Mt.crewchief Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 I\'ve got quite a few of this party taken in Nov? 1968! I will post some more of them soon! Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donwon Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 I was in a Barricks that looked almost like that at Naha. 315 oms - 21 TCS. June 65 through Nov 66. That was my home when I got to stay there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muff Millen Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Looks like the barracks I was in from Nov 1963 to June 1965. 51st OMS Naha AB, Okinawa Muff Millen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mt.crewchief Posted December 4, 2008 Author Share Posted December 4, 2008 When I was there, from 67-69, we shared the barracks with the 51st. civil engineering squadron! At least thats what i thought it was. I think most of the top floor above us maint. guys was some or all of the 35th loadmasters! I had to do 30 days \"noise free duty\" as a CQ in the barracks, and had to maintain a wake up list for the loadmasters upstairs. I had to answer the phone calls from the girls downtown to their boyfriends. Of course most of the guys no-stay anymore!!!!! The barracks had a snack-bar run by Michiko, a little tiny local girl. There was a pool table right off the snack-bar, and in the other room going towards the 51st. was a TV room! I don\'t think it got much use as most of the guys were always downtown in Naminoue unless they were in-country with their airplanes! At least I don\'t ever remember watching any TV!!!! Good old days huh?:ohmy: I think there was also a barber shop over on the 51st. side! Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonny Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 Ken, I was there \'67-\'68 (21st). Loved the snack bar, especially the eggburgers. I remember the barber shop and the pool table. There was a also a laundry in one of the barracks, kept losing my tailor made shirts!! Sonny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mt.crewchief Posted December 5, 2008 Author Share Posted December 5, 2008 Oh yeh, how could I forget the egg-burgers! Also, the grilled ham & cheese was good!:laugh: Do any of you guys remember the big snails that left the slimy trails across the sidewalks and streets. They were usually moving when we walked to the flightline to work in the morning! Also, how about the crabs that ran around over in \"easy area\" Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedjhopper Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 Is this the Barracks that was straight up the hill from the Chow Hall? Really steep hill when coming from the EL Peon\'s Casa! 62-64! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mt.crewchief Posted December 5, 2008 Author Share Posted December 5, 2008 (edited) Yes, it was just up from the chow-hall, and below the gun-hill. I will try to post a picture of two of the barracks etc. Ken Edited May 20, 2009 by Mt.crewchief Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mt.crewchief Posted December 5, 2008 Author Share Posted December 5, 2008 (edited) This view of the trip to work/flight-line is taken from my barracks---I think. Either that or from the gun hill across the street! Ken Edited May 20, 2009 by Mt.crewchief Reposting Pic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrkaegi Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 From 68-71 i was in the 21th, 41th, & 374 OMS. Looks like the same barracks i live in. Most of the time i injoy Naminoue,the misty bar. Yes i \"remember it Well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muff Millen Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 How about Jacks Steak house in Naminone? Muff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mt.crewchief Posted December 6, 2008 Author Share Posted December 6, 2008 Muff, I don\'t recall that place. Unless I knew it by one of our own made-up names! What evening entertainment establishment was it closest to?:laugh: Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muff Millen Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 Come on Ken, that was 45 years ago and you expect for me to remember the bar names!!! Hell I was too occupied trying to find something interesting....Jacks Steak house was on the main street with all the night clubs and most of us ended up there before we went back to base if we had time before the curfew hour. If we missed curfew...we had to scramble to find a warm mat to sleep on out of sight of the First Sgt or the APs. Muff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airnav Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 AP\'s ? What is an AP? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskeyglenn Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 In those days, the 60\'s. Security Police, were called Air Police. Mostly refered to as the\"Apes\" That is probably the Air Force changed the name. Rg Glenn Secrest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donwon Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 Was it Jacks Steak House, or New York Steak house? I remember eating there but not the name. I wish I could remember the names of some of the clubs there but that was long ago and far away. There was a bar across the road and a few doors down from the steakhouse, where one of the girls had the nickname of Gold tooth. She had a friend that was probobly in her 30,s. Both of them were. Does anyone remember them or the bar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muff Millen Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 I think Gold Tooth was in her late 20s when I was there . How many of you remember the \"Turkey Farm\" out the back gate? Muff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mt.crewchief Posted December 8, 2008 Author Share Posted December 8, 2008 You know, I was going to mention the Turkey Farm, but thought I would keep this forum clean!!! When I first got to Naha, there was a rusted out Plymouth(probably a 1960) with \"Momma Do-rights\" Turkey Farm painted on the doors. I learned later that the Turkey Farm could be found out the back-gate. Not first hand of course!!:laugh: :laugh: I do remember the New York Steak House and ate there a few times. I used to have a bunch of business cards the bars gave out. I will see if I can find any of them! Do you guys remember what Naminoue looked like in the daylight? Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mt.crewchief Posted December 8, 2008 Author Share Posted December 8, 2008 (edited) I thought I would post a picture of the Main Gate. Somewhere we all saw or should have seen as we returned to the base from Naminoue in a \"skoshi-cab\" or one of the blue Ford Fairlanes base taxi\'s! Edited May 20, 2009 by Mt.crewchief Re-Posting pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donwon Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 I didn\'t use the back gate very often. One time I did, There was a Typhon and me and another left base right before condition 1 and went to a hotel. The storm stalled and lasted longer than our money so we got a scosha cab to carry us to the back gate and we climbed the fence and got back to the barricks. The wend was still blowing over 100 mph. When I got back to the barricks everyone thought I had gone with the plane. Young and stupid but full of... well you know! I don\'t remember hearing of the Turkey Farm. Off base there was usually a Ryukin Police with the military police. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryRobinson Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 There was both a Jack\'s Steak House and the New York Steak House. A Jack\'s you could get a big plate of Yakisobi or a plate of 5 Tacos for 55 cents. They were good tacos too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrkaegi Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 Did you ever try Thai steak in Ubon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donwon Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 No but I tried a lot of brest in Bangkok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonny Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 jrkaegi wrote: From 68-71 i was in the 21th, 41th, & 374 OMS. Looks like the same barracks i live in. Most of the time i injoy Naminoue,the misty bar. Yes i \"remember it Well. Did you mean the \"Bar Mitzi\"? It was the place the 21st hung out in \'67-\'68 when I was there. Sonny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrkaegi Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 N The first bar was the Misty bar ,later bar #2 was called Misty Bar 1 The two Bars were next to each other. 41th tas injoy the ladies of the night. @the Misty Bar And the 21th injoy the Mitzi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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