VP-6 Shipmate Log

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Name: Walter Nowosad
Years in VP-6: 1958-1961
Email: w13n7starview@gmail.com
7/30/2010 19:59:16

I'm looking for Harold E. Willis. He was an AT. He was the best man at my wedding in Honolulu in 1961. coming up on our 50th anniversary and would like to invite him to the festivities.


Name: Mike Logg
Years in VP-6: 1980 - 1984 Crew 8 Ordie
Email: mikelogg@hotmail.com
7/25/2010 15:58:10

Great website, lots of memories!


Name: Charles Pat Welker
Years in VP-6: 1968-71
Email: magicman1102@aol.com
7/23/2010 13:0:32

Would love to hear from anyone from Charlie Welker's unit...this is his fiance' writing this...he doesn't talk about this much...and I was only 7 when he was over seas so obviously I don't know what happened and his father destroyed all his pictures when "Pat" returned from serving. His Dad had Alziemers. I am a history teacher so this is very interesting to me as someone who loves him and as a historian. My email is debra_lane@usa.net. I just reordered all his medal that Pat's Dad also destroyed... his air wings which were extremely emotional for him to receive again when he got them as his 63rd birthday surprise.If anyone has any pictures of him or his squadron/group, I would love to see them and I am sure he would too since he has nothing. Charlie "Pat"(as I call him)Welker was a radio operator.


Name: Steve Ellis
Years in VP-6: 83-88
Email: tcomm1@mindspring.com
7/21/2010 16:54:53

For anyone planning to come to the reunion this year in San Diego, if you get your registration form in by August 31, 2010, you will be entered in a drawing for one free hotel night at the Marriott Courtyard.


Name: Mike Fiorini
Years in VP-6: 1965-68
Email: mbfiorini@sbcglobal.net
7/20/2010 22:32:10

Ed;<br> Your name is familiar to me, but I can't picture you. I was in VP-6 from 1965 to 1968. In April of '68 my crew flew into the South China Sea. I was on medical at the time, missed the flight and was discharged in May at the end of my enlistment. Any thoughts of re-enlistment were resolved due to pilot error.<br><br>Mike


Name: JOE ERHARDT
Years in VP-6: 2.5
Email: LOTLIVER@EXCITE.COM
7/20/2010 22:23:2

REALLY WAS GOOD BEING ASSIGNED TO VP-6 BACK IN 87-89 NICE VIEWS.


Name: Ed Hanley
Years in VP-6: 62-66
Email: ehanley@concord-usa.com
7/13/2010 8:15:24

I remember you Carl. Great to see you on-line. Do you remember Ed (Ski) Sienkilewski (ESienkilew@aol.com) and Bob Fabris (bfnbf67@gmail.com). I have recently been reconnected with them. Ski lives in Baltimore and Bob lives outside of Chicago. I've lived in the Atlanta area since 1972. Raised five children and have four grandchildren. Still working in the high tech field. Have yopu been in touch wqith anyone else recently who served when we did?


Name: Carl Gaither
Years in VP-6: 1964-66
Email: cgaither628#embarqmail.com
7/9/2010 7:13:45

Hello to all.<br><br>I was an AX-2. I was there when Block 7 burnt down and watched the firefighter getting into fights as to who was going to do what in fighting the fire. Was also in Naha, Adak, Johnson Island, Midway and a lot of those long boring flights that went out to French Frigat Shoals. I was an ECM operator. I hung out with Jim Farris, Cecil Meadows and Lee Linebough. In Iwakuni I worked nights. I liked the night crew. There were times we were on liberty before the day crew got to town. However, there were also a great many times where we said good evening to the day crew and then welcomed them back the next morning.<br><br>I went to the University of Hawaii and got my degree in Psychology with a minor in Math and Physics. I have finally stopped going to school and have MA (Psy), MA (Criminal Justice Research) and a MS (Mathematical Statistics). I worked for the Department of the Army doing aviation weapons testing research. Taught mathematics at McNeese State University, Troy State University and the University of Southwest Louisiana. I have written 10 books and waiting for a contract for the 11the. Married a local girl while in Hawaii and we had 3 boys. That marriage finally failed and again remarried and am ever so happy.<br><br>I used to surf the North Shore, and over at Makaha. I owned a little blue MG B. I lived for the beach and spent all the time I could surfing and drinking Primo while in Hawaii. My drink of choice in Iwakuni was Asahi and had many wild nights in town while in Iwakuni. Does anyone remember those flights up to Vladosvostic (sp?) to look for the Russian Navy? Also do you remember the P2-V that ditched in some little inlet while we were in Iwakuni. I don't remember the date. The plane was just floating there.<br><br>I liked sitting in the overhead hatch as we would taxi out. I also liked to sit in the bow. On one flight we had a fire in the radar well and I remember everyone talking about smelling smoke over the intercom. I kept sniffing but didn't smell anything (DUH) All the smoke was going up into the aircraft and to the aft.<br><br>Remember the happy hour in Iwakuni where the drinks were 5 cents. I ended up getting in afight with some Marine in the shower area at the Block 7. I got the broken nose. You can't win them all.<br><br>At Johnson Island we hid a jeep from some group and the searched that island over and couldn't find it. I don't know who hid it but such a stink was made and it finally reappeared. Remember how hot it was there and many of us were often flying just with our skivies on to try and stay cool. I was there when they were searching for that AC that went down somewhere neat there. It was a huge air search but nothing was ever found. I used to play bingo at the club there. Remember the blackout bingo game where some itiot would yell Bingo when a Number was called. The first number is B-7 and then you would hear BINGO. They would check it and tell us it wasn't a bingo and the game would continue. Usuallly there was only one bingo game a night. Then there was to crap tables that were open at the end of the day.<br><br>Midway was interesting. We would launch the Goony Birds off the end of the pier. I loved seeing them get about four feet from the ground when they were going to land and then just fold their wings and crash. One time we caught on and threw it into the shower area. There were a lot of naked sailors trying to get away from that mad bird.<br><br>Naha was fun. Even though we worked hard we would play hard. I remember going to the Tea House of the August Moon which had its fame from the Korean era. We lived in those quancet huts that they had.<br><br>Well I have rambled enough. I have to go to UT in Austin in a little while as I have some research to do for an upcoming book.<br><br>I would enjoy hearing from anyone.<br><br>Carl Gaither


Name: peter a. milito
Years in VP-6: 1969-1971
Email: cpmilito@windstream.net
6/23/2010 19:31:33

was in cam rahn bay in 1970 or 1971 but i am not able to join the va ?


Name: sidney jones
Years in VP-6: 1948-1950
Email: sidneypjones@cox.net
6/21/2010 2:24:0

enjoyed reading the articles about some of the fellows I served with,appreciate the web-site.does anybodt remember some guys one called hands,another leggs and still another named Fletcher?they were at Whidby and they went to Vavcover Canada and broke up an assembly of communist about two thousand.if any one has any knowledge of any of these guys please share it with me.