Deceased Veterans Page
This Nike Hercules Missile Site is dedicated to all soldiers, family members and friends that served in Delta 2-1- ADA -32nd AADCOM, Dichtelbach, Germany. We are in search of all veterans that served here, Originally D-5-1-ADA. A Cold War Missile site on the side of a mountain in Dichtelbach, Germany
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HOMER KNIGHT
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/elpasotimes/obituary.aspx?n=homer-knight&pid=172641720&fhid=7171
Robert A Bingham right side
Robert A Bingham
http://www.encinahighschool.com/class75/index.html
Robert Anthony Bingham
Obituary: Bingham was charismatic, gifted athlete By Robert D. D谩vila -- Bee Staff Writer Published 12:01 am PDT Saturday, July 8, 2006 Story appeared in Metro section, Page B5Robert "Bobby" Bingham escaped his adolescent insecurities by excelling in sports and joining the Army after graduating from Encina High School. He returned to Encina after the military as a basketball and football coach, earning a reputation as a tough but fair leader who pushed players to work hard and do their best. He also was a mentor and friend, offering a ride home, an ear to listen or a word of fatherly advice he never received after his parents divorced when he was 8 years old.
"His door was always open, and his phone number was always available," said Robert Bailey, a varsity football player who graduated from Encina in 1981. "I loved him as a coach and a friend."
Mr. Bingham died June 28 at his Sacramento home after a 2 1/2-year battle with a rare type of testicular cancer, said his wife, Annette Henke Bingham. He was 49.
Friends recalled a confident, charismatic man and gifted athlete who never lost his competitive edge, often beating younger players in pickup basketball contests. He was also a loving husband and father of two young children, a prolific poet who scribbled verses on scraps of paper and a caring teacher who encouraged young people to believe in themselves and succeed.
He was an enthusiastic volunteer at Leonardo da Vinci School, working in the classroom and driving on field trips. But his favorite activity was "yard duty," where he jumped, ran and played games with dozens of adoring children at recess.
"Most of us moms would stand back keeping an eye on the playground, and he'd be out there in the middle of all the kids," school parent Diane Forrest said. "He was so enthusiastic and really interacted with the kids."
Mr. Bingham was born in 1957 in Portland, Ore., and grew up in Carmichael.
He never knew his biological father and rarely saw his adopted father after a divorce and military career took him away, his wife said.
Troubled at home, he turned his energy to sports at Encina High School, where he excelled at baseball, basketball and football. He graduated in 1975 and joined the Army, serving three years and playing for his unit's basketball team in Germany.
He returned to Encina High School as an assistant coach and head coach from
1978 to 1989 before coaching at Rio Americano High School from 1990 to 1992.
He was a mentor to all his students but reached out especially to boys without fathers.
"The things you miss as a child are often the things you strive for as an adult," said Greg Grant, a longtime friend. "Bob wanted to give young people something he didn't have."
Meanwhile, Mr. Bingham attended California State University, Sacramento, where he earned a bachelor's degree in physical education and a master's degree in neuromuscular physiology. He worked as a Yolo County environmental health specialist until poor health led him to retire in 2004.
He continued to volunteer at Leonardo da Vinci School while receiving chemotherapy for cancer. Although his body was weakened, his head was bald and he used a wheelchair, the children never saw him differently.
"They never looked sad or scared," his wife said. "He wasn't tragic to them, because he always gave them hope."
Robert 'Bobby' Bingham
Born: March 8, 1957
Died: June 28, 2006
Remembered for: Coach and mentor at Encina High School and Rio Americano High School; active parent volunteer at Leonardo da Vinci School Survived by: Wife, Annette Henke Bingham of Sacramento; daughter, Gianna Bingham of Sacramento; son, Alec Bingham of Sacramento; mother, Audrey Mistretta of Sacramento; father, Chuck Bingham of Texas; sister, Debbie Bingham of Texas Memorial services: Celebration of life, 3 p.m. Sunday at Encina High School gym, 1400 Bell St., Sacramento; followed by reception at Turn Verein Hall,
3349 J St., Sacramento
Remembrances: In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Robert Bingham Memorial Fund, Golden 1 Credit Union, P.O. Box 15966, Sacramento, CA
95852
7/15/06
Spc-4 Robert A Bhingham
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SAN ANGELO Courtney "Scot" Bryan, age 56 of San Angelo went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, at College Hills Baptist Church in San Angelo with Pastor Lakan Mariano officiating. Scot was born to Courtney D. Bryan and Patricia A. Bryan on May 24, 1953, in San Juan, Texas. Scot was raised in Rio Grande City and Edinburg, Texas, where he graduated from Edinburg High School. He married the love of his life Gayle on Jan. 15, 1975. Scot served in the United States Army and worked as an emergency responder at Los Alamos National Laboratory for 17 years. He was involved with the Los Alamos Search and Rescue and at the Jemez Springs Volunteer Fire Department. Scot was currently working as an instructor for Louisiana State University. He was an avid collector of model tractors, tanks and airplanes and member of College Hills Baptist Church. Scot was preceded in death by his parents Courtney D. and Patricia Bryan; and is survived by his wife of 34 years, Gayle Bryan and their daughter, Julia Leah Bryan; his brother, Kerry Bryan and his children; Paul, Kelly and J.R.; his sister and her husband, Kelly and R.H. Pursley, and their children, Allen and Madelyn; his mother and father-in-law, Jim and Alene; brother-in-law Forest Washburn and wife Denise, and his daughter, Stephanie; sister-in-law Dustie Rich and her husband Larry and their children, Shaylene and Shauna Stephens; brother-in-law Brooks Washburn and wife Mary and their son Brooks Jr. Scot was truly loved and will be greatly missed by all who knew him. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Children of 9/11 Falling Hero's Scholarship Fund by visiting thebravest.com.
