Robert Beeman:
CLASS OF 1954
Elwood Community/Willkie High SchoolClass of 1954
Elwood, IN
Linwood Elementary School Class of 1948
Elwood, IN
Edgewood Elementary SchoolClass of 1941
Elwood, IN
Robert's Story
Life
I am currently retired from G.M. Guide at Anderson and it will be 15 years this Dec.23 since I left. I was an electrician by trade but, went on Salary as a Production Supervisor for the next 25 years I spent a total of 35 years there. and now after being retired for a while,I don't know how I ever found time to go to work. I have been married to my wife Janet for 47,years,and we have three children,all grown and married.we have one son in Poland IN, and one in Elwood IN.and one Daughter in Indianapolis. prior to working for GM I spent 4 years in the Air Force. I was stationed in several locations. I recieved my training at Scott AF Base in IL.from there I went to Japan and was at Gifu AB Then we were moved to Okinawa and was stationed at Kadena AB,I also was in Korea for a short time at Pyong Yang Do. Military Base
I took my basic training at Parks
A.F.Base in California,Then wen...Expand for more
t to
Scott A.F. Base in IL. about 25 Mi.
from St.Louis Mo.to take my training in Doppler and Search Radar repair and maintenance.Was
assigned to Gifu A.B.in Japan,and I
really liked it there,beautiful hills and friendly people.Then the
whole base was moved to Okinawa and
was located at Kadena A.B. I was retrained there to repair radio relay equipment.This was the 2nd Radio Relay Squadron or the"Golden
Mountain Goats" as we referred to
ourselves.I liked Okinawa very much
and even sat out Typhoon Faye in 58
After that tour of duty I was sent
to Walker A.F. Base in N.M. to finally work on Doppler and Search
Radar.This was a SAC.Base in the
6th Bombardment Wing,and all the work was on B-52s and KC-135 Refueling Planes.I was there when
one of the worst crashes in Base
history occured.just narrowly
escaping before the plane hit the
one behind the one I was working on.Was really my lucky day.
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