First of all, a big thank you to the 2004 Reunion Crew, you folks are appreciated.  Have another name to add to the "found column", Robert Humiston, 630 Bickley St., Colorado Springs, CO 800911, phone 719-390-8523.  He worked in BUIC, Jul 65-Dec 66.  We met here at the FAMCAMP on Fort Huachuca, Arizona.  Due to a ten year plus difference in time periods on the Hill, we had no names to connect with but had a good visit.  It is a small world.  Hope to see you in 2006.
Steve Molnar
Alamogordo, NM
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OTHER REUNIONS

I don’t know if you are familiar with this group or not so I am sending this info.  This group is having a USAF Radar Sites Reunion in June 2006 at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.  Anyone who ever served at a radar site world wide is invited to this reunion.  This is the same group that sponsored the Great Lakes Radar Sites Reunion in Biloxi, MS, in April 2004.  Nancy and I attended that reunion and enjoyed it very much and we are planning to attend the reunion in Ohio.   Check out the following website:  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/USAFRadarSitesVeteransGroup
Bob Phillips

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FRIENDS WHO HAVE PASSED

George C. Marvin - Sedgwick, Maine - died July 22, 2004.  Born Dec 6, 1920, Port Jefferson, Long Island, NY, the son of Lila and Constantine Marvin, he grew up in Port Jefferson, where his family owned Marvin’s Hotel and Restaurant.  He graduated from Port Jefferson High School in 1939 and joined the Army Air Corps as an aviation cadet in 1941, graduating in the class of 42-1 and earning his wings at Maxwell Field in Selma, Ala.  After serving there as a flight instructor, he was stationed with the 97th Squadron, 82nd Fighter Group in Foggia, Italy, where as a Captain he was flight leader and operations officer, piloting his P38 Lightning fighter plane named "Paddy" throughout World War II.  During this time he established many friendships that lasted the rest of his life.  On Aug 7, 1945, he married Patricia Conway Plummer and they first resided in Port Jefferson.  In 1950, he was recalled into the Air Force during the Korean War and remained in the Air Force until 1973.  His service career took him to many places, including Nagoya, Japan, and Saint Anthony, Newfoundland.  In 1958 he took command of Charleston Air Force Station in Charleston, where he lived with his family for six years.  In 1964, he was transferred to Europe at SHAPE Headquarters in Fontainbleau, France, and later Brunssum, Holland.  He fle3w C7A Caribou transports in Vietnam from 1968-1969, stationed at Phu Cat.  His last assignment was as Commander of Othello Radar Station, Othello, Wash.  In June 1973, he retired as a Lieutenant Colonel and moved to Sedgwick.  
His many hobbies and interests included raising exhibition quality standard bred Jersey Black Giant chickens.  He was known among the national breeders for his genetic work in improving and transforming the Jersey White Giant, using his Black Giant breeding stock in the process.  He was also active with the Sedgwick Planning Commission, the Hancock County Extension Service  and he was an ardent gardener.  His passion for fly fishing, especially for brook trout, took him to Labrador, Quebec, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Oregon, and remote camps in Maine.  He was an active member and past president of the 82nd Fighter Group P38 Association, the American Poultry Association and a member of Blue Hill’s Lunch Bunch.  He and his wife, Paddy, were among the founders of the Parish of St. Francis by the Sea in Blue Hill.  In recent years he was well known for raising close to 800 tomato plants each year in dozens of varieties and giving them away to neighbors and friends throughout the area.  He is survived by his daughter, Michele C. Kinsman of Point Pleasant, Pa., and her husband, Graham; his sister, Athena McCall of Greenville, S.C., and her husband, Howard; his nephew George McCall of Greer, S. C.; and many dear cousins.  A memorial service was held July 30th at St. Francis by the Sea Episcopal Church, Blue Hill.  A reception was at his home, Black Feather Farm, Sedgwick,  July 31st.  
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Albert J. Bush - Dexter, Maine - Albert James Bush, 76, went to be with the Lord Oct. 26, 2004, at his residence.  He was born March 13, 1928, at Dexter the son of Norrie and Annie (Snow) Bush.  He served in the US Air Force during the Korean War.  After the war he served as base electricity at the Charleston Air Force Station Radar Installation when it opened in 1953.  After the base closed he continued to work for the federal government until he retired in 1985.  Albert will be remembered as an avid model train enthusiast and belonged to a model train club in Eddington.  He is survived by a son, Pat Bush and wife, Cheryl, of Sangerville; three grandchildren and give great grandchildren.  Albert was predeceased by his wife, Madelyn (Wintle) Bush on July 14, 1988.
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Cecelia Mae Monday - Bangor, Maine - Cecelia Mae Monday, 71, died Jan. 15, 2005, after a long illness.  She was born March 16, 1933, in Philadelphia, Pa, the daughter of William and Marguerite (Wilkenson) Berry.  She was a dear and beloved wife, mother and grandmother, supporting her husband through his military life and Masonic endeavors.  Mrs. Monday was also a great supporter of her son, Owen’s activities while at John Bapst High School.  She was loved by many and will be missed by all.  Surviving are her husband of 50 years, Owen Monday Sr, and her son, Owen Monday Jr, both of Bangor; and three grandchildren.  
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Norman F. Foss Sr - Dover-Foxcroft - Norman F. Foss Sr., 76, passed away peacefully Wednesday morning, Jan. 19, 2005, at his residence at Riverview Apartments, with his wife Joan, and his daughter, Tracey, at his side.  He was born Jan 4, 1929, in Gouldsboro, the son of Harry and Hildred (Tracy) Foss. >In 1951 Norman married Joan Butler of Dover-Foxcroft and they spent 54 years together and raised five children.  They lived on Pine Street in Dover-Foxcroft for most of those years.  Norman was a Korean War veteran who served proudly in both the Air Force and Army.  After working on construction for many years, he was hired by the Town of Dover-Foxcroft Public Works and retired as Supervisor several years ago.  He was a member of the VFW.  He loved the coast of Maine where he grew up and visited there often in earlier years, referring to Gouldsboro as "down home".
He leaves behind many loved ones, his wife Joan, children, grand children, great grandchildren.
 

