The following individuals served in the USAFE and associated units that provided covert reconnaissance during the Cold War in Europe from 1946 to 1991. They will be well remembered and celebrated by their fellow unit members.
Action, James H. 7405 C-97 Navigator, A Flt Amend, John 7406 58-60 radio mx Anders, Daniel 7406 xx-55 first shirt Angle, Henry 7499/7405 54-57 Electronic Warfare Officer Axtman, Richard 7406 65-70 Crew Chief/Flight Engineer Bailes, Marlin 7405 67-73 autopilot mx Barbezat, Donald 7406 72-74 Navigator Barrett, Dick 7499 49-50 Barrett, Richard 7499 Navigator Barrows, Henry 7405 78-81 Electronic Warfare Officer Barth, Martin Becraft, Myron 7405 56-59 Berner, George Betts, Chobby 7405 68-72 avionics mx Bevard, Frank 7405 51-55 Pilot Beverly, Frank 7499/7405 53-57 Biernaki, Tony 7407 67-68 Navigator Bigelow, Ralph 7406 61 Pilot Bilotta, Joseph 7499 Pilot Birch, Joel 68-71 Bixby, Marvin 7406 69-74 Pilot Blake, Thomas C. Jr. 7499 66-69 Navigator Blankenship, Jesse 7405 76-78 Navigator Blemings, Douglas 7406 xx-58 Pilot Boatman, Paul 7405 74-84 Intel Bollert, Dale 7405 Bortel, Jerry 7405 67-69 acft mx Bourg, Archie T. Det 1 6911 58-58 RB-50/C-130 mx tech; shot down Bowen, Earl 7406 67-71 Flight Engineer Braun, Raymond 7405 59-62 C-54 Navigator, C Flt Bredig, Berde 7406 Brewer, Robert 7499 51-54 Special Equipment Operator Brewer, Rommie 7580 Electronic Warfare Officer Brewster, Charles 7406 55-59 acft mx Brockmeyer, Fred 7405 Loadmaster Brooks, Bill 7406 Pilot Brown, Bob 7406 xx-55 Flight Engineer Brown, Connie Brown, David 7406 62-64 Brown, James 7407 66-70 Pilot Brown, Kenneth 7499/7405 58-60 Intel/Navigator Brown, Robert 7406 68-72 Pilot Bruggaran, 7406 Butler, Robert Burns, Robert 7406 72-74 Pilot Byers, George 7406 55-56 Pilot/Sq CC Cafferty, Thomas 7406 57-60 Pilot Camann, Steve 7405 84-87 Pilot Canfield, Steve 7499 Grp 70-71 Command Post Carroll, John 7405 Special Equipment Operator Carroll, Thomas 7499 Pilot Carter, Steve 7405 Navigator Cass, Winton 7405/7407 57-61 Caviness, James L. 7405 70-74 Special Equipment Operator Chandler, David G. 7406 Chase, Levi R. 7406/7499 Grp 61-65 Pilot/Grp CC Chausteur, Jack 6919 67-70 Pilot; Ops Officer Chavoen, James E. 7406 Chur, Lester (Bob) 7405/7499 66-72 C-97 Pilot Coleman, William (Bill) 7580/17AF 80-86 Electronic Warfare Officer Conable, Willis 7406 71-72 Pilot Conrad, Donald J. 7406 58-59 Flight Engineer Conway, Vernon 7406 58-59 Pilot Corroum, Bill 7406 65-72 Pilot Creuser, Kenton 7405 56-57 Navigator Critchley, Harry 7405 59-62 Electronic Warfare Officer Crofton, Raymond 7406 72-74 Flight Engineer Cummins, Greg 7580 81-84 Electronic Warfare Officer Currie, David 7499 Curtis, Carl 7405 70-72 Electronic Warfare Officer Davidson III, Alfred 7406/7405 71-78 Pilot Davis, Jerry 7499 51-54 DeGrasse, Robert 7406 58-61 Flight Engineer Delzer, Rudy 7406 71-75 Flight Engineer Dersam, Jack 7499 49-50 Dombrowolsky, Michael 7499 Pilot/Navigator Donlon, James 7406 59-61 Det/CC - Incirlik Dorsey, Donald 7405 Intel Droste, Louis E. 7405 57-61 Dudley, William 7499 Pilot Dunahoo, Charles 7406 58-61 Crew Chief Duncan, Paul E. 7406 56-58 C-130 Pilot; shot down Ector, James 7406 68-72 Navigator Elburn, Al 7405 Flight Engineer Elmer, George 7499 48-49 Radio Operator Elmlinger , Gerald 7406 65-68 Flight Mech Erickson, Norman 7406 70-73 FE/shirt Ewing, James A. Jr. 7499 51-52 RB-26 photo operator Farmham, Art 7405 54-58 Ferguson, James E. Jr. Det 1 6911 57-58 Abn Linguist (Russian); shot