John says, he was a Captaind (Major Select with the 361st Tactical Electronics Warfare Squadron from April 1960 to April 1970. Arrived Nha Trang AB, 29 April after standard approach through England, Fairchild, and Clark ABs. Did four 3-week TDYs to NKP supporting the detachment at that location between July and November. Squadron moved to Phu Cat in Sept. Selected to support the 360th at Ton Son Nhut in Dec 69. Finished tour on 20 April 69 with 161 missions. Next assignment, 24th SOPS, Howard AB, Canal Zone. (70-74, VC-118 missions to Central & South America)

Email Address: brunkje(at)quixnet.net

Postal Address: 4875 Garden Trail, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Phone: (719) 599-4670

Dennis says he was assigned to Det. 3, 6994th Security Squadron at NKP in 1969/70. Says he was at Chicksands RAF in 1967-1969.

Email Address: dennis.swartz(at)jeremiahgroup.us

Postal Address: 111 Bluegrass Circle, Hendersonville, TN 37075

Phone: (615) 429-8622

Richard says he was a Pilot with the 361st Tactical Electronics Warfare Squadron at Phucat & NKP in 1969/70.

Email Address: rfolks(at)yahoo.com

Postal Address: 12120 Genoa St. NE Alburquerque, NM 87111

Phone: (505) 323-2946

John supplied this information on his father, John W. Banks II.

My father, John W. Banks II, served as a Major and a Pilot with the 362nd Tactical Electronics Warfare Squadron at Pleiku in 1967/68.

Prior to that assignment he was assigned to Big Eye/College Eye Task Force(SEA) flying EC-121's with the 552nd AEW&C Wing. He has just recently passed away (7 Dec 2007) at the VA Hospital, in Marion, Indiana. He was buried with Military Honors.

Email Address: jbanks(at)pd.cityofsacramento.ort

Postal Address: 3550 Marysville, Blvd Sacramento, CA 95838

Phone: (916) 566-6407

Ray says he was a 1st Lt. and a Pilot with the 361st and 362nd Tactical Electronics Warfare Squadrons at Phu Cat and DaNang in 1971/72, starting off at Phu Cat and when they closed the base, we moved to DaNang.

Email Address: rzavada(at)mttc.org

Postal Address: 7100 Green Spring Dr. Louisville, KY 40201

Phone: (502) 638-4401

Robert says he was an A1C with the 6994th Security Squadron at Da Nang in 1970/71. He flew 144 Missions during his tour.

Roberts Email Address is: nopo_bob(at)yahoo.com

Postal Address: 106 Wellham Ave. NW Glen Burnie MD 21061-2256

Phone: (410) 766-2332

Earl saw the Reunin Notice in the DAV Magazine. Says he had no idea we or the web-site existed. He called and we had a good visit.

Earl was with the 6994th Security Squadron at Tan Son Nhut from October, 1967 to August, 1968 and flew 112 missions before his early return stateside because his brother had arrived in Vietnam.

Earl currently does not have a computer nor email address.

Postal Address: 6731 Pickwick Place, Anchorage, AK 99504

Phone: (907) 337-5727

I must appologize for being so long in getting Dave on the site. Dave has been with us from the first reunion in San Antonio in 1999. I guess it was because he did not have a computer, I never got him added, I am sorry Dave. J.C.

Dave was a Flight Mechanic with the 361st Tactical Electronics Warfare Squadron at Nha Trang in 1967/68. Dave was also one of the lucky ones who were shot down in an EC-47 and survived to tell his story. Dave was on Brew-41 when it was shot down on March 11th, 1968. You can see photos of this under Mission Losses.

Dave does not have a computer nor email address.

