FALLEN
HEROS
In tribute to these, and those 17 brave young men
from Detachment 1, 6911th RGM, Rhein-Main, who went down
with 60528 in Soviet Armenia, 1958.
OUR SILENT WARRIORS LIVE ON IN OUR MEMORIES
God Bless
The
USA
FALLEN
HEROS
In tribute to these, and those 17 brave young men
from Detachment 1, 6911th RGM, Rhein-Main, who went down
with 60528 in Soviet Armenia, 1958.
OUR SILENT WARRIORS LIVE ON IN OUR MEMORIES
God Bless
The
USA
| The Crew of 60528
A2C Archie T. Bourg Jr. Capt Paul E. Duncan A2C James E. Ferguson Jr. A2C Joel H. Fields Capt Edward J. Jeruss A2C Harold T. Kamps A2C Gerald C. Maggiacomo A2C Clement O. Mankins A2C Gerald H. Medeiros TSgt Arthur L. Mello A2C Robert H. Moore A1C Robert J. Oshinskie MSgt George P. Petrochilos SSgt Laroy Price 1Lt John E. Simpson Capt Rudy J. Swiestra
1Lt Ricardo M. Villarreal
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and our other heros........
(Please remember each of these and the survivors in your
prayers)
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6911th RSM/RGM
ADEN .. James Dean Aden, 6911th
1957-1959, passed away in Colorado Springs 24 Nov 2007. No further details
(nfd).
ADAMS .. Clark C. Adams, 1410 15th St, Columbus GA 31901, 706-321-9011.
Clark left us in October, 1993, after suffering a stroke. The address is
for his wife. His son, Clark C. Adams, Jr., is at 5003 Woodruff Road, Columbus
GA 31904, 706-322-0246.
ALLEN .. Charles Allen passed away on his
birthday in late April. Those who knew Charles can contact his wife, Martha,
or send a card to 1519 Longhorn Avenue, Orange, Texas 77630, Telephone
409-313-4404.
ATKINS, Tom S/Sgt, Easy Trick, passed on
in 1971, cancer.
AVILA, Donald F., Baker
Trick. Don suffered an aneurysm of the brain on January 15, 1965. He was
married to Gisela Linder, who can be reached at
glinden@earthlink.net, or write
to her at 652 Concord Place, Pleasanton CA 94566-7916.
BAGGETT .. Jimmy D. Baggett, no details.
Last address was 12435 Citrus Way, Brooksville FL
34601, telephone
BAKER .. James Baker, no further
details.
BENNET .. Conrad G. "Connie" Bennet passed
away 21 Nov 2007 at 12:30 a.m. Funeral was 25 Nov 07 in Harrisburg IL.
Wife resides at 211 South Skaggs Street Harrisburg,
62946, 618 252 1369.
BESTUL, Kenneth. Ken passed
away June 19, 2000. His wife resides at 2020 Cottonwood Dr, Laramie WY 82070,
307-742-2395.
BEYERS, Art. No further details.
BRADSHAW,
Charlie. Charlie passed away August 13, 2002, cardiac arrest. Contact person
is his daughter, Charla Greene, chargre@aol.com or call her at
910-564-4852.
BRANDIS, William, Franklin
Springs NY. Bill left us on August 15, 2004. He was on Easy Trick,
working in Supply from June '57 to '60. No further
details.
BROGI, Michael, from North Carolina.
No further details.
BROOKS, Manchester "Manny" of the fabulous
Pharaohs left us on 30 March 2005 due to a heart attack. The Pharaohs were
an awesome singing group who were invited to England for a recording contract
while they were serving at the 6911th.
CAIN .. Lee Cain, First Sergeant.
No further details. One of the USAF's finest.
CLARK, Ollie W. C/MSgt. His wife, Nancy, reported
on 24 May 2001 that Ollie was killed in an automobile accident on 17 Sep
1985. He entered the U.S. Army in 1947, serving in the 2nd RSM, and later
the 6911th RSM/RGM.
COLSON, George. No futher
details.
COOPER, David G., P.O. Box 968, Edgewood TX
75117, telephone 903-896-4499. David passed away on 13 Mar 2004. His wife,
Ursula, would love to hear from all the German wives. Please call
her.
COTE, Robert A. Bob was on Able Flight from
1959-62. He retired from the USAFSS in 1969. At the time of his death from
cancer, 5 Sep 2000, he was residing at Warick, Indiana.
