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Military Life in Japan

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Enjoying their new
“digs” at Yokota

L to R
Earl (Muletrain) Myers
Capt. Billie Robinson
Capt. Evan (Smokey) Williams

on the lawn at Yokota.

Smokey was a shoot-down as an AC on a B-17, spending time in a PW camp during WW II.

November 1950

The Officers 2 story barracks

burned to the ground around

27 November 1950.

Some crews returned

from 12 hour missions

to learn they were

completely burned out

.Christmas presents

scheduled to be shipped

home and

personal belongings

were destroyed.

Photo Ctsy. Earl Myers

Mission Ready

L to R

Capt. William Mahall, Nav.

1st Lt. Bob (Mac) McCully, Pilot

1st Lt. Merlin Fleer, Nav.

Armed and Ready

Maintenance Troops

In the shadow of

“Gone Forever”

Can anyone out there

identify these two men?

January 1951

Have camera — Will Travel

L to R

Capt. Billie (Robi) Robinson

Capt. Evan (Smokey) Williams

Note Billie in brown, AAF Uniform, and Smokey in the new Air Force Blues. Times were “achanging.”

1951

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