Many thanks to Fred Horky for helping to “educate” me… Russ. R. After reading Single Missile – 43 Minute Launch, Russ Reston sent an email to Fred Horky with some comments/questions. In a reply, dated Mar. 29, 2008, Fred responded as follows: Russ, You wrote: Fred, very interesting. Boy, did …
In an email from Fred Horky to Russ Reston, dated Mar. 26, 2008, Fred, in part, writes: Russ, You wrote: “Sheepishly, I admit, the website has concentrated mostly on the RFML time frame. That’s the time I was at Sembach, and the contacts/names that I have. You are the only …
In an email from Fred Horky to Russ Reston, dated Mar. 26, 2008, Fred, in part, writes: “My only experience was with Site III (Grünstadt), but I believe most operations were pretty much the same at the other two sites. The biggest difference for Site III was that the single/unaccompanied …
Sembach Missileer Friday, March 27, 1964 Guest Editorial by Col. Roger W. Page, Base Commander You Must Impress German Audience Every American man, woman and child here in Germany is an actor who is on stage every day. You have been performing to the same audience for over 20 years. …
How many people took advantage of University of Maryland classes? Here’s an article from the Sembach Missileer Friday, March 27, 1964 Captain Werhan Receives Certificate of Scholarship Capt. Clyde H. Werhan, a missile combat crew commander with the 823rd TM Sq., was a recent recipient of a Certificate …
How many people remember this – The Crew #3-7 Coloring Book ? In a March 17, 2008 email to Russ Reston and Lee Kyser, Clint Everett states, in part: “In 1961, a thin paperback named The Executive Coloring Book was a surprise best seller. It was a book of basic …
These were just couple of your recreational options at Sembach AB on September 7, 1965. The “Free Cheese Buffet” was offered at the Officer’s Club beginning at 1730 hours and “I’ll Take Sweden” was being shown at the Base Theater at 1830 and 2045 hours. Capt. Allen was the …
Here are a few miscellaneous Air Force documents… Do they look familiar? Click on thumbnails to see larger images. Leave Authorization Pay Change Notice Operator’s License – Privately Owned Vehicles Armed Forces Liberty Pass Automobile Insurance Card US Government Motor Vehicle Operator’s ID Card Operator’s Permit – Air Force Equipment …
In a March 7, 2008 email from Jim Plowden (822nd TMS; Crew #1-9) to Russ Reston et al, Jim in part states: “Funny how we remember the cars in our lives more than the women in our lives!” With that in mind, I thought it might be interesting to show …
On February 22, 2008 we posted an article about Lee Kyser’s racing activities while stationed at Sembach AB; Sembach Sergeant Living ‘Fast’ Life (AF Times – November 25, 1964). The next day, Rui Mauricio, a Mini Cooper owner in New England, advised via the website’s Guestbook that he now owns the Mini …
How many Sembach Missileers had Nuclear Weapons Personnel Life Insurance like Jim Plowden? Per Jim, “This is the Nuclear Weapons Personnel Life Insurance Policy that no self-respecting Mech.2 would be without.” Click on thumbnail to see larger image.
In a March 3, 2008 email from Jim Plowden to Russ Reston, Jim, in part, says: “We had a very active theater group, at Sembach, that put on some outstanding performances. These are a couple of the programs from the performances. I was never in any of the plays, but …
Yes, that is how much a large plain pizza pie cost at Nino’s Italian Restaurant, in Sembach village, back in the early 1960s. Menu courtesy of Jim Plowden. “When Nino opened, he knew Americans loved pizza, but he was concerned that no one was buying his pizza, even though …
A replacement for the TM-61A Matador, the Mace was a tactical surface-launched missile designed to destroy ground targets. Initially designated the TM-76, then the MGM-13, and finally the CGM-13B, the Mace could be launched from either a mobile trailer or a bomb-proof shelter. Like the Matador, a booster rocket launched …
