4123rd SW

Squadron History

Time Line                                   Factoid

Nov 1961                     Assigned to 4123rd A&E as Gam Branch

1 Nov 1962                  Activated as 4123rd AMMS

1  Nov 1962                 1st C.O. LTC Russell Cobb

1 Feb 1963                   Redesiganated 70th AMMS

1 Feb 1963                   2nd C.O. LTC Raymond Wilson

31 Dec 1969                  70th AMMS Deactivated

Our Contribution To Success
By: Jerry Barker

While going thru some old military stuff, I found this patch that we received at Clinton-Sherman AFB in 1964 after the wing won the Bombing Competition.    The consensus was that as we required precision inputs from AMS in the way of Velocity East and Velocity North as well as Range North and Range East, that the Bomb Nav system was required to perform with more accuracy to meet the Hound Dog requirements and avoid blinking A/N no go lights, which lead to helping them win the Bombing Competition.   

The Combined Systems Control Room - 1962  - Photos courtesy of: Ken Clymer

The hangar with the first Hound Dog in station # 1
for calibration - 1962 - Photos courtesy of: Ken Clymer

Courtesy of: Jerry Barker

As I recall the oval AMMS  patch was     worn on our hats. The 70th AMMS patch on our shirts and field jackets opposite the name tag.

 It seems to me that the C/S Team Chief  and Flight Line Team Chiefs got the master team chief patch just before the Master Technician Patch was authorized and then were no longer authorized to wear it.

I'm a bit hazy but it seems like we had   white coveralls or were they blue to wear with these and adorned them with a neck scarf when MSET or other dignitaries were present for a C/S run

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Abbott Jr., James M
Abell, James P. (Pat)----------Charlottesville VA
Allen,Edward
Anderson, Charles F
Anderson,Joseph
Andrews, Jefferson O
Armstrong, James T
Arrowwood, Wiley J., 580 South Allen Road, Flat Rock, NC 28726, Phone: (828) 243-4278, Email: arrownc@bellsouth.net, Squadrons: Loring AFB, Ramey AFB, Clinton Sherman AFB,  Wurtsmith AFB
Bailey,James C----------Deceased
Balchunas, Anthony R
Barker, Jerald D-----------Yuba City CA
Barnak,John C --------- Bedminster NJ
Barnhill, Don E
Beckman,James
Bennett, Frank S
Blanchard,William M-----------Guttenberg IA
Boeckman, Alvin J ------- Mokena IL
Burke,James
Caldera, Frank, 3736 Co. Rd. #130, Killen,  AL 35645, Phone: (256) 747-5755, Email: fccal3736@aol.com , Squadrons: Clinton Sherman AFB, (60-62), Wright Patterson AFB, (62-67), Barksdale AFB (67-70), K.I. Sawyer AFB (70-79)
Carpenter,Gilbert-----------Deceased
Carson,Cottrel
Casey, Donald L,---------Guthrie, OK
Chaffe,Rick
Christ, Arthur D
Clymer, Kenneth R.--------Tucson AZ
Cobb, Russell V
Cooper, James G
Coulters, David L-------------Woodland ME
Croft,Jesse L----------Deceased
Darby,Kenneth R----------- Joplin MO
Davis, George M.
Deason,Larry J-----------Paxton IL
Deihl,William-----------Melbourne FL
Denny, Gary V
Didier, Wayne C.-----------Diamondhead, MS
Dudley, Frank O
Dunlap, Thomas L.
Eden,Loyd-----------Pineville LA
Edwards, Roger G ---Deceased
Elston,Nick-----------Pensocola FL
Embrey, Wilburn G----Deceased
Farnsworth, Clayton O -------- Deceased
Florenski, Robert S
Frank,David----------Joshua TX
George, Robert D-----------York NE
Gilbert,William G
Glenn,Allen W----------Valhermoso Springs AL
Gompf,George H
Granchie, John J
Gray, Eloy I
Gray,Royce E--------Deceased
Green,  Johnnie L
Gurick, Lamoine P
Hagar,James W-----------Columbus MS
Hagen,Jack L
Hammontree,Paul
Harden, John D
Harrell,Julian-----------Bonita Springs FL
Harris, Charles E
Harris,Jerry
Hawkins, Walter L
Hayes,Gary L-----------Dayton OH
Hays, Julius W. ----Hudson, FL
Heal, Lester F--------Deceased
Healey, James A
Henderson, Avery M---------- Durham NC
Hilderbrand,Herbert-----------Enid OK
Holder, Robert E
Horn, Billy H------------Casa Grande AZ
Ivey, John L
Jackson,Ira A
James, Richard L
Jones, Leroy D
Jones, Lured D
Jones, Raymond D
Jones, Wayne W
Kennedy,William
Klatt,Jerry W-----------Timberlake OH
Labatte,Edward
LaFramboise,Joseph-----------Beavercreek OH
Lambert, Terry A., Address: 39 Anna Brook Lane, Oxford, AL 36203, Phone: +1 (256) 831-1446, Email: talambert6@bellsouth.net, Squadron: Homestead AFB (63-66), Clinton-Sherman AFB (66-68), Wurtsmith AFB (68-69)
Lantz, Loyde D -------- Clinton OK
Lawley, Weldon E--------Amarillo, TX
Layva, Frank
Leeper, William E-----------West Jordan UT
Leinweber,Lawrence-----------Bradenton FL
Lewis, Leonard R-----------Gallatin TN

