Our Fallen Spooks
Don Levesque at grave marker in Arlington National Cemetery
for Sept 2 1958 Downed Aircraft
Marty Mc Lauchlan
Marty McLauchlan was an A/1c attached to the 6901st SPECOMGRU back
around 1962.along with S/Sgt Jim Williams now a retired M/Sgt. Marty was a
685, what you guys would have called machines. We were the processing end
of the information before it was sent on its way. There are several of us
who have stuck together over the years, having met up again in 2005 and
2007, in Texas at Kelly. Planning to meet up again. We are slowly meeting
our maker. Marty was one of the best. Please include him in your prayers.
Just wondering if any of you out there knew Marty, Ron Lokay, A.2c, USAFSS,
Zwibrucken, Germany
"Georgia">Hi Friends, I am sending this message
with a heavy heart. I just received an email from a man I don't
know, named John C. Harris. He said that my best friend, Martin
David McLauchlan, "Marty", passed away Monday evening. I
talked to Marty's sister-in-law and she said that he drove to the
hospital Monday night and as he walked through the ED doors he had a
massive heart attack and died on the spot. They could not revive
him.
The police had to break in his house to
get information to notify his family (brothers) in San Diego. They
brothers are flying to Chicago on Saturday to make arrangements. I
am planning on going there also. I will keep you updated.
Jim
Richard
Bonneau
Oh, Kathy. I am so sorry to hear this, Richard was one of the nicest,
smartest men I ever knew. November 9 was my birthday, which makes it even
sadder. I wish you and the family all my very best. I will make sure that all
the guys know, and will have him listed on the 6901 web site. God Bless.
On Dec 8, 2009, at 9:00 AM, Kathy Peters wrote:
Jon, my father passed away Nov 9 very peacefully. He
had a hard time after the surgery and he is with Mom and both
sons now. He wrote a note asking me to contact you to ask
if you could let the USAFSS know of his death. Please do,
for him. Thank You Jon, Kathy
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A/2c
Daniel Francis Nordby
Naegeli
My father, Daniel Francis Nordby Naegeli (please note
corrections from A/2c
Daniel Francis Norby. Naegeli
as listed on website - there's a "d" missing in Nordby) unfortunately
passed away at the age of 70, in July of 2008. I am SURE he would have
absolutely LOVED this website as his fondest memories were of his time in
Germany. I am sad he missed seeing the old photos and swapped stories, but
honestly, he's probably in a beer hall in Zweibrucken right now, if that's
allowed in his current station.
My father loved speaking German and Russian and I wish I knew more about his
time there, maybe from those who served with him. I do know a few things.
I know there was at least one time when a fellow member was placed, bunk and
all, outside on a cold and maybe snowy evening. I have heard endless
stories about the wonders of M-80s in commodes.
Anyway, I'm at marknaegeli@gmail.com
and I'd love to hear stories and see photos. I'll be checking back in now
and again, and I thank you for this site. Dad would have loved it, but now
I will instead.
Mark Naegeli
Anyway, I'm at marknaegeli@gmail.com
and I'd love to hear stories and see photos. I'll be checking back in now
and again, and I thank you for this site. Dad would have loved it, but now
I will instead.
Jim Hinton
Zweibrucken 1963-1964
Jim Hinton died of lung cancer on July 30 2008 in Monterey,
California.
He was a Professor of English at the California State University,
Monterey for many years, from which he retired not too long ago.
He was a 202 stationed first at Clark AFB in the Philippines and then
the 6901st in 1963-64, where he worked in the SACLO shop.
Walter D. O'Connor
Zweibrucken 1959-1962
Oroville, Washington
1931-1999
THOMAS F. BLAIR.
Died TRAGICALLY IN ALASKA SEVERAL YEARS AGO. HE ALSO
WAS A CRYPTO OPERATOR ON CHARLIE TRICK 1959 -62.
Edward E. Leger
Here is one of my good friends Edward E. Leger. He
passed away yesterday, he was in the 6901st from 1958 1961, I went to High
school with him, and although he was in a different section at the 01st, I
believe he was running the IBM section. He lived in San Marcos Calif.
Could you place his picture and name on our Memorial section.
Also M/Sgt. William C. Black
1961 -1964 He supposed to have been the Mess Sergeant there.
William Anderson
Died of Cancer in November 2002. A good friend and true.
