1950 - 1960 Photos

dale/brown family album

Dale Kids Aging

1950 - Port Townsend, WA High School
As A Sophomore - Just two more years to go

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1951 - Port Townsend, WA High School
As a Junior - One more year to go

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1952 - Port Townsend, WA High School
As a Senior - I finally got here

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Carry on to follow me through the adult years.

In the beginning my Air Force career started off as three months of basic training at Parks AFB, CA.

After basic training I was transferred to the 3435th Technical Training Squadron, Lowry AFB, Denver, CO. as a Gunner on a B-29 Bomber. I completed about 3 months of the course when I came down with the flu and spent two weeks in the hospital. The powers to be decided that I was too far behind in the course and was reassigned as a clerk and assigned to the Flight Operations Section under the command of 1/LT Chester G. Palmer and M/Sgt William J. Coles Jr. Bill Coles is the reason I was promoted from A/3C to A/2C, he was happier than I when I finally was promoted. Click on his photo to the right to view.

One of the perks was the transportation of T/Sgt Leonard T. Brief's wife to work several times. This was excellent duty except for the Colorado winter snow. He was a career man and almost all of NCOs' that I was acquainted with were. This time was during the Presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower, who once stated that serving the in service should be consider an honor and should do it pro gratis. Click on Leonard's photo to the right to view.

One of my most embarrassing moments happen to me when I was tiding up the office and empting ash trays. I dumped one ash tray in the trash can and it must have been too close to Mary Rennie, and some of ashes came her way because she let out a loud scream. This wouldn't have been too bad except the inner com was open and her scream carried throughout the building. This was a concern to some and an annoyance to others, needless to say, I was looked on strangely for some time. Click on Mary's photo to the right to view.

I was soon transferred as a clerk to assist 1/LT Bernard J. Max in his new assignment of Video Presentations to the trainees on the base, usually in the Theater Building as seen in the front of this book. We didn't use the Theater projector but brought one our own. I was in the Stage Hand Class my Senior year and this proved to be quite helpful, because I set up and ran the projector, this all occurred on Saturdays' which broke up my weekends. I usually left the Base on Fridays evening and traveled by Bus to Loveland, CO fifty miles away. 1/LT Max was Bombardier Instructor and had earned his wings. Click on 1/LT Max photo to the right to view.

All of this material was in the "The Gunner" a 1953 publication of The Flexible Gunnery School, Lowry AFB, Denver, CO. and brought back great memories of my time spent at Lowry. I made some great friends there and even met a great girl that we became friends and eventually went our separate ways. Click on "The Gunner" 1953 Annual to the right. to view.

Military Service

Date	Place		Assignment	Base	City/State
29 May 1952	3289^th Tng Sq	3275^th AFTW	BMT � 8 wks	Parks AFB	Pleasanton, CA
23 Aug 1952	3427^th Stu Sq	3415^th TT Gp	Turret System School	Lowry AFB	Denver, CO
02 Feb 1953	3415^th Med Gp	Headquarters	Unassigned	Lowry AFB	Denver, CO
06 Feb 1953	3415^th Spt Sq	3415^th Acft Gnr Gp	M/R & P/R Clerk	Lowry AFB	Denver, CO
11 Mar 1953	3435^th TT Sq	3415^th Acft Gnr Gp	Clerk O/Q Range	Lowry AFB	Denver, CO
26 Oct 1953	3425^th TT Sq	3415^th Tech Tng Gp	Clerk	Lowry AFB	Denver, CO
01 Feb 1954	3415^th Tech Tng Gp	Headquarters	Clerk	Lowry AFB	Denver, CO
01 Sep 1954	3275^th Mil Tng Wg	Headquarters	Clerk	Parks AFB	Pleasanton, CA
22 Dec 1955	2353^rd Pers Proc Sq	2349^th Per Proc Gp	Processing	Parks AFB	Pleasanton, CA
06 Mar 1955	Hq FEALOGFOR	Hq AMPHA APO 323	Sr Clerk	Tachikawa AFB	Tachikawa, Japan
16 May 1956	2354^th Pers Proc Sq		Discharge	Parks AFB	Pleasanton, CA

1. I started this tour of duty with 8 weeks of Basic Military Training (BMT) at this Base. I left and returned to Parks AFB 3 times during my four years.

