3/15/68- departed Amarillo AFB, newly minted Airman. Sometime that evening arrived at Keesler AFB. Assigned a bunk at the transient barracks, no direction, no restrictions. Changed into civilian clothes and went directly to the Airman’s club. Drank a lot of 3.2 beer (I was only 18), repeated this scenario over the weekend. On Monday I was directed to the 3478th School Squadron. My home for the next 3 1/2 months. Spent three weeks in Personnel Awating Training (PATs). This really sucked, mainly formations three times a day, with all sorts of crummy details to keep us busy. Spent one week on KP (up at 4:00 AM, work all day, bed at 9:00 PM). Then school started. Learning Morse code and basic typing. Fortunately for me I knew how to touch type so I progressed faster than most. At the end of 3 months I was selected for X2 school. On July 3rd I departed for Goodfellow AFB, TX. That is another story.
Highpoints of Keesler AFB:
1. Getting uniforms tailored
2. Sunburns at the beach
3. Visits home on two weekends
4. Thats about it, I didn’t like Keesler at all, very hot, humid, open-bay barracks with no air-conditioning. yech!!

Hi Ron,

I believe we may have met at Keesler, I was there from May 1968 to Dec. 1968, ended as an x1 sent to Iraklion Crete and went on to be part-time flight analyst(tdy to IG Farben in Frankfurt for schooling as analyst, NSA headquarters in Europe.

Best wishes…..Joe

My fondest memory of Basic Intercept Operator School at Keesler AFB was Mr. Macy. Remember Mr. Macy? He was a semi disabled Vet and the instructor of both the typing and basic morse classes. He sat atop one of the linoleum covered government tables and pounded out cadence “FRF…JUJ” with his walking cane.

Tony A1C

Looks like I’m the geezer of the respondents…

From Lackland to Keesler, Oct ’61.

Keesler to Clark [6925th], late spring or early summer, ’62.

Early DEROS due to medical.

Goodfellow, San Angelo early ’63.

Early out to return to college.

Arrived at Keesler (the Triangle) in Novermber of 1961. Started ditty bopper school in Dec. and graduated the following June. First assignment: Okinawa–Onna Point, 6927th. 2T assignment: Crete–Iraklion 6931st.

I remember Mr. Macy as well. I was there between Sept. of 63 and Jan of 04. Mr. Macy would challenge me saying if I got past a code test with no errors he would by the coffee. If not, I bought. I would go all the way to the last 5-10 characters and he would send something I had never heard before. Needless to say I bought a lot of coffee for him. I think I beat him only once….when he allowed me to have a couple of errors.

From KAFB I was sent to HQ Pacific Security Region (Wheeler AFB) detached to Det 2 Pacific Security Region at Hickam AFB. Went tdy to Vietnam early after the Gulf of Tonkin incident to help set up a Tansec operation at Tan Son Nhut. Finished my enlistment back at Hickam.

I was at the morse intercept school at Keesler from November 65 through march of 66…..waves of memory are coming back at me…..
passed AIO and “25″ on the same day with a week until it was all over.. i think to qualify you had to pass “21″(wpm)
Biloxi was mostly an unfriendly town to have access to…..I still remember the ‘white only’ sign above the water fountain in the bus station , that had been recently (1964 civil rights act, I assume) painted over but was still discernible ……
I was assigned to Iraklion Crete in april 66 as an X1
….and was there 1.5 yrs……towards the end I was copying 35-40 wpm on easy flight…..THAT was cool, fun work!
then they sent me to Shu Lin Kou airstation in Taipai Taiwan for one year ending dec 68—Taipai was just incredible…..I was STATIONED where vietnam combat troops took R&R….god, they envied us!…. it was just an 8 hr day in the ‘pound and the rest of time to ourselves….some of us shared apartments downtown….god, the drinking , the partying, the sex!!!
for some, war was hell, but not for us dittybops!
I am probably forgetting all the bad stuff, but that’s human nature…for the most part, although not compatible to anything in civilian life, a morse intercept operator ‘s job was pretty good duty during the vietnam war!

