August 25, 2010

 

12th Air Postal Sqdn

Châteauroux - Déols Air Station
Châteauroux - Déols, France

 

Post Office & Old Water Tower (since demolished)
& 12th Air Postal Sqdn - Detachment 3 Building
Photos courtesy Chuck Shaffer

 


 

 

 

 

 

 
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  Welcome  to the  12th Air Postal  Sqdn Page 

of the  Châteauroux Air Station  Website!

The  12th Air Postal Sqdn - Detachment 3 - was  responsible for the processing of incoming and outgoing mail for APO 10  for over 8,000 (at one time or another)  USAF, civilian and dependent persons who received mail.   Those letters, cards and packages from home were eagerly awaited by all  who were far from home.  Thank you, postal workers, for your hard  work.

    

HENDERSON, Kenneth L. 
@ Chas: April 1962 - Nov 1965
12th Air Postal
Fort Lauderdale, FL

1-4-06 [jpnote:  I emailed Gerald Perry with a copy to Kenneth to see if Kenneth was the A/1C Henderson that Gerald was trying to locate.  Haven't heard if he was or not.]

[jpnote:  3-14-07  - Kenneth signed in the guestbook.]

[jpnote:  6-21-08  No word about Gerald Perry.]

JONES, Thaaron G. 
@ Chas:  1954 to 57
Det 3 12th Air Postal
Sikston, MO

07/28/2002 Where are you Lee E. Pickering?

6-21-08  Did a search again for Lee E. Pickering - too many listed.  If I knew his age or where he might have come from, could help to locate.

PALMORE, Teddy B., Lt. Col. (Ret.)   
Chas Postmaster, APO 10
@ Chas:  1961-1964
Denton, TX

1/25/2002  I was Commander of APO 10, Déols Air Postal Terminal and APO at Aviano, Italy.

2-2-04:  Thanks for the Web page.  Searching for:  Any friends who served during the above period.

1-20-05 [jpnote:  Friends with Dell Toedt; Chad Students Carl Peters and  Sheila Witherington remember Col Palmore from church.]

2-11-07  [jpnote:  Two CHAD students from different timeframes recall fond memories of Col. Palmore.  He was the music leader at the Baptist Church on the downtown Châteauroux economy where Sheila Witherington and Carl Peters attended at different times.  Col. Palmore and his wife, Sue, live near JP

SARDINHA, Carlos  - Email Invalid
@ Chas: 1952-1953
12th Air Postal
Fall River, MA

5-26-04 Hey! anyone still around?  We're getting old in the tooth.  Where are you Walter Sherman?

SHAFFER, Charles "Chuck"      See  Memories - Chuck Shaffer  
@ Chas: 1957-1960
12th Air Postal
1-24-06  - I received a message from you [Jenelle] at classmates. I was at Châteauroux from 1957 to 1960. I was in Detachment 3, 12th Air Postal Sqdn. We ran the base post office and also pulled duty at Déols Airfield loading and unloading aircraft. Enjoyed those 3 years but was glad to get home.

Served 3 years there and currently retired from Navistar International after 38 years building trucks. Married with 2 sons, 4 stepkids and 10 grandchildren.

Searching:  Anybody in the postal Sqdn during those years such as:  Where are you Prince, Middleton, Strange, Hill, and so forth?

 

 

6-21-08  [jpnote:  Chuck wrote hello, new email address and news of dramatic weight loss - 90 lbs!  Congratulations! ]

 

 

 

 

WELLS, James E. T/Sgt  - See  Chas Memoriam

 


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