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Gowen Field Part 2

An unidentified Airman of the 142nd Motor Vehicle Squadron services a vehicle of the unit during annual training at Gowen Field, Juen 21, 1954. (Courtesy 142FW History Archives)
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Gowen Field Part 2

Aviation engineers of the 882nd Aviation Engineer Battalion operate heavy equipment as they work on the Gowen Field infrastructure some distance south of the main base in annual training of June, 1954. The battalion’s Company C was from Portland, Ore. (Courtesy 142FW History Archives)
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Gowen Field Part 2

Airmen sort packages sent to OreANG Guardsmen during the annual training at Gowen Field, June 18, 1954. Note the common use of string on the packaging. (Courtesy 142FW History Archives)
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Gowen Field Part 2

Air Policemen of the 142nd Air Police Squadron muster at Gowen Field, June 18, 1954 (Courtesy 142FW History Archives)
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Gowen Field Part 2

Airmen of the Photo Lab at work creating a visual information product during annual training at Gowen Field, June 18, 1954. (Courtesy 142FW History Archives)
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Gowen Field Part 2

OreANG aircraft mechanics conduct a J47 jet engine change to an F-86A Sabre of the 123rd FIS on the ramp at Gowen Field, June 17, 1954. (Courtesy 142FW History Archives)
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Gowen Field Part 2

Airmen of the 142nd Communications Squadron operate a telephone switchboard during annual training at Gowen Field, June 17, 1954. (Courtesy 142FW History Archives)
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Gowen Field Part 2

A Captain nurse of the 142nd Tactical Hospital demonstrates proper bandaging techniques to young Airmen at Gowen Field, June 1954. (Courtesy 142FW History Archives)
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Gowen Field Part 2

Brig. Gen. G. Robert Dodson, OreANG Commander, chats with an unidentified Major General, probably a visiting Adjutant General from a western state, on the ramp at Gowen Field, June 15, 1954. (Courtesy 142FW History Archives)
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1954 Annual Training at Gowen Field

View of the members of the 142nd Fighter-Interceptor Wing on parade during Governors Day at Gowen Field, Idaho, June 23, 1954. Note the VIP stand at the left. Just beyond it is a Northrop F-89 Scorpion fighter-interceptor, an aircraft the Oregon ANG would begin to operate just a few years later. (Courtesy 142FW History Archives)
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1954 Annual Training at Gowen Field

An Airman dips the tips of .50-caliber machine gun ammunition in colored paint for use in aerial gunnery training by 142nd Fighter-Interceptor Group F-86 Sabre jet fighter pilots during annual training at Gowen Field, Idaho, June 17, 1954 (Courtesy 142FW History Archives)
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1954 Annual Training at Gowen Field

A fighter pilot prepares for a sortie in an OreANG F-86A Sabre jet fighter, serial number 48-151, of the 123nd Fighter-Interceptor Squadron during annual training at Gowen Field, Idaho, June 18,1954. Note the distinctive Redhawk emblem on the fuselage below the cockpit. The nose flash and stripe on the tail are colored green with black trim. (Courtesy 142FW History Archives)
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1954 Annual Training at Gowen Field

An Oregon ANG F-86 Sabre jet fighter pilot steps, ready to fly, on the doorstep of 123nd Fighter-Interceptor Squadron Operations at Gowen Field, Idaho, June 17, 1954 (Courtesy 142FW History Archives)
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1954 Annual Training at Gowen Field

Organizational Chart of the 142nd Fighter-Interceptor Wing from the 1950s. (Courtesy 142FW History Archives)
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1954 Annual Training at Gowen Field

An unidentified aircrew member signs a document on the operations desk at Gowen Field, Idaho, as the Commander, 142nd Fighter-Interceptor Group, Lt. Col. Staryl C. Austin, Jr., looks on, June 18, 1954. (Courtesy 142FW History Archives)
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1954 Annual Training at Gowen Field

National Guard leaders on the ramp at Gowen Field, Idaho, June, 18 1954. Left to right are an unidentified field grade officer with what may be the 41st Infantry Division emblem on his shoulder, Col. Frank W. Frost, Commander of the 142nd Fighter-Interceptor Wing, and Brig. Gen. G. Robert Dodson, Commander of the Oregon ANG. (Courtesy 142FW History Archives)
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First blood in the Air

Maj. Rockford Gray, 371FG Staff, was flying with the 406FS on June 8, 1944. He claimed three Luftwaffe FW-190s and another probable in the 371FG’s first day of air combat in Europe. He was killed on Sept. 4, 1944, at Ste.-Mère-Église, France, while returning from a combat mission. (Courtesy “The Story of the 371st Fighter Group in the E.T.O.”)
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First blood in the Air

Capt. Uno Salmi of the 406FS claimed a Luftwaffe FW-190 in the 371FG’s first day of air combat in Europe. He went Missing in Action on June 16, 1944, near St. Lo, France. He is remembered on the Tablets of the Missing at the Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, England. (Courtesy “The Story of the 371st Fighter Group in the E.T.O.”)
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First blood in the Air

Capt. George D. Pieck of the 404FS claimed a Luftwaffe Me-109 in the 371FG’s first day of air combat in Europe. He went Missing in Action on August 10, 1944, over France. He is remembered on the Tablets of the Missing at the Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France. (Courtesy “The Story of the 371st Fighter Group in the E.T.O.”)
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First blood in the Air

F/O Wesley R. “Bob” Izzard of the 404FS fell victim to a Luftwaffe Me-109 on the morning of June 8, 1944. He bailed out of his stricken P-47 and with the help of the French resistance was able to return to England by August, 1944. He returned to flight duty and eventually completed 150 combat missions in the European Theater. (Courtesy “Winged Boot”).
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