Liddendale,Kenneth L --------- Palmer TX
Light, Burnie G
Lindsey, Terry E
Lund, Albert A
Lynch, David
Maker, Kenneth C-----------Coventry, CT
Malcom,Donald R-----------Sheldon, MO
Maruniak, Charles W----Aurora, OH
Masters,Thomas B ---------- Taylor, TX
Matlock, Robbie J ------- Deceased
McCormick, Charles F----------- Avon Park, FL
McElroy, Richard L --------- Phenix City, AL
McGill,Thomas
Miller,Michael R-----------Palm Bay, FL
Miller, William G
Moore,Patrick
Morris, Starkey-----------Chesapeke, VA
Morrison, Calvin M
Newcity, Thomas W
Newman,Jake L----------Boonville, NY
Olejniczak, Thomas J., Address: 6780 Northland Dr. NE, Rockford, MI  49341, Phone: (616) 884-6618, Email: tom.ole@usa.com, Squadron: Clinton Sherman AFB(67-68), Ramey AFB (68-70), K.I. Sawyer AFB (70)
Paris,Burt-----------St. Louis, MO
Paris, William B
Parker, Winiford C
Patterson, Henry F
Payne, Elmer H
Peterson, Maxie J
Peterson,Raymond
Peterson,Robert
Phillips, Earl-----------Jacksonville AR
Phillips, James A
Pierce, Glen E
Pierce,Joseph F-----------Bellview NE
Pierce, Shirley M--------Deceased
Price, Larry J
Proulx, George N----------Bay St Louis MS
Pruitt, Dee C----------Almgordo NM
Pruitt, Earl, 1715 Locust St,  Wenatchee, WA 98801, Phone: (509) 667-9243, Clinton Sherman AFB, Mather AFB, Ramey AFB, Beale AFB, Malmstron AFB
Prust, James V
Rice,Phillip R
Ridgill III, Robert A------------Greer SC
Riggs,Charles
Robbins,William
Robertson,Patrick F
Robinson, Robert D
Rogers, Jimmy W
Ross, Charles M., 611 Winston Drive, Fairborn OH 45324, Phone: (937) 620-1850, Email: charlie_ill@sbcglobal.net, Squadron: Turner AFB, Clinton Sherman (61-68)
Rousche,Norman
Rowe,J ames F----------Lexington KY
Royce, Gary E.
Salber,Richard
Sale, Leonard H., 1001 Mustang Ct, Springtown, TX 76082, Phone: (817) 677-2860, Clinton Sherman AFB (67-68), Ramey AFB (68-70), Minot AFB (70-73)
Salzman, Robert D-----------Cabot AR
Severa, Amuel Tony, 1700 India Hook Rd, Apt 202, Rock Hill, SC 29732, Phone: (803) 324-3075, Email: ats703@live.com, Squadron: Clinton Sherman AFB (61-64) Travis AFB (64-68)  Wright Patterson AFB (68-69) Ramey AFB (69-71)
Seward, William C
Shanahan, Bill-----------Modesto CA
Shockley,Eugene
Shockley, Stephen F
Sholmire,David P-----------Friendswood TX
Sites, Robert G., O Box 101, Leeton, MO 64761, Phone: (660) 653-4610, Email: addgertbob@embarq.com, Squadrons: Loring AFB (60-61) Clinton Sherman AFB (61-66) Dow AFB (66-68) Fairchild AFB (68-70) Loring AFB (70-74)
Small, William A -------- Elgin IL
Smith, Ralph B.----Pickerington, OH
Strickland, Gerald T. -------Grandbury, TX
Strombush, Earl M.------Hawkinsville, GA
Tate,Morris-----------Panama City FL
Thomas,Calvin D
Thomas, Robert A
Tolbert, James T----------Shreveport LA
Tubbs,Jack-----------Eustis FL
Tuxen,Gunner-----------Bossier City LA
Vanderpool,George
Vickery, Alan,  223 Poplar St., El Dorado, Kansas 67042, Phone: (316) 322-8418, Email: katlan43@yahoo.com, Squadron: Bergstrom AFB (65-66), Clinton Sherman AFB (66-68)
Weber, James Dennis, PO Box 111, Arapaho, OK 73620, Phone: (580) 323-5687, Email: JIMDEE@ITLNET.NET, Clinton Sherman AFB, (61-64)
Wages, Fred P-----------Winter Haven FL
Waggoner, Robert J
Weaverling,Norman-----------San Antonio TX
Weber, James D
Welch, William W
Wells, Brian
White, Daniel M
Whittington, Carroll E-----------Annapolis MD
Wicklund, Edmund E -------- Marysville CA
Wiley,Walter
Williams, Marvin W
Wilson,Raymond E --------- Denver CO
Woltosz,Walt----------Palmdale CA
Wooton, Joseph R-----------San Benito TX
Yost,Gerard-----------Ellwood City PA
Young, Robert H