Michigan Air Guard Historical Association

Website: www.selfridgeairmuseum.org Email: [email protected]

July - September 2020

TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE Taps 2 - 3 127th Wing Happenings 3-4 110th Attack Wing Happenings 5-6 This Day in History 7-10 Museum Happenings 11-28 RV Storage Area 28 Memorial Wall Brick Program 29 Activity Pass 30 Macomb County Heritage Alliance’s ‘Passport Program’ 39 MAGHA Membership Application 31

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NAME MI ANG SERVICE DATE OF DEATH Tracy McQueen 31 August 2020

Tracy Wallace McQueen, Sr., 1939-1920: age 81, of Jodi Lane in Irvine, passed away Monday, August 31, 2020, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center following a long illness. He was born July 25, 1939 in Estill County and was the son of the late Clay and Ethel Wells McQueen. He was a retired United States Army veteran of 34 years and 6 months who served during the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam War. He was a Kentucky Colonel and a member of the American Legion. He was also a member of the Pine Hill Baptist Church and had lived in Estill County most of his life. He is survived by: His wife: Melba A. Wade McQueen,3 daughters: Dawn (Simon) Mortimer of London, Kelley Harlow of Estill Co., Susan McQueen of Estill Co., 2 sons: Tracy McQueen, Jr. of North Carolina, Patrick McQueen of Perryville, 2 half-brothers: Bobby McQueen and Michael McQueen, 8 grandchildren: William D. Harlow, Benjamin J. McQueen, Shelby D. (Derrick) Neal, Jonathan L. McQueen, Connor D. Harlow, Stephen D. McQueen, Caidan P.T. McQueen and James D. Harlow and 1 great grandchild: Lara M. Neal Friends may call between 6 and 9 PM Thursday, September 3, at the Warren F. Toler Funeral Home. Private funeral services will be held with burial in the Campbell Cemetery. Pallbearers: Patrick McQueen, Tracy McQueen, Jr., William Harlow, Connor Harlow, Stephen McQueen, Benjamin McQueen, Jonathan McQueen Honorary Pallbearers: Shelby Harlow and the members of the Pine Hill Baptist Church. He was in the 127th Instrument Shop when he retired.

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Airmen from the 127th Force Support Squadron operate a simulated mortuary affairs facility during an operational readiness exercise on base yesterday. FSS Airmen provide a wide range of services, to include lodging and meal service, ensuring 127th Wing personnel are ready to complete the Air Force mission to Fly, Fight and Win.

Defenders from the 127th Security Forces Squadron work together to provide protection to Selfridge Base, Michigan, during an operational readiness exercise at the base, Sept. 12, 2020. Security Forces Airmen are trained in both law enforcement and base security skills.

Exercises were conducted at Selfridge Air National Guard Base Thursday through Sunday, September 10 through 13, that included the use of sirens, loudspeakers, and simulated gunfire. The members of the 127th Wing conduct training exercises on a regular basis to ensure that local Airmen are able to appropriately respond to a wide range of scenarios. The mission of the 127th Wing is to provide trained, equipped, and motivated air refueling, fighter, and support resources serving the community, state, and nation.

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A pilot from the U.S. Air Force A-10 Demonstration Team flies out of Selfridge Air National Guard Base yesterday. The A-10 aerial demonstration team is here this weekend to support the London, Ontario Air Show just across the border. The Air Combat Command A-10 Demo Team, stationed out of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, brings the aircraft to air shows around the country to showcase the unique combat capabilities of the A-10 "Warthog." (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Terry L. Atwell)

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110th Wing, Battle Creek, Michigan

110th Medical Group Let's welcome Hannah Cunningham to the 110th Medical Group. Hannah's father, Lt. Col. Edward Cunningham from the 110th Operations Group, swore in his daughter in a personal ceremony at their residence this past week. Lt. Col. Cunningham has served in the military for 20 years with the support of his wife Rachel. Both parents are very proud of their daughter's decision to join the Air National Guard. Hannah is a student at Gull Lake High School, she will participate as part of student flight until she completes her Basic Military Training and Air Force Specialty Code Training (tech school). She desires to serve her country, go to college and commission in the medical field. Good luck Hannah and welcome to the 110th family. Source: https://www.facebook.com/110WGBCANG/

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Greatest Generation Day By John Domol, www.woodtv.com;

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Wednesday is the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II. Ceremonies are being planned across the globe, including in . The Greatest Generation Day Committee with the help of the Gerald Ford Museum is hosting a flyover to commemorate this day in history. One of the more prominent bombers in the war — the B-17 Flying Fortress — along with the paratrooper famous C-47 and the B-25 will take off from Ypsilanti and Yankee Air Museum in Belleville Wednesday afternoon. The flight path took the planes over the capitol in Lansing. One of the optimal viewing spaces will be from the Gillette Bridge downtown and there are plans to place some veteran portraits nearby on the west bank of the river. World War II took about 60 million lives in six years. Despite the enthusiasm to fight, the then 19-year-old Stanton Strickland says he wasn’t prepared for what came ahead. “That was a real awakening to find out what war was like. Talk about being scared,” said Stanton Strickland, a WWII Army veteran. He’s humbled that the sacrifices remain honored so many years later. “It feels great. Be relieved from it–I’m back here and still got my mind, but I never agreed to live this old,” he said. Source: https://www.facebook.com/110WGBCANG/

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July 1 1863 Gettysburg, Pennsylvania - The largest land battle ever fought in North America, involving about 90,000 Union and 75,000 Confederate troops, begins by accident when a column of southerners encounters Union cavalry while looking for a supply of shoes. On this first day the Confederates push the Union defenders out of the town but stop short of routing them off the field. Among the units engaged is the 2nd Mississippi Volunteer Infantry against elements of the famous "Iron Brigade" (often referred to as the "black hats" due to the distinctive Hardee hats most of the men wore). The brigade was composed of the 2nd, 6th, 7th Wisconsin, 19th Indiana and 24th Michigan volunteer infantry regiments. In a sharp engagement in the woods near the McPherson's Farm, nearly half of the 2nd Wisconsin are killed, wounded or captured. By nightfall the northerners take up key positions on a series of hills south of the town. The stage is set for what proved to be the climatic engagement of the war. The lineage of the Iron Brigade is carried today jointly by the 127th and 128th Infantry regiments, .

