I was on flying status.We received about 10 C-119.I went R-G in Jan 11,1955.The first air plane I saw was #614 with a blue nose.I was the only one who new any thing about the C-119s. The air craft I was on was a C-118 that we hauled people.

  I went on the search mission to look for the C-82 from the 11th Sq. that hit a mountain in France.     (Note: I was on that trip also.)    I remember the search we did for the C-47 that went down in Italy.    (Note: I remember going there)     Some of us went down to Sidi Slimane, Morocco to repair a C-82 that had gas tanks leaking.    (Note: Is't that where George Froeba got Rags the dog?)     I had a brother that was stationed at Nurser AFB, Casablanca, Morocco.

I had to go base shop to work on the C-82s so they could ship them back to the USA. I was a crew chief on a C-119 that was out of service the whole time I was on it. When they took the squadron picture I was in Casablanca on leave.

  I was on the Rhein Main Rod & Gun club skeet team. I shot with Dale Hall, and john Mills.We went all over Europe.

I had a jeep the last year that I was in 12 TC Sq. I sold that jeep to Patterson and it quit running. I don't know what he had to do to get it running.

  When I came back from over seas I was stationed at McGuire A.F.B.,NJ. I flew with the outfit out of Mcguire AFB, NJ. We had runs to Rhein Main.When I was discharged I went to Richards-Gebauer AFB.Missouri where I stayed for 6 years. Then I got out. That is where I now live. That is Belton,Missouri.

There are a lot of memories of good times with the guys pictures on this page. Some I have forgoten. But time has left me with alot of the good ones.