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October – December 2020 Michigan Air Guard Historical Association Website: www.selfridgeairmuseum.org Email: [email protected] (Newsletter editor) Email: [email protected] October-December 2020 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE Note from the Editor 2 Letter from the Director 2 Taps 3 - 6 Chuck Yeager, 97, pilot dies…. 7 - 10 127th Wing Happenings 11 - 12 110th Attack Wing Happenings 13 This Day in History 14 - 19 Museum Happenings 20 - 24 From the Archives 25 - 26 RV Storage Area 27 New Hangar Project 27 Memorial Wall Brick Program 28 Michigan Activity Pass 29 MAGHA Membership Application 30 Note from the Editor: MAGHA members, please remember if you move, change your email, or anything else that is important regarding changes in your information in ‘our’ membership list, it is important to notify the Museum by email (preferred method at email above: [email protected]), phone, or letter. If you have information to share for the newsletter, photos and articles, or information on other members, please email the editor at above posted email. Please read the Letter from the Director that follows. It contains important information regarding the mailing of newsletters starting in 2021. Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and Hoping for a Better 2021! Lori Nye Newsletter Editor & Library-Archives Team Chief Letter from the Director As noted in the Michigan Air National Guard Bulletin and News Gazette (MANGBANG) July- September 2020 newsletter, the MANGBANG newsletters will be emailed starting with our first newsletter in 2021. In reviewing museum revenues and expenditures, we have ascertained that MAGHA is currently spending over $2,300 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 and newsletter editor, 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 the MANGBANG will no longer be mailed in 2021, unless we receive from you an additional $10 annually to cover these costs. We will email a copy to every member who has an email address on file with MAGHA, who can then either print themselves a copy or electronically file it away on their own personal computer. You can also view the newsletters on our webpage https://selfridgeairmuseum.org under the Museum support tab and then Museum membership (newsletters are located at the center of this page). The direct link to this page is: https://selfridgeairmuseum.org/michigan-air-guard-historical-association/ 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, envelopes 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 and provide current email addresses. If you have already renewed your membership into 2021 and wish to continue a ‘hard copy’, please remit the $10 fee. Starting in February, letters with payment portion will be mailed to those currently on our membership list that receive the mailed version of the newsletter. WAYNE FETTY Executive Director 586-239-6768 E-Mail: [email protected] 2 MANGBANG October-December 2020 TAPS NAME MI ANG SERVICE DATE OF DEATH SMSgt Alan J. Glant ???? – 2002 8 December 2020 MSgt James ‘Jim’ Jacobson ???? – 2003 24 October 2020 MSgt Barbara ‘Bobbie’ Leslie ???? - ???? 10 December 2020 SMSgt William Francis “Bill” ???? - 2006 20 June 2020 Mullaly, III Lt Col Donald “Digger” ???? -???? 22 October 2020 O’Dell CMSgt Joseph B. Viger 1955-1991 8 December 2020 Kelly Ward ???? - ???? 25 February 2020 SMSgt Robert J. Younts ???? – 2000 22 November 2020 Alan J. Glant Alan John Glant, age 74, passed away on December 8, 2020; born to John and Winifred on February 6th of 1946; beloved partner to Karen; dear father to Thomas (Jennifer), Amy (Steven), and Holly (Jeffrey); cherished grandpa to Sarah (Anthony), Anna, Kayla, Ryan, Madison, Autumn, Ashlyn and Jackson. The family will greet friends at Kaul Funeral Home of Clinton Township on Wednesday, December 16th from 5:00pm until 8:00pm. Fond memories and online condolences may be offered to the family at www.KaulFuneralHome.com In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made in Alan's honor to Fisher House. James ‘Jim’ Jacobson It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of James Jacobson (Sterling Heights, Michigan), who passed away on October 24, 2020, at the age of 75, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of James Jacobson to show support. 