returned to the states and was assigned to SA C 380 Bomb
Sqdn, 310 BW at Smokey Hill AFB ( outside Salina Ks.) where we started
out in b-29s then converted to B-47Es.
After leaving the USAF in 55, I served as a K-System Tech Rep with the
90th Strat Recon Wing at Topeka.
Mainenance Crew
On Sun, 9 Aug 1998
Raymond Slesicki Email address wrote:
phone: 916 638 1550
comments:
I was a member of the 37th BS from Jan to Oct of 1952, in aircraft
maintenace. I enventually made crew chief, and was assigned aircraft
serial #44-34166. I have photos of the aircraft and the base.
If I may a comment, the A-26 is one of the best and most under-rated
combat aircraft.
End of an era
On Fri, 30 Jul 1999
Phil Kaufman Email address wrote:
First Name: Phil
Last Name: Kaufman
Street: 9 music sq. so.
City: Nashville
State Prov: tn.
ZIP: 37203
Country: usa
Phone:
Fax: 615 297 2426
Email: wallyliner@aol.com
Your Unit: 37th bomb sqd..17th bomb group
Comments:
I was stationed in Miho air base in 1954..just before the unit was
transfered to the states...florida,Eglin Field I think. I was a crew
chief on one of the B-26s.the number escapes me, and all my fotos were
destroyed.
We were sent tdy to K-8 Kunson for excerises just before the unit was
transfered. I was transfered to Yokota and was assinged to a B-29 as
asst, crew chief. Strangely I ended up on a ferry crew transporting
B-29s back to the staes and escorting the remaining B-26s.
They put a 500 gal fuel tank in the bomb bay and we did their
navigation. The planes were flown to China Lake cal. for weapons
testing, a truly waste of such great aircraft.
phil kaufman
