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Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: Charlie and Jim: Larger than Life
Our Fathers
Charlie: A coal miner’s son
Sixteenth Birthday
1929!
Country Teacher and Jessie Stuart
Jim: Camp Taylor Pioneer
Chapter 2: The Pre War Years
Shelbyville and Louisville
To Louisville
Alleen and Camp Taylor
Chapter 3: The War Years
Four Years on the Home Front
Some Special Memories: Christmas in the War years
Camp Taylor, Alleen, and Her Environment
A Pleasant respite from the routine
The Warriors in our Family
Over at Last
Chapter 4: Post War 1945-1960
Polio Epidemic
High School and College
University of Louisville
Trombone and Bands
Some reflections on the 50’s
Peace comes to an end in Korea
Chapter 5: 1953 September Song
Cultivating a romance
Marriage and a Career
The Wedding
October 1953. Our Beginning
Our New Life
Sampson Air Force Base
Lowry Air Force Base
Chapter 6: Unaccompanied tour: Korea
Korea
Officer in Charge of the Air Terminal
Unit Move Operations
Emergency Leave
Kimpo Air Force Base
Chapter 7: Life of a Military Family
Mobile Alabama: A Different World!
Life in Mobile
Moving: a way of life in the Air Force
Leaving Mobile and the 50’s Behind
Chapter 8: Morgantown West Virginia
Life in Morgantown
The Difficult Times
Turning Point in a Career
Alleen as an Air Force Wife
Leaving West Virginia Behind
Chapter 9: Hawaii
Settling In
Life in Hawaii
A Front row to History
Vietnam Conflict 1964-1974: the Beginning
The Gulf of Tonkin
Aloha
Chapter 10: United States Air Force Academy
Dream Assignment
Teaching the Best and the Brightest
Life at the Academy
Some Final Academy Memories
Leaving the Academy and the Mountains
Chapter 11: Air University
A Different World
Maxwell Air Force Base
Living on Maxwell Air Force Base
Birmingham
On the Road Again
Vestavia Hills, Alabama
Retirement
Epilogue
Pictures
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
In writing this book, I am unlocking memories of four lives that spanned monumental events of the Twentieth century, from the assassination of President McKinley, through the roaring 20’s, the great depression and three wars. My overall objective in telling our story is fourfold.
First, to be sure that our past is recorded not only for our family today but for generations to come. In researching history of the men who fought in World War Two, I found countless examples of incomplete stories of events in their lives, sometimes because they were too painful to relate, but in other instances due to their neglect in recording them. Consequently, many stories that are the thread in the fabric of American history will never be told.
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Finally, but certainly not least, I am forever grateful to Alleen without whom this story would never have been told. Her recollection of every phase of our Air Force life was crucial to the unraveling of history. Not only did I treasure Alleen’s input to the book as a primary source for the final manuscript, but also as a skilled proof reader. Her uncanny ability to detect errors in content and writing and provide me with many invaluable suggestions, went a long way in making this book possible.
Donald E. Wilson
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