I was at 6984 RSM on shemya from Sep 60 to sep 61 and from sep 61 to oct 63, i was with 6981 RGM on Elmendorf.
When I finished school at Keesler, my orders were already cut to deploy to the Phillipines when some bright-eyed clerk discovered I was from Alaska sooo…they decided to send me to shemya afs, alaska on the aleautian islands.

Reading above comments brings back memories. I was at Keelser from August, 1963 to March, 1964. Mr. Macy and “no balls at all” is vivid in my mind. Went to RAF Chicksands for 3 years but was selected for 2-T and ended up at Northeast Cape Air Station, Alaska, which was on St. Lawrence Island. Great memories all.

Arrived at Kessler AFB in October, 1966 and left in March, 1967. It is amazing that after 42 years I still remember morse code! Also, I will never forget my exit interview in July, 1970 concerning what my training can do for me in civilian life. Nothing, nada, zero, thanks for attending! Met best friend, Steve McConnell, and we still get together whenever and laugh alot. Steve was the class lead. Larry Robertson, Steve, and I got to phase ahead one week in training because we had completed the first phase early. We got our first picks on the dream sheets and we heard that our former class got the not so desireable assignments, Shima, Peshawar, Turkey, etc. Oh, well, the time flew by…..went to Darmstadt, Germany and Peshawar, Pakistan, finished up at Medina. Damn that was a loooooooooonnnnnnngggggg time ago. Thanks for setting up this web site. Dixie Beer rocks!

JOined USAF in march 66, basic at amarillo, then to keesler in june or so, up at 4:15am to learn how to type and copy code. done by noon and off to the beach. wax the floor with johnsons and black shoe polish; off to Darmstadt in fall of 66 for two years, then to medina…can’t forget morse if i try; it was a fun three years, 9 months,a long time ago

Its good to hear stories of the past. It makes me appreciate us ditybops more and more. I graduated bootcamp in 1976 and was sent to Keesler. Learning the code was simple enough for some, but my buddy Vince Cranford was born for it. He graduated Morse school typing out over 40 wpm (crazy), and he could do this while carrying on a conversation. He was good! I managed to squeak by with 22 wpm. You know, I can never get that code out of my head. I still practice from time to time. It comes in handy when I need to talk smack to the wife. Misawa AB was where I was sent to. 18 months of dity-dity-dah. Aaahhhh, the good old days.

Got to KAFB in late 1979…much later than many of you did. All I can say was I LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT. Ditty bop class was only six hours of the day (any more would have driven us crazy)and spent the rest of the time partying. I came back as in instructor after a tour in Crete and Kelly, and boy had things changed. Those guys had it a lot worse than I ever had. In fact, it was OUR good times that may have caused them to lose theirs! Being a ditty bop was the best job I ever had. One odd memory I do have is that at some point in my training I began hearing morse code whenever a door squeeked, a pinball machine rang, or just about any other high-pitch noise happened. I was so grateful when that phase passed because there was no way I would have been able to go through that for the rest of my life.

Lackland to Keesler in ’60 then to Clark, 6925th RSM. Anyone who has photos from that time, especially of bldg 850 or barracks, appreciate a shout. We were there and did stuff we really didn’t understand the importance of. One thing we DID understand, the meaning of secrecy.

My father was Frederick (Fred) Ellison, TSG USAF. He was stationed at KAFB during 1966 as an instructor. Does anyone here remember him? I have no idea what he taught.

I was at Keesler from October 1966 to April 1967. My training was a bit longer than most due to the fact my clearance got hung up somewhere so I experienced a delay of several weeks before starting the second half of school. Wikipedia and other sources said we were the creme de la creme of the Air Force. I laugh at that and shake my head. The concept is a little surreal. However, I do know I worked with a lot of special and talented people who were/are honored to have served our country in this unique way. I don’t know about most of the others, but I always have felt more connected with people associated with communication intelligence from the other branches (Army, Navy) than with the regular Air Force. My favorite assignment was Misawa, Japan. Tech School was something you had to tolerate before experiencing the real Air Force. But, I never did experience the real Air Force because we were always separated from main base.