2. Main Gate to Lowry AFB, Denver, CO. The building in the center of the building is the 3275th Military training Wing. I worked in this building under the supervision of 1/LT Bernard J. Max in 1954.

3. West entrance to Lowry AFB, Denver CO. The building to the left in the distance, down by the flight line and hangars is where I worked in 1953, 3425th Technical Training Group in the Operations center.

4. The Barracks at Lowry AFB, Denver, CO. This was my first assignment when arriving at Lowry. The3427th Student Squadron in the Turret System School. When completed I was to fly in B-29's. Please note the door right below the chimney. This led to the coal burning furnace which I was lucky enough to be chosen to stroke three times a night. There were about 8 of us recruits chosen to keep the others comfortable. By the way there were no thermostats installed in the barracks.

5. Headquarter Building at AMPHA APO 323, FEALOGFOR (Far Eastern Logistic Force) Tachikawa AFB, Tachikawa, Japan. I was assigned in this building, 1st floor back right hand side of the building as a courier, that traveled to Tokyo with hard copies of messages. I even carried a 45 with a full clip.

6. Front of the Headquarter Building where I was only lucky enough to pull guard duty only twice while there. The tour of duty was from 5:00 pm till 08:00 am. Was paid a visit by the base commander one evening and if the pounding on the front door by his Japanese driver hadn't woken me, my career would be ending right there.

7. The Barracks were great, about all there was to do was to make your bed. House boys were hired by the men in the barracks to clean the rooms and polish your shoes. First time in history that I came to work in shiny shoes every day.

8. The Base Theater was great. How about 50 cents for a movie and a buck twenty a carton for cigarettes.

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Promotions

Date	Rank	Place	Base	City/State
29 May 1952	A/B	3289^th Tng Sq	Parks AFB	Pleasanton, CA
24 Jul 1952	A/3C	3289^th Tng Sq	Parks AFB	Pleasanton, CA
01 Oct 1953	A/2C	3415^th Acft Gnr Gp	Lowry AFB	Denver, CO
01 Dec 1954	A/1C	6275^th Hq BMT Gp	Parks AFB	Pleasanton, CA

One of the reasons I did not stay in the Air Force is that of the salary I received on the 15th day of each month, $159.40. Note the deduction for the Soldiers Home for ten cents.

I would have made Staff Sargeant if I had re-enlisted so they said. Sometimes I wonder if I had made the right decision. Who knows. . . .

Awards

Date	Name	Place	Base	City/State
04 Feb 1955	Nat�l Def Svs Medal	Hq AMFA	Tachikawa AFB	Tachikawa, Japan
06 Dec 1955	Good Conduct Mdl	Hq AMFA	Tachikawa AFB	Tachikawa, Japan

Paul Dale May 1952 - May 1962 US Air Force

While I was assigned to the AMPHA Hq. Sq., at Tachakawa Air Force Base, I strapped a 45 to my hip, put the clip in my pocket and was driven to Tokyo every day as a courier to delivery messages, etc., to the Headquarters there.

Reminds me of Barney Fife on the Andy Griffith TV program. But the clip was full, they gave me more than one bullet. Any spent ammo was accounted for, at a court martial or article 15 for any bullet spent.

Next image is a notice in the local base paper about Dale and Gotthardt winning a pinochle tournament. When not on duty a group of us guys would assemble at the service club and play pinochle, sometimes from dawn to dusk.

I also bowled with Jim Gotthardt on a bowling team on the base. We entered a tournament in Tokyo in a team event and gave the entry fee to a Staff Sergeant to enter the team. The guy took off with the money and drank it away. The team got to Tokyo and was waiting to bowl when we found out that the team wasn�t entered. Needless to say we all got so disgusted in this Sergeant�s behavior that we went to the First Sergeant and got him busted down a rank. I don�t recall his name, but it wasn�t a very pleasant thing working around this guy, after he got busted.