Despite
the fact that he was known as "Anderson, Example R." as in
"we're going to make an example of you airman". He went on to become
a Prison Warden in the Vermont Penal System and just before he died they named
a new prison building after him. . Pappy Jewens, Sunny Zwei, Coma 41 and
SAWD-AD, 59-63
COL
William Clare Coltman
Former
Captain OIC, OPN-AW 6901st Special Communications Group
While on Mission Aug 23, 1978 over NORTH Vietnam VIETNAM
F111 Pilot Body was recovered 2002
Vietnam
Memorial wall Panel 01W - - Line 76
Rick Hand
6901st May 1964 - May 1967
Passed Away April 2000
SSGT. Phillip C. Noland
11/21/1951 - 6/1965-68
TSGT/20270
6901st 5/62 - 1/64.
SO
G-15/6901stSCG/1963 (Good Conduct Medal w/2 Bronze Loops).
Other numerous awards
and citations. Diagnosed by USAFSS as Paranoid/Schizophrenic
while giving service in excellence during two years at 6901stSCG - May 1962
through Jan. 1964. Retired as S/SGT while holding a temporary T/SGT. He
was Capt. Dodi Aspell's Unit Supv. at Karamursel 1960-1961. Remained member
of the AF until 1968. 12 years of serving intelligence Community,
USAFSS. Hit by a NY City Taxi 1986. Buried in the National
Cemetery, Bourne, Cape Cod, MA
Fred M. Stassen
Fred M. Stassen
Fred M. Stassen
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Fred M. Stassen age 64 of Menomonie, died Friday, November 19, 2004, at
his home in the Township of Menomonie after a long illness.
Fred was born December 26, 1939 in Hinsdale, Ill. He was the son of Fred
and Martha (Trout) Robinson. Fred graduated from LaGrange High School in
Illinois and attended college at the Art Center College of Design in Los
Angeles, Calif.
Fred married Alayne Goode on October 10, 1964. After marriage, they lived
in Los Angeles and Chicago, prior to moving to Menomonie in 1973. Fred was an
accomplished photographer and award-winning filmmaker, winning the Chicago
Film Festival Award in 1980.
Fred loved the outdoors and spending time with his family and friends. He
was a passionate environmentalist.
Fred is survived by his wife, Alayne; a son, Eric (Sara) Stassen of
Charlottesville, Va.; a daughter, Michelle (John) Reed of Chippewa Falls; and
his mother, Martha Sampson of Elmwood.
Fred was fluent in German, Spanish, and Russian, and was an avid
photographer. He met his wife Alayne, an RCAF nurse stationed across town,
while at the 01st. Following their marriage, he graduated in Photography
from the Los Angeles Art Center.
Those who had the good fortune to know Fred recall him never having set
foot on base except to 1) shower and shave, 2) work and 3) wolf down the
haute cuisine served up by the chow hall sadists. He always kept an
apartment, and usually donned dark glasses, a trench coat, and multiple 35mm
SLR cameras and lenses hung over his shoulder. The spook outfit and hardware
were, he explained, the best ways to meet girls. Local Germans sized him up
as a CIA agent, and Fred gave them no reason to think otherwise. In fact, he
relished the accusation.
JOE LOSCKO
HEART
ATTACK IN LOS ANGELES, CALIF. 4 OR 5 YEARS
CHARLIE TRICK
SSGT Robert W. Chambers
Died of cancer
about ten years ago
A1c
Vic Mazzareli
Analyst/reporter,
SAWD-2 Killed in a car accident in 1966.
Msgt.
Russ Ransom
NCOIC, OPN-AW
(formerly SAWD-2) Heart attack, San Antonio, TX
Msgt
Thurman Miller
1st Sgt,
6901st SCG. Died in VA Hospital in Big Springs, TX 3 or so years ago.
Lt.
Joe Hamel
SACLO (SAC Liaison
Officer), SAWD-2.
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Wyllie Hinton
August 8, 1940 ~ July 30, 2008
Carmel – James Wyllie Hinton, age 67, surrounded by his family,
died peacefully at home after a long battle with lung cancer.
Jim, a California native, grew up in Beverly Hills, CA. He shared
the camaraderie of a group of young men at the local YMCA, who,
while in junior high school, became close knit and formed lasting
friendships. Initially, they called themselves the Banshees, but as
the group expanded in high school, they would become known as the
Saracens. These men still meet once a year. Following high school,
Jim joined the Air Force and served for five years as a radio
intercept analyst. He was stationed both in the Philippine Islands
and Germany. After his release from service, Jim attended Cal Poly,
San Luis Obispo, where he intended to study to become a printer. It
was there, in a piano class, that he met his soul mate and future
wife Bette. They were married in Ballard, CA on June 25, 1966. Jim
then changed majors and, following his true love of literature,
transferred to Cal State Northridge to complete a Bachelor of Arts
degree in English. He continued his education at UCLA, where he
earned a Master of Arts degree in English. Jim would then become an
English professor for the next 34 years.
