- Eve Abbott: British Civilian. Secretary to Major's Leib & Reisinger. Lives in Woodbridge with husband Bunny (deceased 2001). Daughters Carol and Linda. Visited with Eve & Bunny in May 2000.
- Airman Ronnie Applegate: Wisconsin. Was Usher at Jim & Maureen's wedding.
- MSgt George W Bailey: Fire Chief, RAF Bentwaters.
- SMSgt Willie R. Barron: Fire Marshal, RAF Bentwaters. Receive regular E-mail from Sgt Barron and Telephoned him Oct 97. He now is living at Fort Worth, TX. His Son, Roy E Barron was an AF 'brat' and is looking to hear from other 'brats'.
- A1C James Barton: 81 CES Orderly Room Clerk, Bentwaters.Was Jim T's Roomate.
- Tom Beal: Marion, TX, 78124 (256 Sassman Rd, Tel 210-658-6974) Firefighter. Tours 1951-55, 1956-60 and 1962-66 at Bentwaters. Married an Ipswich girl in 1952. Tom Submitted these names: David Redmon; Patrick Jolicer; Frank G. Painter; David Willis; Golden Mosley; and Willie B. Evans.
- Colonel Jack Best: Base Commander. Drove a Gold Renault Caravelle, 2-seat sport car.Had a son Vic.(Anybody remember his name?) (Thanks Alan Reisinger for his name)
- Ronald (Jarrett) Burrell:Aurora, CO. RAF Bentwaters. AGE Troop, 1961-65 and 1981-86. Married to Pam from Snape. Four daughters born from Rendlesham, Suffolk to Christchurch, New Zealand. Was he on ACTIVE DUTY or what? Known to jump fences at Wantisden Church and get caught. What do you think? (See Maureen & Jims Page). Some names that come to mind from the early 1960's. Joe Koczan, Ed Land, Sergeant Ivy, Sergeant McRobbie, Don La Barre, David Morse, Willy Williams, Denis Howe, Peyton Perkins, TSgt Glen Ryan, MSgt Calder Robertson, Airman Corly who worked at the FMS Mailroom, TSgt Rodney Ritz, Art Waters, Jim Johnson from Tennessee, Carroll Vetzel, Benefield whose first name escapes me, Cecil Downing, and Jesse Spradlin. McRobbie and Ritz are not online but I do have their telephone numbers and snail mail addresses.
- A2C David W Conley: RAF Bentwaters Fireman 1961-64. Married an Ipswich girl named Maureen Buttons (?). Dave and I drove his new MGB to San Diego after he arrived in NY, Oct 1964. A wonderful adventure following Rt 66....(Submitted by Steve Krulin)
- George Donnan: Newman, GA (40 Northfield Dr, 30265). RAF Bentwaters Crash Rescue 1962-65. Originally from Brooklyn now retired from PanA Am. Seen Ray Coleman (BW 1962-1965) in NY in early 1980's working in Fire Alarm business.(Submitted by Steve Krulin)
- Airman Bob Egan (Chelmsford, MA): Worked in 'Chappie' James 91st Squadron Orderly Room. Wife Angela Double from Tattingstone. My Best Man, still best friends. (see Maureen/Jim Page). Retired USAF
- Mrs Fletcher: British Civilian. Civil Engineers, Engineering Branch? (deceased)
- Robert Galvin: Wife Margaret. Married in St Pancras Church, Ipswich. Bob is from Peabody, MA and now USAF retired and living in NJ.
- TSgt Hubert L Goings: Civ Eng, Chief Admin Branch. Six children, lived at Felixstowe. Very nervous about reassignment.
- CAPT Mary Griffin: Personal Affairs Officer, RAF Bentwaters. Had Mother as dependent. Drove a VW. Married a Col (Doctor), Head of RAF Bentwaters Hospital.
- Msgt Horowitz: Base Civil Engineers, Chief, Admin Branch, RAF Bentwaters, 1961.