Hey, anybody out there from KAFB during the period of 12/67 to 6/68. After I phased ahead copying 40 wpm, the class I left went to Germany,the class I phased into went to the Phillipines and I went to Karamursel AFB in Turkey. Those were the best days of my life. I was a spy in the house of love when I went to Istanbul. Ned Bandy from Springfield, Ill., Charley Garner from Giles County, Tenn and myself were noted as being notorious Bull-Runners. Hey Jim Birge from Jasper,Indiana, are you still around. You did Steve Martin before there was a Steve Martin. I’m still living in the Baltimore area, if anyone cares.

I was at Keesler for Morse Intercept Operator training from 2-64 to 8-64. I had a lady instructor for code named Mrs. Hallowry (sp). After training I was sent to Det 2 PacSctyRgn at Hickam AFB in Hawaii. I didn’t need code there because it was a Transec unit. Transferred to the 6924th Security Squadron at DaNang, Vietnam in late 1966 and got to use that code again. Discharged at Norton AFB 11-67.

Reading you guys remarks sure brings back old memories!!! I was at Keesler from Nov 52 until July 53. Remember the hot barracks with no screens on window and LOTS OF BIG MOSQUITOS. Of course we had a few pigeons bombing us in the class rooms!!

Braunschweiger, I remember you in Karamursel. You may remember me by Ed or Eddie. I was on A Flight and you were also. I was there from 4/68 to 8/69/ I was at Keesler from 9/67 to 4/68. I am from Mississippi but have lived in San Antonio, Tx for 41 years now.

Went to Keesler in July, 1966. I had it made, because I was already proficient at morse code, having been a ham radio op in high school. From there went to beautiful Peshawar, and later to Shu Lin Kou.

If any of you has a class graduation picture from MIO school, please contact me or email a copy to me. I am collecting these pictures to donate to the Keesler Heritage Museum.

Wo there!!!! I am the oldest of this group. I Joined USAF Sept 1952 basic at Sampson AFB now closed. Went to Keesler AFB January 1 1953 and had basic morse and typing until April. We had Intercept school on the base at that time. Got sent to Elmendorf AFB 3rd RSM and listened as a ditty bop for two years. Long time ago. Guys the memories get sweeter the more senile you get )
Dave

I left Sampson AFB N.Y. on a chartered c-46 in the late winter of 1952. Arrived at Keesler on a Friday, signed in, went to the px to buy some civies. Upon returning to the barracks a young staff seargent came through calling out “anyone for New Orleans, 5 bucks.” I asked him how I could sign on and he told me to go to the orderly room and get a weekend pass. I did and shortly after was head for New Orleans in a “woody” Chryleler convertable, with the top down. No one told me it was mardi-gras. Can you imagine two days out of basic, with 4 feet of snow in upstate N.Y. and landing up in the middle of mardi-gras. A good time was had by all. Went on to intercept school, then Brooks AFB in San Antonio, then Elmendorf AFB in Anchorage Alaska. Liked Alaska so much I extended my tour for 6 months, for a 3 month early discharge.
Bill

Red Barthel, I do have a class photo and if you tell me wher to send it I will.
Bill Wood at wdshle@msn.com

I was at Keesler from June – October of 1968. I remember we had a Ssgt. and an NSA civilian for instructors. My first assignment out of Keesler was Shemya, Alaska (6984th)! It was an interesting tour, to say the least. After that, I spent 2 years at Clark (6922nd) and got a 60 day early out in December of ’71. Morse code never leaves you. When I hear it in a movie, it all comes back to me and I try decipher if they’re really sending something or just banging out some dits and dahs for effect! Loved my time in USAFSS and still have contact with friends from those days. I’m putting together a video ‘scrapbook’ of my service days. Having a tough time locating a copy of my BMT flight picture (mine disappeared over the years). It was BMT 3702, flight 218 at Lackland, February 1968. If anyone has that picture I’d like to hear from you.

