September 3, 2025

Alan Whipple - Army Reserve 12-years, E6, Fort Leonard Wood MO, Fort Hood TX, Heidelberg Germany, Truck Driver

Tom Driscoll - Army 1960-1963, Rank E-4 SPC, Erlangen, Germany

Roger Beard - Army 1959-1965, Rank Sp-4, Fort Sill, OK

Sgt. Jerry Gritzmaker - Served USMC 1954-1962, Aviation schools at Millington, TN and Jacksonville, FL. Aviation Machinist at Quantico, VA. With Aircraft Engineering Squadron - 12, 1955-1958. 

Edward R Kurylo - Army, Spec 5, 1967-1969, Fort Belvoir, Va.  

Assigned to Combat Development Command – C.D.C. – 1968-1969 

Worked in Data Processing Department as Keypunch/Verify Machine Operator, Computer Tape Library and Computer Scheduler. Wrote the computer program manual for internal office use. 

Al Peterson - Army, Spec 4, 1968-1969, Pleiku, Vietnam - Truck driver 10-ton floating bridge building construction

Robert Rinzema - Army, SP4, Active - 6 months, Reserve - 1957-1964, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri and Fort Chaffee, Arkansas 

Carl Esakson - National Guard, Sergeant, 1953-1962, Grand Rapids, MI - Served 2 weeks every year at Grayling, MI. Stood guard during tornados. Called up 2 times for Korea. Never went.

Harry Emmert, Sr. - Navy & US Coast Guard Aux, E-4 & AQB-3 - Aviation Fire Control Tech Bomb Director systems, June 1961 - June 1965, Sanford, FL - 3 years, Meridian, MS - 6-months, Millington, TN - 6-months Training, USS Forrestal Carrier qualifications

Raymond Lull - Navy, HM3 Hospital Corps, 1960-1966, Anacostia Naval Air station, Great Lakes NAMRA #4 (Naval Medical Rose Arch Unit)

Dennis Biggins - Navy, E-4 Petty Officer 3rd Class, 5 years of Service, (2–6-month Extensions for Cuban Mission Crisis) Home Port - Norfolk, VA. Traveled to France, Italy, Spain, Sicily and Greece.

John R Woodman – U.S. Air Force -  A1st – 1963-1967 – basic training at Lackland AFB – San Antonio Tx – airplane mechanics training at Amarillo AFB, Texas - Aircraft Mechanic on C-130s with the 608 OMS, N. Charleston AFB, SC – Medals received: Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, Air Force Good Conduct Medal and the National Defense Service Medal. 

Car Club info:  member since mid 1996 - chair for the summer picnic & organized & led 3 one day tours

Bonita M (Mather) Woodman – U.S. Air Force - A3rd c. - 1965-1967 –Basic training at Lackland AFB, TX – stationed as clerk typist in 608 OMS – N. Charleston AFB, SC. 

Car Club info:  was newsletter editor from 1997 to 2020 - helped with summer picnic and one day tours