Photos of VMA (AW) 242 During Its Tour
Terms used to describe items are the terms I remember us using
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Entrance to Electric Shop
Courtesy of Elliott Anderson
242 Avionics Shop
Courtesy of Elliott Anderson
Mike Griffith 6244
Courtesy of Elliott Anderson
242's 6244's - 1968-69
Courtesy of Elliott Anderson

242's 6244's - 1968-69
Courtesy of Elliott Anderson
6244 with an Attitude
Courtesy of Elliott Anderson
Romero Casarez - 6244 1968-69
Courtesy of Elliott Anderson
Party at SGT Anderson's Hooch
Courtesy of Elliott Anderson

Party at SGT Anderson's Hooch
Courtesy of Elliott Anderson
Party at SGT Anderson's Hooch
Courtesy of Elliott Anderson
SGT Anderson's Hooch John Van Brunt on Left
Courtesy of Elliott Anderson
Party at SGT Anderson's Hooch
Courtesy of Elliott Anderson

242's Electric Shop
Courtesy of Elliott Anderson
Night NCOIC of Electric Shop
Courtesy of Elliott Anderson
Party at SGT Anderson's Hooch
Courtesy of Elliott Anderson
Party at SGT Anderson's Hooch
Courtesy of Elliott Anderson
Party at SGT Anderson's Hooch
Courtesy of Elliott Anderson
242's Metal Shop 1968-69
Courtesy of Elliott Anderson
242's Metal Shop 1968-69
Courtesy of Elliott Anderson
Elliott and John Anderson aboard the USS Princeton
Courtesy of Elliott Anderson
Sgt Elliott Anderson's Art Gallery
Courtesy of
Elliott Anderson
Staff Sgt Owens - electric shop
John Murawski 1967
Cpl Elliott Anderson Getting His Sgt Stripes From Col. Frain Mike Griffith Piggin' Out at the USO
Courtesy of Elliott Anderson
Sgt Elliott Anderson's Good Guy Award
Courtesy of Elliott Anderson
242 Metal Shop China Beach Squadron Party. Need Help With IDs
Courtesy of Dan Rearick - 1969
Me and My Cube 242 Hooch Area Danang
Dale Summers -1969
My Meager Low Tech  Weapons of War
Dale Summers - 1969
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 My friend, Mike Pearl, today. 6244-Electric shop
Aug 68 to Mar 70
Dale Summers & Mike Pearl
Mike Pearl  - 1969
Gunny Duffy, Sgt Doug Stuart & Cpl Gary Swartz 1969 Courtesy Mike Lucas Cpl Chris Wilkins at Home in the Seat Shop
Courtesy Chris Wilkins1969-70
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Dale Summers 242 Hooch Area - May 1969
Dale "Doc" Summers- 2007
Tom Lavarro & Dale Summers
 Dale Summers - 1969
Marine of Quarter - Your author - best at AK'ing and BN'ing. Col. Frain on left. Two Unknown 242 Marines 
Pete Killian 1969
Batmen Party - Served Only Premium Beer
Courtesy of Elliott Anderson
Batmen Party
Courtesy of Elliott Anderson
OOH-Why Did I stay at the Party so Long!!
Courtesy of Elliott Anderson
242's 6244's at Beer Party
Courtesy of Elliott Anderson
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The Nectar of the Gods
Stolen From LX Russell Site
Batmen Squadron Party
Dale Summers - 1969
Doing Guard Duty at End of Runway
1969
Your author - Dale Summers Morning After Ho Chi Minh's birthday
Dean Glorso 2008
Dean Glorso -1969 Dean Glorso -1969
Dean Glorso -2008
Glen Winner
Dean Glorso - 1969
Joe Love
Dean Glorso - 1969
John Van Brunt
Dean Glorso - 1969
John Van Brunt & ??
Dean Glorso - 1969
New York Lou Colarullo
Dean Glorso - 1969
Waller and ???
Dean Glorso - 1969
Robert Koceja just Arrived at Danang Airfield
1970
Dean Glorso at Freedom Hill
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69
Bobby Tommy, Dean Glorso and Billy Luna.  Dean was our mail clerk - 1969 Greg Southward
1969-70
Captain "Hondo" Frain Hondo Frain, Retired 2000 Possibly John Scoffield 242 Squadron Beach Party Pete Killian Christmas 2008 Greg Southward and his Easter Decorations 
Captain Hondo Frain in 1964 and Retired Hondo Frain in 2000 Do You Know Me?
Possibly John Scoffield

Pete Killian - 1969 
Pete Killian on in-country R&R China Beach - 1969
Pete Killian in 2008 
Greg Southward and His Easter Decorations
Pete Killian 1969
 
