Lloyd Richardson: “All Shook” And Her B-29 Crew Flew 35 Combat Missions and Survived Them All
MicheleZander2018-06-01T21:12:12-05:00Lloyd and his crew completed their 35 combat missions in May, 1952. All Shook returned to the States shortly thereafter without a scratch. For his service, he was awarded the Air Medal for “meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flight.”
Delford C. (Del) Becke: Flying and Living Around the World
MicheleZander2018-06-01T21:12:53-05:00During Basic Training, they gave Del a bunch of tests and said “you are good in mathematics, we have a deal for you – we want you to be an aircraft AOB (Aircraft Observer Bombardier). There is a lot involved, and it takes about a year and half or so.” Training started at Ellington AFB near Pasadena TX, then on to Mayfair, CA to complete the training.
Walter A. (Wally) Ciszak: Remote Weather Duty 240 miles from the U.S.S.R (Russia)
MicheleZander2018-06-01T21:13:44-05:00Wally’s lieutenant asked him if he’d be interested in “Isolation Duty.” This meant being sent to report on weather conditions in remote corners of the globe.
Robert A. Jaegers: Drones were “Top Secret” in 1953
MicheleZander2018-06-01T21:13:53-05:00For an only child, raised by his mother and grandmother, it certainly was a brave move to strike out on his own and one he never regretted.
Dr. William E. Fishman: A flight surgeon, never on an airplane before
MicheleZander2018-05-08T08:28:58-05:00As it was growing dark, Whitman was forced to navigate by the full moon as he once again attempted to raise help on the radio. The plane was now running low on fuel, and Whitman’s “Mayday!” transmissions were answered.
Kenneth D. Koehler: The service was fun but also very real
MicheleZander2018-05-08T08:34:53-05:00Basic Training was the best thing that ever happened to him in the service. “It wasn’t that I was a wild kid, I just had a lot of wild and goofy things I was doing. The service helped nail me down and straighten me up.”
Ralph W. Mueller: From printing to surgery in one quick enlistment
MicheleZander2018-05-08T08:29:51-05:00Practical nursing duties, like making a hospital bed and caring for patients was also part of his training, as well as general maintenance of a surgical unit. Despite having no medical background, Ralph was enthusiastic about his new assignment and says “when you love something, you can learn anything.”
Frank S. Colin: Learning from an indiscretion
marc.zarefsky2017-09-06T22:15:48-05:00Korean War veteran Frank Colin turned a youthful indiscretion into an opportunity that led him down a pathway he now remembers with pride.
William (Bill) Curry: An ear to the action
marc.zarefsky2017-07-09T22:48:19-05:00Bill Curry used his top security clearance and his training as a radio operator to monitor and scan radio signals during the Korean War.
Milton Diller: A photographer’s eye
marc.zarefsky2017-06-16T22:36:52-05:00As a photo interpretation specialist during the Korean War, Airman Second Class Milton (Milt) Diller never left U.S. soil, but without his service, there’s no telling how many lives might have been lost nearly 6,000 miles away.