I was at Keesler in late 62 early 63, MIO. I remember instructor Laurent. I was in the Triangle, Remenber John Heinz, Wayne Fau, Dewey Lang, lots more. Went to Karamursel, 63-64, Charlie Trick, recall, Dave Saling, Kenny Theobald, Tom Williams, Denny Richie, Bill Noseworthy, Paul Allus, lots more.
Bul-Girls; Crazy Suzy, Chewing Gum Suzy (and mom), Black Suzy, Tulin Tunay, Gul Koch, Edgar Allen Poe (not a looker),etc.
Sahne Hotel, Pickadilly Pavion, Nail the Eskagee (stabbed some Airman with a shishkabob sticker). . and on and on

Hey, there’s got to somebody still alive from the Keesler AFB days in 1967. Bill Hotchkiss from Chicago, where are you.I do believe there were some folks who shipped out to Karamursel AFB in Turkey from that class. Eddie Hollenshade, my Cardinal Gibbons classmate in Baltimore, who ended up there. I just turned 62 and I’d like some contact with the old guys before I’m reassigned in another universe.

was at KAFB in 1954 as student and as instructor 1961/1962 was at Shiroi, Shu Linkou, clark, Myrtle Beach and Chicksands in between. Had a blast but had to grow up sometime. retired from Atlanta, Ga police dept as communication engineer.

My father recently passed away. He was an intercept radio operator. He graduated in Aug 1957. I have his class photo if anyone would like a copy. Rich Snyder York, PA rdsnyder1@comcast.net

Those of you with class pictures can email them to me at marritt@bellsouth.net

Keesler Jan 3, 1967. No KP, direct to school. Sun tans, high school girls on the beach. Out and on to 6981st June. 292×1. SSGT 28 months TIS. Out 9/70.

Keesler Jul 57 to Jan 58. Assigned to the 6911th in Feb 58. I was a ditty bopper with Dog Trick until late 59. Got married, lost clearance. Returned to the intel service from 70 thru 74. Retired Sept 1 1978. Still a morse guy today..

At Keesler from March to October ’59, lived in The Triangle and marched across the runway in the hot summer heat to get to 292xx class from noon to 6pm. Good memories of hanging out on the beach, Friday night movies at the Buck theater in Biloxi, and trips to Mobile, New Orleans and Baton Rouge with buddies. Then to the 6981st in Anchorage from October ’59 until October ’61, followed by 16 months at the 6980th at Northeast Cape. After several months at NSA, went to the 6910th in Darmstadt from October ’63 until September ’66. Got out after 7 1/2 years and took advantage of the GI Bill. Really enjoyed the USAF and loved Security Service work during “The Cold War.”

At Keesler for MIO training July ’67… then to the 6917th SG in Italy in ’68…. two tours and then some. Done and out in April of ’71 as a SSGT. No more serious morse for me… can still copy though… barely.

I was at KAFB from March ’69 through October. Was stationed there during Hurricane Camille. That was a wild night. Had no school for the next few weeks. Spent the days helping with the clean up. Went from there to Misawa, Japan. I can still identify code when I hear it but not nearly as fast as I was back then. Got to say it was one of the more rewarding jobs I’ve had. Wow that’s a long time ago. I think there are only a couple elephant cages left. At least the last I looked. They could been gone now too.

trying to find pictures from class 11055 radio intercept school

1955 nov graduation

went to keesler for morse intercept in 1965, on to Crete to 18 months, then back to keesler as instructor til end of 68. Tryed to get that 2T staff program they had and stay overseas but to no avail. Didn’t really want to go back to Keesler, but wouldn’t trade the time in Europe for anything. great experience.

