OKU SHIRRI SHIMA USAF 1957-58

Comments: I worked for awhile under Terruya (Hawaiin) Radio site. Later, I ran the radio site. I also ran the Special Services and built an operating radio station for music and DJ'd all over Japan. I saved a bunch of guys lives one day when I found my barracks covered under snow and the oil heater roof stack was covered with snow. I hand dug down to the front doors and black smoke piled out of the barracks and I pulled a lot of guys out to clear they're lungs out. A few more minutes and we would have had a bunch of dead buddies. Lots of memories. I think we were power or powder radio and the main net station was Gold Coast where Sgt Jake Keffer was in charge. I worked with the Navy P2V's who flew daily over Russia and around the Port of Vladivostok. The migs one day shot a P2V up before I could get help from Misawa AFB. The P2V I was told cradhed but they made it out ok. I will never forget when a P2V crew on Misawas shook my hand and thank you for having the best monitoring radio station in Japan. Lots more memories with AKL29 which brought our supplies and during the Korean action was used as a Ship binging dead soldiers from Korea. I was once in a middle of a monsoon on board the AKL29 which was a two hole freighter. Like I said I have lots of these memories and lots more of my Japan duty.

Keywords: I worked with a Hawaiin who was in charge of out radio site. I believe his name was Terruya, I had to stay with him in town he did not like the Japanese which stems from Perl Harbor. I knew Sgt Jake Keffer who worked with me on the 773rd AC&W at Montauk, Long Island N.Y.. He worked at the Net control radio station at Furimaki. We were good buddies.

old friends

Comments: stationed in misawa and site 29 from 1952 thru 1954 nicknamed lucky, looking for old pals

Keywords: ralph c briggs

PICTURES OF MISAWA AFB AND TOWN

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Keywords: I WAS STATIONED IN MISAWA IN 1954/1956 WOULD REALLY LIKE SOME PICTURES OF MISAWA AND BASE FROM THOSE YEARS.. ANYTHING WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE.. THANKS...... KEN MCKELLAR

33-42-37 1954/1956

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Keywords: Looking for friends in Japan 1954/56 and Otis AFB 1957 Construction of 33,42,37.

okushima shima

Comments: had a ball up at the site hope to hear from old friends

Keywords: Served time up at okushira shima53

613TH AC&W OMINADA JAPAN

Comments: I was assigned to the site near Ominata in 58 and 59. Later in life I worked with a guy named Jim Moreland who was squadron commander at the site for a short time before I was there. Would like to hear from anyone who was there.

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613th AC&W Sqdn, Oku Shirri Shima Island, Japan

Comments: We were the best radar site covering Japan, Russia, and Korea and the Russians new it and use to mess with us all the time. We were on top of the mountain monitoring radio and radar. Constant monitoring of our aircraft by looking out for Russian acft and there Navy. Lots of stories and memories. I still wonder if any Russian Acft. who buzzed us out of Vladisvostok Air Base would carry some of my bullets back to there base. We got all of our supplies by ship AKL29 out of Aomori, Japan. It was a small two hold freighter which during Korea used as a ship to carry our dead military home. I have lots of great memories. It's the kind of thing that makes me proud of wearing our uniform.

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Det 29, 613 AC&W, 1959-1960

Comments: Stumbled upon this site and thought I'd see if any other guys were still around that served on "The Rock", that little spot in the ocean. Served at Misawa and then got transfered to Okushiri Shima. The photos of AKL 29 certainly brought back memories. Anyone know what happened to Major Zwicker? Other than prison.

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613th AC&W SQD..Misawa AFB 1956

Comments: Would like to hear from you & anyone else who was at MIsawa or up at the site

Keywords: personal friends Tom Feeney,Pa-Bob McKinney,Tenn-Bob Ades,Wisc-Ken Newbold,Utah-Joe Golden,Pa-Max Sanchez,Tex-Clyde Fontenot,La

For Lorenzo Blocker

Comments: EMAIL ME PLEASE

Keywords: FRIEND OF LORENZO BLOCKER

Miswawa 52-54

Comments: was in Japan from July 1952 thru. 1954 one year in Misawa and the last year on a little site named okushira Shima site 29 from 53 - 54

Keywords: LuckyFriend named Ralph C Briggs