Bill B Pemberton
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74 years old Hulett, Wy.
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USMC '64-'68, ADJ"A" '65, MAD, NAS Memphis '65-'66, VMGR 152 & SubUnit#1 Danang '66-'67, H&MS27 MCAS Cherry Point, NC. ''68. TWS Member 177899. TWS Unit Page Admin for: VMGR 152 and VMGR 152 SubUnit#1 Danang. Lockheed Georgia C130 prop shop and C5A Galaxy Final Assembly Flight Line '68-'72 Then mundane things till I retired 2008. Post a CommentOops!The words you entered did not match the given text. Please try again. 48 Comments
I got this email the other day, just thought I would Post It
Forest was a good friend. Jim Potter From: rtfosterart@wildblue.net Sent: Friday, July 22, 2016 11:41 AM To: Jim Potter Subject: Re: RT Foster Hello Jim, I wanted to let you know that RT Foster from VMGR 152 passed on Monday, July 18, due to complications related to his cancer and heart disease. I'm sorry you couldn't be more in touch with him over the years. Thank you for your service and Semper Fi. Sincerely, Heather Foster
Dear Bill,
I may have sent this before, but in my h-A.L.F. a mind; this is one of the better poems I have written. Thank you for support and encouragement for me to continue to continue... Sincerely John Howard Klice ptsd of "LITTLE JOHN THE SOLDIER" A Little John graying soldier From memory's silent silhouettes? A boy forced ?to be? a man with a geography of scars;;; His history of hurt, His limbs stuffed now with artificial things? In what part of his eyes? In what part of his heart? In what part of his soul? Does acceptance, Redemption, and Salvation for Little John, the soldier, wait? Inside his cage, The cage of his heart, Something throbs, With both fists, and Knows; only what Little John the soldier knows? Inside that body, Too old now to react, Too small to contain, The hundred balloons Of unrequited happiness? And with a thousand yard stare, He hears only The single guitar of grief; And the bugle of Taps? Little John is a boy, Like any other boy, Sent off to war? He grows smaller and smaller To the eye of society, And dissolves Into the twilight Of the setting sun, Fluttering in the air Like a solitary white feather Disappearing silently like a memory of kites? =?Salve?...adore---IAM...)============== Inspired by a short story by Sandra Cisneros ?Salvador Late or Early.? Paraphrased and transformed by a veteran...
Hey Bill Thanks for the info on my dad. I will be posting some pics of the VMGR-152 that my dad had. Maybe you or someone you know or is on this site might be in the pics:)
Bill. Hi Sorry I didn t see what you posted in the Gallery.. Iam new and lost..LOL
Yes Bill I sure do. Sorry I didn't get back sooner I just don't get on here very much.
Hey Bill,
Thanks for the note. I went to jet A at NAS Millington. I was there in early '67. Al Toca was at 252 in the summer of 67. This was right before he left for recruiters school. John Landolfi took over after him. Jack Berkquist was there during that time as well. Don't quote me on these dates. It's my best recollection, but the memory keeps developing these black holes.
Bill, it's nice to be missed. Took a break from FB--Everything is fine. Still waiting for Rob Ridgeway to send the photos he promised. Hope all is well with you.
Febuary was a costly month during Vietnam War for VMGR 152;
Two Aircraft total loss, and Ten Marine Airmen, Semper Fi. Feb. 01,1966 VMGR152, KC130F Bu# 149809, Shot down near near Dong Hoi/Tiger Island, All Lost. 1st Lt. A. M. Prevost Maj. R. A. Alm GySgt. G. F. Humphrey SSgt. P. G. Vlahakos SSgt D. L. Coates SSgt.R. B. Luker Feb. 10, 1968 VMGR152, KC130F Bu# 149813. Shot down on approach KheSahn. 3 Crew, 5 Passengers Lost. Crew ; MSgt. J. D'Adamo LCpl. D. R. Devik LCpl J. W. Ferren (DOI 03/01/1968) Passengers; Col. C. E. Peterson 1stLt. John K. Woods (DOI 02/11/1968) SSgt W. L. Brown SSgt G. W. Walbridge Pfc Reggie L. Vance, (DOI 02/22/1968) Feb. 28, 1968 Cpl. Jim Baucom VMGR152 Ordanceman. Was killed by premature ignition of Flare in the aircraft.
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Connect with "KC" Davis. He was the FE flying the El Toro flip ..and the only survivor. He said he read the accident report.
Hey Bill, I appreciate your riding herd on this site and the activities. I will get my rear in gear and work on captions for my photos........ depends on how up to speed my memory is.
Bill,
I'm sorry, but the answer is No and No. Back in the day when Jerry and I were working together we didn't do much picture taking as 17-18 year old teens. And I actually never saw Jerry after he joined the Marines a few months before me in '66. RE: Bill Cagel, the name doesn't ring a bell. However, I have no recollection of names of people I knew in HMM-165 except for Charlie Vessey who was killed on Apirl 19, 1969. I was a member of 165 from April through August of '69 - and that short stint was interrupted by my 30 day extension leave. It bugs the hell out of me that I cann't remember any of these people, and my efforts to locate members of the squadron during that timeframe have also failed.
Hey Magic would you happen to have any pics of Ferren, before or during USMC times? & do you remember a Billy Cagel in 163 or 165?
I remember doing that but thought it was one of our birds not someone another 130. also do you rmember top Ellis? Have any idea if he is still alive? I remember when we got back to El Toro we had big plans to fly milk and eggs from washington to alaska on a regular basis. Had all the plans ready but when i left that was it.
Right above the chevrons there is an edit button youcan change your rank there.
Hey Bill, on together we serve it showes as a gunny not sgt. how do i change that.
I'm trying to remember Hinkley. Was he the sgt in charge of the shop in 352? Definitly remember Slick and Pierce though. This does bring back memories. Too bad i had to wait until 66 to try to look back. I have a ton of pics from those days. All on old slides. I will look thru and convert some of them.
Hi bill, I think i might remember you at vmgr-152, I was same place in 67. I was there as a hydraulics mech. Okinawa and da nang, 67-68, Did you know top Ellis.
Bill,
I was also in H&MS 27 in 1968, but was in Avionics. Can't say that I remember you, but "Hi" anyway. By the way, you probably don't know this, but you have a namesake in Nebraska who is very well known in the Viper community. He races all over the place, and for years has been the 'goto' guy when people buy, upgrade or race Vipers. |
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