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Squadron History

Time Line                        Factoid

1 Nov 1962             4039th AMMS Activated

1 Nov 1962             1st Commander: Lt Col Gerald Faivre

1 Feb 1963             4039th Deactivated

1 Feb 1963             416th AMMS Activated

1972-1974               Commander: LTC Homer Pauley

30 Sep 1974           416th AMMS Deactivated

The 416th AMMS Commanders

Maj Wallace Ogden

Lt Col Crane

Lt Col Homer Pauley

Lt Col David D Chacey

Maj David K Wheeler

Maj Kenneth Peterson

Lt Col Gerald Faivre

Maj Donald F Maher

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Kudos for the Squadron

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Col. Felices Presenting the 416th AMMS a Plaque for
BEST AMMS IN 8th AF 1967
(Note: This was 2 in a row.)

Commander: Maj Wallace H Ogden
Pictured: Pete Charette, Lester Heal, Joe O'Connor, Elmo Perreira, Dick Witchley, Jim Gorney, Bob McFarland, John Landy, Bill Wehnke, Ted Joslin, Charlie Smart, Martin Holley, Tom Lentz CWO Harold Harris and Capt Glenn Perkins.

Courtesy of: Roger Gjone

416th Bomb Wing Scores a Double Shack

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Missile Expert Cited

Work in Progress

Guidance Shop Checkout of a Radar Altimeter. That's Mac Wallace on the right and Roy Lewis standing at the console.

Rock and Roll at Combined Systems

A Snowbird heading for the Flight Line - 1967

Do you remember Servicing Ammonia in the "SNOW" ?

Where are the ADM Troops?

Where are the ADM Troops?

Gary Allen setting up for a Hangar Systems Checkout.

L-R, Morelli, Walter Roe, Grabb, Bryant, Lackey and Lt Col David Chacey

Trivia Question: What year did the Squadron change the paint scheme on the Missile Display ?

Photos From The 1967 Griffiss AFB Newcomer Welcome Book

Courtesy of: Roy Lewis

Anyone recognize this ADM troop ?

Do You Remember?

As Remembered by: John Sullivan

I remember when the B-52 went off the end of the runway during an exercise (can't remember the name) where we launched all 52's as though soviet missiles were inbound. The 52 had hounddogs and quail on board. The plane sank so low the pilot/copilot opened their windows and stepped out on the ground. The hounddogs were buried deep in the ground. The quail were unloaded underwater after they dug a deep enough hole. I heard the 52 couldn't be lifted out so they tore it apart and it became a trainer.

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I also remember the holes in the back of our building where the rear gun on the 52 went off during maintenance.

Roger Gjone not only remembers, he had the photo to prove it.

Courtesy of: Roger Gjone



	The article said there were no weapons on board, however a AGM pylon is fairly visable. Was this a coverup? Would our beloved SAC do that ?

Added Note from Roger

It was returning from an ORI Mission, it was a rainy evening - I was at home - off base - waiting for a call to come in and turn the Hound Dogs around, reservicing them with Ammonia, as I recall it was the 2nd plane to return from the mission, the pilot apparently landed too far down the runway, decided to abort the landing and try it again - but ran out of real estate. As I recall we were told the fire crews showed up, the plane was in the mud, engines running and the crew was no where to be found.

And, yes there were missiles under the wings

Bob Sloan and I retrieved the missiles after they were removed from the plane and they sat for a while on the lawn near the combine systems building.

The 416th AMMS Sports Corner

Jon Dribnack Master Fisherman ~ Courtesy of: Robert Mills

Courtesy of: Roger Gjone

Showing Off The Squadron

Courtesy of: Roger Gjone

A Trip To The Past For Roy Lewis

Roy paid a visit to the New England Air Museum for this photo. Note the Stable Platform underneath the warhead doors. First museum that I have seen with one of the Guidance componets

416th AMMS Hound Dogs Assigned In 1974

60-5579 60-5582 60-5591 61-2124 61-2137 61-2141 61-2145 61-2150 61-2159 61-2173 61-2189
61-2193 61-2194 61-2200 61-2210 61-2234 61-2273 62-0059

416th AMMS Troops Today

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416th AMMS Personnel Roster

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NOTICE: The following format will be used on all future updates to the website: Last name, first name, middle initial (in bold print), address, telephone number, email address (with a link to contact you), bases assigned to along with dates. Individuals that are deceased will have a gold star placed in front of their names. If there is any information that you do not want published with your listing, please indicate that when you submit your updates.