COULOMBE, Henri. Henri died November 27, 2000
of an aortic aneurysm. He had undergone a kidney transplant on Christmas
Eve 1999 and was doing fine until the moment of his death. This information
is from his wife, Claire.
CRAWFORD .. Richard G. Crawford (Widow - Shirley).
Her address is 603 Galaxie Avenue, Harrisonville MO 64701,
816-380-3138.
CRUTCHFIELD .. James F. Crutchfield, 106 Croyden
Ct., Kernersville NC 27284, 336-993-3339. James passed away in l997.The address
listed is his mother.
DEEN .. Jimmy Deen of Campbell,
Missouri. Heart attack.
DOMINGUE .. Gilbert Domingue
of Rayne, Louisiana. Gilbert was in a nursing home for several years before
he passed away. His niece, Mrs. Simon, operates the home. She can be reached
at 318-334-5111.
DUTTON .. Robert D. Dutton, born November 2,
1934, passed away peacefully at approximately 7:15 a.m. on Saturday,
October 1 2005, in hospital in Beaverton, Oregon. His wife, Maryann, is at
1325 S. Rosemont Rd., West Linn, OR 97068.
ELIA .. William
(Bill) Elia passed away on Friday, August 17, 2007, no further details. His
wife Cindy, is at 26 Club Rd, Jacksonville, AR 72076,
501-985-1154.
ESPLIN .. Paul
Esplin passed away in April, 2007, no further details. His wife Gertrude
lives at 512 Greenwood Drive, Brigham City UT 84302.
ETHEN .. Dennis Ethen, 12955 Mississippi Rd
NW, Elk River, Mn 55330-1731, 612-441-2584,
ethendc@juno.com. Dennis left us in
April, 2002, heart attack.
FENNELL .. Herb Fennel of 4344 Hidden Lakes
Dr, Niceville Fl 32578 , passed away Thanksgiving 2005, heart attack. Wife
is Ursula Fennel, 850-678-8542.
FLATLEY .. Thomas P. Flatley, Dog Trick, 1957-60.
Died 31 Aug 1981, no further details.
FLOYD .. Bennie R. Floyd, M/Sgt (retired)
USAF. PO Box 308 Winnsboro SC 29180-0308
passed away 1 Feb 2004, cancer.
He and Angie were were remarried 1 Dec 2003. Angie can be reached at
803-635-3780.
FORESEE, Doy L. passed away 24 Oct 2007 in
Colorado Springs after a short illness. 4365 Halstead Circle, Colorado Springs
CO 80916.
FRAIZER .. S/Sgt Carl Robert Fraizer, Charlie
Trick .. Carl left us in 1987, emphysema. He
remained in Germany, married, and raised a family there.
I remain in contact with them. He was a dear friend, Best Man at our wedding.....
Don Watson
GALLAHUE .. Howard "Sonny" Gallahue left us
6 Sep 1992, heart attack. No other details.
GANGEWERE .. Clark P Gangewere, 412 N School Ln, Smyma
DE 19977, 302-653-4340. Clark passed away 1995 of a heart attack. We gave
his wife the web site so his kids could learn more about their dad &
what he did in the service.
GARDNER .. Captain
Charles K. Gardner. Chuck passed away in April, 1987, from emphezema. He
retired from the USAF and went to work for the postal service. His wife is
at 336 Meredith Circle, Spartanburg SC 29306. 864-574-5021.
GATELY .. William Gately. Bill passed away
on October 30, 2005, from severe pancreatitis. As one of his grand-daughters
said, "He screeched into Heaven on Sunday afternoon." He was buried with
honors on Monday, November 7 at 10:30 AM, National Memorial Cemetery, 23029
N. Cave Creek Road, Phoenix, AZ. Again, "Our dad loved and respected all
of you." With love from his family, Betty, Shannon, William,
Tara.
GAZAILLE .. Herman (David) Gazaille. Baker
Trick. David died of cancer in July, 2004. He and his wife had wonderful
years together between 1998 when it was diagnosed, and the time of his passing.
His wife, Dorothy, is at RFD 158 Katama Road, Edgartown MA 02539.
508-627-5095.
GOOCH .. Ron Gooch passed away 24 Jan 2004. No further details. HALDERMAN .. Dewey Halderman. Dewey
passed away 13 Jan 1999 due to a stroke. Mrs. Dewey E. Halderman, his wife,
was from Germany. She can be reached at....6424 NW Compass Dr., Lawton OK
73505, 580-536-8659
HAYNES .. Glen C. Haynes. Info from Ron Cowell
.. no further details.
