Comments on: Morse Intercept Operator Course, Class 10128 – Keesler AFB, MississippiNov 1958 to Jun 1959

By: natsha mcalister

natsha mcalister — Thu, 17 May 2012 18:39:21 +0000

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

By: Gregg Wright

Gregg Wright — Fri, 11 May 2012 14:33:58 +0000

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.

By: Don Kauts

Don Kauts — Tue, 08 May 2012 19:03:57 +0000

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.

By: Ben McDonald

Ben McDonald — Tue, 08 May 2012 02:04:49 +0000

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

By: Keith Carr

Keith Carr — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:29:38 +0000

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

By: JIM DILKS

JIM DILKS — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 21:37:44 +0000

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

By: roger stigney

roger stigney — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 04:07:40 +0000

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

By: Jim Rogers

Jim Rogers — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 21:19:35 +0000

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

By: Paula (Weiser) Cicioni

Paula (Weiser) Cicioni — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:12:12 +0000

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
ccrrider3@hotmail.com

By: Bob Whiteley

Bob Whiteley — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:58:50 +0000

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