Postal Address: 25 Del Tara Drive Jacksonville, AR 72076

Phone: (501) 982-0903

Norman left this information; I am a former 6994 aircrew member, a Morse Intercept Operator (Diddy Bop), serving in Da Nang from 1971-1972. We were reassigned to NKP in 1972. I mostly remember how hot it was, the almost daily rainfall in the mid afternoon and the Skeeter Theater. I remember my former roommate Vaimili Tuialuuluu, then later David Crutchfield. I see David is not on the site. I last saw him in Nashville, Tennessee in 1973.

I found this site thanks to Zebedee Willie, who I met at a VmWare (Virtual Memory) symposium in Dallas, 2008. We were accidently sitting at the same table and I heard him talking about C47 stuff. So, where is Sgt. Saddler's information? I don't remember his exact rank, except it was about my paltry E3.

As the graffitti said there on the bathroom wall in Da Nang, "As I slide down the bannister of life, I will always remember Vietnam as a splinter up my ass!"

Thank God I learned a skill that turned out "SO" useful in the real world, after I left the Air Force! You never know when you'll see an old Hogan's Heroes rerun and get the opporunity to copy the morse code they use. Man, they were good!

Norman's Email Address is: thestorm1 (at) tx.rr.com

Postal Address: 806 High Meadow Allen, Texas 75002-1926

(972) 727-1492

I actually got a cc of a message from the Reunion Brat to Steve. Seems Steve had stubmled on to the Reunion Ad posted in the DAV magazine and contacted The Reunion Brat. Says he may be able to join us in San Antonio next month.

Steve was a Ditty Bopper with the 6994th at Tan Son Nhut; don't know yet when or any other particulars but bet I will before long.

Just got off the phone with Steve and he says he was at Tan Son Nhut in 1968/69.

Stave's Email Address is: stevehenrichs (at) sbcglobal.net

Postal Address: 318 E. Miami McAlester, OK 74501

Phone: (918) 423-0105

Got a note this morning from Charles. Says he was a SSgt, an IRO and also worked in Awards and Decorations with Det. 2, 6994th Security Squadron at Pleiku in 1967/68..

Charles's Email Address is: bowmance39 (at) verizon.net

Postal Address: 265 Round Mountain Loop - Madison Heights, VA 24572

Phone: (434) 528-9494

Ken found the Web-site and had this to say. He was a Sgt with Det. 2, 6994th Security Squadron at Danang and served as an ARDF RDO in 1971/72.

Great memories from there. Room mates with Jim Luther, great guy, taught me alot. Retired from the Army in 1985 and the FAA in 2001 and now live the quite life in south Alabama.

Ken's Email Address is kfive49 (at) aol.com

Postal Address: 20149 Sweetwater Lp. Seminole, AL 36574

Phone: (251) 947-5066

Floyd was a Major and a Navigator with the 362nd Tactical Electronics Warfare Squadron at Pleiku in 1968/69.

Floyd has a very interesting experience enroute to Vietnam. He was the Navigator aboard EC-47 42-24304 that went down enroute to Vietnam. You can read about his experience by going to Site Directory and clicking on Entry Number: 4 Mission Losses and follow on to the appropriate page.

Floyd's Email Address is F-ABrazil(at)comcast.net

Postal Address: 1319 S. 134th st. Tacoma, WA 98444

Phone: (251) 947-5066

Ron was an Aircraft Maintenance on the Flightline with the 361st Tactical Electronics Warfare Squadron at Phu Cat from August, 1970 to August, 1971. Information taken from Ron's Guestbook Entry.

Ron's Email Address is welchrc(at)earthlink.net

Postal Address: Atlanta, GA

Phone:

Jim says he was an A1c assigned to the 362nd Tactical Electronics Warfare Squadron at Pleiku and Danang from Jan. 1970 to Jan. 1971. Jim spent his entire tour on the night shift in the Phase Inspection section of Maintenance ( and helped keep us a safe ride, Thanks. I added this last line, J.C. )