HESS .. Edward Hess of Wisconsin, deceased
1985. HILLEN .. Roger Hillen, 7421 Lyndale Ave S, Minneapolis
MN 55423, 612-869-0327. Roger left us on HUGDAHL .. James Hugdahl .. Left us in 1990
- cancer. Widow 424 19th Ave NE Minneapolis MN
55418.
JAECKS .. Thomas "Tom" Jaecks left us in 1993,
cancer. His widow left us in 1999, cancer. You may contact his son, Mike
Jaecks, at 715-355-4469.
JANTZ .. Richard L. Jantz, Able Trick, wife Sue..
1993 from cancer.
KEARSLEY .. Don Kearsley, CWO, 2nd RSM & 6911th
RSM, passed away 1-31-00. He was a M/Sgt at
Darmstadt.
KOSCHTIAL .. Kaye J Koschtial ..
Killed in auto accident in early 60s, according to his nephew, Lance Koschtial.
No further details.
KOSTRZAK . . Ronald Kostrzak (Ronald left us in
1970. We understand it was heart failure, while deer hunting).
LAGER .. Robert Lager. No further
details. LIFLICK .. Carroll Liffick
.. deceased 1997, no further details.
LINDSTROM .. Floyd Lindstrom passed away in
September, 2007, following lung cancer. His wife, Rosemarie, lives at 1230
Westridge Drive, Hastings NE 68901.
LOCKE .. William Locke,
nfd. LOPATIC .. A/2C Stanley
J. Lopatic, Able Trick. Stan left us in 1993,
cancer. He was from
Pennsylvania,
and sang in our trio and quartet. A dear
friend..... Don Watson
LUNA .. Verlin G. Luna, Dog Trick, formerly of RR 1 Box 156 Holcomb,
Mo 63852 573-792-3664, has left us. nfd.
MANGHAM .. Eugene Mangham. Eugene
passed away 1997. Address is for his widow, who said, "Eugene would have
loved this! Best regards to everyone!" 8680 E Alameda Ave, Denver CO 80231,
303-366-4253
MASON .. A/1C Elvin E.
Mason, Able Trick. He left us in 1957. He was a "short-timer,"
and on the way back to Cambrai Kaserne after his "going
back to the world" party, he was killed in a single-car collision, not far
from the back gate.
MCBRIDE ..
A/2C Ford M McBride, Dog
Trick.
McCULLOUGH .. Walter McCullough, died 11 Aug
2005. Wife Linda is at 2676 Davidson Drive, Lithonia GA 30058-7409. Walter
battled brain cancer, having been diagnosed 10 Aug 2004.
McPHERSON .. Eurgene McPherson passed away
from lukemia 22 Oct 2008. Services Saturday, 25 Oct. Cards and prayers to
his wife, Martyne, 28326 County Road 281, Newcomerstown OH 43832, Ph
303-897-1323.
MEENA .. John A. Meena, 7113 Manhattan
Ln. Cheyenne WY 82009, 307-634-6625. John left us in 1989, according to his
son.
MONEYSMITH .. Larry
Dale Moneysmith, 70, of Earlham IA, died 23 August 2008. He is buried in
Earlham Cemetery. His wife writes "Larry was so proud to be a part of this
organization and shared many stories with his family over the years." With
sincere gratitude, his loving wife, Carol.
MOON .. Brooks Dale Moon of Soda Springs,
Idaho, died in December, 2006, from colon cancer, per his daughter, Kim.
MOSIMAN, Richard. Easy Trick. Passed away
23 August 2004, per his wife, Sandra. 177 Grice Rd, Ringold, LA 71068,
telephone NEMETH, Paul J., Jr. Paul left us in 1997. No
further details.
NEWLIN, Orville Newlin, 409 Carolina Avenue,
Warner Robins, Ga. 31093, 912-923-7687. Information from his wife, Doreen
Newlin. Deceased 12/10/06, no further details.
OSTERMAN .. Charles "Bud" Osterman Sr, of 1213
South 18th Street, Pekin IL 61554, passed away in January, 2000. Information
is from Charles Jr and his wife, Janet. No further
details.
PARNELL .. Dean "Tex" Parnell passed away
on September 3, 2006, from cancer. His wife is Sue Parnell of Flint, Texas.
