Comments:
Am enjoying my read of "The Price of Vigilance". It hits close to home 'cause I x-ferred from Darmstadt to Rhein Main In July of 1958, so knew most of the guys on 528. I had a very exciting and rewarding career with USAFSS: three tours at Rhein Main, three at Goodbuddy, a year at CRB Viet Nam (the ONLY slot for a MSgt A20371-MA), two years at RAF Mildenhall, and two years at Offutt. I guess I enjoyed the C-130s the most: the great TDY's to Incerlik, Teheran, Athens, Italy and Spain.
I'd liken to hear from some of you!
Am enjoying my read of "The Price of Vigilance". It hits close to home 'cause I x-ferred from Darmstadt to Rhein Main In July of 1958, so knew most of the guys on 528. I had a very exciting and rewarding career with USAFSS: three tours at Rhein Main, three at Goodbuddy, a year at CRB Viet Nam (the ONLY slot for a MSgt A20371-MA), two years at RAF Mildenhall, and two years at Offutt. I guess I enjoyed the C-130s the most: the great TDY's to Incerlik, Teheran, Athens, Italy and Spain.
I'd liken to hear from some of you!
Added: July 30, 2012
Name: GLENN FINLEY
From: OHIO
E-mail: Contact
6949TH USAFSS FEB 67 THRU DEC 68
SGT
HAD AROUND 900 CREW HOURS OVER 40 MISSIONS(AM with 3clusters)
AS 203-51 LINQUIST N ANALYST MAINLY FIGHTERS
SUPERVISORS WERE SSGT MIKE COONEY AND TSGT ART GORT(FATHER IN LAW WAS MAJOR ENGELS OF YOKOTA unit)
BOTH WERE GREAT GUYS AND AMS'S(WIZZARDS)
FLEW ARTIC, MED, EUROPE, FAR EAST, SEA OF O, WITH 55TH STRAT RECON
LANDED UPPER HEYFORD, EILSON, YUKOTA, KADENA
ENJOYED MY TIME AND WOULD HAVE REUPPTED,BUT NEW FRAU DIDN'T WANT TO LIVE IN ALASKA, WHICH IS WHERE EVERYONE WAS GOING AFTER OFFUTT AND INTERMEDIATE RUSSIAN AT SYRACUES; SO I GOT OUT AND WENT INTO COMPUTER ANALYST/PROGRAMMER AND MADE GOOD MONEY.....WHICH I LEARNED ABOUT WHILE IN THE 6949TH FROM ANOTHER AIRMAN WHOSE WIFE WORKED FOR MA BELL MAKING TWICE(10K) WHAT WE DID AS SGT WITH FLIGHT PAY AND SEPARATE RATS(5K).
OUR REUP BONUS WAS ABOUT 5K.
QUITE A FEW MSGTS AMS WITH MASTERS IN RUSSIAN WENT TO OCS AND CAME BACK AS 2ND LTS AND AMS.
I CONSIDER MYSELF FORTUNATE TO HAVE HAD SUCH EXCITING, INTERESTING AND FUN DUTY WITH WELL EDUCATED AND DEDECATED MEMBERS.