Jim took his first teaching position at Triton College, located in
River Grove, Illinois. He taught there from 1969-1972. In 1972, Jim
moved his family to the Monterey Peninsula, having accepted a
teaching position in the Humanities Division at Monterey Peninsula
College. While teaching at MPC, Jim served numerous years on the
Academic Senate and served as President of the Senate from
1977-1978. During his tenure he also chaired the Humanities Division
from 1982-1985, and for one more year in 1988. Jim had an amazing
range of interests, the result of a fully generous, inquisitive,
creative nature and mind. He was not only years ahead of everyone
else with regard to computers-a genuine "pioneer" who
developed MPC's first Computer Assisted Writing Lab-but someone who
recognized the importance of Science Fiction as literature and also
developed a course in the Bible as Literature. As a professor he was
not just admired and respected but loved by staff, colleagues and
students. He retired from teaching in 2004.
Jim loved to travel with family and friends and over the past ten
years had the opportunity to visit England, Scotland, France, the
Caribbean, the Panama Canal, Mexico, Alaska, and the Southwest. A
favorite place he visited often was Hawaii. Always the avid scholar,
he thoroughly researched the history, culture, and literature of the
place of his next adventure. Reading, playing the piano, listening
to music, daily Suduko, grandkids, family and friends were the
highlights of his life. He had an extraordinary, wide, warm,
wonderful smile: one that could brighten up any room the moment he
entered it, would enliven any setting and make everyone present feel
as upbeat as he always seemed to be (no matter what!). Jim's smile
reflected a warm, continually kind, compassionate nature, and, as it
would prove, an indomitable spirit. A big man, Jim had a heart as
large as he was. He was truly a "gentle giant" capable of
generous, big bear hugs. Those alert, bright ALWAYS friendly eyes
and hearty laughter will be missed by all the lives he touched.
Jim is survived by Bette Hinton, his wife of 42 years; daughter,
Jennifer Hinton; son, Gregory Hinton; granddaughters, Gabriele Mia
Hinton and Gwyneth Rosebud Hinton; aunt, Rose Wollinger,
sister-in-law, Phyllis Putnam; nephew, David Rose and niece, Tamara
Hinton. Jim was preceded in death by both parents, John and Victoria
Hinton and his brother, Richard Hinton. The family wishes to thank
Dr. Shiffman, all the staff at Monterey Bay Oncology, the nurses and
caregivers of Hospice of Central Coast, and his private caregiver.
Those who wish to honor his memory are invited to make a
contribution to the Hospice of Central Coast or the place of their
choice. The family has held its own private service.
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Lynn
R. Lemmons
CEDAR
RAPIDS,
Iowa
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Lynn R. Lemmons, 69, died Sunday, Dec. 23, 2001.
Rosary
was at 4:30 p.m. and vigil was at 7 p.m. Thursday at Cedar Memorial Funeral
Home chapel. Services will be at 10 a.m. today in St. Pius Catholic Church
with the Rev. Donald Klein officiating. Burial will be in Cedar Memorial Park
Cemetery. Military rites will follow the church service.
Mr.
Lemmons was co-owner of Super 8 Motel. He was a member of St. Pius Catholic
Church.
Survivors
include his wife, Jan; four daughters, Wendy Walters of
Pleasant Hill
,
Mo.
, Sarah Pitts of
San Antonio
,
Texas
, Bonnie Titsworth of
Fort Riley
,
Kan.
, and Tammy Holt of
Kansas City
,
Mo.
; two sons, Larry Lemmons and Mardy Lemmons, both of
Amarillo
,
Texas
; and 12 grandchildren.
6901st
1958-1960
Walter D. O'Connor
Zweibrucken 1959-1962
Oroville, Washington
1931-1999
Died in Gilmer, Texas
THOMAS F. BLAIR.
Died TRAGICALLY IN ALASKA SEVERAL YEARS AGO. HE ALSO
WAS A CRYPTO OPERATOR ON CHARLIE TRICK 1959 -62.
Edward E. Leger
Here is one of my good friends Edward E. Leger. He
passed away yesterday, he was in the 6901st from 1958 1961, I went to High
school with him, and although he was in a different section at the 01st, I
believe he was running the IBM section. He lived in San Marcos Calif.
Could you place his picture and name on our Memorial section.