Jim's Email Address is jimmreed (at) hotmail.com

Postal Address: 1612 E. Koch Ave. Evansville, IN 47714

Phone: (812) 402-8406

John was a 1ST LT. and a Pilot with the 361st Tactical Electronics Warfare Squadron at Nha Trang in 1968/69. Many good memories of serving with a great bunch of dedicated USAF/SS people. Found: "Rusty" Hubbard my Navigator after 39 years thru this site. Thanks: JEV

John's Email Address is jevharley (at) charter.net

Postal Address: 129 Sunline Place Spartanburg, SC 29307

Phone: (864) 415-9738

Earl says he was assigned to the 362nd Tactical Electronics Warfare Squadron at DaNang and NKP from February, 1972 to December, 1972. He served as a Co-Pilot, Aircraft commander, Instructor Pilot and as Standardization Evaluation Flight Examiner.

Earl's Email Address: gearlj (at) aol.com

Postal Address: 2045 Rusty Hinge Drive Colorado Springs, CO. 80920

Donald says he was a SSgt assigned to Det. 1, 6994th Security Squadron at Nha Trang from June, 1967 to December 1969 as Standardization Evaluation Flight Examiner.

Donald's Email Address: donpaye (at) embarqmail.com

Postal Address: ?? ?? Oakland, Florida 34787

Phil says, I worked on the Nav Computers and that "cute" little color Radar. My first exoerience with the EC-47 was in 1966 at Clark AB. They were removing the fuel tanks from the interior. Maintenance control called and said they had a C-47 with Radar problems and wanted me to look at it. I was shocked to see the airplane outfited with modern commercial electronics. After the Philippines, I went to Carswell AFB, TX. Exactly 11 months later I received PCS orders to the 14 SOW, Nha Trang AB, RVN with a 10 day window to report. My supervisor, Tsgt George Byras, said that I would be suprised when I got there. His last duty station had been Nha Trang. The only thing I hated about the assignment was being in the 14 FMS. EC-47's were the only thing we supported. The 14 FMS commander used to come around and rave &rant outside the door while we covered the equipment. My replacement at Nha Trang was scheduled to arrive and I was to go out on the same aircraft. I'll never forget the look on my supervisors face when he told me the name and I told him the AFSN. Ernie and I had gone thru the Phoenix Armed Forces Induction Center and his AFSN was number less than mine. I think that this was the best part of my life seeing all the "old obsolete" aircraft. Philippines B-57B and F102 (last operational acft). Thiland A26 (NKP, 505th Air Commando Sq). Nha Trang EC-47, AC-47, AC-119. I'm rambling but the Air Force just isn't the same now. I worked in civil service for the Utah Test and Training Range and at Nellis AFB in Air Traffic Control Automation until 2005 when I retired with 42 years Federal Service. My observation is that instead of "Work Hard, Play Hard" it's now just a 8-5 job for most airmen.

Phil Pizzi

Phil's Email Address: gpw9552 (at) cox.net

Postal Address: 5622 E Fairfield St Mesa, AZ 85205

Phone: (480) 659-2811

I caught Phil's attention with a small photo of an EC-47 that I had placed in my Signature Block of a Forum on the web. I swear it had not been on for 30 minutes when I had a reply from him on the EC-47. - J.C.

Mark left this in the Guestbook today.

Says he was a Morse Code Intercept Operator with the 6994th Security Squadron at Danang from Sept. 1968 to Dec. 1968 and at Phu Cat from Jan. 1969 to June 1970.

Mike's Email Address: mkomalley (at) comcast.net

Postal Address: 5 Arabian Drive Methuen, MA 10844

JC, I am happy to find such a site. I have often thought of the time I served as a back end crew member on a EC-47. I was enlisted at the time and my job was 202-50 radio analyst specialist. I had 101 combat missions mostly out of NKP Thailand in 1973 and 74.

I definitely will be at the reunion in May 2010, God willing.

Sincerely,

Robert L Kennedy Jr, Major USAFR Retired

Robert's Email Address is: snoopbob87(at)bellsouth.net

Postal Address: