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Re: Did you/Any familly who served?
« Reply #30 on: November 14, 2008, 10:32:36 AM »
Grandfather, WW2, Tank mechanic, Battle of the Bulge is all I remember, he didnt have a lot of kind words for Patton
Dad, USAF 24 years, 1 year Da Nang 1967-68.
Father-in-law, 26 years USAAC, USAF (one of the originals) WW2, Korea, Vietnam
Uncle Bob - Navy WW2, dont know where
Uncle Don - Navy , around 46-50s
BIL - Bob, retired LtCol
BIL - Bill, retired Maj, B-52 naviagtor Vietnam
BIL - Daryl, retired Navy E-7 -  aircraft carriers, USS Independence and George Washington, I think
Nephew, Chris - US army E-4 2 tours Afganistan, currently at Ft Hood
Cousin, Steve,- retired Navy, LtCommander, subs
Brother - Rob, retired E-7, fireman, Firechief
wife - 8 years F-111 avionics
Me - 20 years Medical/Dental

And finally, My son, Daryl, started AF basic training Nov 4, found his pic on the Lackland website, first flight to start the 8 1/2 weeks basic training

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Re: Did you/Any familly who served?
« Reply #31 on: November 14, 2008, 10:37:49 AM »
Me USAF 1978 – 1999
Wife USAF 1980 – 1984
Uncle Bill Hoehn, Navigator B17 (Panama Canal zone) WWII
Uncle Walter Hoehn, Navigator B-17 (Panama Canal zone)WWII
Uncle Max Arnold – P-47 Pilot Europe WWII
Uncle Rod Arnold – Flight Engineer on B-29 “Bocks Car” That dropped the second A-Bomb. His crew was replaced by the commanders crew and Uncle Rod flew in the B-29 “The Great Artiest” . They dropped instrument packages after the bomb was dropped.
Grand Mom (mother side) Rosy riveter on B-24 Liberators.
Father Capt in Civil  Air Patrol (Maj Pilot)
Uncle Arthur Pattons 2 core in north Africa.

1 cousin currently in USAF Security Forces.

Ones I can't remember the names
US Army Vietnam (2)
Union Army Civil war (2) 

I guess we been doing this for a long time.
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Re: Did you/Any familly who served?
« Reply #32 on: November 14, 2008, 10:40:33 AM »
Grandfather, WW2, Tank mechanic, Battle of the Bulge is all I remember, he didnt have a lot of kind words for Patton
Dad, USAF 24 years, 1 year Da Nang 1967-68.
Father-in-law, 26 years USAAC, USAF (one of the originals) WW2, Korea, Vietnam
BIL - retired LtCol
BIL - retired Maj, B-52 naviagtor Vietnam
BIL - retired Navy E-7 -  aircraft carriers, USS Independence and George Washington, I think
Nephew - US army E-4 2 tours Afganistan, currently at Ft Hood
Cousin - retired Navy, LtCommander, subs
Brother - retired E-7, fireman, Firechief
wife - 8 years F-111 avionics
Me - 20 years Medical/Dental

And finally, My son, Daryl, started AF basic training Nov 4, found his pic on the Lackland website, first flight to start the 8 1/2 weeks basic training

(Image removed from quote.)

F-111 avionics!!!!
Me <--- F-111 E and E shop at Upper Heyford and cannon AFB
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Offline Tom5572

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Re: Did you/Any familly who served?
« Reply #33 on: November 14, 2008, 10:47:35 AM »
For my family:

Faternal Grandfather:  USAAC/USAF from 1939 until 1965 Ret Col
Maternal Grandfather:  USMC Annapolis class of '36 Pacific theater and Korea Retired sometime before Vietnam BG
Maternal Grandmother:  USMC Communications ended service as a Maj, Served at Pearl Harbor the majority of the war.
Father:  Army 1962-1965, USN 1972-1990
Faternal Uncle:  USAF enlisted unkown time
Faternal Uncle:  USN P3's
Cousin:  Army, 82nd Air Borne, First family member to receive Purple Heart, in Afghanistan 2005 - Present
Me:  Army, 2nd tour in Iraq, 1992 - Present.
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Re: Did you/Any familly who served?
« Reply #34 on: November 14, 2008, 10:49:19 AM »
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Re: Did you/Any familly who served?
« Reply #35 on: November 14, 2008, 10:51:27 AM »
Union Army Civil war (2) 

I guess we been doing this for a long time.

I might have that beat, I found the name Treadwell serving in French/Indian War, Revolutionary War, Civil War Confederate and WW1

I think my wife was at Lakenheath but not sure, Id have to ask her, that was 82 to 84

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Re: Did you/Any familly who served?
« Reply #36 on: November 14, 2008, 10:54:31 AM »
Grandfather was a fire chief at Charleston AFB. Have some very insane looking pictures of things he had to "deal with". He came to Wings over Houston and was disgusted to see civilians sitting on the emergency vehicles. He would have had them with their engines running, and drivers in their seats at all times.

