Comments on: Welcome http://aradcomsite37.com/blog Mon, 09 Aug 2010 15:14:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Don Wellman http://aradcomsite37.com/blog/?cpage=1#comment-818 Don Wellman Mon, 09 Aug 2010 15:14:25 +0000 http://aradcomsite37.com/blog/?page_id=2#comment-818 Hi, Jack. Thank you for writing. The Herminie personnel housing was located between the Herminie Nike Site and Rillton, just off Mars Hill Rd.(Rillton-Sutersville Rd. The street the housing was on was Marley Ct. Yes, the housing remains, probably as some sort of government housing. If you have Google Earth, you should be able to find it along with the old Nike Launcher and IFC sites. Herminie Nike veterans--if you can add anything to this please feel free. Best to you Jack and thanks for your dad's service to our Country. Don Hi, Jack.
Thank you for writing.
The Herminie personnel housing was located between the Herminie Nike Site and Rillton, just off Mars Hill Rd.(Rillton-Sutersville Rd. The street the housing was on was Marley Ct.
Yes, the housing remains, probably as some sort of government housing.
If you have Google Earth, you should be able to find it along with the old Nike Launcher and IFC sites.
Herminie Nike veterans–if you can add anything to this please feel free.
Best to you Jack and thanks for your dad’s service to our Country.
Don

]]> By: Jack S. Mulich http://aradcomsite37.com/blog/?cpage=1#comment-811 Jack S. Mulich Sun, 08 Aug 2010 05:49:15 +0000 http://aradcomsite37.com/blog/?page_id=2#comment-811 Hi Don, My Dad was stationed at PI-37, Herminie, PA. From 1966-1968. Could you tell me what the name of the road that the military housing was situated on? I have a lot of good memories from this area. I would like to find it on a local map.Do you know if the houses are still standing? Thanks,Jack- Army Brat. I live in Madison, WI.now. Hi Don,
My Dad was stationed at PI-37, Herminie, PA. From 1966-1968.
Could you tell me what the name of the road that the military
housing was situated on? I have a lot of good memories from
this area. I would like to find it on a local map.Do you know
if the houses are still standing? Thanks,Jack- Army Brat.
I live in Madison, WI.now.

]]> By: Don Wellman http://aradcomsite37.com/blog/?cpage=1#comment-585 Don Wellman Thu, 20 May 2010 00:46:04 +0000 http://aradcomsite37.com/blog/?page_id=2#comment-585 I enjoyed talking with you tonight, Donnie. I can tell that you have an appreciation for the Nike Air Defense of that era. From your letter, I suspect that your father, Donald L. Jones, Sr. was part of the 18th AAAA Group, later to be 18th Artillery Group(Air Defense) or even later still, the 31st Artillery Brigade. All: If anyone reading this knew Donnie's father or has information about him, please let Donnie know. I enjoyed talking with you tonight, Donnie. I can tell that you have an appreciation for the Nike Air Defense of that era.

From your letter, I suspect that your father, Donald L. Jones, Sr. was part of the 18th AAAA Group, later to be 18th Artillery Group(Air Defense) or even later still, the 31st Artillery Brigade.

All: If anyone reading this knew Donnie’s father or has information about him, please let Donnie know.