- Lt Colonel (later General) Daniel 'Chappie' James, Jr: 91st Squadron Cmdr who went on to fame as a (Picture and Article)General and died of a heart attack. Visit 'Chappie's Grave at Arlington National Cemetery. Chappie's Picture
- TSgt Ted Kazlausky: Personal Affairs, now lives, with wife Jean, in Columbus, OH. Ted has 8 children; Anthony, James, Marie, Robert, William, Rose, Catherine & Joan
 Family Photo 1998. He served his time in Nam. Spoke with him August 1998. Retired USAF.
- CAPT David A Korzep: 81st CES Cmdr, Base Civil Engr, & Fire Marshal after Maj Lieb.
- Airman Stephen E Krulin: Contacted thru E-Mail. RAF Bentwaters, Fireman, Early 1960's. Now a lawyer, working on Y2K and living in Miami, FL. Offers help in finding American Fathers of British children.Go Here for info
- Major John Lieb: Enid OK. RAF Bentwaters, 1960-62 Base Civil Engineer and (Followed Major Maney as) Fire Marshall. Was the 81 Civ Engr Sq, Cmdr (previous 81st Air Base Group) and lived at 25 The Avenue, Ipswich. Was Army civilian in Germany.(Phone conversation with Maj Lieb on 4 Apr 99)
- Airman Dave MacPhee: Admin office with Maj Lieb. Baseball team.
- A2C Raymond S Marino: RAF Bentwaters Fireman. Transfered to Photo Lab in 1962. Married an Ipswich girl named Sheila (?)...(Submitted by Steve Krulin). (new) *CMSGT (Ret) Ray Marino: Carlilse, PA. RAF Bentwaters from Sep 1960-Sep 1964, 81 AB Sq, Photo Lab and Fire Dept. Super nice page. A real trip down memory lane. Retired from Air Force Recruiting in Nov 1985. Ray's 60's Pic's 5/14/00
- SSgt Rick Medina: Rick is married to Olga. He worked in Civil Engineers. Left Bentwaters the proud owner of a 196? Jaguar. Now lives in San Antonio, TX
- Airman Roy C Mitchell: Now living in Woodbridge, VA and manages a home improvement store. Spoke with Roy in June 1997. Retired USAF. Was Jim T's Roomate.
- MSgt August Monhoff III: Chief, Fire Prevention, Bentwaters.
- 2LT Noakes: Virginia. RAF Bentwaters, Base Civil Eng Office, early 60's. Owned a VW Bug. Retired as Lt Colonel.
- Colonel (later Brig Gen) Robin Olds: Wing Commander, first air ace in Nam then commanded the Air Force Academy. Married to film star, Ella Raines from 1947-1975 has 2 daughters. Retired as Brigadeer General, living in Steamboat Springs, CO.
- TSgt O'Leary (Worcester, MA):.
- Airman John Painter: (California) Had a lot of serious problems. Worked in Orderly Room. Brought wife and daughter to England. Last known to be in poor health. Was Jim T's Roomate. Update
- Major Chuck Reisinger: Assistant to Maj Lieb & Fire Marshal, died of a heart attack. Liked model planes.
- Alan A. Reisinger: Columbus, OH. Son of Major Chuck Reisinger (above). Chuck was stationed RAF Bentwaters 1960-63. Died from heart attack August 1970. Then living in Anadarko, OK. Was out inspecting Indian reservation at the time. One month before my son Adrian was born. I am now In Socorro, NM working for the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. Have a Masters Degree in Procurement Management and have been negotiating contracts worldwide for twenty years. Rose now lives in California. Address: 1101 Sean/ Socorro, NM 87801. I worked at the Airmans and NCO clubs at RAF Bentwaters. Worked in the kitchen but also tended bar when they needed extra help. Oh yeah! My younger brother lives on the South rim of the Grand Canyon. He is a quadriplegic. He broke his neck diving into the lake at Elephant Butte NM several years ago. He can be reached at Larry Reisinger. He has some old footage (super 8) of the radio controlled airplane club at RAF Bentwaters. 4/28/99
- John B. Smith, Jr. Fireman (57130) 81st Crash/Rescue at RAF Bentwaters from Dec 8,1961-Dec 28,1964, B-Shift Alarm Room. Now living in Stockton, NJ. Now Fire Marshal at Raritan Township, Flemington, NJ. AF12629861. Son *John B. Smith III, Stationed at McGuire AFB, NJ.