July 6 1962 Air traffic controllers from the 231st Mobile Communications Squadron, District of Columbia ANG, operated the control tower, ground controlled approach, and navigation aids at the Air Guard's field training site at Phelps-Collins Field, Alpena, Michigan. It was the first time that Air Guardsmen, not active duty Air Force personnel, had assumed the full responsibility for air base traffic control away from their home station during one of their annual training periods.

July 8 1917 The first military flight takes place at Selfridge Field. Capt. Byron Q. Jones made the flights in a Curtiss JN-4D Jenny.

July 11 2005 The Michigan National Guard helps provide a safe and secure environment for visitors during the 2005 Major League Baseball All Star Game at Comerica Park, in . The 51st , an elite military unit based near Battle Creek, conducts chemical and radiological monitoring and sweeps during the week-long festivities leading up to the All-Star Game. The mission of the 51st is to provide support to civil authorities at a potential or actual domestic chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or explosive incident.

July 12 1855 The Grand Rapids Light Guard and the Grand Rapids Artillery companies are formed. These units are the direct forebears of the 126th Cavalry Regiment, Michigan National Guard.

July 16 2005 Construction begins on a new $4.5 million armory in Calumet. The 27,500 square foot facility will house Michigan 's Company, A, 107th Engineer Battalion. The armory's copper-colored

7 MANGBANG July-September 2020 standing seam metal roof represents the area's history of cooper mining while the split-block sandstone exterior matches the previous armory, built during WWII.

July 18 1917 The Michigan Guard merged with members of the Wisconsin Guard to form the 32nd Infantry Division on July 18, 1917, with Michigan furnishing 8,000 troops of all arms. The Division served with great distinction in World War I.

July 22 1972 The 171st Fighter Interceptor Squadron at Selfridge Air National Guard Base takes possession of its first F-106 Delta Dart. With the change, the squadron moves out of the reconnaissance business and into an air superiority mission. The move also prompts the creation of a nickname borne of the arrival of the F- 106 - the Michigan Six-Pack. Today, the 127th Air Refueling Group's 171st Air Refueling Squadron and 191st Maintenance and Aircraft Maintenance Squadrons proudly carry on the Michigan Six-Pack name.

July 23 1942 The Red Arrow Division, made up of members of the Michigan and Wisconsin National Guards, received a Distinguished Unit Citation for a World War II battle, which began on July 23. The citation reads: "When bold and aggressive enemy invaded Papua in strength, the combined action of ground and air units of these forces, in association with Allied units, checked the hostile advance, drove the enemy back to the seacoast and in a series of actions against a highly organized defensive zone, utterly destroyed him. Ground combat forces, operating over roadless jungle-covered mountains and swamps, demonstrated their courage and resourcefulness in closing with an enemy who took every advantage of the nearly impassable terrain. Air forces, by repeatedly attacking the enemy ground forces and installations, by destroying his convoys attempting reinforcement and supply, and by transporting ground forces and supplies to areas for which land routes were non-existent and sea routes slow and hazardous, made possible the success of the ground operations. Service units, operating far forward of their normal positions and at times in advance of ground combat elements, built landing fields in the jungle, established and operated supply points, and provided for the hospitalization and evacuation of the wounded and sick. The courage, spirit, and devotion to duty of all elements of the command made possible the complete victory attained."

July 24 1967 The Michigan National Guard begins mobilization to respond to escalating civil unrest in Detroit. The Detroit riot of 1967 grew to become one of the most violent and deadly instances of rioting in the history of the nation. Eventually, some 8,000 members of the Michigan National Guard responded to the city, later augmented by 4,700 members of the active Army. Members of the Guard were also sent to other Michigan cities to respond to other cases of civil disturbance. Among the many outcomes of the riot was improved training for the National Guard in every state for responding to such events.

July 25 1913 After being called up the day before, the first units of the Michigan National Guard begin to arrive in the area of Houghton and Calumet in the Keweenaw Peninsular of Michigan. A strike by copper miners in

8 MANGBANG July-September 2020 the region shut down the mines and within days the sheriffs of Houghton and Keweenaw counties were asking Gov. Woodbridge Ferris to send in the National Guard to keep the peace. After discussion with Adjutant General Roy Vandercook, Ferris mobilized the entire state National Guard and sent the units to the Upper Peninsula mining communities in an effort to keep the peace during the strike. Some elements of the Guard remained on duty as the strike lasted well into 1914.

August 1 2003 Seventy members of the 177th Military Police Brigade, Michigan Army National Guard, headquartered in Taylor depart for a one-year deployment to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a U.S. naval base. Once in Cuba, the unit will head-up a security mission.

August 6 1945 A single B-29 bomber named "Enola Gay" drops the first atomic bomb in history, devastating this city and killing more than 118,000 people either directly from the blast or over the next weeks from radiation sickness. Among the crewmen serving on this mission as a specialized mechanic and gunner was former Michigan Guardsmen Sergeant Robert R. Shumard. He had been a member of Battery C, 182nd Field Artillery when it was mobilized in 1941. After the war he served in the Air Force Reserve and died in 1967.

August 7 2007 Helicopters, Soldiers and related equipment from the Michigan National Guard are mobilized and sent to the Eastern Upper Peninsula to help contain what became known as the Sleeper Lake Fire, which burned over 18,000 acres and was one of the largest recorded fires in Michigan history. Thanks to the response of the Michigan National Guard, along with local and state firefighting resources, only one building was destroyed in the massive blaze.