Addleman,Jerry S
Aimetti,John H --------- Tucson AZ
Allen,Delbert L
Allen,Gary
Allen,Richard L
Allen,Robert H-----------Oneida NY
Anderson, Carl
Anderson,Franklin
Armstrong,Edward M
Arnold,James W
Baldwin,Delmar J
Bertelle, Ralph
Bessinger,Hugo
Bishop,John H
Blacketter,James D.
Blackwell,Theryl E
Bossert,Norman G
Boudreau, Norman S ------- Bernhards Bay, NY
Boyer,Alfred D
Boyle,William J
Brackenhoff,Ronald L-----------Chicopee MA
Braendle,Gordon W
Brenegan, Phillip C ---------- Deceased
Bretz, Jack-----------Deceased
Brickel,Richard----------Bryan OH
Broderick,Willy
Brown,Melvin D
Brown, Richard F (Frank) --------- Rome NY
Brown,Ronald G
Bryant,William N
Bust,William W
Caldwell, Robert E ------ Oklahoma City OK
Calhoun,Dwight
Cambell, Ralph K. - Deceased
Camp,Darrell E.-----------Lilburn GA
Caputo, George W 1st Lt -------- Deceased
Carson,Cottrel
Cashion,Donald E
Caissie, James ----Bonita, FL
Cervantes,Richard G
Charette,Armand " Pete"-----------Chicopee MA
Chacey, David D --------- Deceased
Chin,Roy W
Christensen,Ed
Christian,Granville
Christmas,Philip C
Cipollone,James W
Clary, Jerry-----------Deceased
Cobb,David
Cody, Brendan
Cohn,Burton
Cole,Malcolm-----------Rome NY
Collard, John W --------- Deceased
Converse,Francis J
Cormier,Donald
Cotter,Patrick J
Crane,Herbert W
Creech,Daniel F
Cromwell,William V
Crossett,Robert A
Curran,Joseph
DaviesEric J------------Stittville NY
Davis, Carl C
Davis, Sidney
Decker,Wayne F
Dees,James R
Dillon,Thomas E----------Pensacola FL
Dingman,Bruce
Dion, George E.------- Altus OK
Dorans, Allan R ---------- Farmingdale NY
Dribnack,Jon M----------Great Bend PA
Dunn, David W -------- Deceased
Eaton,Donald
Ehlenfeldt,Lawrence R
Ellingwood,Douglas-----------Altus OK
England,Benny J
Ewell,Robert L
Fagan,John
Faivre,Gerald F
Felker, Edward J-------- Alexandria, VA
Fiske, Douglas
Fitzpatrick, Dennis M -------Rockport, ME
Flory, Wesley D. -----Yakima, WA
Forcier,Mel
Fordyce,William P
Fout,Bobby
Fuller,Donald V----------Paragould AR
Gaertner,Victor
Garnett,George
Gengler, Roy
Giba,Richard C
Gillian,Frederick M
Gjone, Roger, 141 Col. Thomas Heyward Road, Bluffton, SC 29909, Phone: (843) 705-2850, Email: rgjone@hvc.rr.com, Squadron: Griffiss AFB (69-73)
Glenza,Peter-----------Jesup GA
James W. Glidden, 152 Gumtree Dr., Rancho Cordova, CA 95670, Phone: (916) 208-9864, Email: yoji22@att.net, Squadron: Seymour Johnson AFB (60-62), Wurtsmith AFB (62-66), Griffis AFB (70-74), Beale AFB (74-76)
Gorney,James
Grabb, Arthur----------Carnation, WA
Gunn,Leonard
Gunther,Robert
Hale,Dan
Hall,Robert E
Hamilton,Alexander F
Hardern, Darryl K., Address: 3672 Terramore Drive, Viera, FL 32940, Phone: (321) 632-1726, Email: dkhardern@msn.com, Squadron: Altus AFB (66-68); Robins AFB (68-69); Griffiss AFB (72-74)
Hardin, William B.----------Franklin TN
Harper,Ronnie P
Harris,Harold
Harshfield,Lawrence----------Seattle WA
Hasman,Thomas
Hays,Roy B-----------Fairborn OH
Heal, Lester F----------Deceased
Henderson,Reece J-----------Statesville NC
Hendren,Robert
Hodgson,John M -------- Lakewood CO
Holbrook, John A.----Cheboygan, MI
Holley,Martin
Hollins,Darnell V
Holtz,James
Hudson,Elven M
Hughes,John L
Hughes,Percy G
Hull, John --Wellington, KS
Ingram,Donald B
Ingrim,Henry
Irons, Ronald T.
Jackson,Eddie H
James,Francis G
Jewell Jr. Donald H.----------- Ocala FL
Johnson,Harry L
Jokinen,Kenneth E
Joslin,Theodore D-----------Rome NY
Keefe,Joseph W-----------Cheyenne WY
King, Charles E---------Deceased