- Mr Peter Smith: British Civilian. Peter worked in Civil Engineers as a Draftsman. Bought SSgt Stakem's House in Kesgrave.
- SSgt Paul Stakem: Civil Engineering. I bought my '54 Ford from him. Lived in Kesgrave with wife Charlotte (Carey) from London and children Mark and Anita. Now lives in Tampa, Florida. Retired USAF 26 years. (Contacted by Phone on 22 Mar 98)
Mark Stakem I was today advised of your website. Quite amazing! My father, Paul Stakem, died in April 1999. He is survived by his wife, Charlotte, who lives in Vacaville, California; his daughter, Anita, who lives in Palo Alto, California; and his son (me) and granddaughter, Olivia, who live in London. 8/14/01
- SMSgt Strodbeck: He worked in Civil Engineers.
- Jim Tansey: Sierra Vista, AZ. RAF Bentwaters/RAF Woodbridge 1961-65. 81st Air Base Gp later named 81st Civil Engineers Sq. Married in 1963 to Maureen Jarrett and lived in Ipswich. Maureen & Jim.Worked Admin Office and Fire Prevention. Passport and Visa Clerk for Personal Affairs. Lived in old Nissen Hut number 352-B in Site 7.
- Mr Taylor: (Deceased) British Civilian. He worked in Civil Engineers, Real Estate.
- Airman Charles (Chuck) F VanAlen: 2923 Quail Oak St, San Antonio, TX 78232-1818, 210.344.7421 San . If you knew him, you would not forget him. Terrific draftsman. Married London girl, had a couple of poodles, no children. AMWAY is his occupation.Another email for Chuck
- Jim T Varner: Jim is from Amarillo, TX. Always willing to pull KP for cash. Picture in TEEN Magazine. Contacted Jim 30 Sep 97, now lives in Phoenix, AZ. Retired USAF.
- Jim Vasey:
- SMSgt Clay Wolfe: Base Civil Engineer Office, RAF Bentwaters. Died in San Antonio in 1975 or 1976. German wife, Trudy, and Crista still live there. 210-545-7721.
- TSgt Richard A Wolfe: Assistant Fire Chief, RAF Bentwaters.
- Airman Lester Wright: RAF Bentwaters. Personal Affairs Office.
- More Firemen from 1962:
- TSgt: Grove Crowder, Erskine C Duffey (Asst Ch), Edward Hodgson (Asst Ch), Morris Hughes (Asst Ch), David J Oles, Edward Robinson (Fire Prev).
- SSgt:Grady Absher, Billy Austin (Station Capt), Danny E Farrow, Joseph R Fiebig (Station Capt), Malvern E Hamer, Harris, James W Hillock, Carroll L Hood, Joseph Kuczala II, William E McDaniel, Tommie L McGee, David (or Donald) E McGuire (Station Capt), Cayetano G Paredes, John H Parker, Howard Robinson (Fire Prev), Matthew Scott, John P Warren, Ernie Wheeler (Tought Fire School at Lowery before BW), George O Yates.
- A1C: Doyle O Davenport(Extinguisher Maint), Duncan (Driver Rescue), Teddy L Jordan, William M Moore (Brookville, PA), Phillip Mosey (Coraopulis, PA), Oscar Wright (Short Spurt).
