Air Wingers

[rlbarry]

glad to hear that there still some of us left

[rlbarry]

May 1954 thru Aug 1958

I was at MCAS Opaloca in 56-57 after rotating from 3rd MarDiv Japan. Had no airwing mos was assigned VMA 331 Materiel. worked under Ssgt Kelly, he left for photography school, next came Ssgt Judson he was a pistol marksman and soon left for the pistol matches. Thats how I wound up as Cpl Honcho in charge of Marine Corps property VMA-331

[giveen]

I was assigned to MALS-13, even though I was a 06

[cball]

I was stationed at Cherry Point 1955-58 with VMR153. I was a check crew member/crew chief ,we took care of and flew C-119 transports..Flying Boxcars..

[IGNACIO CASTIL]

I was with MABS-36- Mag-36-Bulk Fuel just below Chu Lai next to the field hospital-1966-67.Went TDY to Tam Ky & Duc PHU mountain.Helicopter base,don't remember what VMF Squardron was there then.They usually rotated every 90 days on ship.Ignacio

[DOC WALKER]

IGNACIO:
Go to hear from you. As I stated I was a Corpsman and I flew Medevacs out of MAG-16, 1STMAW. I flew out of Da Nang, Baldy, Ross and other LZ's. Night Medevacs were always the most dangerous and we took the most fire from the VC and NVA. My brother Larry, was a Marine and spent 2 tours in Nam. The first was with the original Marine Units that went into Nam in 64 or early 65. I didn't get there until late 69 and flew medevacs almost my entire tour. The good Lord had to have been looking out for me, that's about all I can say!

Doc Walker (Pete)

[Izzame2]

Marine Wing support group-37 El Toro,California 1977&1978 Motor T

[firemen122]

Mag-26 Hmt-204 then Hmm-264 88-93

[FuelNCO]

57 - 61

[Beachbums24]

I've been trying for years to find one of my best buddies in the Corps, Jose T. Coco-Valdez. He went by "Joe Valdez" for social purposes, and we called him "Coco" for short.

The last time I heard from him was in the early '70's. He was then a Captain, flying 2nd seat in Phantoms, had just returned from his third tour in 'Nam, and had taken over as Avionics Officer of H&MS-31 at Beaufort. (Said if he'd known what a can of worms he was getting into, he'd have stayed in 'Nam).

Internet people finders, even Social Security Death Index, I've drawn a blank everywhere.

Any info would be appreciated.

crate

I was with him and SSgt Leroy Hayes back there in Beaufort. I have not been able to locate either one since I left the service. I will look further and see if we can come up with any info.

[Beachbums24]

Correction:

That might have been Cherry Point back then since Coco was a GySgt and might have just made W.O. I did see Hayes in Danang..I was there for a while then off to Chu Lai.

[vanmac]

Aircraft Jet Engine Mechanic's Course at NAMTRADET, MCAS, Cherry Point. Our J-79 class graduated on 3 February 1967.

[tdrt]

MAWTS-1, Yuma; '84-'87

[Miami]

VMFA 531 Cherry Point AE '67
VMFA 210 Cherry Point AE '68
VMFA 334 Chu Lai AE '69-'70
VMFA 334 Iwakuni AE '70

[Miami]

As long as we are positng pictures, here is the graduating class from AEA school at NAS Jacksonville in Feb of 67. I am in touch with two from the school today.