Contributed by © Frank Ercolino (email littlehercules-@-comcast.net)

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January 2003 - found this old air photo of the Base Dispensary. Dispersal pad upper left, Chapel in the trees, Large building (top left) housed a 450 bed TAC Hospital (ready to go anywhere), Quonset in middle was a dayroom, building below quonset was personnel quarters. Thats a pond in front of the main building. Cracker Box Ambulance at ER entrance. Main gate out of picture where road widens, bottom left. Building on left of drive was a Photo Lab for Hobby types. That's a bunker just behind the photo shop.

 

The cover of the 1959 Yearbook.
If you would like to see Contents of THE ENTIRE '59 YEARBOOK, FULL SIZE,
visit www.78th-bushmasters.org.uk.

 

Royce Bussian TX  Charles Busch NY
Somewhere in the North Sea

 

James Warren (front) and William "Shakespeare" Carter (rear).
Shakespeare had a marvellous command of the English language.

 

Base Medical facility, first bldg inside Main Gate on left. Taken from top of bunker adjacent. Lived in wing rear right of picture.  Two and one half years - no central heat - M41 space heaters.

 

Might be C 47s in North Africa. What do I know....I was a Medic

 

Jose Nuanes, San Diego CA. Super Guy. Can't find him.

 

Tony Simiele NY Africa TDY WB Flightline

 

 

Rainbow Pub 1957.  Pub of choice in Ipswich. All you had to say in those days was "Rainbow."

Having been in the UK, living and associating with the Brits it comes as no surprise to me that our countries are side by side during this time of threat. I think every Yank should go to the UK for one maybe two pints at any local.