]]> By: DONALD L. JONES JR. http://aradcomsite37.com/blog/?cpage=1#comment-523 DONALD L. JONES JR. Sat, 08 May 2010 19:12:18 +0000 http://aradcomsite37.com/blog/?page_id=2#comment-523 MR WELLMAN, MY FATHER WAS LT. COL. DONALD L. JONES SR.. WE CAME TO PGH IN 1957 AND MY POP WAS PART OF THE NIKE MISSLE PROGRAM.ALL I CAN REMEMBER WAS THAT HE WOULD TAKE ME TO BASE WITH HIM AT IRWIN(PI 36)AND PI 70 (OAKDALE). I DO KNOW I WAS YOUNG ENOUGH THAT I COULD GO WHERE I WANTED TO AT IFC IN IRWIN INCLUDING WHEN HE WOULD TAKE ME TO LAUNCH CONTROL PI36.(I ALMOST LOST MY LIFE ONE DAY WHEN THIS BIG ASS GERMAN SHEPHERD ALMOST HAD ME AS A SNACK:)) I RECENTLY WENT AND FOUND PI 36 ICF AND LAUNCH ALMOST BY MENTAL REMEMBRANCE.SO MUCH FOR 10 YEAR OLDS NOT KNOWING ANYTHING HUH!! PI 36 IS SO INTACT IT MAD ME CRY. MY POPS DIED IN 2000... THE LAUNCH PADS AND MISSLE STORAGE ARE SO PERFECT I SWEAR I HEARD MY POP CALLING ME!!! I AM WONDERING IF YOU OR ANYONE COULD GIVE ME INFO ON WHAT MY POPS JOB WAS??? I AM HAVING A HARD TIME FINDING OUT. I KNOW IN 1968 HE WENT TO COLO SPRINGS. BUT WHILE IN PGH AT IRWIN AND OAKDALE I WAS NOT ALLOWED TO GO WITH HIM TO MEETINGS AND ONE TIME I GOT TAKEN TO NUCLEAR BOMB SHELTER @ OAKDALE. MY EMAIL IS : MTMKDADDY@HOTMAIL.COM. I HAVE PICS FROM PI36 WITH GOOD PIC SOMEONE WITH INITIALS: RAZ DREW OF OOZLEFINTCH IN 1963..IN AJAX UNDERGROUND STORAGE THANKS SIR I LOVE THE SITE IT HELPS ME TEACH MY BOYS WHO MISS GRANDPOP TOO. DONNIE JONES JR. 412 427 0893 MR WELLMAN,
MY FATHER WAS LT. COL. DONALD L. JONES SR.. WE CAME TO PGH IN 1957 AND MY POP WAS PART OF THE NIKE MISSLE PROGRAM.ALL I CAN REMEMBER WAS THAT HE WOULD TAKE ME TO BASE WITH HIM AT IRWIN(PI 36)AND PI 70 (OAKDALE).
I DO KNOW I WAS YOUNG ENOUGH THAT I COULD GO WHERE I WANTED TO AT IFC IN IRWIN INCLUDING WHEN HE WOULD TAKE ME TO LAUNCH CONTROL PI36.(I ALMOST LOST MY LIFE ONE DAY WHEN THIS BIG ASS GERMAN SHEPHERD ALMOST HAD ME AS A SNACK:))
I RECENTLY WENT AND FOUND PI 36 ICF AND LAUNCH ALMOST BY MENTAL REMEMBRANCE.SO MUCH FOR 10 YEAR OLDS NOT KNOWING ANYTHING HUH!!
PI 36 IS SO INTACT IT MAD ME CRY. MY POPS DIED IN 2000… THE LAUNCH PADS AND MISSLE STORAGE ARE SO PERFECT I SWEAR I HEARD MY POP CALLING ME!!!
I AM WONDERING IF YOU OR ANYONE COULD GIVE ME INFO ON WHAT MY POPS JOB WAS??? I AM HAVING A HARD TIME FINDING OUT. I KNOW IN 1968 HE WENT TO COLO SPRINGS. BUT WHILE IN PGH AT IRWIN AND OAKDALE I WAS NOT ALLOWED TO GO WITH HIM TO MEETINGS AND ONE TIME I GOT TAKEN TO NUCLEAR BOMB SHELTER @ OAKDALE.
MY EMAIL IS : MTMKDADDY@HOTMAIL.COM. I HAVE PICS FROM PI36 WITH GOOD PIC SOMEONE WITH INITIALS: RAZ DREW OF OOZLEFINTCH IN 1963..IN AJAX UNDERGROUND STORAGE
THANKS SIR I LOVE THE SITE IT HELPS ME TEACH MY BOYS WHO MISS GRANDPOP TOO.
DONNIE JONES JR. 412 427 0893

]]> By: Don Wellman http://aradcomsite37.com/blog/?cpage=1#comment-465 Don Wellman Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:58:52 +0000 http://aradcomsite37.com/blog/?page_id=2#comment-465 Thanks for writing, John! I have belonged to the Gun Range on Pleasant Valley since the early 1980s. Thanks for your efforts toward gun safety!!! I'd be glad to meet you at the Range sometime. All the credit for the work on the website is done by Craig Ostrander. I just feed him the info!!!!! Are you guys gonna do a Reunion for your Unit again someday? Don Thanks for writing, John!
I have belonged to the Gun Range on Pleasant Valley since the early 1980s. Thanks for your efforts toward gun safety!!! I’d be glad to meet you at the Range sometime.
All the credit for the work on the website is done by Craig Ostrander. I just feed him the info!!!!!
Are you guys gonna do a Reunion for your Unit again someday?
Don

]]> By: John Judah http://aradcomsite37.com/blog/?cpage=1#comment-458 John Judah Sun, 18 Apr 2010 09:34:16 +0000 http://aradcomsite37.com/blog/?page_id=2#comment-458 Don: Great website. Would like to start something like this for 4th Msl Bn 132 Arty. By the way, one of the inputs above talked about Garland shooting range. Where in Garland do you go, Pleasant Valley, if it is, I have been a member of that range since spring 1972? One thing I like to do is teach folks how to safely handle and shoot handguns. Maybe we can meet there sometime. TTYL. Don: Great website. Would like to start something like this for 4th Msl Bn 132 Arty. By the way, one of the inputs above talked about Garland shooting range. Where in Garland do you go, Pleasant Valley, if it is, I have been a member of that range since spring 1972? One thing I like to do is teach folks how to safely handle and shoot handguns. Maybe we can meet there sometime. TTYL.