(Bill Larrabee forwarded the obituary for Norman and added this information:  "He’s the one I told you about … He drove the Government Agents from Dow to the farm at Charleston.  They spent the day negotiating, then bought the property for the Base, then returned to Dow.  Norm told me that later (1951) he was assigned for a couple of months at Charleston, just before I was sent there.")
                         

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(Friends who have passed -cont'd)
    Charles W. Milton - Dover-Foxcroft - Charles W. Milton, 71, husband of Janet (Zanolli) Milton, died July 1, 2005, at a local hospital. He was the son of Mildred Hall Ebersteen and Karl Milton, born Sept. 15, 1933, in Dover-Foxcroft. He graduated as salutatorian from Monson Academy, Class of 1952. He did post-graduate work at Foxcroft Academy and enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1952, serving in Japan, Morocco, Germany and Taiwan until his retirement in 1972. He was a well-known gunsmith and collector of many unique items. He enjoyed restoring antiques and will be remembered for his entertaining storytelling He is survived by his wife, Janet, of Dover-Foxcroft; a stepmother, Anne Milton, of Dover-Foxcroft; a daughter, Charlotte London, of Dover-Foxcroft; a daughter, Dawn-Marie Ennis, of Wendell, N.C.; a son, Jerrod Milton, of Dover-Foxcroft; a grandson, Joey Grunin of Dover-Foxcroft; a brother, John Milton, of New Hampshire. Friends are invited to call 6-8 p.m. Monday, July 4, 2005, at the Lary Funeral Home, where funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 5, with the Rev. Ernest Campbell, officiating. A time of fellowship and sharing will follow the service at the Dover-Foxcroft Congregational Church Chapel. Those who wish may make memorial contributions to either Mayo Regional Hospital, 891 West Main St., Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426 or to the Arthritis Foundation, Northern New England Chapter, 6 Chenell Dr., Suite 260, Concord, NH 03310.
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Thomas Gerald Cornine Sr. of Old Town, Florida, died Tuesday, July 6, 2005, at North Florida Regional Medical Center. He was 71.  Mr. Cornine moved to Old Town in 1986 from Bangor, Maine.  He worked for the Department of Defense for 13 years before retiring for health reasons. He was a member of the Suwannee Sinkers Dive Club and various American Legion posts. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, and he was a Catholic. He was preceded in death by a son, Michael Cornine.  Survivors include his wife, Aggie Cornine of Old Town; sons Thomas Cornine Jr. of Old Town and Patrick Cornine of Palm Bay; daughters Colleen Cornine of Old Town and Joanne Triplett of High Springs; and seven grandchildren.  Arrangements by Rick Gooding Funeral Home in Cross City.
(NOTE:  At Charleston Air Force Station, Tom was a Westinghouse Tech Rep, Civil Service, then worked for the FAA at  Bangor International Airport.  He then went to Cross City, Florida, where he worked long range radar until a stroke occurred before he was able to retire.)
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UPDATE FROM PAULINE

Sorry that this newsletter is so way behind in getting out to everyone that it is almost time for the next reunion.  Pauline says Greg isn’t doing very well.  He has lost the use of his legs, arms, and eyes and added to that the ball portion of the hip that was pinned in Nov 2003 has died. Lots of time is spent being his full-time caregiver, but they were able to leave Maine’s snow and cold behind and be in Florida last winter.  With any luck they will return this year although Greg is unable to sit while he rides, the van’s back seat makes into a bed so he will lay down for the trip.  
As a general rule she is unable to leave their home due to the need to hire a respite caregiver each time, which is major money.
Pauline wants to continue with the Reunion Committee in the future but cannot at this particular time.  We need someone who will join to help the Committee especially through planning the Reunion in 2006.
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1961

BAMDC

Annual UAL Review, Calendar 1961

765th Radar Sq (CCR)

1.  It has been brought to my attention that your squadron has been singled out as one of nine 26th Air Division units whose UALs were considered outstanding at the first annual ADC UAL Review.  Against stiff competition, your unit UAL was felt to be outstanding from the standpoint of least errors, orderliness of paperwork, and condition of backup records.

2.  Such a distinction is one you and the supply and maintenance personnel of your unit can be justly proud.  Please extend to those responsible for this fine performance my congratulations for a job well done.

EDWIN A. DOSS
Colonel, USAF
Commanding

(Letter came from the files donated by Col George Marvin)
 

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