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Able Flight Photos
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| Dallis "Flash" Thomas | L to R Flash Thomas, Rod Teuscher | Rich "Maniac" Minor | Kirsten, Lars, Lora, and Valdor Haglund |
Flight Jacket | Phil "Stinky" Wright | Val Haglund, Masako Nakahara |
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| Doug Macdonald | Gary Gunderson | John "Chubs" Morgan | Tommy Thompson | NCO Club Membership Card | A Flt Mamasan | James "Dot" Dorsey |
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| L to R Mike "Pigpen" Tazik, Ed "OD" Odell, Ron "Peach" Kelly |
Front of King Bar Doug Macdonald, Sachiko |
McKinley Mitchell | Dewy Pulliam | John "Chipper" Dufty |
L to R John Snitker, Gerry Melino |
Mickey ??? Guy in Glasses All others Ukn |
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| Frank Perjurski (spelling ??) | Mark DeBoe | L to R Jerry Camp, Jim "Yesdog" Godsey |
Jim Carney | L to R Ron "Peach" Kelley, Ed "OD" O'Dell, John Baker |
Stu Webber | David Clanton |
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| Don Hooker | Jerry Camp | Jim McGrath, David Clanton |
Myrna McGrath and Son |
L to R Gerry Melino, John Snitker |
Recent Doug Macdonald and
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Wayne Kelley, Terry Cobb and Sonny Burnette |
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| Dennis Canape | Dennis Canipe | Larry Komernicky | John Baker | Wayne Kelley | Sonny Burnette | Paul "TJ Cherry" |
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| Hap Harris | Rick and Smokey | McNew and Venus | Sky King, Hap and Jacobs | Vic and captured Japanese Prisoner | Steve Blanton | Jr, Jake and Lawson |
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| TJ and Mac | Marlin "Buck" Hardy | Mac MacMillen |
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| Ukn, Gary O Bennett, Bob Paterno, Richard King, Ukn, Dan Guisinger |
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| Wiener, MacNew, and "Jake the Snake" Jacobs |
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| Hap Harris, Takochan, Weiner and Smokey |
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| Weiner, Hap, Smokey and Gary "GOB" Bennett |
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| Miss America 2008 Kirsten Haglund and the proud parants Val & Lora |
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| L to R Back Row: Terry Cobb, George Cunningham, Ed O'Dell Center: Tom Shaw, Don Hooker Crouching: Elmond "Wayne" Kelley |
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| L to R unk, Randy Buss, Frank Dalton, Gaspar, John Dufty, Jerry Bradshaw, Curtis Arrowsmith |
L to R Stuart Webber, Ricky T. Kelley, Val Haglund, Mile "Pigpen" Tazik, Jorge LaCoste, Randy Buss (kneeling)
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| Foreground drinking Beer Bill Saeler, to
his left Randy Buss, L to R pink shirt Ukn, blue shirt Gary "Spencer" Haywood, in white shirt blue vest Ron "Apple" Adaro, John Sack middle with the blue shirt on, Al Gaspar, Emerging from barracks is John "Whitey" Slyconish. Lt. John VanBenthuysen, SSgt Smith. Who is the guy in the pink shirt??? |
The Expos
From left to right: TSgt Richard Stowe [Itazuke AB], Val Haglund [with the Bass guitar] A Flt., Back of Val, SSgt Sid Frazier [drums] ?Flt, A1C Mike Morris ? Flt, SP6 Quentin Heady [big, tall guy in front], A1C Jim Conner [keyboard player] ? Flt, A1C Wendell Wheaton [lead vocalist] A Flt
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1. Doug Visvader -- sitting with the striped shorts on.
2. Steve Ekdahl (sp) Red coat with green cap on.
3. Louie Nye -- sitting in front of Steve. 4. Rod "Bugs" Teuscher -- blue pants with a Schlitz . 5. Phil "Stinky" Wright -- back to camera (white shirt). 6. Rick Sturm ( I think) -- over Phil's right shoulder. 7. Curtis "Head" Arrowsmith -- next to Rick Sturm. 8. Randy E. Buss -- no shirt on, sitting on step. 9. John Sack -- leaning down to Randy. 10. unknown person -- sitting to Randy's left. 11. Lt. John H. Vanbenthuysen, Flight Commander, Able Flight sun glasses on,, standing, with Schlitz. 12. Maniac Minor -- white hat raising a Schlitz in victory. 13. Al Gaspar -- white shirt sitting on Randy's right, meditating over his Schlitz. 14. Willie "Lump" Gadsen -- to Al's right 15. Ron Adaro -- blue vest shirt. 16. unknown person in pink shirt.
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| L to R Curtis "Head" Arrowsmith, Ricky T. Kelley, Rod "Bugs" Teuscher, Back to camera Louie Nye |
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| Keesler Graduating Class Front row second from left is Doug Macdonald Back row forth from left is Ted Croyle, Sixth from left is Ed "OD" Odell All went to 6918th Able Flight |
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| 1971 Able Flight Japanese Softball Game R to L Frank "Zappa" Dalton, Louie Nye, Troy Smith??, John "Whitey" Slyconish, Randy Buss, Willie "Lump" Gadsen, Doug Visvader, Bill Saeler, Steve Ekdahl, John "Chipper" Dufty, Troy Smith??, Rich "Maniac" Minor, Jerry Bradshaw, Gary "Spencer" Haywood, Al Gaspar, Larry "Coop" Cooper----------- Andersen (head above Coop), TSgt Nichols (white shirt black glasses), Japanese team all Ukn |
