7499th Group Reunions

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.

SURNAME   FIRST           DIED     PLACE     UNIT    YEARS UNIT DUTIES/Remarks

Barrett   Dick         xx Mar 98          7499th Sq  49-50

Berner    George       xx Jun 95

Beverly   Frank        xx Jun 00          7499/7405  53-57

Birch     Joel         xx Dec 72                     68-71

Blake     Thomas C Jr  13 Mar 11    AR    7499th Gp  66-69 Stand Eval navigator

Blemings  Doug         xx Jul 97

Bourg     Archie T      2 Sep 58  Armenia Det 1 6911 58-58 RB-50/C-130 mnt tech; shot down

Braun     Raymond         2008            7405th     59-62 C-54 navigator C Flt

Butler    Robert       xx Dec 98

Chandler  David G      xx Dec 95          7406th

Chase     Levi R        4 Sep 94          7499th Gp  61-64 Group commander

Chavoen   James E       2 Oct 11    IL    7406th

Chur      Lester(Bob)  14 Jul 09    MN    7405th     66-72 C-97 Pilot/Dir of Ops

Conrad    Donald J     xx Nov 98          7406th

Droste    Louis E      xx Jun 96          7405th     57-61

Duncan    Paul E        2 Sep 58  Armenia 7406th     58-58 C-130 standbd pilot; shot down

Ewing     James A Jr    7 Aug 52  Germany 7499th Sq  51-52 RB-26 photo operator; eng fire

Farmham   Art          xx Jun 84          7405th     54-58

Ferguson  James E, Jr.  2 Sep 58  Armenia Det 1 6911 57-58 Abn linguist (Russian);shot down

Fields    Joel H        2 Sep 58  Armenia Det 1 6911 57-58 Abn linguist (Russian);shot down

Goeglein  John W       xx Jun 70  Vietnam 7405th     62-65 C-118 pilot C Flt

Guglielmi Richard      27 Nov 10    MA    7405th     63-66 C-97 EWO

Hankins   Clinton E     5 Feb 11    CA    7405th     59-62 C-54/C-97 pilot D Flt

Hermann   Joseph F     29 Aug 09          7406th     xx-58 RB-50 Pilot

Hill      Ed           xx Nov 98

Jeruss    Edward J      2 Sep 58  Armenia 7406th     58-58 C-130 navigator; shot down

Kamps     Harold T      2 Sep 58  Armenia Det 1 6911 56-58 Abn ling(Serbo-Croat);shot down

Kerr      Charles A    xx Sep 98                     58-60

Kistler   Hazel(Russel) 1 Sep 09    AL    7499th Sq  60-64 Husband pilot

Kistler   Russell W    12 Jan 66  Vietnam 7499th Sq  60-64 Pilot; d. Vietnam helo pilot

Kraft     Edward C     14-May-09    PA    7405th     63-67 C-97 photo Navigator

Lackey    Lester L     16-Dec-65 Black Sea7407th     xx-65 RB-57F pilot; opnl loss

Lindberg  Raymond      xx Jun 97

Linneman  Edward       xx Feb 97

Luther    Jim          xx Feb 98

MaggiacomoGerald C      2 Sep 58  Armenia Det 1 6911 57-58 Abn linguist (Russian);shot down

Mankins   Clement O     2 Sep 58  Armenia Det 1 6911 58-58 Abn linguist (Russian);shot down

McConnell Shelly       18 Oct 09    OR    7405th     65-67 C-118 & T-29 Pilot

McQuade   William (Bill)  Sep 97    PA    7405th     64-67 C-97 Pilot A Flt

McQuaig   Malcolm      15 Feb 06    FL    7499th Sq  51-52 RB-26 Navigator

Medeiros  `Gerald H     2 Sep 58  Armenia Det 1 6911 57-58 Abn linguist (Russian);shot down

Mello     Arthur L      2 Sep 58  Armenia Det 1 6911 56-58 RB-50/C-130 mnt tech; shot down

Mongillo  Paul J       xx Dec 67    SEA   7405th     65-66 EWO A Flt; d. EWO F-105

Moore     Robert H      2 Sep 58  Armenia Det 1 6911 58-58 Abn linguist (Bulgar);shot down

Moore     Clifford J Jrxx Feb 03          7499th Gp  56-60 Group commander

Mueller   Norbert L     8 May 09    TX    7406th     68-70 Navigator/Chief of Maint

Olsen     John D       xx Jun 70          7405th     64-67 C-97 navigator

Oshinskie Robert J      2 Sep 58  Armenia Det 1 6911 58-58 Abn linguist (Romania);shot down

Ostrye    Norbert B    26 Apr 07    AL    7499th Sq  50-53 B-17 pilot & electronics officer

Palmer    Ralph        12 Oct 09    FL    7406th     57-61 Flt Line Gnd Crew

Petrochilo George P     2 Sep 58  Armenia Det 1 6911 57-58 NCOIC linguist(Romania);shot dn

Pittelkau George B Jr   5 Sep 11    OR    7406th     57-60 RB-50 & C-130 Flt Eng

Price     Laroy         2 Sep 58  Armenia 7406th     57-58 RB-50 C-130 flt eng; shot down

Prollock  Jack         xx Feb 00          7499/7405t 54-57

Riba      Ronald              09          7405th     59-61 CT-29 pilot

Rigsby    Cecil H       7 Nov 11    TX    7407th     55-58 RF-100 pilot

Selden    Clay         xx Jan 89

Shivley   Thomas P            01          7405th     59-61 C-47 & CT-29 pilot

Shine     Thomas       xx Oct 95                     53-56

Simpson   John E        2 Sep 58  Armenia 7406th     58-58 C-130 copilot; shot down

Stanley   Norman C     xx Mar 10          7405th     57-61 Navigator

Swiestra  Rudy J        2 Sep 58  Armenia 7406th     58-58 C-130 pilot; shot down

Velez     Hector M      7 Aug 52  Germany 7499th Sq  xx-52 RB-26 flt engineer; engine fire

Villereal Richard M     2 Sep 58  Armenia 7406th     56-58 C-130 navigator; shot down

Walker    Stuart D      2 Jul-72    MD    7405th     66-69 CT-29 navigator

Walker    William      xx Jul 99                     53-56

Walrod    Lorren E     xx Jan 84          7405th     55-58

Walter    Bola         xx Oct 95                     60-64

Weihs     Louis        xx Jun 70    VA    7405th     63-66 C-97 pilot

Wieder    John         xx Jan 97                     59-61

WisniewskiSteve        xx Feb 97          7405th     68-70

Woodlock  Lawrence     xx Oct 98                     58-59

Yates     Robert A     16 Dec 65 Black Sea7407th     xx-65 RB-57F navigator, opnl loss