Got to Keesler 8/08/67, spent a couple weeks in PATS, 1 week at KP, then began training. Graduated 1/23/68, the day the USS Pueblo was captured. Was very worried my 30 day leave would be cancelled and/or my orders to Trabzon, Turkey would be cancelled. No such luck. Spent 9 months at Trabzon, then transferred to Samsun for my remaining 6 months, as Trab was beginning to shut down. Left Turkey in May 68 and reported to 6947th Security Squadron, Key West for service on Cudjoe Key. In June 69 the unit was transferred to Homestead, FL where I spent my remaining time. Got out on 6/20/71 as an E-5, one of the first to be promoted to E-5 on the new WAPS system. Might have stayed in if I could have gotten into another AFSC. Didn’t mind the Morse much, but there was no future in it except in the USAF. I had a problem with the remote assignments, didn’t want to spend the next 16 years bouncing from one to another. Never regretted enlisting, never regretted getting out. I learned alot, had some good and bad times, did alot of growing up. Would like to hear from anyone who had similar stations or who I might have known.

I got to Keesler in February 1970. After my six months there got stationed to the 6981st at Elmendorf. Stayed there a little over three years until my discharge.

Air Force 9-12-66 to 9-11-70. Learned morse code at Keesler. I remember the name of TSgt Swearningen. Went to Peshawar Pakistan in July 1967 till September 1968; finished up as a SSgt at Elmendorf in September 1970.

I recognized the name of Tim Morrissey above.

Oldest son also went to Keesler as electronic counter measures. Youngest son went there to for air traffic control. He’s a lifer, been in for 13 years and is a MSgt in Grand Forks, ND.

Sounds like most of you lads were not out of diapers when I went thru Keesler in ’50/51. Headed straight for Ashiya, Japan (15th RSM, AFSS),to Korea,and Yontan, Okinawa,then back to Brooks Texas just as they were shutting down,finally wound up in the woods outside McChord AFB, Washington where discharged.Am 80 yrs old now so don’t imagine many left of that era. God Bless you all. YEAH-all you AFSS vets–we were the top 1/2 of the top 1%. Do not ever forget it!

i was at Keesler from April 73 to Nov 73. I was then assigned to Augusbur, Germany for four months and later assigned to Chicksands AFB England until Janurary 77. I enjoyed my time and met some great people in and out of the military.

Nice memories. I was at Keesler in the Spring of 1963. I remember having a transistor radio with the alligator at my bunk at night and I could pick up CKLW (Windsor, Ontario). I was from Detroit and that song Detroit city was out about that time. Also remember going to the cafeteria on base on Sundays and playing the pinball machine. And walking to the beach and drinking cheap beer. And how the locals didn’t like “Yankees” (this was early integration days). And the trip to Gulfport to meet student nurses (that didn’t happen).

Searching for anyone who may have known staff sgt Jim Davis who was based at Keesler afb in 1969-70. I believe he was an electronics instructor who at the time of Camile was either teaching or on a course at Hanscom Field Mass. Any information would be greatfully appreciated

I was at Keesler AFB from spring of
’62 to October. I recall a Sgt. Franklin, who taught typing and basic intercept. A quiet, odd man but a good guy. As a dittybopper in training, we used to hitch to New Orleans weekends and always had a good time. Can’t recall many
names, but some bunk mates were Eddie Patrick, John Thiel and
Tom Mix, who nailed me in the kisser when we were screwing around one time. I liked Tom, though. Anyway, Let me know if you remember me.
Thanks.

As a followup, I guess our graduation from Keesler was closer
to December than October. From there, I went to Samsun, Turkey on the Black Sea and then was cross-trained and sent to Karamursel, where we sent and received via the old teletype (Baudot code) transmissions. A good pal of mine at Samsun was Tom Witherspoon, who was also cross-trained and sent to Adana, I believe. If you’re still around, old buddy, send me an email. Love to hear from you.