August 12 1940 Egbert M. Rosecrans is appointed adjutant general of Michigan. Rosecrans served as an enlisted soldier in two conflicts - serving with the First Michigan Field Artillery on Mexican Border in 1916; and then with the 119th Field Artillery (later redesignated the 1st Michigan Field Artillery) during extensive combat in France during World War I. During World War I, he served as the sergeant major of the 119th while in combat. Rosecrans received his commission about two years after the war ended. He served as adjutant general 1940-43, covering the period of roughly the first half of World War II. Rosecrans was the last officer to serve in the position of Michigan adjutant general with the rank of colonel. Every officer to hold that position since he retired in 1943 has done so as either a brigadier or major general.

August 17 1940 Camp Custer near Battle Creek is re-designated as Fort Custer, to become a permanent military training facility. The post had originally been opened in 1917, as part of the run-up to U.S. entry into World War I. More than 300,000 troops trained at Fort Custer prior to overseas duty for World War II. Today the fort is home to several units of the Michigan National Guard, while the 110th Air Wing of the Air National Guard is located on the adjacent Battle Creek Air National Guard Base.

9 MANGBANG July-September 2020 August 19 1950 Nearly 500 members of the Michigan National Guard's only African-American unit, the 1279th Combat Engineer Battalion, were sent to Fort Lewis, Washington to prepare for service in Korea. During their training at Fort Lewis, the unit received orders to deploy to Germany in order to help U.S. forces repair the country's transportation infrastructure in anticipation of a Soviet attack through Europe. While many unit members served in Germany, others were ordered to Korea. While performing their engineering mission, the unit received numerous awards and tributes from the cities and countries they served. Upon their return stateside, the Duchess of Holland recognized the service of the 1279th in her country's efforts to rebuild the intricate system of dikes and dams, by presenting the unit with national honors.

August 31 1931 The future Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center was opened as Phelps Collins Field with an Aug. 31, 1931, ceremony. The air field was named in honor of Capt. Phelps Collins, a U.S. Army Air Service pilot from Alpena who was the first U.S. Airman to die in combat while flying with a U.S. Army flying squadron in World War I. (Collins, like many other Americans, had originally flown in the war in a French unit known as the Lafayette Escadrille. Several U.S. pilots gave their life while flying with the Escadrille, but Collins was the first to do so flying with a U.S. unit.)

September 1 1996 The 127th Wing is created by the merger of the 127th Fighter Wing and the 191st Airlift Group.

September 3 1954 Following a sharp increase in the number of highway death reported in Michigan car crashes in the summer of 1954, Gov. G. Mennen Williams calls out selected members and units of the Michigan National Guard to assist with safety patrols of the state's highways during the Labor Day period. The patrols take place with both ground and air units.

September 4 1918 In the summer of 1918, during World War I, President Woodrow Wilson, at the urging of Britain and France, sent an infantry regiment to north Russia to fight the Bolsheviks in hopes of persuading Russia to rejoin the war against Germany. The 339th Infantry Regiment with the first battalion of the 310th Engineers and the 337th Ambulance and Hospital Companies, arrived at Archangel, Russia on Sept. 4, 1918. About 75 percent of the 5,500 Americans who made up the North Russian Expeditionary Forces were from Michigan; of those, a majority were from Detroit. The newspapers called them "Detroit's Own,"; they called themselves "Polar Bears." They marched on Belle Isle on July 4, 1919. Ninety-four of them were killed in action after the United States decided to withdraw from Russia but before Archangel's harbor thawed, allowing the regiment to return home.

September 5 2005 Planes, pilots and crew members from the 171st Airlift Squadron deployed at a moment's notice on many missions to support Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. The 127th Wing at Selfridge sent two C-130s

10 MANGBANG July-September 2020 for air-evacuation of the New Orleans VA Medical Center. One of these planes received a second tasking to fly equipment the following day. Two of the airlift squadron's C-130 aircraft moved the EMEDS+25 mobile hospital equipment from the Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena, Mich., to New Orleans. This took two days to accomplish due to the amount equipment involved. These planes were further tasked to evacuate almost 100 people from New Orleans to Fort Smith, Arkansas.

September 11 2001 F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from Selfridge Air National Guard Base are in the air, returning from a training mission when highjacked civilian airliners attack the World Trade Center in New York. The aircraft land at Selfridge to re-arm and re-fuel, and begin flying combat air patrols over the Detroit region. In 2008, the air superiority alert mission was transferred from Selfridge to a unit in Toledo, Ohio.

September 12 2001 Call-ups begin for about 100 Soldiers of the Lansing-based 119th Field Artillery Regiment to provide security at the two border crossings in Detroit, in response to the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

September 22 1994 ANG C-130 airlift units began supporting Operation Provide Comfort from Incirlik AB, Turkey. The following units participated in 1994: the 133d Airlift Wing, Minnesota, the 191st Airlift Group, Michigan, the 135th Airlift Group, Maryland, the 167th Airlift Group, West Virginia, the 143d Airlift Group, Rhode Island, and the 146th Airlift Wing, California.

September 29 1813 U.S. forces re-occupy Fort Detroit, after having surrendered the fort and the city to the British in August 1812, during the War of 1812. Fort Detroit was re-taken by the Americans after British forces left, facing an oncoming large force of U.S. regulars, led by General and future U.S. President William Henry Harrison. Among the officers in Harrison's command was James May. May had been serving at Fort Detroit when U.S. General (and Michigan Territorial Governor) William Hull surrendered the city in August 1812. May had personally taken possession of the U.S. flag that was lowered from the fort at the surrender in 1812. He ensured that same flag was the first to be flown over the fort after the U.S. again took control. Detroit has been an American city ever since. May served as the adjutant general of the territorial militia 1800-1806, the first person to hold that position in Michigan. May was the second person to serve a term as chairman of the board of trustees that governed Detroit before the community became a city, a position roughly equivalent to that of mayor.