Also M/Sgt. William C. Black
1961 -1964 He supposed to have been the Mess Sergeant there.
William Anderson
Died of Cancer in November 2002.
A good friend and true.
Despite
the fact that he was known as "Anderson, Example R." as in "we're going to make an example of you
airman". He went on to become a Prison Warden in the Vermont Penal System
and just before he died they named a new prison building after him. . Pappy
Jewens, Sunny Zwei, Coma
41 and SAWD-AD, 59-63
COL
William Clare Coltman
Former
Captain OIC,
OPN-AW 6901st Special Communications Group
While on Mission
Aug 23, 1978 over
NORTH Vietnam VIETNAM
F111 Pilot
Body was recovered 2002
Vietnam
Memorial wall
Panel 01W - - Line 76
Rick Hand
6901st May 1964 - May 1967
Passed Away April 2000
SSGT. Phillip C. Noland
11/21/1951 - 6/1965-68
TSGT/20270
6901st 5/62 - 1/64.
SO
G-15/6901stSCG/1963 (Good Conduct Medal w/2 Bronze Loops).
Other numerous
awards and citations. Diagnosed by USAFSS as Paranoid/Schizophrenic
while giving service in excellence during two years at 6901stSCG - May 1962
through Jan. 1964. Retired as S/SGT while holding a temporary T/SGT. He
was Capt. Dodi Aspell's Unit Supv. at Karamursel 1960-1961.
Remained member of the AF until 1968. 12 years of serving intelligence
Community, USAFSS. Hit by a NY City Taxi 1986. Buried in the
National Cemetery, Bourne, Cape Cod, MA
Fred M. Stassen
Fred M. Stassen
Fred M. Stassen
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Fred M. Stassen age 64 of Menomonie, died Friday, November 19, 2004, at his
home in the Township of Menomonie after a long illness.
Fred was born December 26, 1939 in Hinsdale, Ill. He was the son of Fred
and Martha (Trout) Robinson. Fred graduated from LaGrange High School in
Illinois and attended college at the Art Center College of Design in Los
Angeles, Calif.
Fred married Alayne Goode on October 10, 1964. After marriage, they lived
in Los Angeles and Chicago, prior to moving to Menomonie in 1973. Fred was an
accomplished photographer and award-winning filmmaker, winning the Chicago
Film Festival Award in 1980.
Fred loved the outdoors and spending time with his family and friends. He
was a passionate environmentalist.
Fred is survived by his wife, Alayne; a son, Eric (Sara) Stassen of
Charlottesville, Va.; a daughter, Michelle (John) Reed of Chippewa Falls; and
his mother, Martha Sampson of Elmwood.
Fred was fluent in German, Spanish, and Russian, and was an avid
photographer. He met his wife Alayne, an RCAF nurse stationed across town,
while at the 01st. Following their marriage, he graduated in Photography
from the Los Angeles Art Center.
Those who had the good fortune to know Fred recall him never having set foot
on base except to 1) shower and shave, 2) work and 3) wolf down the haute
cuisine served up by the chow hall sadists. He always kept an apartment, and
usually donned dark glasses, a trench coat, and multiple 35mm SLR cameras
and lenses hung over his shoulder. The spook outfit and hardware were, he
explained, the best ways to meet girls. Local Germans sized him up as a CIA
agent, and Fred gave them no reason to think otherwise. In fact, he relished
the accusation.
JOE LOSCKO
HEART
ATTACK IN LOS ANGELES, CALIF. 4 OR 5 YEARS
CHARLIE TRICK
SSGT Robert W. Chambers
Died of cancer about
ten years ago
A1c
Vic Mazzareli
Analyst/reporter,
SAWD-2 Killed in a car accident in 1966.
Msgt.
Russ Ransom
NCOIC, OPN-AW
(formerly SAWD-2) Heart attack, San Antonio, TX
Msgt
Thurman Miller
1st Sgt, 6901st
SCG. Died in VA Hospital in Big Springs, TX 3 or so years ago.
Hi, I am the son of S/Msgt Robert E.
Galli....he was with the 01st from 58-63. Then went to 6989th RSM Misawa
AFB ....he retired from the AF in 74 died of a heart attack in Newport, RI
in Apr 80. his brotherWalter O. Galli was a torpedoman 2/C on the USS
Wahoo....recently discovered off the coast of Japan. Thank you and I hope
you will add my father to your list of fallen spooks.......Bob Galli,
Buffalo NY : bbnds756@yahoo.com
Lt.
Joe Hamel
SACLO (SAC Liaison
Officer), SAWD-2.
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