Hi. My name is Jerry Hatfield. Maybe we crossed paths. I was a maintenance officer(Lt.)at Dyess from Sept. 1962 through May 1964. I remember we had some old blunt-nosed models, and a dozen ski birds. When we got in the new E models we loved how clean looking and clean smelling they were. Nice orange seat cushions and blue-green cockpit. People I remember: Sgt. Nelms of FMS, a very good electrician; Sgt. McKrell who drove our OMS expediter truck; Sgt. Tillery who ran Job Control; SMSgt Sosebee of OMS; SMSgt Vess of Aero Repair; other OMS Sgts. -- Willis, Gastonguay, Logan, Longmire, Fink, Gordon, Stamper, Pearce, Crosby, Maupin, Hill, Mays, Carpenter. OMS officers: Lt. Spurlin, Lt. Sansone, Capt. Avery, Capt. Hinkley, Major Miller, Major Davis, Major Pond. I\'m not sure, but I think the FMS commander was Lt. Col. Smith. Lt. Col. Burger was the DM -- boss of the Chief of Maintenance. When the 17th TCS was reassigned to Elmendorf, I PCSed with them, to take care of the 6 D-models and the 6 D-6 models. I PCSed to Maxwell AFB in Oct. 1965. I stayed in aircraft maintenance through 1977, and in logistics through my retirement in 1984.