Other grandfather was Navy.
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Re: Did you/Any familly who served?
« Reply #37 on: November 14, 2008, 10:57:52 AM »
Grandfather, WW2, Tank mechanic, Battle of the Bulge is all I remember, he didnt have a lot of kind words for Patton
Dad, USAF 24 years, 1 year Da Nang 1967-68.
Father-in-law, 26 years USAAC, USAF (one of the originals) WW2, Korea, Vietnam
Uncle Bob - Navy WW2, dont know where
Uncle Don - Navy , around 46-50s
BIL - Bob, retired LtCol
BIL - Bill, retired Maj, B-52 naviagtor Vietnam
BIL - Daryl, retired Navy E-7 -  aircraft carriers, USS Independence and George Washington, I think
Nephew, Chris - US army E-4 2 tours Afganistan, currently at Ft Hood
Cousin, Steve,- retired Navy, LtCommander, subs
Brother - Rob, retired E-7, fireman, Firechief
wife - 8 years F-111 avionics
Me - 20 years Medical/Dental

And finally, My son, Daryl, started AF basic training Nov 4, found his pic on the Lackland website, first flight to start the 8 1/2 weeks basic training

(Image removed from quote.)

Congrats to your boy (guess can't call him that anymore)!
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Re: Did you/Any familly who served?
« Reply #38 on: November 14, 2008, 11:15:20 AM »
I might have that beat, I found the name Treadwell serving in French/Indian War, Revolutionary War, Civil War Confederate and WW1

I think my wife was at Lakenheath but not sure, Id have to ask her, that was 82 to 84
Did you find the name or actual traces to them?  I've gotten lucky and have actually traced mine back (on page 2)
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Re: Did you/Any familly who served?
« Reply #39 on: November 14, 2008, 11:40:08 AM »
yes, yes and yes

Grandfathers both served ww2, my father was a naval officer 62-75 and so was I from 94 to 97

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Re: Did you/Any familly who served?
« Reply #40 on: November 14, 2008, 11:41:23 AM »
Did you find the name or actual traces to them?  I've gotten lucky and have actually traced mine back (on page 2)
I found it on ancestry.com back when they had a free period, just some basic info, nothing to detailed.  I havent put as much effort into it as I would like, just to busy right now.  I found a few websites that had some details so I know more information is out there.   My dad is in regular contact with one of his cousins thats been doing some research and one of my nieces has spent the last couple of years tracking down photographs and personal histories from everybody in the family.  The little bit I can recall is there were a couple of Treadwells that came from England to Massachuetts area around 1609 or 1612, and then they bred like rabbits.  During the Revolutionary war the family split, those loyal to the crown went to Canada.  
I have a copy of the family bible that shows my direct ancestors back to Georgia and South Carolina about 1848.  I havent searched farther back than that to see how we might be linked to 1609

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Re: Did you/Any familly who served?
« Reply #41 on: November 14, 2008, 11:53:51 AM »
That's awesome, the furthest I can go back so far is around 1720's, beyond that is sketchy, but there are people on each side looking, so hopefully they'll come up with something.
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Re: Did you/Any familly who served?
« Reply #42 on: November 14, 2008, 02:57:36 PM »
Awesome reading here .. makes me wonder about tracing my family back, I can't go very far (Civil War) due to a fire in some county courthouse that erased our family's history long ago, apparantly no records were kept at home back then.

From myself back:
USAF/ECM 1972-1986, mostly flightline, spent some time in Southeast Asia, Germany, Korea.. young man's passion.

brudda USAF retired after 20, Crypto-geek. I hear he shook hands with Regan an stuff for some of the things he did.

Dad, Army during WW2 (arty observer for Patton's 3rd for entire war) then txferred to USAF in 1945, retired at 30yrs)

Uncle Bert, USMC WW2, Guadalcanal, sent stateside when wounded ..his CO told him to enjoy time there before the Japs came.
(they really thought there was no way the Allies could hold everyone off, much less 'win')

Uncle William Rathgeber, 8th AF B-17's through the bad days of 1943, I was told he went back for second tour, txferred to MAC after the war, died in the fog near Templehof durin the Berlin Airlift, 1948.

Paternal Great grandfather was Major on the Union side, Civil War. Married a Cherokee lady after the war, was in the March of Tears.
I still remember the smell of her cookies ..she made the best I ever had.

Aye .. a lot of us have been at this awhile.
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Re: Did you/Any familly who served?
« Reply #43 on: November 14, 2008, 05:04:05 PM »
My grandfather was an officer on the USS Melvin (DD-680), and my uncle was in the army during Vietnam, KIA.


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Re: Did you/Any familly who served?
« Reply #44 on: November 14, 2008, 05:45:55 PM »
USN 1982-1992.
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