Next image is what everyone got when their tour of duty was coming to an end and they were leaving Japan and going home to another base, or in my case, home to get discharge from the Air Force, as shown by the newspaper ad that Dad put in the local newspaper, Loveland Reporter Herald.

And lastly is the piece of paper, dated 28 May 1960, that I was looking for after 8 years in the Air force.

John Dale Denver, CO 1955.

In this photo John is just recovering from an accident where he worked, you can see how much weight he lost. Rosie related to Phyllis that she used this money toward the purchase of her wedding wardrobe.

11th & Sheridan, Port Townsend, WA 1956.

Back yard of the "House That Dad Built," at the above stated address. Dad always grew a garden, I can recall spading up this plot of ground when younger. Dad made us double spade it then rake it. There were cultivators around, but Dad said if you do it this way the food will taste better. In Moms lap is a pot of green beans that she was snapping.

I recall taking this photo. It was in the summer of 1956 when I was discharged from the Air Force at Parks Air Force Base, CA. I then flew to Denver, CO, and we returned as a family to Port Townsend, WA. See next image for farther information.

Port Townsend Leader News Paper Clip, 1956.

As an example of every little thing that Mom saved on her children, events, etc. Note that Boulder, CO is now in Boulder, Calif.

Forney Arc Welders 1957 - 1962

Fort Collins, Colorado 24 June 1961 was the beginning of Paul and Phyllis Family History. Both Phyllis and I worked at Forney Arc Welders. I started there in 1957.I believe Phyllis started in 1960. We met and fell in love and was married 24 June 1961.

The picture of the house at 807 Roosevelt, pictured top right where we were living at the time, was within walking distance of Forney�s where we worked, as shown top right.

In this house are great memories of all the kids, Christine, George, Bonzo, and eventually Paula June as shown on this 1965 photo. One time I was late for supper and George threw my Pork Chop out the window for our family pet, Bonzo. Thereafter you only had to call me once for supper.

I was in charge of the Mail and Forms Management Department, which was next door to the Advertising Department, where they coned me into doing some soldering on a tub, advertising a function of this welder model, as shown in the bottom left picture.

1 August 1962 Phyllis and I was blessed with Paula June, as shown in picture on the bottom right.

1957 Summer - Loveland, CO

In the Summer of 1957 Dad and Mom and the family moved back to Loveland, CO on Roosevelt Ave. As seen in the background is Dad and Glen with my dog Bonzo. In the foreground as shown is John, and Rosie Leonard Dale with their first born Julie.

1957 Christmas - Boulder, CO

Left to right back; Marvin and Glen. Left to right center; Mom holding Julie, Dad, Paul. Left to right front; Mary, Richard

We lived on the University Hill in a cute little house. Dad and I cooked Christmas dinner together and it was really good, so good the next day Johnny and I had left over's and Johnny couldn't get up from the chair for 1 1/2 hours later cause he stuffed himself so much. I was very pregnant with Jess at the time. We really had a great day that day. Grandpa Dale got little Julie a tricycle for Christmas. She had a lot of growing to do before her very short legs could reach the pedals. Wow they look so young. Did we really ever look like that??????????????? Do you remember the duck that we had there? The neighbor got so mad at me because of the duck being in her yard that she came after me with a broom. She sure was surprised when JD came out from under the car he was working on! It was pretty funny. RD

Spring 1959 Loveland, CO.

Seated Left to Right; Alice Fletcher Leonard, Jess A. Leonard, Elmer E. Dale, Lloyd R. Dale. Standing; Rosie Marie Leonard Dale.

I believe that the photo was taken in the Spring of 1959, just prior to Dads death 1 April 1959. Lloyd had just got out of the Army. The address was at 819 E. 4th Street, Loveland, CO. I believe the Leonard's and your parents had paid a visit and brought some Strawberries. This was what everyone was eating, Strawberry Shortcake.

�Paul and Phyllis Dale 1997-2009
Date this page was last edited 10/15/2011