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Re-Dedication of C-130 for Lt. Col. Louis J. ‘Freighter Pilot’ and the Lt. Col. Louis J. & Susan E. Nigro Memorial By Tom Demerly

Photos from the memorial for Lt. Col. Louis J. “Lou” and Susan E. Nigro, held in the Air Park at the Selfridge Military Air Museum on Sunday, 30 August 2020. A joyous yet solemn occasion. A fitting tribute to ‘our’ Executive Director of 20 years (2000-2020). RIP, Lou & Susan!

The Selfridge Military Air Museum, Selfridge Air National Guard Base and 127th Wing Commander, Brig. Gen. Rolf E. Mammen hosted a re-dedication and memorial ceremony for former Museum Director and USAF/Michigan Air National Guard pilot Lt. Col. Lou Nigro and his wife Susan on Sunday, August 30, 2020.

“He really dedicated his life to the men and women who called Selfridge their home,” Brig. Gen. Rolf E. Mammen, commander of the 127th Wing and of Selfridge, told the DVIDS military media outlet.

Sunday’s ceremony was hosted outdoors in the museum’s Air Park between two aircraft that Lt. Col. Nigro flew during his career, a Convair C-131D Samaritan and a Lockheed C-130 Hercules. Speakers at the ceremony acknowledged the significance of both Susan and Lou Nigro’s contributions to base culture and their dedication to the Selfridge community.

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Lt. Col. Nigro died on May 24, 2020, after a long illness. He had built a successful 35-year career as a member of both the Air Force and then the Michigan Air National Guard. Lt. Col. Nigro began his career in as an enlisted man before earning a commission and becoming a fully qualified tactical transport pilot in both the C-131D and C-130. Lt. Col. Nigro also served in several staff officer positions at Selfridge Air National Guard Base.

Lt. Col. Nigro became executive director of the Selfridge Military Air Museum in 2000. Following his appointment to the position he was instrumental in growing the museum’s large collection of artifacts and displays and expanding awareness of the museum while helping to lead several key restoration projects. Among his many contributions were adding new aircraft to the museum’s outdoor Air Park display area.

Paul Pochmara, a retired major general and current president of the museum’s board, told the DVIDS Hub network that Lt. Col. Nigro was integral to all aspects of the museum’s growth over the years. “Lou spent over 55 years at Selfridge with over 35 years in the military and 20 years as the full-time volunteer, non- paid executive director of the Air Museum. No other person epitomizes, ‘service above self’ more than Lou. He will be missed by all who served with him”.

The Sunday, August 30, 2020 ceremony was originally planned for earlier in 2020, but had to be postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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Photos by Rob Sandstrom

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Sicilian Tenors – God Bless America Tour

Sicilian Tenors Record Music Video at Selfridge Military Air Museum

By Tom Demerly

Popular operatic tenor trio, The Sicilian Tenors, visited the Selfridge Military Air Museum on Wednesday, August 26, 2020 to record a video of their performance of the popular Irving Berlin ode to the United States, “God Bless America”. The trio, who have performed for audiences around the world with their unique operatic vocal interpretations of popular music, chose the Selfridge Military Air Museum as a backdrop for their latest video because of the unique displays in the outdoor Air Park at the museum that showcases almost 40 different types of military aircraft and vehicles, almost all of which have played a role in the history of Selfridge Air National Guard Base. The three singers in the Sicilian Tenors are Aaron Caruso, Elio Scaccio and U.S. Air Force veteran Sam Vitale. Several locations were used for the music video production, with the primary location being on top of the left wing of the museum’s F-4C Phantom II. “We wanted to provide a setting that showcased the remarkable talent of these performers and also showed the grandeur and scale of the displays here at the museum”, said public affairs volunteer Tom Demerly about the video shoot. “These performers and their production crew are consummate professionals. We simply do our best to host them and let them do their performance and production. They’re among the very best in the business.” With the main video shot on the wing of the McDonnell-Douglas F-4 Phantom II in the Air Park, the production crew also shot video of the singing trio at the museum’s Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, an aircraft still operational at Selfridge Air National Guard base today. The production included intro video shot inside the museum and panning shots with the group walking under the museum’s A-26 Invader aircraft. The video production of the Sicilian Tenors performing “God Bless America” that was shot at the Selfridge Military Air Museum can be seen on the Facebook page for the singing group at “The Sicilian Tenors” and also on the Facebook page for the Selfridge Military Air Museum.

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Museum Happenings (cont.)

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Dedication

The Selfridge Military Air Museum participated in the rededication ceremony for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Hangar (the old VR-62 Hangar) @ Selfridge Air National Guard Base on Friday, 11 September 2020.

Photo by Tom Demerly : SPAD XIII and A-10 Thunderbolt II ‘Warthog’

On Thursday, September 10, 2020 volunteers from the Selfridge Military Air Museum, personnel from Selfridge ANGB, members of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and others gathered to rededicate the aircraft hangar where DHS operations are regularly staged from. The rededication ceremony included community speakers and the static display of the Museum’s SPAD VIII and a Republic A-10C Thunderbolt II from the 107th Fighter Squadron at Selfridge ANGB. The two static displays provided an interesting visual insight into and contrast of the long history and legacy of Selfridge ANGB and its tenant units. Also on display during the rededication was the museum’s popular M4 Sherman. Although the M4 Sherman was never actively operated by any unit based at Selfridge, the exhibit has become popular with visitors to the Selfridge Military Air Museum. The Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection perform the vital border security mission from their installation at Selfridge ANGB, protecting the Canadian/U.S. border with active security and safety air and surveillance missions daily from their installation at Selfridge ANGB.

Base Community Council Meeting

The Selfridge Military Air Museum hosted the September Luncheon and Meeting of the Base Community Council on Tuesday, 15 September 2020. More on this event next newsletter.

