Author Archives: Guy Fisk

Jack Fisher and Joy Mendoza was married Friday 3/28/2014. If anyone wishes to contact them his email address is : [email protected] You can congratulate them in person as they will be at our reunion in Pensacola  in Oct, 2014

We have a new member to our group today. HARRY BOUND was in VP40 from June 1961 to Jan 1963. He was an AT2 and flew in crew 1 as Radar Operator. WELCOME ABOARD Harry. If anyone wants to welcome him to the group, his email address is [email protected] His address and phone is listed … Continue reading »

Check the ARRIVALS & DEPARTURES page often as we are gaining and losing members rapidly nowadays. Today I was informed by his wife that GEORGE O’BRYAN passed away  8/24/2013. He was a CDR while with VP40 in 1957-1958.  

We have a new member this week. WELCOME ABOARD RICHARD STRIMEL Richard was in VP40 from 1961-1963, He flew in Crew 1 and Crew 4 as an AT1  

Obituary: Ralph E. VanderNaillen Jr. ’51 14Feb14 – Ralph Edward (Van) Vander Naillen, Jr., devoted husband and father, witty and brilliant gentleman, was born in Oakland, CA on February 21, 1930 and was raised in the San Francisco Bay area. Upon graduation from Lowell High School in June 1947, he entered the United States Naval … Continue reading »

I am pleased to welcome another new member. EDWARD WILLIAMS joined our group this week. He was in VP40 from 9/1961 to 3/1964. He was a AM1 in the airframes shop. WELCOME ABOARD Ed. He lives in Pensacola, FL and he will attend our reunion in Oct. His email address is [email protected] send him a … Continue reading »

I received notice this weekend from Donald Lauderbraugh that RICHARD ROMANO passed away in November, 2013. He served in VP40 from 1962-1963 as a ATN2. Just a reminder that our ranks are thinning out, so it behooves all of us to recruit former VP40 people we know that are not currently members of our group.

I added 60 + pictures today of the Phillippines, some are of the good old days and some are of the more modern days. Any comments are welcome, if you know the location of some of the pictures please leave a comment and I will post it. They can be viewed under the Pictures, Video … Continue reading »

We have a new member today.Welcome Aboard JIM FEFLIE. He was in VP40 from 1964-1966. He was a AK-AN. Send him a welcome, his email address is [email protected]

I have posted the reunion registration form for you to fill out and return to me along with the funds. You can reserve your hotel rooms NOW. You can always cancel if needed. You can cancel by 9/17/14 and receive a full refund. The form is on the REUNIONS/2013/Reunion @ Pensacola, FL TAB. It is … Continue reading »