3 MANGBANG October-December 2020 He was loved and cherished by many people including : his wife Darlene; and his children, Jodie, Jackie and Kim. Leslie, Barbara ‘Bobbie’ – No further information is available at this time. William Francis “Bill” Mullaly, III MULLALY, William F. III "Bill", passed away peacefully at his home on June 22, 2020 at the age of 63 after a long illness. He was a loving husband to Julie for 38 years and a devoted father to their children Nicole Cholette (Steve) and Bill Mullaly (Dena). Proud and loving Pa-Pa of Austin, Averie and Paityn. He is also survived by his brothers Dennis (Kelly) and Michael Mullaly, his mother-in-law Dolores Lee (Maurice), stepmother Barb Mullaly; sister-in-laws Karen Bradley (Dan), Michelle Grassa (Bob) and Susan Badalucco as well as his nieces and nephews Megan Grassa, Melissa Henning (Jacob), Landon Henning, Matthew Grassa and Nicole Mullaly. Predeceased by his loving parents William Jr. and Dolores Mullaly, father and mother-in-law Ed and Pat Limina and brother-in-law Dennis Badalucco. Bill is a graduate of Lawrence Institute of Technology, Class of 1982. He proudly supported his country and served in the Michigan Air National Guard for 31 years. As an Account Manager at Marshall E. Campbell for 28 years, Bill loved his clients and extended family of co-workers who supported him during his illness. Bill adored spending time on the lake up north, boating, wood working, building and flying his remote control airplanes. Most of all, he enjoyed spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren. Visitation Thursday 3-8pm at Wujek-Calcaterra & Sons, Inc., 54880 Van Dyke (at 25 Mile Rd.), Shelby Township. Instate Friday 9:30am until time of 10am Mass at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, 872 Capac Rd. (S. of Almont Rd.), Allenton. Memorial contributions to Hospice of Michigan (Macomb County) or the Capuchin Soup Kitchen are appreciated. Please share memories with the family at their "On-Line Guestbook" at WujekCalcaterra.com Donald “Digger” O’Dell October 22, 2020. Age 86. Beloved husband of Susan. Loving father of Barbara Odell Kalthoff (Chris), Paul Odell, David Odell, Hunter Odell, and the late Carol Odell. Proud grandfather of Ryan (Sarah), Jackie (Aaron), Josh, Anthony, Nikki, and Alyssa. Great-grandfather of Joey, Landon, Austin, Audrey, Alex, Andy, Savannah, and Abigail. Dear brother of the late Chuck Odell. Also survived by many loving nieces and nephews. Visitation to take place at the Selfridge Military Air Museum (27333 ‘C’ Street, Harrison Twp, MI 48045) 4 MANGBANG October-December 2020 Wednesday from 11:00am to 7:00pm. (Visitors will be guided upon entering the base). Military Honors and burial is open to the public and will take place Thursday 2:30pm at Great Lakes National Cemetery, 4200 Belford Rd. Holly, MI. 48442. In lieu of flowers, donations preferred to Team Honor or to Wertz Warriors. Share memories with the family at their "On-Line Guest Book" @ WujekCalcaterra.com. Colonel Odell was born and reared in Pontiac, Michigan. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in September 1952. He served in enlisted status until April 1954 at which time he entered the Aviation Cadet Pilot Training program, receiving his commission and wings on August 1, 1955. He served as an Instructor Pilot in the Air Force Pilot Training School from 1955 to 1958. Lieutenant, at that time, Odell served a tour in fighters in Europe from 1959 to 1962. Prior to his departure to Southeast Asia, he was assigned to the 94th Fighter Interceptor Squadron at Selfridge Air Force Base, Mt. Clemens, Michigan. In December 1966, he received his assignment to F-105 at McConnell AFB, Kansas. Major Odell arrived at the 34th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Korat Air Base, Thailand, in August 1967. Major Digger Odell was shot down on his 17th mission on October 17, 1967. He had been sixteen miles north of Hanoi, North Vietnam. He had been in Vietnam less than three months. The North Vietnamese broke Digger’s neck on his eight day of captivity by hitting him in the back of the neck with a rifle butt. He had a very uncomfortable 5 ½ years as a Prisoner of War. Colonel Odell was listed as Missing In Action for 2 years and 2 months, until a peace group returned from Vietnam with a seven line letter to Digger’s wife, indicating he was alive in Hanoi. His release came on March 14, 1973. For his exemplary conduct while a P.O.W., Lt.
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