Quote from Sam McClung's\
Remembering
Delta Battery 2nd Battalion 1st Air Defense Artillery
And Friends
Site http://web.newsguy.com/mcclung/d21.html
One day when I was short I was sitting in the mess hall eating at a table by myself right outside the Officer/NCO section
I was sergeant E-5 then but chose not to sit in the Officer/NCO section
A helicopter landed in the motor pool and word spread the General was on it
As I was eating I saw a hat land on the table across from me with a star on it
It was General Canon, he asked if he could sit with me and eat
I said yeah but mentioned to him the Officers usually sit in the Officer/NCO section and pointed to it
He indicated he wanted to know what was "really going on" at the battery and they wouldn't tell him
We talked for a while and then he was going to the launcher area
He asked if I knew anyone in the launcher area he could talk to like we had been talking
I said no then after thinking about it I said there was one guy named Scot Bryan
After the General left people in the mess hall and outside of it were wanting to know what the General was talking to me about
I said "He wanted to know what was really going on at the battery."
They responded "You didn't tell him, did you?"
and I said "Yeah I did"
I forgot about this for years and one day Scot and I were talking back here in Texas
Scot mentioned one time he was working in the launching area, hydraulic fluid all over him
and General Canon showed up looking for "Scot Bryan", Scot said he and the General met and spoke for a while
the General asking Scot what was going on in the launching area then left with the duty driver
Scot often spoke proudly of Charlie Section and his friends in the launching area and trying to find them
Leroy Ramirez, Roger Blundell et al.
While in Germany he and Gail lived in part of Castle Kauzenburg (link) on a mountainside overlooking Bad Kreuznach
They had a blue Barracuda like this one
Scot went to work for Los Alamos National Laboratories in the 1980s
and worked in Geothermal then Emergency Response, among other things
He stayed employed with the labs/govt. until his death
Scot died on my birthday 2009
Sam McClung
Patrick Rinker
Patrick Rinker Died Spring 1978 on a 1977 Harley Sportster. He was from Mass. ..
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I laid down two big bikes, over 700 pounds each and walked away. Stayed on top of the bike and kept the wheels from touching the road while sliding across the road :P
Ifc
copied from From Sam McClung
Warrant Officer Hudson
(deceased 1980?)
Joseph P. Kelly
(deceased 1980?; cirrhosis of the liver?)
Someone told me Joe came back to the states and married a judge's daughter from El Paso
Lawrence Myrick 24?
(deceased 1990s?; cancer)
Lawrence Sterrett 16C
(deceased 1990s; cancer)
His son told me he died of cancer due to exposure to Patriot missile system radar antenna radiation during operation Desert Storm
Sterrett was good friends with Bob Bingham
and they were basketball fanatics sometimes
He told me of serving in Nike Herc state side
when the units had a red telephone
connected to the President in the White House
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SSG Larry Meink Supply
Married Hundeguru Angie Mienk (Hundeguru Angie)
larry Mienk died before his daughter was born, about six weeks after he was badly injured in an automobile accident Larry died in June 82 in Germany He had five operations to no avail.
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=861&dat=19841123&id=bC1JAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ln8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=5282,6560740
see above for obituary
Angie Mienk (Civilian)
i've been married to larry mienk. he and his friends lived in a hotel in kleinweidelbach during working at the base in dichtelbach. i'm looking for this friends.
Steven Michael Bates
Bad news today. Steven M Bates Passed way in 2004. I spoke to his wife Bobbie, she said he had an accident with a heavy equipment tire in 1997. and has had problems since. Steve was a 16b worked in Charlie section.
Charlie Section Room Fall 1976
VR BIG LOU
Larry Mike Turner
Larry "Mike" Turner
TURNER, 49
Supervisor
CLEARWATER - Larry "Mike" Turner, age 49, of Babson Park, FL, died 11/27/07, in Orlando, FL. due to a stroke.
He was born 1/20/58 in Clearwater, FL, and has been a lifelong resident of Polk County. Mike was a veteran of the United States Army, a crew chief with Bailey Construction of Haines City for more than 20 years; he later became a supervisor at Hunt Bros. out of Lake Wales, and he was of the Baptist Faith.
Mike is predeceased by his father, Larry Turner and his maternal grandmother, Monteen Johnson. He is survived by his wife, Teresa Bearden of Babson Park; The light of his life, granddaughter, Allysa "Shiann" Bearden Turner, of Babson Park; children, Felicia Bearden of Babson Park, Alicia Lang of Dundee, Anthony Bearden of Babson Park, Stacy Lang and Benjamin Latham both of Alabama; grandchildren, Michaela Floyd, Nikki Floyd, both of Sommerville, AL.; mother, Barbara Jean Turner of Lake Alfred; siblings, Denise Kargus, Trish Love, Steve Turner all of Lake Alfred, Daniel Turner, David Turner, Jeff Turner all of Haines City.
Visitation will be Saturday from 3-4 p.m. with funeral services following at 4 pm at Pathway Freewill Baptist Church, Winter Haven. Memorials may be made to charity of one's choice. Oak Ridge Funeral Care, Haines City in charge of arrangements.
Condolences may be sent via
www.oakridgefuneralcare.com
Jimmy Lamb
Pass on ?!
Services will be held at Sacramento Valley National Cemetery located at 5810 Midway Road in Dixon.
Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 2:30pm