50th Anniversary update
On Thu, 3 Jul 1997
Jack Durall E-mail
wrote:
fax: 702-361-2199
I was in the 452nd Bomb Wing (Light) in Japan and Korea from Oct
1950 to Apr 1952. We were reservists activated at the 2347th AFRTC
in Long Beach Ca. on 10 Aug 1950.
Am especially interested history of the unit during the period
described above. As the 50th anniversary of the activation is only
3 years away, I am seeking any information that might be available
regarding a half-century reunion.
I can be reached at:
Jack Durall
1833 E Eldorado Ln
Las Vegas, NV 89123-1511
dieyebal@aol.com
23rd Bomb Squadron-?
On Wed, 05 Feb 1997
Edward Combs ecombs@worldnet.att.net wrote:
Sir,
I arrived at Pusan(K-9) in December 1951. I had just turned 21. I
belive the Squadron was the 23 Bomb Sq. I spent at least 6 months in
Miho, Japan in Consolidated maintance(REMCO). At 21 I was more instered
in girls than I was in what the airplanes were doing. For 6 months all
I did was use CarbonTetraChrolide to clean engine distributors.
The only person that I remember is a large man we called "Pappy"
Neer(sic). He had a big handle-bar mustache. I was on DS to Miho, Japan
in mid-1952.
In the Winter Korea was snowy and/or muddy. We had one pilot named Mud
(not real name) would always write "mud in the cockpit" as if the
ground crew never cleaned the inside of the plane. So, one day "Pappy"
Neer(sic) was waiting for the plane to land.
He was on top before the pilot or co-pilot could unbuckle. He looked at
the log-book and there was the "mud in cockpit". Pappy grabed Capt. Mud
by the chute harness and dropped him from the plane. After several
hours with both Mud and Pappy in the Commanders office, Pappy came out
and entered in the log as the corrective measure "Mud removed from
cockpit."
Nelson Ritchie
On Sun, 11 May 1997
WAAINI@aol.com wrote:
Dear Sir,
I am looking for my pilot in the Korean War. We were in Korea in 1951
-1952.
We were in the 452nd / 17th Bomb Wing. his name was Nelson C. Ritchie.
His Svc # AO#796734.
Any information at all is appreciated.
Thank you
Tom Atkins
8284 Stanton Avenue
Buena Park, Ca.90620-3229
714-527-1930
Fax-714-220-9406
E-Mail-WAAINI@aol.com
More on Ritchie
On Wed, 21 Oct 1998
Michael Hopkins Email address wrote:
JUST THOUGHT YOU MAY LIKE TO KNOW. I WAS ABLE TO FIND NELSON RITICHIE
FOR TOM ATKINS, UNFORTUNELY 2 YEARS TO LATE. BUT ITS MY UNDERSTANDING
THAT HIS WIFE WAS QUITE PLEASED THAT HER HUSBAND WAS REMEMBERED.
----MIKE HOPKINS
Wilford Cook
On Tue, 20 May 1997
Joyce Spenser joyce@chromatic.com wrote:
9 Crusade Road
Westford, MA 01886
508-692-2103
Fax: 508-392-2124
I am helping a friend search for information about her brother, who was
lost in the Korean War. His name was Wilford Theodore Cook, and he
was apparently shot down on or about 3/22/52. His ID number was
AO2065517 and he was with the 452nd bomb wing in the USAF.
Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Hq & HQ Sqdn
On Fri, 10 Apr 1998
Robert Flynn Email address wrote:
5646 S PARKSIDE
CHICAGO, IL 60638
Telephone: 773-581-6922
Fax: 773-581-6921
SERVED WITH THE 452ND BOMB WING, HQ & HQ SQDN FROM SEP 50 AT GEORGE AIR
BASE, CA ITAZUKE, MIHO IN JAPAN. K9 IN KOREA. IN 1952 I TRANS TO 5H AIR
FORCE HDQ, TAGEU, KOREA.
WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE REUNIONS, AND CONTACT SOME OF THE OLD
GANG. IT WOULD BE NICE TO TALK TO THEM AND RELIVE SOME OF THE OLD
EXPERIENCES..
1949-51
On Sun, 9 Aug 1998
NICK IANNUZZI Email address wrote:
452nd bomb wing stationed at k9 pusan korea 1949 TO 1951
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