down Ferran, Charles 7406 xx-64 Commander Fields, Joel H. Det 1 6911 57-58 Abn Linguist (Russian); shot down Filamino, Issiah 7406 Fioritto, Benny 7575 79-81 Pilot, Grp/CC Francis, Eldon 7405 Navigator Frink, Jim 7405 Loadmaster Funck, Al 7405 MX, KIA (DaNang - C141 FE)) Fulton, Richard 7405 Pilot Gardner, Don 7405 55-59 Electronic Warfare Officer Garver, Ed 7405 69-73 Gautsch, Thomas (Tom) 7405 57-61 Electronic Warfare Officer Gerwick, James 7499 Pilot (Canadian AF trained) Greene, Lionell 7406 57-61 AGE Superintendent Greenwood, Lester 7406 60-63 Admin Grimes, Bill Big Safari Program Manager Goeglein, John W. 7405 62-65 C-118 Pilot, C Flt Grimsley, Joseph 7406 51-55 MX Control Gross, Norman 7405 75-79 Pilot Guglielmi, Richard 7405 63-66 C-97 Electronic Warfare Officer Haedt, William R. 7499 71-74 Mission Reporting Hancock, Pascal 7405 68-73 Photo Navigator Hankins, Clinton E. 7405 59-62 C-54/C-97 Pilot, D Flt, CC Hargrave, Chuck 7405 65-67 A Flt, Electronic Warfare Officer Healea, Fred 7405 66-69 C-97 Pilot Henderson, Lewis 7580 89-90 Electronic Warfare Officer, CC Hermann, Joseph F. 7406 xx-58 RB-50 Pilot Hernden, Bill 7405 64-67 Pilot Hilgenberg, Jerry 7405 71-75 B Flt Hill, Carl 7406 58-62 Engine Mechanic Hill, Ed Hines, John 7405 62-65 A Flt Houlihan, Charles 7405 54-58 Howell, David F. 7405 59-62 Navigator Howland, Walter 7405 Navigator Huettner, Adolf 57-60 Pilot Hunter, Hugh 7575 81-83 Pilot, CC Huston, Jim 7499 48-50 Pilot, Intel Officer Inman, Arthur 7499 Pilot Jacobs, Clyde 7407/7499 55-57 Photo Janega, Victor 7499/7405 53-57 Electronic Warfare Officer Jeruss, Edward J. 7406 58-58 C-130 Navigator; shot down Kamps, Harold T. Det 1 6911 56-58 Abn Ling (Serbo-Croat);shotdown Kayea, Raymond 7405 65-68 Pilot, asst MX officer - Grp Kenney, Alfred 7405 55-59 B Flt, Radio Operator Kerr, Charles A. 58-60 Kessenich, Jerry 7405 64-67 Navigator Kistler, Russell W. 7499 60-64 Pilot; KIA (Vietnam, helo pilot) Koekenberg, John 7405 xx-90 Special Equipment Operator Kraft, Edward C. 7405 63-67 C-97 Photo Navigator Kralicek, Mark 435 OMS 1986 1819/Crewchief Kranske, Eugene 7405 57-60 Electronic Warfare Officer Kubach, Richard 7405 57-60 RB-26 Pilot Lackey, Lester L. 7407 xx-65 RB-57F Pilot; operational loss LaPierre, Robert 7406 61-62 Pilot Ledrew, Robert 7405 Pilot Leonard, Edwin 7405 1961 T-29 Pilot Levesque, Gary 7406 59-62 MX Lindberg, Raymond Linneman, Edward Luther, Jim Maggiacomo, Gerald C. Det 1 6911 57-58 Abn Linguist (Russian); shot down Mankins, Clement O. Det 1 6911 58-58 Abn Linguist (Russian); shot down Mariolas, Peter 7499 Navigator Matteson, Gene 7405 60-62 Navigator McConnell, Sheldon 7405 65-67 C-118 & T-29 Pilot McKown, Michael 7405 75-79 Intel McQuade, William 7405 64-67 C-97 Pilot, A Flt McQuaig, Malcolm 7499 51-52 RB-26 Navigator Mckenzie, Jerrold 7405 58-61 Medeiros, `Gerald H. Det 1 6911 57-58 Abn Linguist (Russian); shot down Mello, Arthur L. Det 1 6911 56-58 RB-50/C-130 mx tech; shot down Michalk, Bob 7406 65-72 Flight Engineer Morgan, Raymond 7405 68-72 Electronic Warfare Officer Mongillo, Paul J. 7405 65-66 EWO, A Flt; EWO F-105 Moore, Robert H. Det 1 6911 58-58 Abn Linguist (Bulgar);shot down Moore, Clifford J. Jr. 7499 56-60 Group Commander Mueller, Norbert L. 7406 68-70 Navigator/Chief of Maint Myers, Evan 7405/7499 54-57 Navigator/Pilot Nagengast, Edward 7405 Nakis, George 7499 69-72 Pilot Neel, Jeffrey 7580 88-90 Electronic Warfare Officer Newbon, Norman 7499 51-55 Navigator Newman, Rudolph 7405 