Ted Allen 68 - 69
Capt Bill Mulhern
David Fletcher - 68-69
Capt John Lucus & Major Lou Lono
David Fletcher - 68-69
Capt Lenny Foster-Pilot and Artist
David Fletcher - 68-69
Ted Allen at Hooch # 9
Ted Allen 68 - 69
Lt Bill Carson 
David Fletcher - 68-69
Bill Carson & Kit Corcoran 2009
Kit Corcoran
Kit Corcoran & Bill Carson 2009
Kit Corcoran
242 Pilots and B/N's Unwinding After Another Successful Mission
Major Andy Martin
Charlie Clark - 67
Lt Charlie Clark
Charlie Clark - 67
Lt Charlie Clark
Charlie Clark - 67
Capt Dick Tinsley
Charlie Clark - 67
Col Jake Jacobson Checking out the 6 Holer
Charlie Clark - 67
Col Wolf's Change of Command
Charlie Clark - 67
Officers Impromptu Meeting
Charlie Clark - 67
I surely must be "The Marine of The Quarter"
CV Foster
242's 1969 Marine Corps Birthday Cake 
 Celebrating our 1969 Marine Corps Birthday
Hank Detering - 1969
Lt Charlie Clark celebrating birth of his daughter Lori
Charlie Clark - 67
Lt Jim Carlton Cutting Lt Jack Butchko's Hair
Charlie Clark - 67
Elliot D Anderson 6244
1968
2nd Lt Bruce Beckman 2nd LT Bruce Beckman
2nd Lt Bruce Beckman Flew with B/N's Seiple & Schwanda frequently
Bruce Beckman - 1967
What part of "Fuck NO" don't you understand
CV Foster
Capt's Joel Warshaw & Bob Oetting at Hooch Area
Bob Oetting - 66
1st Lt Bruce Beckman
Bruce Beckman - 1968
Capt Ike Byers Hank Detering 1969 Captain Jim Perso - 1969 Jim Perso with grandkids - Jul 2009 Capt Jim Perso
Capt Ike Byers
Ike Byers 68-69
1st LT Hank Detering
Hank Detering - 1969
Capt Jim Perso -1969
Grandpa Jim Perso - 2009
Capt Jim Perso -  I don't really want to fly that route package again
Ike Byers 68-69
Capt Ike Byers & Capt Gary Brandt Capt Chuck Jernigan Major ??, Bob Beasley & Chuck Jernigan Capt Tim Gleason
Capt's Ike Byers & Gary Brandt
Ike Byers 68-69
1stLt Charles Jernigan
Ike Byers 68-69
Capt Bob Beasley, ?? & 1stLt Chuck Jernigan
Ike Byers 68-69
Capt Tim Gleason
Ike Byers 68-69
Capt Byers hard at work Capt Bobby Joe Newsom Giving the Eagle Eye ?? and Capt Bobby Joe Newsom Capt Cooter Cox
Capt Ike Byers hard at work...
Ike Byers 68-69
Maj Bobby Joe Newsom giving the Eagle eye
Ike Byers 68-69
GySgt McBroom & Maj Bobby Joe Newsom
Ike Byers
Capt Cooter Cox giving the word
Ike Byers 68-69
Capt Byers and Gunny ?? Do you know me? I workerd in the metalshop Officers at the Club Capt Bob Beasley and ....
Capt Ike Byers & Gunny DiGullio
Ike Byers 68-69
Do U know me? I worked in the metal shop on days
Ike Byers 68-69
Our Finest at the Officers Club
Ike Byers 68-69
?? & Capt Bob Beasley
Ike Byers 68-69
Plane Capt Avery ? Ron Aronson - 1969 1st LT Beaman Cummings ready for mission 1st LT Beaman Cummings after mission
Plane Capt Avery Wills
Ted Allen 67 - 68
Ron Aronson
Dean Glorso - 1969
1stLt Beaman Cummings ready for Mission
Beaman Cummings - 1970
1stLt Beaman Cummings after Mission
Beaman Cummings - 1970
David and Avery Plane Capts 67-68 Do You Know Me 1stLT Steve Cucchiara
Plane Capts David Ricci & Avery Wills
Ted Allen 67 - 68
Do You Know Me?
Ted Allen 67 - 68
Hank Dietering
David Fletcher - 68- 69
1stLt Steve Cucchiara
Steve Cucchiara - 68
1st LT Beaman Cumming ready for last mission - Aug 1970 1st Lt Beaman Cummings taxing out for last mission - Aug 1970 1stLT Beaman Cummings celebrating retrun from last mission - Aug 1970 1st LT Beaman Cummings celebrating from last mission - Aug 1970
1stLT Beaman Cummings ready for last mission
Beaman Cummings - 1970
1stLT Beaman Cummings taxiing out for last mission
Beaman Cummings - 1970
1stLT Cummings & Gunny McCarthy celebrating return from last mission
Beaman Cummings - 1970
1stLT Cummings & LT Davis celebrating return from last mission
Beaman Cummings - 1970
Jack Dixon in 242 Hootch area 67-68 Jack Dixon in 225 Hooch Area 67 -68 Capt Dan E Diederich taking it easy
Sgt Jack Dixon in 242 Hooch area
Jack Dixon 67-68
Sgt Jack Dixon in 242 Hooch area
Jack Dixon 67-68
Capt Dan E Diederich taking it easy
Jim Perso - 1969
Capt Don E Diederich Naval Flight Officer of the Year (1975) Jim Perso
Col James Sabow - S1 - 1968-69 Cpmmandant Leonard holding inspection on Flight Line Jack Dixon after rocket attack Hot Dog Jerry and Ritzel
Col James Sabow S1 Officer 68 - 69
Dean Glorso - 1969
Commandant Leonard Chapman holding Inspection
Jack Dixon - 68
Jack Dixon after Rocket Attack
Jack Dixon - 68
Jerry ?, Mike Zufa & ?
Kim Ketchum - 67
A very young Lt Col Bobby Joe Newsom
1957
Lt Bill Kelleran 
David Fletcher - 68-69
Lt Tommy Thompson  B/N with Dave Fletcher- He "was on the mark"  Sgt Bob Ouellette
1968
 
Jack Dixon and Dennis Discher
Jack Dixon  67-68
Jack Dixon at Squardon Emblem
Jack Dixon 67 - 68
Ted Allen, David Ricci & Jack Dixon at Golden Gate USO Jack Dixon 67  

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