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Go-Fund-Me

The Selfridge Military Air Museum has launched a “Go-Fund-Me” initiative to raise funds for improvements to the Museum’s infrastructure. We are hoping that we will be able to build a “new” home for the USMC FG-1D Corsair that is currently being restored by our restoration team and the T-6 ‘Texan’. Please help if you can!! For more information, watch the video by clicking on the link below or copying and pasting the link into your URL bar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCoHEr0GNy4. If you’re interested in helping us out with this project, you can make a donation by clicking on this link or by copying/pasting the link into your URL bar: https://www.gofundme.com/f/7tqvzq-maghaselfridge-military-air-museum?viewupdates=1&rcid=r01- 159966432152-8c49a1875e334fda&utm_medium=email&utm_source=customer&utm_campaign=p_email%2B1137-update- supporters-v5b

Kroger Community Rewards Program

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Kroger Community Rewards Program:

This program will link purchases made with your Kroger’s Plus Card to the Selfridge Military Air Museum so that a portion of the sale is donated back to the Selfridge Military Air Museum. Directions for signing up with this program can be found on the Museum’s website: https://selfridgeairmuseum.org/museum-fund-raising/

Amazon Smile

For information about the Amazon Smile Program that the museum is enrolled in, check out the website: https://selfridgeairmuseum.org/museum-fund-raising/

Michigan Air Guard Historical Association History Books

The Michigan Air Guard Historical Association created a four-volume set of history books covering the periods 1926-2010.

Volume 1 covers the period from 1926 to 1976 Volume 2 covers the period from 1976 to 1986 Volume 3 covers the period from 1986 to 1996 Volume 4 covers the period from 1996 to 2010

Visit the Selfridge Military Air Museum’s website for ordering information at: https://selfridgeairmuseum.org or stop by the Museum on an ‘open’ weekend and purchase them in the Gift Shop.

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PRINTS FOR SALE IN GIFT SHOP and by SPECIAL ORDER

With our eyes on a future home for our beloved FG-1D Corsair that is currently undergoing restoration by our team volunteers, we have available in the Gift Shop or through mail order using the order form from our website prints or Giclee canvas of ‘Corsair Over Grosse Ile’ for sale. The Museum is still in need of funding for the advancement of the proposed “new” hangar to house our beloved FG-1D Corsair and T-6 “Texan”. These prints and canvases would make a great addition to your military art collection in your ‘man cave’ or ‘she- shed’. Our FG-1D Corsair, when it finally makes it out of Restoration, will be painted in the markings of USMC Squadron VMF 251, who flew the Goodyear-produced FG-1D Corsair from Grosse Ile Naval Air Station from 1946 through 1950. In 1950, the unit was activated for the Korean War. Before deploying to Korea, VMF-251 converted to the Douglas A-1D Skyraider.

Corsair over Grosse Ile

‘Miller Time’: Lt. Col. Don Miller’s flight to the Smithsonian F-4C ‘William Tell Final’

Prints of the Corsair over Grosse Ile are available in the Museum’s Gift Shop. Prints on Canvas of these aircraft are available as special order. Please see the Museum’s website at: https://selfridgeairmuseum.org. The Museum Gift Shop has coffee mugs to match or visit ‘the Shop’ on our website!

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CYRUS K. BETTIS, SELFRIDGE HERO

January 2, 1883 – September 1, 1926

To a man, those who knew Cy Bettis looked up to him as a kind friend, a patient mentor and one of the most extraordinary fliers of his time. He distinguished himself in the First World War as an excellent pilot and a trainer of other young pilots. After the war, he continued to prove his talents by winning the Mitchell Trophy, Mackay Trophy and ultimately, the most coveted of all, the 1925 Pulitzer Trophy for air racing. Nine months later he was dead. Cyrus Bettis was born on a farm in Carsonville, Michigan, near Port Huron, in January of 1893. He joined the United States Army in 1918, in time to do combat service overseas. From there, Lieutenant Bettis developed a keen interest in all things related to aviation. His deep knowledge base and quiet personality helped him to become a favorite of nearly all of the men he taught and those with whom he flew. His Selfridge Field colleagues cheered madly when he beat the favorite Al Williams in the 1925 Pulitzer Trophy race in New York, with a world record speed of 249.99 mph. One of the first to congratulate him was his friend Jimmy Doolittle, who just a short time later would, himself, beat Bettis’ record. In August of the next year, Bettis and two other pilots of the First Pursuit Group flew together from Selfridge Field to Pennsylvania to participate in Philadelphia’s sesquicentennial celebration. The other two fliers from Selfridge were Lieutenants John. J. Williams and Luther S. Smith. The trip to Philly went smoothly and the men entertained the Philadelphia crowds with their amazing flying skills. The return trip did not go as well. Flying home to Selfridge Field from Pennsylvania, the three men flew close together in a V-formation with Lieutenant Bettis at the point. At about 1:00 PM that Monday afternoon, the men ran into heavy fog about ten miles south of Bellefonte, PA. With the fog thickening, they could no longer stick together in formation. At one-point Bettis signaled to turn right, but only Smith saw him and followed. Williams, alone now, decided to fly low, beneath the clouds, where he followed a road and landed at Middletown, PA. Smith followed Bettis as long as he could and then, with Bettis out of sight, he decided to go high, above the fog. He navigated by compass and managed to land at Clearfield, PA. Both Williams and Smith took off later that day and returned safely to Selfridge Field, only to learn that their leader was missing.