]]> By: Don Wellman http://aradcomsite37.com/blog/?cpage=1#comment-93 Don Wellman Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:25:39 +0000 http://aradcomsite37.com/blog/?page_id=2#comment-93 Thanks for writing, Rod. Yes, Ron Shupe will certainly be counted as a loss for all of us that knew him! Hat's off to you for your service to Air Defense and our Country. Best regards. Don Thanks for writing, Rod.
Yes, Ron Shupe will certainly be counted as a loss for all of us that knew him!
Hat’s off to you for your service to Air Defense and our Country.
Best regards.
Don

]]> By: Rod Lee http://aradcomsite37.com/blog/?cpage=1#comment-92 Rod Lee Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:49:14 +0000 http://aradcomsite37.com/blog/?page_id=2#comment-92 I met Ron Shupe back in 1988, he was the Mess Sgt in the 342 MP Det CF) at Ft. Snelling, MN (Twin Cities area) and I was the 1st Sgt. Ron was a neat guy, fun to be around, always good for a laugh. During one annual two week summer camp at Ft. McCoy, WI, (during a training exercise - simulated POW Camp), about mid-afternoon we took in about two dozen prisoners that had been out in the sun since early morning with out breakfast and water. After coming into our compound the prisoners started falling from heat exhaustion. Ron was notified of the situation and provided them with all leftover food from the previous meal, water and koolaide. Soon the prisoners were evacuated from the compound by jeep, duece-half and helicopter to the Post Medical station. Probably helped save a few lives!! I kept in touch with Ron til the end, by phone. While Ron spent time with you fellas in the Pittsburg Air Defense Command I was with the New York/New Jersey Air Defense Command - S3 Section. I met Ron Shupe back in 1988, he was the Mess Sgt in the 342 MP Det CF) at
Ft. Snelling, MN (Twin Cities area) and I was the 1st Sgt. Ron was a neat guy,
fun to be around, always good for a laugh. During one annual two week summer camp at Ft. McCoy, WI, (during a training exercise – simulated POW Camp), about mid-afternoon we took in about two dozen prisoners that had been out in the sun since early morning with out breakfast and water. After coming into
our compound the prisoners started falling from heat exhaustion. Ron was
notified of the situation and provided them with all leftover food from the
previous meal, water and koolaide. Soon the prisoners were evacuated from
the compound by jeep, duece-half and helicopter to the Post Medical station.
Probably helped save a few lives!!

I kept in touch with Ron til the end, by phone.

While Ron spent time with you fellas in the Pittsburg Air Defense Command
I was with the New York/New Jersey Air Defense Command – S3 Section.

]]> By: Don Wellman http://aradcomsite37.com/blog/?cpage=1#comment-82 Don Wellman Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:23:03 +0000 http://aradcomsite37.com/blog/?page_id=2#comment-82 Thanks, Craig Ostrander. I'm sure I speak for all the B-3-1 Veterans in saying we appreciate your hard work in developing and maintaining this website! For many of us,it is important that the history of the Herminie Nike site and its role in the Pittsburgh Air Defense be documented. For those that do not know, Craig served as a Personnel Specialist at Irwin, PA, in 1969-1970. He has a full time job as Audio/Video Supervisor for a large Church near Beaufort, SC. He does this just for "fun"!!! Thanks again, for all you do, Craig Thanks, Craig Ostrander.
I’m sure I speak for all the B-3-1 Veterans in saying we appreciate your hard work in developing and maintaining this website! For many of us,it is important that the history of the Herminie Nike site and its role in the Pittsburgh Air Defense be documented.
For those that do not know, Craig served as a Personnel Specialist at Irwin, PA, in 1969-1970.
He has a full time job as Audio/Video Supervisor for a large Church near Beaufort, SC. He does this just for “fun”!!!
Thanks again, for all you do, Craig

]]> By: admin http://aradcomsite37.com/blog/?cpage=1#comment-79 admin Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:08:10 +0000 http://aradcomsite37.com/blog/?page_id=2#comment-79 I just added 37 photos to Don Stemmler's album. If you can add any names or comments to caption let me know. I just added 37 photos to Don Stemmler’s album. If you can add any names or comments to caption let me know.

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