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From: Bob Colby
Date: 28 May 2000
Time: 22:37:20
Remote Name: 63.70.159.69
Bob Colby 4/ 3/99 244th Aviation Company pilot@met-net.com
Hello fellow 224th & 225th guys, 67-68. I along with half the 225th was transferred to the 244th Delta Hawks in mid tour. My job in both units was as aircraft maintenance clerk. I worked for the Maintenance officer and the Tech. Inspectors on the flight line. Originally we operated out of one of the trailers, then we built a wood frame office. I was bunked in the maintenance platoon barracks, "The Dirty Thirty". I had personnel rosters from both, 225th and 244th but lost them, and other documents, during a flood of our home over 20 years ago. Anyway a few names and places that I remember: Major Paul Downey, Captain Gordon Tingle, Sp5 Frances Westherman, SSG Peter Bonner, Captain Alexander Paruti, Sp5 Ron Pickering, PFC Paul C. Page, Captain Robert Schulengerg, Captain George Baena, Sgt. Shaw, Sp4 Joe Wade, Sp4 John Plowman, Sp4 Larry D. Linkus, Sp4 Jim Hester, Sp4 Douglas L. Linn, Sp4 Terry Franz, Sp4 Lawrence H. Oshier, Sp4 Charles E. Waggoner, Sp4 James O'Brien, Sp4 Steve Wagner, Sp4 Stressler, Sp4 Butterfield, Sp4 Koning, Sp4 Weberking, Capt. Doug Baker, Capt. William B. Graves KIA 22 Jul 67, Sp4 Heinz A. Tapio KIA 22 Jul 67. "Playmate", Playboy Bunny, former "Playmate of the Year", Joe Collins, autographing the nose of one of our hawks, "JO". Places, I remember: Gray Army Airfield, "Setac", Mt. Rainier, "Oly" beer, 225th Avn Co (AS) APO San Francisco 96316, Brick barracks buildings at Ft. Lewis, Phu Heip EM Club, "Blackhawk Lounge" They used the name "Lounge" pretty loosley!, Sp5 Bob Colby, Tinley Park, IL