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Lieutenant Bettis had continued through the fog with zero visibility until his aircraft slammed hard into the side of the highly wooded Seven Sister Mountain area on the eastern slope of the Alleghenies. He later said that one of the plane’s wings had caught in a tree branch, lessening the impact of the crash. Nevertheless, Bettis was knocked unconscious for forty-five minutes and sustained several serious injuries including a broken leg, two broken jaws and many cuts and contusions. When he regained consciousness, he saw no one nearby and was not able to move. He called out for help many times, but there was no response. Soon he became thirsty and was able to collect rainwater in the palms of his hand. At about six o’clock, he heard airplanes circling overhead and assumed that they must be Smith and Williams searching for him. Night fell and there were no more airplane engines heard. Meanwhile, back at Selfridge Field, base commander Major Thomas G. Lanphier had authorized a search party to begin on Tuesday morning. Leaders of the party were, of course Lieutenants Smith and Williams who were most familiar with the areas and had the greatest motivation to find their lost friend. The search had not been successful, so when a second night fell, Cy Bettis knew that he would have to find a way to save himself. “I knew if I did not crawl out of there, I never would be found alive,” he later told hospital workers. The next morning, with a broken leg and two broken jaws, Lieutenant Bettis crawled to safety and dragged his shattered body out of the woods. Although the area was heavily wooded, it was fortunately well-populated as well. As he crawled out, he found himself on a roadway where two workers immediately came to his aid. Back home in Port Huron, Cy Bettis’ parents knew nothing of his plight. His mother only learned that her son was missing, from a local newspaper article, but did not tell her husband about it because he was ill. Still, she prayed for divine intervention to save her son. His sister, Ithrene Bettis, was notified by the Associated Press only after her brother was rescued. Lieutenant Bettis’ colleagues were overjoyed that he was found alive, and local newspapers carried headlines proclaiming “HEROIC BETTIS DEFEATS CRASH,” and “MISSING ARMY FLYER FOUND.” At that point Bettis was being treated at a local hospital in Bellfonte, PA., but he was soon transferred to Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington DC. Being that none of his injuries appeared to be life-threatening, family, friends and colleagues all expected that he would be back to flying in no time at all. It was a terrible surprise to all when it was learned that Lieutenant Bettis had died at Walter Reed on September 1, 1926 of spinal meningitis. The airmen of Selfridge Field gave their friend and hero a fitting send-off. His body was returned to Detroit’s Union Station by rail and met by Selfridge personnel who transported him to Port Huron in a flag-draped hearse. As the funeral procession left Union Station, three Selfridge planes flew above, and were soon joined by nine others in formation to accompany Lieutenant Cyrus K. Bettis on his final journey. In his honor, Bettis Field in Pittsburgh bore his name and when the field was later repurposed, it continued to be called Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory. Joe Mazzara is a docent and researcher for the Selfridge Military Air Museum

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Library Research Team, Archives & Uniform Shop:

The Library-Archives Team Chief is still training and assisting the ‘NEW’ admin volunteer, Pam Horner so she is only in the Library-Archives a few hours a week. She is currently working on relabeling and photographing the artifacts that were changed out from the museum display over the past winter. Most of the Library-Archives volunteers have returned to actively volunteering at the Museum on Tuesdays with a few exceptions: Dawn Dobbelaer (pictured at left) will be volunteering in the library on Saturdays and will be rejoining our team on 12 September. Pat Williams is still staying close to home, though she may return soon. Joe Mazzara is continuing research and writing and organizing our information in our Aircraft Accident Files for the archives, a slow process! Frank Brown and Mary Lou Pearsall have returned on Tuesdays to continue where they left off pre-COVID-19. Steve Mrozek, our ‘NEW’ Curator is diligently working on revamping the SPAD Hangar display and going through our excess uniform collection. He will hopefully also be maintaining and updating the list of uniforms and artifacts previously maintained by Jerry Dressig who has stepped down as Uniform Shop Team Chief. Dick Soules, who recently retired from the Curator position is helping with the operation of the heat press to help update items for the display.

Restoration Team:

Our Restoration Team is transitioning to a new team chief, Steve Sibal (back row, 2nd from right).

The Rohrbeck Story By Tom Demerly Mr. Darrell Rohrbeck, 93, of Chesterfield Township, Michigan, was honored for his contributions and leadership as a volunteer at the Selfridge Military Air Museum at Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Mt. Clemens, Michigan on Tuesday, July 14, 2020. Rohrbeck began volunteering at the Selfridge Military Air Museum in 1994. His efforts were instrumental in the museum’s complete construction of a full-scale, authentic reproduction of a SPAD XIII fighter, the same type flown by 15 of the 16 U.S. American Expeditionary Forces in WWI and by leading WWI ace, Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker. This SPAD XIII has become one of the leading attractions at the Selfridge Military Air Museum and is displayed with related artifacts in its own hangar on the museum grounds.

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During his career at the museum, Mr. Rohrbeck also lead a team in the ongoing restoration of a Goodyear Aircraft Corporation FG-1D Corsair WWII fighter. The historic aircraft was originally stationed at nearby Grosse Ile Naval Air Station. The Corsair restoration project will also have its own dedicated display hangar on the museum grounds and is expected to be completed as early as 2022. Without the selfless volunteer dedication and leadership of Darrell Rohrbeck, neither of these key restoration projects would have been as successful.

Meet Our “New” Restoration Team Chief Steve has been building model airplanes and rockets since grade school. He graduated with Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees from Purdue University’s School of Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering in 1976. While attending Purdue, he held faculty positions as both Research and Teaching Assistants, was a member of the Purdue Aeromodeller’s Club, and helped another student build a Rand KR-1 homebuilt airplane. After graduation, he began working for Bell Helicopter in Hurst, TX. His primary assignment was static stress analysis, composite material lab testing, and flight test monitoring of a composite material main rotor blade for the Model 214B utility helicopter. This led to Bell receiving the first FAA certification of a composite material main rotor blade. He joined General Motors in 1978, where he was involved with structural analysis of chassis and body structures for future vehicle programs, plus noise & vibration testing at the Milford and Desert proving grounds. For his last 25 years at GM, he was an Engineering Group Manager of several Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) groups responsible for personnel development as well as the creation, training and execution of new CAE simulation techniques to reduce or eliminate hardware testing at GM’s six global engineering centers. He retired as a Senior Engineering Manager in 2014 after 36 years at GM. Steve joined the Restoration group in October 2014 and has worked primarily on the Museum’s T-6 and the FG-1D Corsair. He has volunteered to write regular reports to document the Restoration Group’s progress on the Corsair for the Marines since 2015. For the past five years he has served as a Mentor to local high school groups participating in The American Rocketry Challenge. He and his wife of 44 years, Teri, enjoy spending time with their 2-year old granddaughter, Katelyn, who lives nearby. Steve accepted the position as Team Leader for the Restoration Group in July 2020 following the retirement of Darrell Rohrbeck who served in that role for over 20 years.

