Just found from Vet. Korean War Painted leather jacket grouping

[JIM PIBURN]

Welcome in mchap...Thanks for stimulating the thread..I just checked to see how many hits (views) this thread has had...get this. ...You are view #8,920 and response # 133..... CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT!!! That's AMAZING!!! Thank you all so much...You have made an old man very happy.. .I'm strapped for time right now but, I'll get back to answer your question soon...Regards, JIM

I'm back, mchap...Lackland AFB was the induction center when I enlisted 10 Dec 1950..That's where we got our haircuts, uniforms ,dental checks and learned how to clean toilets and scrub floors and were generally abused by the Flight Leaders who mostly thought their job was to inflict pain and suffering on a bunch of 19 year old kids...Only enlisted troops went through Lackland as far as I know. Those that were accepted in the Air Cadet Program were inducted someplace else. I'm not sure where. I was at Lackland for about 2 weeks and was flown to Shepard AFB at Wichita Falls TX to complete Basic Training. I remember I was at Shepard New Years Eve 1950. After Basic I was flown to Lowery Field, Denver and we were held at what they called the annex waiting for transfer to the main facility to start Turret Systems Mechanic School. I was selected to go on flight duty so after TSM school I stayed at Lowery for flight training, then to Randolph Field, San Antonio for crew assignment, Survival Training at Camp Carson, CO, more training at Lake Charles LA and then to Japan in April, 1952....Now you probably know more about me than you care to...Stay in touch...Regards, JIM

[JIM PIBURN]

Amazing finds these guys were so young , but what an experience . Rob

ROBB...I just happened to be surfing this site looking at my stuff and noticed you are on line now,,,I sold this stuff to peter kuhlman because he represented to me that this would go into his personal collection and would not be sold...Hell, he must have had it on the net the next day...He sold it to "WADE" and Wade resold it to someone else and he can't remember who..I'm trying to locate it because there are a couple of things I want copies of or to buy back...You are an old hand at this site..maybe you have a suggestion how can I find the grouping..Any help would be appreciated...JIM...btw my email address is joyjimpiburn@juno.com...

[ROBB]

Hi Jim I will have a think and get back to you . Regards Rob

[ROBB]

Well Jim I guess I would start by asking Manayunkman who started this thread , I don't know any of the people you mention as I am English and not a collector of American things . Sorry but I can't really think of anything else . Rob

[JIM PIBURN]

Well Jim I guess I would start by asking Manayunkman who started this thread , I don't know any of the people you mention as I am English and not a collector of American things . Sorry but I can't really think of anything else . Rob

Thanks for your prompt reply...Manay...is Peter..pdphll is Wade...see post #49 on pg 7 I've tried everything I can think of to find where these things are now with no success. I just thought MAYBE because you have been so active on this site you JUST MIGHT have stumbled upon something that might help..I just keep throwin' crap against the wall and hope that something sticks...I found you more than once on the thread..Thanks for your interest, Rob...Regards, JIM

[dadams]

Jim,

Thread's a year and half old....

Any luck tracking your things down? I've read this thread with great interest. Thank you so much for sharing your stories. My grandfather Eugene Donnelly was the aircraft commander of both "All Shook" and "Sic 'em" (I'm sure you know this; I can see him there in 1 of your crew photos).


Regards,
David Adams
dadams206@gmail.com