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1955 Oscar 50 Year Reunion Highlights

September 8-11, 2005
 

 

A special time to share memories of the past,
catch up on life events since 1955
and establish new memories to treasure in the future!

 

 

The Location:

The Menger Hotel - Built in 1859
204 Alamo Plaza
San Antonio, Texas 78205

   

 

 

Reunion Sign-In

 
 

Paul and Lesli Webb

 
 

DickVaux

 
 

Jim Pirie

 
 

Jim Britton

 
 

Keith and Beverly Heefner

 
 

Don and Donna Hendricks

 
 

Harold and Rosalie Jameson

 
 

Dave Flatter

 
 

Fred and June Freeman

 
 

Barb and Bill Kreider

 
 

Jerry and Jaye Barton

 
 

Jim Olson

 
 

Lou Harvill

 
 

Dave and Becky Mroczek

 
 

Donna and Lou Longhenry

 
 

Harry Peabody

 
 

Bush Bucher

 
 

Ann and Rick Hilton

 
 

Ron and Doris Bigoness

 
 

Lee Thompson

 
 

Tom Lambert

 
 

Ron and Mary Corbett

 
 

Jerry Campbell

 
 

Fred Golish

 
 

Buster Clark

 
 

Gene Moring

 
 

Joel Martin

 
 

Oscar Bayer

 
 

Harry Evans

 
 

 

 
 

Paul and Anita Lange

 
 

Don and Dot Bailey

 
 

Charlie Brown

 
 

Charles Ormond

 
 

Gordon Henrie

 
 

Helen and Steve O'Neill

 
 

Tim and Elaine Thomas

 
 

Bill Dilzell

 
 

John and Betty Grady

 
 

Al Eells

 
 

Jack Dembski

 
 

John and Jamie Longley

 
 

Jim Alder and Bob Apple

 
 

Bob and Anne Broyles

 
 
 

Ice Breaker

 

 

 

Front Row Left to Right:
Fred and Nancy St. Jean

Middle Row Left to Right:
Marjean Boyd and Joyce Patrick

Back Row Left to Right:
Ruth and Ted Ballard

 
 

Pat Wallin and Martha Gorton

 
 

Socializing

 
 

Socializing

 
 

Socializing

 
 

Socializing

 
 

From Left to Right:
Jim Alder, Ed Baxter, Al Eells, Jane Alder and Bill Gorton

 
 

Tim and Elaine Thomas with Jaye Barton

 
 

Lackland Air Force Base

 
 

Loading Buses

 
 

Loading Buses

 
 

55-0 as honored guests in front of the grandstand

 
 

55-0 as honored guests in front of the grandstand

 
 

55-0 as honored guests in front of the grandstand

 
 

55-0 as honored guests in front of the grandstand

 
 

Don Wallin

 
 

Parade

 
 

Parade

 
 

Parade

 
 

Parade

 
 

T-6 Flyover

 
 

Lackland AFB Museum

 
 

John Bode

 
 

Jerry Barton and Tom McCurdy admiring a wooden propeller

 
 

Lunch at the Lackland Club

 
 

San Antonio River Cruise

 
 

Cruising

 
 

Cruising

 
 

Dinner at Casa Rio

 
 

Jim Britton (Back), Jay and Jerry Burton and Pat Wallin

 
 

Steve O'Neill, Jim and Dorothy Pirie, Judy Young and Harry Peabody
Helen O'Neill and Ron Corbet

 
 

Ron Bigoness, Charles Ormond and Rich and Sue Mackel, Frank Dillingham
Dick Vaux and Paul and Leslie Webb

 
 

Lou Harvill, Keith Heefner, Unknown, Unknown, Bill and Nancy Dilzell,
Tom Lambert, Ed Baxter and Karolyn Harvill

 
 

Harold Jameson, Tim and Elaine Thomas, The Hiltons,
Paul and Anita Lange, Joyce Fredkin and Rosalie Jameson

 
 

Oscar Bayer, Don and Dot Bailey, Chuck Anderson,
Birget deMynn, Don and Donna Hendricks

 
 

Lewis VanBibber, Jack and Sandy McGowen,
John and Joyce Patrick, Gene Moring and Charlie Brown

 
 

Gordon and Mardella Henrie, Don Alexander, John and Betty Grady,
Becky Mroczek, Jerry Ohlson and Jim Olson

 
 

MarJean and Jack Boyd, Diane and John Bode,
Ted and Ruth Ballard and Al Eells

 
 

Buck Reeves, Jerry and Janet Campbell, Ernie and Charlene Anderson
Barb and Bill Kreider and Dave Flatter

 
 

Jack Dimski, Dave Gish, Shirley and John Elliff
Evelyn and Bill Henderson and Kay Dimski

 
 

Dave and Marilyn Gish, Larry and Beverly Burke

 
 