Grounds Team:

The Grounds Team volunteers continue to work their magic and keep the Museum Air Park and grounds looking nice. Great job, Grounds crew!

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Maintenance & Operations:

Our Maintenance & Acting Operations Team Chief, Gerry Ridener, is taking it easy for a while due to some health concerns. Hopefully, all will be well with him soon and he’ll be able to return in the very near future. Until then, Roger Krings who retired as Assistant Director several years ago, and serves on the Museum Board of Directors, has stepped in to try to fill Gerry’s shoes. I am sure Gerry or Denise would be glad to hear from any of you while he is @ home.

Air Park Team:

The Air Park Team has been busy this season. So far, they have installed a set of drop tanks on the A-10 and one on the A-7D. Quite a bit of the team’s time has been spent repairing the equipment needed to prep and paint the C-130A. In time of Lou & Susan’s memorial, the team worked extra hours to get the nose, tail and left side of the plane is finished and the right side is being prepped for painting.

Cole Watson, Paula Cuneo, Jim Ashford

Bill Fields

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A-7 Corsair II

C-130 Hercules

Other teams available to volunteer with for the Museum are the: Weekend Host Team (Docents), IT, Maintenance, Air Park, and Visual Information. So, looking for something to do in your spare time, consider filling out a ‘Volunteer Application’ from the Museum’s website (http://www.selfridgeairmuseum.org) and starting your career as a Tuesday/Friday volunteer or a weekend docent. Come on, join our team!!

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Please sign up today!

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From the Director

We have appointed a ‘NEW’ Public Affairs Coordinator and Volunteer Coordinator to head the Weekend Docent Team for the 2020-2021 Season. Please meet Tom Demerly; next time you see him roving around the museum and/or air park don’t forget to say hi! So next February if you are listed as a Weekend Docent look for a letter from the Museum or an email from [email protected] with the 2021 Season Calendar to sign up for your available dates. Tom is a feature writer, journalist, photographer and editorialist who has written articles that are published around the world on TheAviationist.com, TACAIRNET.com, Outside magazine, Business Insider, We Are The Mighty, The Dearborn Press & Guide, National Interest, Russia’s government media outlet Sputnik, and many other publications. Demerly studied journalism at Henry Ford College in Dearborn, Michigan. His military experience includes being Honor Graduate from the U.S. Army Infantry School at Ft. Benning, Georgia (Cycle C-6-1) and as a Scout Observer in a reconnaissance unit, Company “F”, 425th INF (RANGER/AIRBORNE), Long Range Surveillance Unit (LRSU). Demerly is an experienced parachutist, holds advanced SCUBA certifications, has climbed the highest mountains on three continents, competed in the longest endurance events in the world including the Eco-Challenge and the Raid Gauloises, finished over 100 triathlons including seven Ironmans, visited all seven continents and has flown several types of light aircraft.

Meet our “NEW”, fantastic Admin. Volunteer, Pam Horner. If you have not met her, please stop by the administrative offices in Bldg. 1011 and introduce yourself. Pam will be taking over the bulk of the administrative paperwork that our ‘beloved previous director’ used to handle single- handedly. Here is a bit of Pam’s history and experience, that helps to show what a ‘great fit’ she is to our team. Pam Horner worked for the Detroit District - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for over 34 years as a chemist and retired in July 2018. She also served as secretary for the Detroit Post - Society of American Military Engineers for over 30 years. She is also an active member of the Mt. Clemens Power Squadron and serves as the current secretary. Pam is from Detroit, Michigan and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology and Chemistry from Wayne State University in 1979, a Master’s Degree in Botany in 1982 and Master’s Degree in Hazardous Waste Management in 1990, both from Wayne State University. Pam’s hobbies include sewing, rug hooking, and reading.

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Meet our “New” Curator, Steve Mrozek: Steve’s museum career includes positions at the Detroit Historical Museum, the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown as well as several local museums. He admits that it’s his interest in military history and past Army National Guard service that led him back to Selfridge. As an avid military historian with several books to his credit, he had served as the historian for the 82nd Airborne Division Association. It was also this interest which led him to the Army and a 26 years long career. As a paratrooper, Mrozek served over ten years in Company F, 425th Infantry, a Long-Range Surveillance unit stationed at Selfridge. Later attached to the 82nd Airborne, he deployed to Afghanistan in 2007. Last July, Steve became the new curator.

Attention All Michigan Air Guard Historical Association Members!!!

In reviewing museum revenues and expenditures, we have ascertained that MAGHA is currently spending over $2300 in mailing the quarterly newsletters. These costs include postage, printing, envelopes and handling. The newsletter itself is put together most admirably by our dedicated librarian, Lori Nye, who donates her time and effort into making the newsletter both informative and entertaining. As with so many facets of life, we find that we cannot financially justify the continued printing and mailing of the quarterly newsletter. With that in mind, we are announcing that effective 1 January 2021, the Michigan Air National Guard Bulletin and News Gazette (MANGBANG) will no longer be mailed. We will email a copy to every member, who can then either print themselves a copy or electronically file it away on their own personal computer. For those of you who do not have a computer or wish to continue receiving a ‘hard copy’ of the MANGBANG, we are going to have to assess that member with an additional $10 per year to cover the costs of printing, envelope and postage. We hope that you understand the necessity for taking this action and that you will continue to support the Michigan Air Guard Historical Association and the Selfridge Military Air Museum. Please email [email protected] to update our files with how you wish to receive the newsletter, if you are currently receiving it via USPS mail and you’ve already renewed your membership into 2021.