I was in Flight 500 when at Lackland AFB in May and June 1960. Went to Keesler for Morse training and Graduated there in Dec. Arrived in Okinawa at the 6927th RSM at Onna Point late Jan. 1961. Was assigned to A-trick and left Oki on 2 Nov. 62. I really enjoyed my experience in intercept and still keep in touch with my roomie. My fondest memory of Keesler or I should say Biloxi was the great donuts from the donut shop on one of the side streets.

At KEESLER I was in class 06070B.

I went through Keesler july-dec 63.
Then to 6927 until 65. 2T to karamursel. Loved all of them.
Contact me.

I was at Keesler from May, 1962 until November, 1962. Basic instructors were two civilians by the names of “Doc” Murden and a Mr. Champion. I was in the 3386th school squadron. After a month home, I spent three years at RAF Chicksands in England. Aside from the great guy I met, I look back at the horrors some of my black buddies had to deal with in a VERY SEGREGATED state like Mississippi.

I arrived at Keesler AFB, Biloxi, MS in October, 1965 and left in April 1966 for Elmendorf AFB, Anchorage, AK.

keesler from oct ’56 to may ’57. don’t remember any of instructor’s names, (too many years). went from there to wheelus afb in tripoli lybia (no khadaffi at that time, but they didn’t like us even then. later darmstadt germany. enjoyed my time as 29251.

3399th at Keesler from Aug ’60 to Mar ’61. Then Anchorage and out to St Lawrence Island, garden spot of the world, Iraklion AFS Crete 7-62 to 7-64.Forced retrain due to marrying a Greek. Was a 292X1 until 64 the 221X1 till retirement in ’81. Lots of good times.

I arrived at KAFB in July ’65 from Lackland. Finished MIO school in Dec. ’65 and was assigned to 6950th SW RAF Chicksands. 1/’66-12/’67. 2T’D to 6937th CG Peshawar, Pak. 2/’68-5/’69. Retired from UPRR. Live in Whitehall, Arkansas.

Does anyone remember A2C Larry Bogumil who taught typing (I think) during 63-64?

We were at Keesler AFB from about 1953/54 to 1961. My dad Morris Weiser was the 3399th Sq CO. As well as hanger 5. Dad went in the Army/Air Core in 1939. Any one who knew my dad or has any photos, news paper clippings or any information about that time, I would love to talk to you or e-mail you.
Contact info
(805) 208-4094
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Arrived at Keesler 01jan64, They were having the first snow storm that area had seen for years. Wasn’t lucky enough to liver in Triangle, had old WWII barracks. I remember my roomie would borrow my car and always bring it back full of gas. Wondered how he afforded it until one night he said he forgot his “credit card” and pulled a siphon hose out of his locker. A friend and I decided we would volunteer for a short tour so we actually volunteered for Peshawar. They ask us if we were kidding, and naturally our request was granted. Still love to hear a little ditty bop once in a while. –.. -. -. Jim Rogers

I just came across this web site and I guess I am one of the really old radio geezers as I went through Airborne Radio/ECM school at Keesler in 1952 – 1953. I see by a post from Tony (Feb 13, 2009) that he remembered typing FRF…JUJ to cadence. Its good to see that they seem to have simplified things somewhat as we had to type FRTF space JUYJ in our class.(Chuckle)
Roger

