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Date July 2, 2000
Name Dean Boys
Email dboys@dean-boys.com
City
State
Country
Comments Testing new guestbook



Date July 3, 2000
Name Woody Breedlove
Email woodyb@mint.net
City Bangor
State Maine
Country USA
Comments I have entered the guess book before, just adding my name to the new one.



Date July 6, 2000
Name Jack Kerr
Email jrkerr@uswest.net
City Thornton
State CO
Country USA
Comments Counting the days until reunion. And July 10, 2001. I will be 62 on that day and plan to retire. Will stop and see old Dean, when traveling through Illinois, if he will show me where to catch the big ones.



Date July 7, 2000
Name Donald C Peck
Email Peck015@banet.net
City Kingston
State New York
Country USA
Comments I had signed on your homepage back in 1997 and you have done a great job of improving it, I was especially interested in reading about the three Connie's that crashed, I left the 961 in Jan 64 for Hancock Field, after flying as an Radar Operater on 55-136 many times during 1961 and 64, and was a friend of TSgt Gilbert Armstrong. Donald C. Peck MSgt USAF Retired



Date July 8, 2000
Name George B. Pachico MSgt Ret
Email jp309@webtv.net
City East Freetown
State Ma
Country USA
Comments Assigned at Otis AFB, 551st Security Police Sq 1961-1965. DaNang AB, RVN 1965-66, Otis AFB, 551st SPSq 1966-1969. First Sergeant, 551st Field Maintenance Sq, Security Police Sq and 4713th Defense System Evaluatio Sq. 1969-1971. Would love to hear from any and all associates.



Date July 10, 2000
Name NICHOLAS SPENO SMS RET.
Email SPENO1@DREAMSCAPE.COM
City AUBURN
State NEW YORK
Country CAYUGA
Comments MEMBER OF 551ST EM SQD. 56-59. LOOKED AT THE PHOT0 0F 123 THAT BURNED ON THE RAMP, AN EVENT I WILL NEVER FORGET. A CLOSE CALL FOR MANY. I WAS ABOUT 50 FEET AWAY WHEN IT OCCURED. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK ON THESE SITE.



Date July 10, 2000
Name Philip A. Gamage
Email gamagepa@worldpath.net
City Farmington
State New Hampshire
Country
Comments MSgt.Ret.Aug.79 551st FMS Feb.60-Nov.64 553rd FMS May 67-Oct.68



Date July 11, 2000
Name Tom Dennis
Email clyded@gateway.net
City Dover
State De
Country
Comments Served in 961st as RO from Jul 55 to Mar 59. ACs Bob Bostick, Ken Wilgus, Frank Logwin, Emil Busch. Served in 964th as pilot and aircraft commander from Nov 60 to Jan 65. "C" Flight under Major Fran O'Hop. Great website. A lot of familiar names of old friends and colleagues. Many people have mentioned "555" now on display at the Air Force museum. One night in 1964, the Squadron Commander, Sam Tidwell, was my copilot. During briefing I mentioned I had never completed a mission in "Triple Nickel". Always aborted. He commented "that is not a good attitude". I was glad, when later in the mission, he was in the seat when we blew a PRT. Great memories from a long time ago.



Date July 12, 2000
Name Howard L. Grizzard
Email HLGRIZZARD@prodigy.net
City Durham
State NC
Country USA
Comments Was on last mission on AC 555, had smoke from generator fire, left aircraft at end of runway. Last time I saw the the aircraft a tug was trying to pull it away. We had B.Gen. on board, he wanted his name in 781. (last Combat Mission AC 555. Howard



Date July 12, 2000
Name Richard (Dick) Nichols
Email gbeard1@juno.com
City Mendon
State MA
Country USA
Comments 1st Radar Tech. 552nd AEW&C Squadron, 1956-1959



Date July 13, 2000
Name Bill Reaties, MSgt, Retired
Email breat@juno.com
City Midwest City
State Oklahoma
Country Center of Universe, OK
Comments Late-come to Connies: You guys were pulling out of Korat by the time I qualified, but I carried on with Kef, served with the 79th in Homesead, and was one of the few who accompanied Col. West to Tinker in 1978. Helped established Det One, NORAD and left in in 1982 to Germany, back to Tinker in 1985, flew as NORAD Mission Director Tech until retiring in 1991. I'm here in Oklahoma and would love to correspond with some old Connie Pukes. Question: Who has the specs on constructing "The Cannon?" (Beer cans, forming a barrel and using lighter fluid to ignite, for a "Fantastic BOOM") Remember the barracks at Kef?, What a time, eh? Somebody please write!!



Date July 14, 2000
Name John J.Ganz
Email jjganz@aol.com
City Luzerne
State Pa
Country USA
Comments Airborne Radio Repair 552 1963-1966 on Big Eye



Date July 14, 2000
Name Charles L. VanderStaay
Email cvanderstaay@capecod.net
City Wareham
State Massachusetts
Country United States of America
Comments Was stationed at Otis in the 551st Electronics Maintenance Squadron. From October 1955 to June 1963. Changed career fields from Radar Maintence to Precision Measurement Equipment. As soon as I changed I was sent to Korea in 1963.



