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Photo's of VW-1 Families and Buddies

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1st. picture from the left: Myron Price and buddies, about 1958. Picture from Myron Price.

2nd. picture from the left: Chuck Hedges (front left and smiling) with buddies visiting a "brown bagger" buddy in Navy housing at NAS Agana Guam, about 1958. Picture from Chuck Hedges.

3rd. picture from the left: Chuck Hedges, buddies on liberty outside the gate of NAS Agana Guam, about 1958. Picture from Chuck Hedges.

4th. picture from the left: AX A school graduation class 1965. All the people with names shown received orders to VW-1. Picture from Jim Tandy.

1st. picture from the left: AN P school graduation 1952. George Dean 4th from right, hands on hips. Picture from George Dean.

2nd. picture from the left: Pete and Dottie Wasmund with oldest child walking the beach of Agat on Guam about 1961. Picture from Dave Cousineau.

3rd. picture from the left: The Wasmund family arrive on Guam, from San Francisco via USNS Patrick MSTS, for 2nd tour of duty with VW-1 Dec. 1963. Karen Eskew, wife of Eldon is pictured just off the left shoulder of Pete Wasmund. Picture from Pete Wasmund.

1st. picture from the left: VW-1 buddies at Talofofo Bay 1964, pictured left to right are: Pappy Long, Rick Johnson, ??, Ken Sprain
Picture courtesy of Richard (Rick) Johnson VW-1 1963 - 1965.

2nd. picture from the left: VW-1 buddies at Talofofo Bay 1964, pictured left to right are: Pappy Long, Ken Sprain, Rick Johnson, ??,
Picture courtesy of Richard (Rick) Johnson VW-1 1963 - 1965.

3rd. picture from the left: Gary and Gay Oulman at the NAS Agana Guam Acey Duecy Club during '65-'66 New Year's Eve celebration.
Picture courtesy of Ed Metzger VW-1 65-67 TE-5.

4th. picture from the left: Gary Oulman at Sangley Point, cuts his birthday cake to share with the other flight crew members, I wonder if they had the ice cream to go with the cake so that they could have had a beer float also.
Picture courtesy of Ed Metzger VW-1 65-67 TE-5.

1st. picture from the left: Two home town men who grew up together meet in Okinawa.

Harvey Starr ADR-3 USN & flight mech on VW-1's TE-2 on the left met up with Doug Knapp USAF, pictured in the middle. Doug, who was stationed at Kadena AB noticed Harvey's name on a flight log several days prior to Harvey's arrival and surprized his old friend upon his arrival. Harvey stated, "We had a very nice time enjoying the liberty spots on Okinawa".

The guy on the right blowing smoke was on Berl Welch's crew he was a first class and was a Flight Engineer or in training for Flight Engineer, I think his first name was Dick.

Photo forwarded to this site by Harvey Starr ADR-3 VW-1 69-71 from the originator Berl Welch ADR-3 VW-1 69-71 flight mech TE-3, circa 1970

2nd picture from the left: This picture was taken in the gedunk at NAS Agana Guam circa 1970. From left to right; Berl Welch ADR-3 flight mech TE-3 from Fort Worth Tx., Bruce Tofty ADR-3 he worked check crew and was from Kanawha Iowa, John Hay ADR-3 he worked for several months in DaNang and then worked in the engine prep shop on Guam John was from Tobyhanna Pa.. On the right is Julian Wayne (Cal) Callis ADR-3 flight mech TE-10 he was from Cobbs Creek Va..
Photo forwarded to this site by Harvey Starr ADR-3 VW-1 69-71 from the originator Berl Welch ADR-3 VW-1 69-71 flight mech TE-3, circa 1970

3rd picture from the left: Picture is of me Harvey Starr ADR-3 flight mech TE-2 standing on the wing of a WW-II Japanese aircraft either on Yap or Truk circa 1970.
Photo forwarded to this site by Harvey Starr ADR-3 VW-1 69-71 from the originator Berl Welch ADR-3 VW-1 69-71 flight mech TE-3, circa 1970.

1st. picture from the left: A group of VW-1 buddies having an Akadama Typhoon party in Okinawa.
Picture courtesy of Roy Wiggs AT-1 VW-1 70-71.

2nd. picture from the left: Roy Wiggs AT-1 with the ever present camera in hand.
Picture courtesy of Roy Wiggs AT-1 VW-1 70-71.

3rd. picture from the left: Fred Standish with his radio controlled model and his truck.

There was a shipmate named Tony with us at the time that was my instructor pilot. The plane was a Goldberg Senion Falcon. A 60 size engine. The radio was a 27 MHZ Heathkit 4 channel that I got in kit form. There was an abandoned 10,000 ft. runway on Anderson AFB that we flew on. I got about 20 to 25 flights on it. Took it home with me after leaving Guam. My dad was interested in it so I attempted to teach him to fly. I wasn't able to get the controls back in time when he got in trouble. It was totaled. A great plane, the perfect starter plane. Tricycle gear, 60 size, and good dihedral.
Picture courtesy of Roy Wiggs AT-1 VW-1 70-71. Comment by Fred Standish AT-2, AT-1 VW-1 63-66 TE-1 70-72 TE-1

1st. picture from the left: A couple of squadron "ground pounders" built this boat down at the Nav Sta hobby shop, I can't remember their names but maybe somebody from the 70-71 period might remember them. Anyway it took them about 6 months and then they brought it up to the boat ramp at Agana and had the big launching. It carried 5 or 6 people easily, very nice boat.
Picture courtesy of Roy Wiggs AT-1 VW-1 70-71.

2nd. picture from the left: I am George Beegle. I was in VW-1 from fall of 1969 to fall of 1971. Below is information on the pictures and the two people in the boat.
The wooden boat "Cavite Miss" was built by George Beegle and Winfield Nagle. George is driving and Winfield is on the bow in both pictures. At some point during their first few days at VW-1 and in front of George, Winfield said that he is going to build a boat and take it to Rota, the island north of Guam. George said that he would do that with him. It took 1.5 years to build the boat. George came up with the name Cavite Miss. They took the boat to Rota on a very rough day and came back on a fairly calm day. George and Winfield used the boat for scuba diving and spear fishing for their remaining 6 months on Guam..
Picture courtesy of Roy Wiggs AT-1 VW-1 70-71.

Pictured on the left: Vic Cook AG-2 back in the day.

2nd. Picture from the left: Tom Zizzo.

3rd. Picture from the left: I forgot the name of the guy on the left. In the middle is Ben Holman and the right is Tom Zizzo. Photo taken outside the VW-1 barracks at NAS Agana Guam.

4th. Picture from the left: A couple of my AG buddies Gilbert Gay and Ben Holman.

Photo's courtesy of Vic Cook AG2 VW-1 TE-7 68-70

After 40+ years I don't remember the names of the AT's, Flight Engineers or other crew members but perhaps someone in the association will be able to identify one or more.

Photo's courtesy of Vic Cook AG2 VW-1 TE-7 68-70

After 40+ years I don't remember the names of the AT's, Flight Engineers or other crew members but perhaps someone in the association will be able to identify one or more.

Photo's courtesy of Vic Cook AG2 VW-1 TE-7 68-70

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