Chateauroux Air Station - 3130th Transportation Sq

Updated: August 25, 2010

3130th Transportation - 75th Air Trans - 7373rd Motor Vehicle Sqdns

Châteauroux Air Station
Châteauroux, France

Photo from Joe Mongeluzzo

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Jocelynn Brillaud (Baby Jo)

Robert Wise

Larry Silva

Bob (Rat) Hiedeman

Phillip Paulin

Smokey & Donna Davis (daughter, Marsha)

Charles & Nancy Ways

Ron Clapper

BALLARD, Ronny
@ Chas: 1953 thru 1955
7373rd Motor Vehicle Sqdn
San Antonio, TX

10-02-08 Jocelynn Brillaud (Baby Jo) I knew this person in 1953. Think she went to Kansas City. Robert Wise from Manhatten Beach Calif. Larry Silva or Bob (Rat) Hiedeman from El Dorado, KS

8-9-09 Searching: A girl who worked in Supply. Her Name was Joycelynn Brillaud. I think it was a Service Stock or something. Her father was Chief OF Police in Chateauroux. she had gone to Kansas,City. She and I dated for a year. I sure would love hearing from anyone who was in the motor pool. The officer in charge was Capt.Romano

8-23-09 [jpnote: There are three Jocelynn Brillaud's on Facebook

GITNEY, James A.
@ Chas: 1952 thru 1955
7373rd Motor Vehicle Sqdn -75th Trans
Newark, DE

02/23/2003 I married a French girl in 1954 and we will be married 49 years this year. We visit the area every several years. Would like to hear from any of the old transportation guys.

6-28-04 I attended the 75th ADW reunion in Branson, MO last year and will attend this year in Milwaukee. The other attendees went to Korea and Moulins, France.

Searching: Any of the mechanics from the original 75th ADW that was changed to 73rd then to 7373rd Motor Veh Sqdn.

GRIFFIN, Major John J. - Chas Memoriam
7373rd Motor Vehicle Sqdn
@ Chas: 1956-1958
Fredericksburg, VA

HALL, Kenneth Odell Chas Memoriam
3130th Transportation Sqdn
@ Chas 63-67

7-29-08 Daughter Kathleen Hall signed the guestbook on behalf of her dad, Kenneth Odell Hall. She is searching: Airman James Phillip Paulin 62-66; Smokey & Donna Davis (daughter, Marsha) 63-67 & Charles & Nancy Ways 63-67

We lived in Touvent and then in "Quontown" I am also trying to locate a French woman from Touvent who was a housekeeper for several families in Touvent during this time. I only
have her first name...Paulette....
My father, Staff Sgt. Kenneth Odell Hall
worked in the motor pool, I also believe he was a Drill Sergeant. He was a championship golfer and played golf with many officers, as I recall. Daddy passed away 18 years ago.

I look forward to hearing from anyone who may know any of these folks.

MARKLEY, Robert "Bob"
3130th Transportation Sqdn
@ Chas 55-56
7-9-09 Daughter, Cynthia, Born @ CHAS

NELSON, David L. S/Sgt
3130th Transportation Sqdn
@ Chas 58-61
Ocean Springs, MS

5-21-02 I worked in Traffic Management Office with Msgt Doyle Wade (listed below) and Ssgt Ron Clapper. I last seen Sgt Clapper while TDY at Danang AB in Vietnam in March 65. Retired from USAF Dec 68.

Son, Doug, Born @ CHAS

2-12-04 Checking in

5-23-05 Dropped by to update email address and reminder - still searching for MSgt Doyle Wade. (Sgt Wade listed below)

7-25-07 Our Son Doug who was born at Chas in May 1960, served in the USAF for 22 Years, Retired as First Sgt June 2003, died of a Heart Attack Oct 18, 2006. This was a devastation to us. His daughter Jennifer was born at Alconbury, AB England is now serving in the USAF as a Ssgt

PACHECO - CARRERAS, Antonio
@ Chas: Jan. 1953 to Nov. 1953
7373rd Motor Vehicle Sqdn -75th Trans
Tampa, FL

4-19-04 I was stationed at Chad for almost a year, in muddy Tent City, our chow hall was a hangar, we had a hard time staying clean, we made sidewalks out of wooden pallets in order to walk from tent to tent without getting our boots dirty, winter was so cold, we had to sleep with our fatigues on, in the morning we washed and shaved right outside our tents with water from our canteens, the showers were too far to walk to. In the year 2000 I visited Châteauroux, did not visit La Martinerie, rather visited the flight line at Déols which was part of the base, they were celebrating the 50th anniversary of the base, there were planes from different countries including the USA, the pilots were kind of young so I was telling them that I had been stationed there back in 1953, the base and surroundings has changed quite a bit , new highways, the town has also new buildings mixed with the old ones, I went to the train station where back then on weekends our GI's used to meet. It brought back so many memories, we had a rough time but yet I remember the good times we spent in the summer, I had many good buddies there and often think about them, great bunch of guys, God bless them wherever they may be.

1-27-07 I would like to get e-mail from former members of my old Sqdn, 75th Air Transport Sqdndn.

Searching: Any members of my old Sqdn at CHAS 1953

WADE, Doyle M/Sgt
NCOIC Rail Transportation Division
@ Chas Jan 1957-Nov 1960

10-29-07 I was a TSgt at the time [later a M/Sgt]. I was assigned to Cargo Movements, Bldg 351. Shortly after arriving I was appointed NCOIC of Cargo Mvts Division. There were 40 military personnel and 100 French Nat'l assigned. We moved an amazing amount of cargo throughout Europe and the Middle East. Sometimes as many as 100 rail cars a day, enumberable trucks, not to mention air cargo. It was a great time for me. Maj John Griffin was my boss, (See entry above). Col Smith (don't remember a first name) was the Sqdnd CO.

I left Chad in Nov 1960. Would love to hear from any of the old hands from that period.

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