King,Exum
Klomps, Richard
Kubida,William
Lackey,Conrad E
Landy, John F-----------Tucson, AZ
Lee,James E
Lentz,Tom E
Levi,Bernard R-----------Hot Springs AR
Lewis, Roy H., 22 Queen Anne Lake, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590, Phone: (845) 227-2633, Email: barcode845@earthlink.net, Squadron: Griffiss AFB (67-68), Offutt AFB (68-70)
Looper,Thomas
Lott,David A
Lowther,Leamon E --------- Au Sable NY
Luker, George E., 3590 E. Riopelle Ct., Gilbert, AZ 85298, Phone: (480) 279-9807, Email: geolinda@netzero.com, Squadron: Griffiss AFB (60-65)
Lutz,George H
Maclin,Joseph H
Madeira, Joseph A -------- Utica NY
Maher,Donald F
Martin,Jack
Masters, Geroge ---PA
Matter,Benevell
Maxwell,William
McAleese,Charles E-----------Orange City FL
McAnulty,Donald H
McCormick,Theodore
McFarland, Robert L.-----------Utica NY
McHugh, Kevin B., 620 Grandview Meadows Dr A303, Longmont, CO 80503, Phone: (303) 881-2919, Griffiss AFB (65-68)
Medlin,Thomas R ------- Deceased
Miller,Herbert J
Millette, Raymond --------- Brandon FL
Mills,Paul W
Mills, Robert E------------Sparks NV
Molinaro, Joseph P ------- Syracuse NY
Monacelli,Robert D ------- Rome NY
Moore,David H
Moore,Elmer
Moose, Dewey H., 2434 Plantation Rd., Concoed, NC 28027, Phone: (704) 788-8616, Email: deweymoose@juno.com, Squadron: Seymour Johnson AFB (64-65) , Ramey AFB (65-67), Griffis AFB (67-68)
Moore, Joseph G -------- Deceased
Morelli,Louis P -------- Millbrook NY
Nease,Walter S-----------Rossville IN
Nelson, Harold C., Address: 103 Windy Heights Drive, Camden, NC 27921-7659, Phone: N/A, Email: harold45@embarqmail.com, Squadron: Griffiss AFB (64-68)
O'Brien,John A-----------Manchester NH
O'Connor,Joseph P
Ogden,Wallace H --------- Deceased
Oliver,James E
Olson,Douglas C
Orlds,Ted
Pasierb,Stanley M
Paskewitz, Neil W. —Deceased
Patten,Walter R
Pauley,Homer
Pena,Elias
Pereira, Elmo-----------Rome, NY
Perkins,Billie R
Perkins,Glenn
Peters,Frank
Peterson,Kenneth D Maj
Poole, Darwin
Puls,Lawrence J-----------Bangor ME
Radogna,John J---------Sacramento CA
Redd,William-----------Lompoc CA
Revie,Howard
Riewaldt, Charles R ---------- Deceased
Risco,Anthony
Robbins,John-----------Parkdale OR
Rock,Robert D
Roe,Walter G ------------ Las Vegas NV
Ross,Mark G
Ryan,John
Ryan,Larry I
Sager, Ritner G --------- Deceased
Sanders,Carl
Sanderson,Lawrence
Santaferrara, James P---------- Deceased
Satterlee,Jack H-----------Spokane WA
Schierhold, Glenn ------- Lake Arrowhead CA
Schockro,William
Schoner,Donald J
Scott,Elzie E
Scott,Johnnie C
Selock, John -------Port Leonard, MD
Settar,James J --------- Baltimore MD
Shaeffer,Shelby V
Sherwood,Richard N
Siler, Arlington-----------Deceased
Simons,Kenneth
Simpson.David A-----------Beavercreek OH
Simpson. William-----N. Las Vegas, NV
Skene,Stuart A----------Bradenton FL
Sloan, Robert
Smart,Charles R-----------Salt Lake City UT
Smart,Steven R
Smith, Arthur E-----Amboy, WA
Smith,Jeffrey L-----------Haverhill MA
Smith,Larry A---------Tucson AZ
Smith,Robert M
Smith,Tom
Snodgrass,Melvin W
Spataro,James A
Stewart,William C
Stoudt,William P
Sullivan, John W., 556 Windsor Gate Rd., Virginia Beach, VA 23452, Phone: (530) 634-0707, Email: sullijwiii@verizon.net, Squadron: Griffiss AFB (71-75)
Sullivan,Michael P
Takahashi,Dalton R
Tallman, Donald J.------Utica, NY
Taylor,Kenneth L
Teager,Allen J
^{Tekverk, John J}^------Sacramento, CA
Tew,Otho E
Thomason,Franklin W
Thompson,John C
Tibbetts,Wayne E
Totty,Herbert
Truman,Ralph R
Tucker,Bruce C-----------Verona NY
Underwood,Jack D
Uther, Paul
Vandegrift, Thomas B----------Oswago NY
Walk, Christian----------North Richland Hills TX
Wallace,Frank J
Wallace,Isaac
Wallace,John R
Wallace,Malcolm E----------Parker CO
Wehnke,William H-----------Rome, NY
Wheeler, Charley B--------Onieda, NY
Wheeler, David K Major - Baldwinsville, NY
White,Johnnie-----------Utica NY
Whiteman, William
Whiting,Gary R
Williams,Felix
Williams,Granville K
Williams,Jesse
Witchley,Enoch A-----------Benbrook TX
Wolan, Garret R., Squadron: Griffiss AFB (1972 - 1975)
Worrell,Bob
Wright,Leman W
Youngs,Lloyd

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