Personal Memories |
Jerry Ohlson |
Ed Fredkin, my
roommate, was studying an article in the Scientific Journal by Dr. Werner
Von Braun, Chief of the United States Rocket Program. Ed jumped up
from his bunk and exclaimed, "No! This can't be right!" He was
referring to Von Braun's formula that specified the amount of thrust
required for a manned capsule to escape earth's gravitational pull.
After reading the formula several times, Ed wrote a letter to Dr. Von Braun and offered a corrected formula. At the time, I was in disbelief that Ed would presume to correct the Rocket Chief of the United States. Imagine my surprise a couple
of weeks later when Ed received a letter from Dr. Von Braun thanking
him for the correction! |
Arthur Ballard |
http://www.pownetwork.org/bios/b/b077.htm
Art recounts the chilling years
he spent as a POW during the Vietnam War. He was interned by the North
Vietnamese from September 26, 1966 to March 4, 1973. |
John Jones |
We were that
last class of cadets! We didn't have anyone below us to rag on!!
But the class ahead of us had a cocky, stiff-necked head man that resided in
the barracks next to the cadet club on the second floor and a couple of
rooms from Fred Golish and me. Their last night at Columbus consisted
of a cadet dance! Fred Golish (my roommate) abetted me in a prank - I had several cherry bombs left from the 4th of July. I crawled along the shade roof along the second floor to his room. Used an ice pick to go through the screen and unlatch the screen to get into his room. Opened the door to let Fred in. We then unpacked the cadet commander's duffle bag and hung all the clothing around the room. Took all the butt cans we could find and made a big pile on a table under which I placed several cherry bombs hooked together! Lit off same and closed and locked the door behind us. There was one hell of an explosion!! Sacked out and was awakened by one pissed-off cadet commander who along with other seniors was busting into rooms and raising all havoc trying to find the culprit. They came into our room and grabbed Golish. I heard my name mentioned but someone said "Jones wouldn't do such a thing!" and they didn't touch me. After giving Fred a shower, they left. Needless to say, all of the
cadet commander's clothing was peppered with ashes - kind of like volcanic
fallout. They left the next day and to my relief, I didn't get based
at his location through basic. I've never related this event to
anyone. Thinking back on it, I have never regretted doing it and
chuckle every time I recall it. About time I related this event
getting back at that sorry cadet commander! |
Fred St. Jean |
One evening,
coming back from Lake JB Thomas and an afternoon swim, out in front of us
and coming at us at a great rate, a car pulled out into our lane to pass.
Mike McKenny was confronted with two cars coming at us head on. There
was nowhere to go, so Mike calmly headed right between them. They each
veered outward to avoid us and we made a "V" out of his Studebaker. We
caught both cars squarely behind their back doors and they spun around as we
went through. No one was seriously hurt in any of the three cars.
Lennie Thornton was in the right front seat, I was in the back seat.
Lennie got a small cut on his right knee - didn't miss a day of flying!
Mike just laughed it off.
His confidence was amazing - he was indestructible - at least until the 102
bit him. |
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55-0
Graduation at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona Back Row -
Starting Second From Left: Bottom Row -
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Carefree, Arizona
Left to Right:
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George Cowgill on the bottom - Ed Fredkin on the top! Lackland Air Force Base |
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From Left to
Right: Lackland Air Force Base |
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From Left to
Right: Lackland Air Force Base |
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Tom Malone
assigned to 15th TRS April or May
1966 |
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George Cowgill assigned to 45th TRS George about
to depart for a reconnaissance mission to |
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George Cowgill next to Tom Malone's '53 Chevy Ragtop Greenville,
Mississippi |
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Tom Malone and his '53 Chevy Ragtop Chapel, Water
Tower and Control Tower on the left. |
1955 Oscar Reunion Highlights |
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