Fred and June Freeman, ? , Peg and Harry Evans

 
 

Tour Hosts with Jim and Jane Alder

 
 

Hospitality Suite

 
 

Rick Hilton and Paul Lange "High Pockets Flight"

 
 

Your Reunion Planning Committee

Left to Right:
Larry Burke, Jack Dimski, Jerry Ohlson, John Eliff and Don Wallin

 
 

Your Planning Committee

 
 

Sandy McGowen and Elaine Thomas

 
 

Steve O'Neill, Becky and Dave Mroczek and Jerry Ohlson

 
 

Dave Selzer, Joel and Florence Martin and Jim Pirie

 
 

Fred Golish, Dick Vaux, Don Alexander, Dave Flatter and Jerry Campbell

 
 

Don Bailey and Buster Clark

 
 

Doris Bigoness, Tom Lambert and Unknown

 
 

Lee Thompson, Jim Olson and Rich Mackel

 
 

The Group Sharing War Stories

 
 

Frank Dillingham, Lou Harvill and Bush Bucher

 
 

Fred Golish, Don Bailey, Betty Grady, and Gordon and Mardella Henrie

 
 

Facing the Camera:
Harry Evans and Buster Clark

 
 

John Elliff

 
 

 

John Ellifff - 50 years ago and now!

 
 

The Reunion Planning Committee

 
 

The Planning Committee

 
 

Reunion Banquet

 

Banquet Program

Greeting by Don Wallin
Invocation by Jerry Ohlson
Pledge by John Elliff

 
 

Jerry Ohlson, Bill Kreider and Becky Mroczek

 
 

Ernie and Charlene Anderson

 

Jerry and Jaye Barton

 

Ed and Joyce Fredkin

 

Bob and Anne Broyles

 

Don Wallin

 

 

 

 

Left to Right:
Dave and Marilyn Gish
Evelyn and Bill Henderson

 
 

 

 

 

From Left to Right:
Lewis and Donna Longhenry
Jim and Jane Alder

 
 

 

 

From Left to Right:
Jane Alder, Chuck Anderson,
Briget deMynn and Bill Gorton

 
 

 

 

 

From Left to Right:
Florence and Joe Martin
Jim Pirie

 
 

 

 

From Left to Right:
Don Bailey
Bill and Barb Kreider

 
 

 

 

 

From Left to Right:
Jerry and Jayne Barton
Harry Evans

 
 

 

 

 

From Left to Right:
Bob Apple, Harry Peabody and Judy Young

 
 

 

 

From Left to Right:
Betty and John Grady
Jamie and John Longley
Beverly and Keith Heefner

 
 

 

 

 

From Left to Right:
Dick Vaux
Paul and Lesli Webb
Sue and Richard Mackel

 
 

 

 

 

From Left to Right:
Ted Ballard
Don and Pat Wallin
Bev Burke

 
 

 

 

From Left to Right:
Dave and Becky Mroczek
Back of Don Alexander's Head
Mardella and Gordon Henrie
Lee Thompson

 
 

Pat Wallin, Bev and Larry Burke, Shirley and John Elliff,
Jack and Kay Dimski and Ruth and Ted Ballard

 
 

Don Wallin

 
 

Jack and MarJean Boyd

 
 

The Graham Class

 
 

The Columbus Class

 
 

The Malden Class

 
 

The Malden Class

 
 

The Malden Class

 
 

The Goodfellow Class

 

 

 

Back Row Left to Right:
Jack Dimski and Steve O'Neil

Front Row Left to Right:
Harold Jameson, Don Wallin, Jerry Ohlson and Dave Mroczek

 

The Goodfellow Class

 
 

The Banquet Committee Table One

 
 

The Banquet Committee Table One

 
 

Banquet Committee Table Two
Don Alexander, Jamison, Jerry Ohlson, Dave and Becky Mroczek,
The Henries and Jim Olson (?)

 
 

Rest In Peace Memorial for our fellow cadets

 
 

The Names in Remembrance

 
 

 

Don Wallin, Ruth and Ted Ballard

 

 

John Elliff, Fred Golish and Ed Fredkin

 
 

John Elliff, Fred Golish, Ed Fredkin and Dick Vaux

 
 

The Columbus Class

 
 

Jerry Ohlson and Dave Mroczek

 
 

The Goodfellow Class

 
 

 

The Vance Class

 

 

Don and Donna Hendricks

 
 

Fred and June Freeman

 
 

Charlie Brown

 
 

Doris and Ron Bigoness

 
 

Ron Bigoness and Al Eels

 

 


It has been my honor to create this website
as a tribute to the family of Air Force Cadets
and their dedication, not only to our country, but to each other.

I dedicate these efforts to my Dad, Jerry Ohlson,
who passed away shortly after the
50 Year Reunion Celebration.

Lynda Ohlson-Reithmann

 
 
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