GOT TO KEESLER NOV. 63 TO 6-64 SANG OFF BAS AT THE BEACHBOWL, REMEMBER A BOWLING ALLEY WITH A LOUNGE, ALSO HAD A DOO-WOP GROUP ME TEDDY AND REGINALD BASSETT AND TEDDY DABNER WE WON THE BASE CONTEST, WENT TO LACKLAND FOR ATC CONTEST, CAME IN 2ND THERE…WENT TO NAM AND THEN ENGLAND, MARRIED IN ENGLAND AND STILL, 47 YRS I HAVE A SON AARON A PRODUCTION MGR AND SOUND ENGINEER, IS CURRENTLY OUT WITH CEE LO GREEN, DAUGHTER A NURSE A.I.DUPONT HOSP FOR CHILDREN IN DELAWARE…..WORK P/T WITH F.B.I. HAD A BALL IN ENGLAND THE OLD AIRMENS CLUB QUANSIT HUTS AND THE BARTENDER ED, AN OLDER MAN FROM CHICAGO, THE BEST YRS OF MY LIFE, LIVED IN BEDFORD WENT TO DIRTY DUCK IN SHEFFORD, SHERISENS HEAD AND PEACOCK IN BEDFORD. WHEN I LEFT THEY HAD THE NEW AIRMENS CLUB, NOT AS COOL AS THE QUANSIT HUT WAS ON CHARLIE FLT WITH LT FLESIMEN, SGT BORAK, SGT DINZEL RILEY, BUDDINGTON FRANK VASQUEZ MY BEST BUDDY. I WAS HIS BEST MAN, HIS HIGH SCHOOL LADY CAME OVER SANDY WHO WAS BAPTIZED IN THE SAME CHURCH SHE WAS MARRIED IN, HER MOM WAS ENGLISH…LEFT IN 67 GOOD MEMORIES, I WISH I COULD GO BACK IN TIME, DON;T DRINK NOW BUT BOY DID SOME DRINKING BACK THEN, GET OFF LST MID MET UP AT THE DUCK AT 10 DRANK TILL 2PM AND UP TO AM CLUB DRINK TILL 6 AND BACK TO THE DUCK TILL TEN, IF WE MADE IT HA WELL FAREWELL MY FELLOW CHICKS’
JIM DILKS CHARLIE FLT 64-67 LATER

Guess I’m one of the older ones too. 3399th from Apr to Nov ’60. Only instructor I remember is SSgt Don Gordon, who I met again 4 years later at Goodfellow when I crosstrained to X2 career field. From Keesler to Korea, Goodfellow, Scotland, San Antonio (RIRAK), Brindisi, Clark, San Antonio (Medina), Misawa. Hung it up in ’81. Great memories, Great Command

3382nd feb54/dec54 and 3382nd jan61/apr62. stationed at Shiroi, Japan, Shu Linkou, Taiwan, Chicksands,UK, Myrtle Beach and got out at Keesler. Wouldn’t trade My time in AF for anything but had enough after 8 1/2 years.
Made ssgt in 3 1/2 years but didn’t even get warm the rest of the time. Got My radio telephone and radio telegraph licenses and hired on with the Atlanta, Ga police dept as communications engineer,retired june 1992. Have been to one Chicksands reunion held in Branson,Mo. Currently stay in contact with ASA Fellow that was stationed at Shu Linkou, Would like to get in touch with AF type who was in Taiwan 1955/56.(bemartha@@juno.com) Have been involved in a number of things in retirement, helping others in all
sorts of things. Currently live in Ellenwood, Ga with wife Emily, we do a littletravelng,camping,fishing,gardening
and are both line dance nuts, going several times a week. My ham call is AF4F. Ben McDonald

I went to MIO school from April 62 to November 62. Left there and was sent to Ft. Meade, MD for “J” school. Then was sent to Misawa AB, Japan until October 1964. I sure would like to get a picture of my graduating class. Can anybody help me with that? I don’t exactly when I graduated in November of 1962.

I was at KAFB 1969. Tony Blackwood and Mike Miller were also there at that time. We all went to Italy after orders for South Korea were cancelled due to Hurricane Camille.

1958-1959..Hello,i am looking to find info on my grandfather who ive never met…his name is horace zimmeric(i believe thats how its spelled)and all i know about him is he was in the army and at kessler afb in 1959.my father was born 12-28-1959 to a woman named rose mcalister she was in her teens.the man may not have know she was pregnant and my grandmother said he was sent somewhere afterwards…im desperate to find any info on him..thanks for your time and service to our country.natashamcalsiter@yahoo.com