From: Max Butler Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 To: Russ Reston Subject: Miss L Dedication Date Russ, The date and time for the Dedication for Miss L will be Oct. 13th at 11:00 AM, Vincennes, In. time, which is the same time that Fl. is on. Will advise in a few …
Location: Hyatt Regency – San Antonio, Texas Date: September 4th (Wednesday), 5th (Thursday) and 6th (Friday), 2013. We encourage all TAC Missileers to attend. Let’s make this our “most attended” reunion ever… Note: The Reunion is open to all Air Force and supporting civilian personnel that were associated with any part of the …
Riverwalk, San Antonio, Texas The 2013 TAC Missileers Reunion will be held in San Antonio, Texas …a really fun place to visit, with LOTS of things to see and do …and, we will be staying at a Riverwalk / downtown hotel that is in the heart of all the “action.” …
July 30, 2012 Looking for information about CMSGT. Dexter B. Babcock, Jr. If you can help, please contact Russ Reston so that he can put you in touch with Bob Babcock. Thanks, Russ From: Bob Babcock Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2012 11:15 PM To: TAC …
July 25, 2012 Looking for any photos of Capt. Don Davis (Information Officer, 4504th TMTW, Orlando AFB, 1958 to 1961) or Airman Monte Blue (Information Office, 4504th TMTW, Orlando AFB). If you can help, please contact Russ Reston so that he can put you in touch with Don Davis. …
July 26, 2012 Dick Beal has been able to provide some information. His input can be found following Tom Penders’ request below. Dick, thanks!!! July 25, 2012 If you have any information about possible mishaps near Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 21/22, please contact Russ Reston so that he can put …
Checklist Launch Operations Missile Combat Crew Technician No. 2 T.O. 21-TM76A-CL-1-1-3 Click on image to view. Loads slowly (30 page PDF file).
Note: Reposted from The Japan Times Online. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author (Jon Mitchell) and his cited sources. They do not necessarily reflect the opinions of TAC Missileers Corp. The Japan Times Online Sunday, July 8, 2012 SUNDAY TIMEOUT Okinawa’s first nuclear missile men …
Here’s some ‘nostalgia’ for those who served in Germany… A GI’s Germany – Volume #1 Click on one of the > arrows below. The music will begin to download and start playing in a few seconds. A GI’s Germany #1 – Side #1 A GI’s Germany #1 – Side #2 …
June 15, 2012 “Wildwood Mace” aka “Miss L” restoration is complete. The missile is now on display at the Indiana Military Museum in Vincennes, IN. The official dedication is targeted for early October 2012. From: Jerry Brenner Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2012 To: Russ Reston Subject: Miss L is DONE …
June 7, 2012 Jim Kidd recently visited Bitburg Site VIII and has shared some photos. As you can see, the site looks a little different than it did almost 50 years ago, when it was an operational Mace B / CGM-13B site. From: Jim Kidd Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2012 …
Three years after the Civil War ended, on May 5, 1868, the head of an organization of Union veterans — the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) — established Decoration Day as a time for the nation to decorate the graves of the war dead with flowers. Maj. Gen. John …
May 27, 2012 Here’s the latest status of the restoration of “Miss L” (aka “Wildwood Mace”) from Frank Roales at the Indiana Military Museum in Vincennes, IN. From: Frank Roales Sent: Friday, May 25, 2012 To: Russ Reston Subject: “Miss L” Photos Russ: Well, sometimes the best laid plans of …
From: James Dutcher Sent: Monday, May 21, 2012 To: Max Butler; Russ Reston Subject: Sembach Reunion 2012 Max and Russ Ed Albert asked me to do one last invitation for Mace and Matador Missilers who were stationed in Germany. It looks like we will have a small group — maybe …
May 17, 2012 “Miss L” restoration continues… Position of the mount cradle and tail mount have been verified! From: Frank Roales Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 To: Russ Reston Subject: Miss L Russ: Members of the Indiana Military Museum, Jerry, Max, his son and myself put in another very productive …
May 5, 2012 Do you remember what your military pay was? As an E4, often my pay didn’t last the whole month. Thankfully, I lived in the barracks and was able to eat at the chow hall… Here’s an interesting link that was brought to our attention by Joe Molinaro …
April 26, 2012 The restoration of the “Wildwood” Mace, by the team at the Indiana Military Museum (www.indianamilitarymuseum.org/) in Vincennes, IN continues. Here’s the latest update. (Note: During the restoration, the missile has gained a new nickname – “Miss L”). From: Jerry Brenner Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2012 To: Frank …
April 9th, 2012 Just learned from George Mindling that Revell has reissued their 1/32 Teracruzer with Missile Plastic Model Kit. From: George Mindling Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2012 To: Bob Bolton; Russ Reston Subject: Revell 1/32 Teracruzer with Missile Plastic Model Kit Just an FYI… Revell has reissued the …
March 27th, 2012 Cape Canaveral tours will now run every Wednesday and Thursday. See below for the latest tour info submitted by Dick Beal. Call 321-494-5945 or 321-494-5933 for reservations and more information. From: Dick Beal Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 To: TAC Missileers (Russ Reston) Subject: USAF Cape Tours …
March 7th, 2012 Do you know when and where these Matador launch photos were taken? The missile tail numbers are 40045, 40053 and 40065. Two of the original photos were marked “1959” on their back. The third was marked “1960”. If you can help, please send Russ an email. Thanks! …