- A2C: Acosta, Bates, Bellfield (Alarm Rm), Edward Bolin (WB), Wayne Boteler, David Conley (San Diago, CA), Curry (OH), Rodger L Deal (VA), George Donnon (NY), Aaron Dukes, Edwards (OH), Michael Fletcher, Robert Grisby (Short Spurt), James Harris Jr, Edward E Harrison, Stephen M Hartwell, Roy Helm (KT), Husky, Walter Hodge (WB), James H Johnson, Leon M Jones, Gerry Judy, James W Kerr, Maynard D Lambert (IL), Winston E Layne, Harold McVey (CA), Randall Masini (IL), Forrest D Morris, Merle D Moyer, Mauro Montes (WB), Wilfredo Prieto- Diaz, Tivis Ratliff, George A Robertson, Richard T Robertson, Gary P Rubino, Ruell Welch (WB), Julius Santonastasis,James A Sewards, William A Shafer, John H Smith, Socea (OH), George R Starkey, Thatcher (Wrote: All for the Love of a Girl, sold to Johnny Horton), Dean Westerguard Alarm Rm)(MN), Thomas J Windunas, Seth T White, Donald G Wood (Alarm Rm)(Philadelphia, PA), Johnny W Yancey.
- A3C: William E Barrett, Alfred K Bohn, Donnie A Brown, John M Brown, Edward G Bryan Jr, Billy G Compton, Marvin C Goodman, Allen H Harvey, James A Hatcher, Hawkins, Carson G Hensley, Robert J Johnson Jr (Boston, MA), Maynard D Lambert Jr, Lapley (MI), Leroy E Lang, Thomas L Lee, Randall K Masini, Stephen B. Metts, Jerrry T Moser, Phillip W Mossey, Maine E Peace, Powell (WI), Samuel M Ryder, Wilopas Salery, Richard S Saunders(Alarm Rm), Eugene E. Sechler, James Shives (IL), Michael Smallfence, John M Thomas, William M Vincent, Wells (WI).
- Air Ministry Civilians:
- Firemen: Mr Copeland, Mr Pendle (Lead), Mr Basil Smith (Gave Hist Lessons about Mayflower and US Independence), Mr Tibbins, Mr Arthur W Timms
- Other than Firemen:
- SSGT: Louis G Leeper Jr, Barnett (CE Yard)
- A1C: Jack Arnold (Armed Forces Radio), Frank Atkinson (CE Office), George W Fetterman, George Schnyner (Base Ops), Walter E Smith (AP now living at One Weymouth Rd, Ipswich IP4SB8, Westmore (Base Ops)(VT).
- A3C: Ted A Prescott, & Joseph N Spencer Jr;
- Other Airmen:Willard M Brown, Carl J Kalva, Billie D Terry, David W Conley, James D Griffith, Francis J Hughes, Johnny W Yancey, Dooley Gray Jr, Russell A Miller Jr, James H Stottlemyre.
- Just Some More Names:Lt Col Guy Foster (Finance). 'The Centurion' Staff: 1Lt Phillip A Vultaggio, TSgt William G Tretinik, SSgt Gordie Umland, A1C John Cotton, A2C Ron Salewsky, Mr George Allison. Captain Jennie R 'Becky' Jordon (Personal Services Officer), Wives: Diane Rowe, Shirley Disbrow, Ann Boytim, Margaret Dennis, Joyce Jones, Della Floyd, Sarah Clark, Carol Nelson, LaBerta Smith, and Sue Salewsky. 'Wino's' singing group: Gino Washington, Gordon Dash, Buz Stone, Bob Johnson and louis Campbell. 'Bentwaters Beetles': Jerry German, Neville Perry, Jack Hudson and Roger Davis. Larry Floyd, George Brown, A1C James Coolahan, Skip Mahnke, Jon McCloskey, Bob King, Mike Kavalchik, Lloyd Larson, Mike Apodaca, Kip and Mausey, Jim Coleman, Dennis Sharon, Greg Berglund, Bill O'Riley, White Mangum, Grank Giammichele, Bob Miller, Jerry Lunch, Len Matlovich, Dick Satterfield, Betty Whitton, Dick Strickland, Jim Henzie, Leona Monhoff, McCurdy, Marty Kuriger, Billie Christenson, Ethel Smith, Mike Apodaca, George Bailey and Hank Googe.
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