Respectfully,

Wayne T. Fetty, CMSGT (MIANG, RET) Executive Director

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RV STORAGE

If you have enquiries about the Museum’s RV Storage area, please email library- [email protected] or call and leave a voicemail at 586-239-6768 and Lori Nye will get back to you. To be eligible for RV Storage, one must be a Life Member of the Michigan Air Guard Historical Association (MAGHA) and have a government ID for base access. Please visit our website for the membership form: https://selfridgeairmuseum.org/michigan-air- guard-historical-association/. The Museum has 30’ spaces for $275/year and 50’ spaces for $320/year. There is generally a waiting list.

New Hangar Project Selfridge Military Air Museum Conceptual Project Description

The MAGHA Board of Directors has approved $30,000 of funding for Phase I Design and Construction of a new aircraft display hangar on Museum grounds. The hangar will be home to the F4U Corsair currently being restored in the Museum’s Restoration Shop. The Hangar will house up to three WWII aircraft, have 4000 square feet in floor dimension, and be a pre- manufactured steel building in the iconic WWII style of a Quonset Hut.

The ‘New’ Hangar will sit to the west of the existing SPAD Hangar and will house our restored FG-1D ‘Corsair’, T-6 ‘Texan’, and hopefully someday in the future a ‘Spitfire’. The Museum has a Go-Fund-Me page set up for donations to help in funding this project. Please visit the page at the link: https://www.gofundme.com/f/7tqvzq-maghaselfridge-military-air- museum?viewupdates=1&rcid=r01-159966432152- 8c49a1875e334fda&utm_medium=email&utm_source=customer&utm_campaign=p_email% 2B1137-update-supporters-v5b

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SELFRIDGE MILITARY AIR MUSEUM

The Michigan Air Guard Historical Association (MAGHA) has completed construction of a Memorial Area in the center of the Air Park at the Selfridge Military Air Museum. The memorial is a place to honor all members of the military who gave their lives in the line of duty and in the service of this great nation, to recognize all those who have in the past or who are currently serving their country, and to acknowledge the contributions made by families and companies to the preservation of freedom. Pictures of the Memorial Area and the Memorial Wall are above. The centerpiece is an elevated F-86 Sabre aircraft, an aircraft flown, maintained, and supported by three Michigan Air Guard units in the mid-1950s. Flanking the F-86 is the Memorial Wall topped by engraved Memorial Bricks such as those shown below.

We invite you to become part of this memorial and to recognize a unit, an individual, or a family by purchasing an engraved b rick that will become a permanent part of the Memorial Wall. Cash donations for the Memorial project are also welcome. All memorial brick purchases and donations for this effort are tax-deductible per Section 170 of the Internal Revenue Service Code. Engraved memorial bricks cost $100.00 per brick for non-members (cost includes a one-year membership in MAGHA), $75.00 per brick for members, and $50.00 per brick when multiple brick orders are made. For example, a one-brick order from a MAGHA member would cost $75.00, a two-brick order would cost $125.00, and a three-brick order $175.00. Information about MAGHA can be obtained by calling 586-239-6768, by visiting our web site at www.selfridgeairmuseum.org, or by writing to us at the address below.

If you would like to participate in this worthwhile project, please complete the order form and indicate your payment method below and mail this form to MAGHA, 27333 C Street, Bldg 1011, Selfridge ANG Base MI 48045. An asterisk (*) will be added after the honoree’s name for veterans.

MEMORIAL BRICK ORDER FORM

Name: Address: Day Time Phone Number:

Please install an engraved memorial brick in the Memorial Wall at the Selfridge Military Air Museum in honor of the following. This individual is a veteran. Please add an sterisk (*) after their name. This individual is not a veteran. Please send me information on joining the Michigan Air Guard Historical Association.

Three lines are possible with a maximum of 12 characters per line and a maximum of 36 characters per brick. Periods, commas, asterisks, and spaces between words counts as characters. You will be sent a receipt with a proposed layout.

O Check # dated enclosed. Checks should be made payable to “MAGHA”.

Please charge my: O VISA CARD O MASTER CARD O AMERICAN EXPRESS CARD O DISCOVER CARD Account# ___ CVV: ______Expiration Date: _____ Signature: ______

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The Selfridge Military Air Museum has joined the Michigan Activity Pass. The pass will be: Buy one Adult, Get One Child (ages 4-12) Free. Check the Michigan Activity Pass website: https://tln.lib.mi.us/map/ for locating the Museum’s available pass for our 2020 Season. If you haven’t checked-out the ‘Michigan Activity Pass’, you really are missing some wonderful opportunities. There are some really great places to visit for free or with reduced prices with the pass.

If you have never explored this website and used the Michigan Activity Pass to locate a museum of interest to visit, it is definitely something to explore!

Macomb County Heritage Alliance

Passport Program

The Selfridge Military Air Museum participated in the Alliance’s ‘Passport Program’ at its debut a couple years ago. The Alliance has restarted this program and passports should be ready to be picked up at the Selfridge Military Air Museum during our ‘open season’, which begins on Saturday, 13 June 2020 through Saturday, 31 October 2020. So, grab your Passport and travel through history by visiting the local area’s museums and historical sites. For more information on the program, visit: (https://www.macombcountyheritagealliance.org/).

If you have never participated in this Passport Program that was first offered in 2018, it is something to consider doing with your wife, children, grandchildren, or extended family members. Passports are “FREE”, though there may be a small cost to visit the various museums.

Editorial Board:

Executive Director: Wayne T. Fetty Editor: Lori Nye Contributing Writers: Joseph Mazzara Tom Demerly Steve Mrozek MAGHA MEMBERSHIPPam Horton APPLICATION Steve Sibal

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