Electronic Warfare Officer Nugent, Bill 7407 Commander Okulski, Myra 7405 76-78 Admin Olsen, John D. 7405 64-67 C-97 Navigator Oringdorff, Billy 7406 58-59 MX Oshinskie, Robert J. Det 1 6911 58-58 Abn Linguist (Romania);shot down Ostrye, Norbert B. 7499 50-53 B-17 Pilot & Electronics Officer Palmer, Ralph 7406 57-61 Flightline Ground Crew Payne, Eddie 7405 73-77 Admin Perrow, Thomas 7405 64-72 Perry, James USAFE 70-76 Big Safari PM Petrochilo, George P. Det 1 6911 57-58 NCOIC linguist(Romania);shotdown Pike, Don 7405 58-63 Hydraulic shop Pittelkau, George B. Jr. 7406 57-60 RB-50 & C-130 Flight Engineer Poston, George 7405 59-63 Navigator Powers, John 7405/7499 68-72 Navigator/EWO Presley, Sidney 7406 58-62/ Flight Engineer 66-70 Price, Laroy 7406 57-58 RB-50 & C-130 FE; shot down Prollock, Jack 7499/7405 54-57 Pyne, Dan 7405/17AF 78-84 Navigator Rapp, Ronald 7406 56-58 Gunner Ratliff, George 7405 Navigator Redican, Edward (Ned) 7405 64-67 Photo Navigator Reed, Joseph 7406 59-62 Rega, Mike 7405 54-57 Navigator Rehmeier, Dennis 86-89 Aerial Observer Reis El-Bara, Bruce 7405 59-62 Navigator Riba, Ronald 7405 59-61 CT-29 Pilot Riggs, Victor 7406 57-61 Crew Chief/FE Rigsby, Cecil H. 7407 55-58 RF-100 Pilot Riley, Melvin 497 70/81 Aerial Observer Risher, Jim 7499 Pilot Robinson, Robbie 7405 70-72 Navigator Rohland, Henry 7405 73-76 Navigator Rohowsky, George 7405 82-86 Navigator Rup, Joe 7405 72-75 Navigator Ryan, Michael 7499 Selden, Clay Sengstack, Charles 7499 Sheddy, James 7499/7405 54-58/ Crew Chief/FE 62-66 Shivley, Thomas P. 7405 59-61 C-47 & CT-29 Pilot Shine, Thomas 53-56 Siebeneichen, Hugo 7405 61-64 Pilot Simpson, Joe 7405 69-74 Flight Engineer Simpson, John E. 7406 58-58 C-130 copilot; shot down Sinclair, Thomas 7499 49-52 Sinicrope, Felix 7406 59-62 Navigator Skaggs, Gary 7405 Loadmaster Skaggs, James 7405 55-59 C-54 Navigator Skoog, Robert 7405 66-69 MX Officer Slate, Don 7405 Admin Slay, Alton 7499 65-68 Grp CC, General (Ret) Snyder, Earl 7405 63-65 Navigator Smith, James 7499 49-52 Pilot, Ops Officer Stanley, Norman C. 7405 57-61 Navigator Staringer, Larry 7405 67-70 Electronic Warfare Officer Stedtfeld, Robert 7406 59-61 Pilot Stein, Robert 7405 55-59 C Flt, Navigator Stevens, Charles 7407 56-57 Stevens, Robert 7406 55-57 Navigator Swanson, Alan 7405 78-81 Pilot Sweeney, Jim 7405 67-68 Navigator Swiestra, Rudy J. 7406 xx-58 C-130 Pilot; shot down Tallent, Rex 7405 81-84 Navigator Tedrick, Tom 7406 59-61 Pilot Thomas, Virgil 7406 xx-64 Thompson, Ken 7405 62-64 Navigator Thompson, “Tommy” 7406 Tigner, Glenn 7499 50-52 B-17 Crew Chief Van Noppen, Vern 7405 68-71 Pilot, CC Vaughn, Deary (Mick) 7405 72-85 Special Equipment Operator Velez, Hector M. 7499 xx-52 RB-26flt engineer; engine fire Villarreal, Ricardo M. 7406 56-58 C-130 Navigator; shot down Walker, Stuart D. 7405 66-69 CT-29 Navigator Walker, William 7405/7499 53-56 Walrod, Lorren E. 7405 55-58 Walter, Bola 60-64 Weihs, Louis 7405 63-66 C-97 Pilot Wells, Verne 7406 64-67 engine shop Whelan, Joseph III 7406 61-64 Aircraft Mechanic Whitmore, Wayne 7406 59-61 Aircraft Mechanic Wickstrom, Tom 7405 62-66 CT-29 Navigator Wieder, John 7405 59-61 Wilhelm, Ken 7405/7499 54-56 Pilot Wisniewski, Steve 7405 68-70 Womble, Bill 7406 62-66 Security Officer Wright, Ron 7405 60-62 IMT Woodlock, Lawrence 58-59 Wurstner, Roland 7405 Navigator Yager, Rick 7575 84-88 First Sergeant Yates, Robert A. 7407 xx-65 RB-57F Navigator, operational loss Zweifel, Sandy 7406 58-62 Flight Engineer