Date July 14, 2000
Name Hal Schedler (Maj Retired)
Email halsauto@cwo.com
City Sacramento
State Ca
Country USA
Comments I flew the Connie at Otis from '59 to '69 as a Pilot/Instructor Pilot/Weapons Controller and logged over 4000 hours. I was in the 962nd AEW&C squadron, 551st Wing, by far the best squadron in the system!!!!(smile). I visit the Connie here in the McClellan Museum quite frequently. It's an old Navy bird that was flown in from Tuscon by then Capt. Gerry Hoff (who was stationed at Travis). I remember it taxiing in and losing an engine as it approached the ramp because the Flight engineer let it load up. That engine has never been started again. It is a bit disheartening to see the old bird sit there and get weather beaten. The Instrument panel has a bunch of instruments missing. I guess the edict went out to remove all instruments that had phosphorescence because of ??radioactiviy??.... WOW! Great site. It brings back good memories.



Date July 20, 2000
Name James M. "Mike" McKone
Email mkonnem@earthlink.net
City Troutdale
State OR
Country USA
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Date July 20, 2000
Name James M. "Mike" McKone
Email mkonnem@earthlink.net
City Troutdale
State OR
Country USA
Comments Was with the 552 EMS and 510 FTD at McClellan AFB from Aug 1955 thru Oct 1964. Then with the 204 FTD at Otis AFB until May 1965 when i parted company with the Active AF. Some of the best times I had in the military were with the 552nd and especially the 510th. After seeing this site I was flodded with nostalgia about things that happened. One thing that came to mind was PCU ---- This SAC invention was calculated to "improve" the physical well being of crew members. After a 18 hour day of briefing, pre-flight, flying, post flight and debreifing, crews were herded into a bus, taken to the gym and directed to participate in exercise, handball, saunas, etc. When all they really wanted was a bed.



Date July 22, 2000
Name Les Mckie
Email lestrux@pacbell.net
City Rocklin
State California
Country
Comments I served at Otis from Dec.69 to Aug. 70. I watched as the last Connies left and the B-57 unit I was assigned to moved in. I made the comment that I was glad I wouldn't be working on the Connies. 8 months later I was on my way to Korat and the 553 AMS. Funny how fate works.



Date July 22, 2000
Name Chris Doyle
Email TBG2380@aol.com
City East Longmeadow
State MA
Country USA
Comments Still a great site to visit. Outstanding stories from past members. I'm still working C-5's at Westover ARB ( Avionics Flight Chief) Any past members of the 439Th (Don Edwards??)Where are you??



Date July 24, 2000
Name nicholas speno
Email speno1@dreamscape.com
City auburn
State ny
Country usa
Comments former member of the 551st em sqd 56-59,USAF SMS RET. ITS A GREAT SITE KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK.



Date July 25, 2000
Name John N. Lyke
Email jlyke@iname.com
City Greensboro
State NC
Country USA
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Date July 28, 2000
Name Al Nevares
Email aneva@gate.net
City North Lauderdale
State Florida
Country USA
Comments I served with the 552nd EMS from 1962 to 1965. I also served a TDY stint at McCoy during the Gold Digger Operation. This is a great site and brings back a lot of memories.



Date July 28, 2000
Name Howard K. Murphy
Email hkmurf@compuserve.com
City Vacaville
State CA
Country USA
Comments New Address: 737 Pintail Drive, Vacaville, CA 95688 I am notifying everyone I know re reunion 2001... Background: 553rd Apr-Dec 1970/552nd (963rd/964th) Jan71-Oct-74 (Aircraft Commander) Currently: Captain/Flight Manager 747-400 - United Airlines - SFO Great Web site!



Date July 29, 2000
Name Calvin B. Smith
Email caljansmith@cs.com
City Gig Harbor
State WA
Country USA
Comments Co-pilot training at Otis and McGuire in winter/spring 1969. PCS Korat summer of 1969-1970 as a BAT CAT. Stationed at McClellan from summer of 1970-early 1975. Ended up at McChord from 1976-1987 flying C-141's. Retired 1987 and now looking forward to a second retirement from United Airlines in 2003. Currently flying the 747-400 out of LAX.



Date July 29, 2000
Name Bob Cabral
Email RBC@ispchannel.com
City Kennebunk
State Maine
Country USA
Comments Update guest book with new e-mail 963rd at McClellan 1970-72 as radar operator.



Date August 7, 2000
Name Robert Neuman
Email rkneuman@cs.com
City Allendale
State NJ
Country USA
Comments I served as Asst. Base Communications Officer at Otis from 10/65 to 10/67. This web site is quite nostalgic.