| Johnson Joseph C. Joe | Email |
02/04/09
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What little brain cells I have left, they are really smokin at this time.....I simply wanted to see if I could locate an old Ft Hood Skydiver's Patch to pass on to my Grdson in college yadda yadda...I found this site....I am fairly novice on-line.....1962 I returned home from Korea, I Corp toland N Hood, not even mentioned on my 3 picks for final stay in Army....During that time,we fini the German Wall deal and Bay of Pigs for JFK out of Fla. then back to Hood. Located in Elvis's old barrack, only upstairs....I was 20 at that time....I agree with Chuck Borden Sgt Ritchie and some Lt(with line burns on his neck from busting thru a canopy deployed under him...
I'm retire now at 65 yrs old with a 42 yr marriage who grounded me 42 yrs ago as a Skydiver....I have approx 19K hr flt time and Phyiscal problems have grounded me from flight wa wa
Back to Hood, If anyone remember's me, it may B from my tight RED cordaroy jump suit(promise not guy) just way cool ha ha We did H-34, H-37 U-6 and a bunch of civilian A/C out of Kileen...Went on a few Competion Jumps/Club and remember one to Fairview Ok and got a 1st place with a BLOW HOLE Spl...Crashed and burned but got a trophy but I think the Club kept it...Went back to Okla City 4-63 and Jumped with Para-Dice, Okla. University and Goldsby A/P
Sorry, I don't remember alot of names except Richie....Not fini , mayby I can edit of fini later
01/30/09
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I started jumping at Moncks Corner, SC in 1969. The FBO was Geno Lucarelli flying a Cessna 206. My jumpmaster was Zeke. Gatewood Smith packed my first malfunction for my second jump. Charlie Hall, the Charleston weatherman and former Golden Knight was often there. I was in the plane when Atty. Joe Shine made his first jump. I was also a regular at Barnwell, Bill Jones was often there, and Wing's and Wheel's in Santee. My first square jump was on Joe Morgan's Black,Orange,White Paraplane that also appeared on the cover of Parachutist Magazine, 1970.
Regards,
Rick C-6261
| Charles R. Borden, Chuck | Email |
01/04/09
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I was stationed at Ford Hood, Tx from July 60 -63. Became a member of Hort Hood Skydivers in 1961. The club was started by Sgt. Jean Ritchey and Col. Pritchard. I made several demonstration jumps. The most memerable were at Cannon Air Base in New Mexico and an Air Force Base in Waco Texas where the whole club jumped from a C47 at once. Jean Ritchey and I landed next to each other. He fell on his butt and I made a stand-up landing in front of the base commander.
My Faverate chute was a Seven TU That a bought from Army surpluse for twenty eight dollars and cut and modified it myself. I never have jumped a modern chute but I am still young. 66.
....................Chuck Borden
Sgt Charles Borden 46th Infantry
12/23/08
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USMC 1960-64 - started jumping in 1961 - held License D255
11/05/08
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My first jump was with the Ft. Hood Sky Divers in 1964. I bought a hot 7 T-U and after 6 mos. racked up 152 jumps. Some of the guys we jumped with were Gene Ritchie, Jerry Ryburn, and Pat Works from A & M. I made the Ft Hood Demo team and got to do alot of strip mall openings and goat ropings. Got some neat air craft loged. H37, H21, Caribou, otter, beaver, C 119, C 47 etc.
Later I was with Cliff Davis, Karen Bilder and Richard "choo choo"[condo] Whitehill in TX and OK. Shinnin' times had by all.
John Christoff
B 3894
C 2624
D 4524
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