No further details.
PARRISH .. Albert D. Parrish. 17 Hickory Ln, Ivoryton
CT 06037. Albert left us in April, 1998.
PATTON, Kenneth Patton passed away in September, 2006,
nfd. Wife Ruth is at 300 Westminister Canterbury Drive, Winchester VA
22603-4275
PEJKA .. Roger Pejka. Letter returned marked
"deceased," no further details.
PICKARD .. Bill G. Pickard passed away on 23 November
2003. The family can be reached at 513-777-7182. Billy retired as a
CMSgt after a career in USAFSS.
POWEL .. Roy Powell passed away on November 24, 2007,
after a long illness. His wife Betty resides at 4378 Crabtree Church Rd,
Molino FL 32577. Home Phone: 850 587-5912; Cell Phone: 850 255-0890. Children
Bobby, Faye Ellen and Betty Lou were present before he passed away.
PLATZ .. Lawrence A. Platz, Covington PA 00016,
570-659-5027. Lawrence left us in 1998.
ROTHERMEL.. Paul Rothermel passed away in March, 2007. PO
Box 675 Milton, Washington.
SALADIN .. "Sal"
Saladin, M/Sgt NCOIC Able Trick T/A section. NFD.
SAMMONS .. Phillip W Sammons. Widow's address and phone: 3208 Shady Ln, Clovis
NM 88101,
SHADECK .. Charles Shadeck, deceased
1979.
SKINNER .. Eugene Skinner, 6916th RGM Rhein-Main,
Germany. He died 4 Mar 2007 of pancreatic cancer. He often spoke of his Air
Force experience. -- Donna Skinner, wife,
316-275-6074.
SMALL .. Colonel Richard D. Small, Commanding
Officer 2nd RSM 1954-1955 and /6911th RSM/RGM until 19 July 1957. His son,
Dr. Charles Small, who lives in Cascilla, Mississippi, reported that Colonel
Small died from a heart attack in 2007, at the age of 87, in Cleveland,
Mississippi.
SPANGLER .. Leonard Spangler
passed away in 2004. No further details. SPRADLEY
.. Denver Lee Spradley. He left us on 20 Mar 1986, Leukemia. Wife Heide
Spradley.
SWINDLER .. Billy L Swindler of 6131 Golden
Valley Drive, San Antonio TX 78242 passed away in 1998. Information is from
his widow. No further details.
TAYLOR .. Jim Taylor.
Jim left us on 13 Jan 1999 due to Lukemia. His brother, Charlie Taylor, wrote:
"He had a great Wright Patterson Air Force Base Honor Guard perform services
at the grave site. Very impressive and very well done. It made this old WW2
veteran feel very proud."
TILLMAN .. Harold Tillman died on Thursday,
16 Feb 2006. Wife Elizabeth is at 10594 Tillman Lane, Foley AL 36353, phone
251-965-7513. E-Mail: heitillman@gulftel.com for condolences. Harold's heart
"just wore out" after many surgical interventions over the years. Funeral
services Bayview Funeral Home, 251-943-2391, Foley, Alabama..
TSCHANNEN ..
Bruno F. Tschannen, 9914 Horton Dr.,
Shawnee Mission KS, 913-642-5429. Bruno passed away in l98l. The address
is of his widow, Betty.
TUNE .. James E. (Ed) Tune,
left us in December 2004, due to cancer.
nfd.
TUBAYA .. Mauricio Tubaya, 111 Brook Ln, North
Branford CT 06471, 203-484-0164. Mauricio passed away
1999.
WOODBURY .. Gene
Woodbury, from his wife, Jan,
janwoodbury@bellsouth.net. He was in the 6911th from October 1959 (SSgt) to
April 1962, Easy Trick, radio repairman. Commissioned 2nd Lt, stationed at
Lakeland, Kelly AFB SS Hdqtrs, Yokota AFB (6988th), Mosco ID, 6910th Darmstadt
70-72, Wiesbaden AFB 72-74, retired in 1974 and died in June
2000.
TAPS
Day is done
Gone the sun
From the lakes
From the hills
From the sky
All is well
Safely rest
God is nigh.
Fading light
Dims the sight,
And a star gems the sky,
Gleaming bright
From afar,
Drawing nigh
Falls the night.
Thanks and praise
For our days
Neath the sun,
Neath the stars,
Neath the sky,
As we go
This we know,
God is nigh.