i
^82nd Is Vital Link In
Eastern Defense System
Mrs. JamM En»Tard Is from i
the south andl
she said that!
His command, expected to re-i
ceive the highly classified F-102’s i
“in the very near future” is
charged with the “detection, iden-:
tification, interception and destruc-'
tion of enemy aircraft” flying with
in the 482nd’s area of responsibili
ty. !
The Air Defense units maintain •
an around - the - clock vigil, with |
the supersonic, heavily armed in-‘
terceptors ready to spring into the I
air at a moments’ notice and in
tercept any aggressor plane that
might violate this country’s bound-
; LT, COL. JAMES >1. THOMAS
'The 482nd Fighter - Interceptor
Squadron is being activated at Sey-
n{iour Johnson Air Force Base as
a vital link in the overall defen.se
system protecting the Eastern
United States from enemy air at
tack.
'It is the sixth of the 85th. Air
I^ivision’s Air Defense units to
be located in North Carolina which
l^s taken on a role of growing
ipiportance in Installations defend
ing the country.
‘Commanding the 482nd is Lt.
Col. James M. Thomas, a native of
Pittsburgh, Pa., and combat vet
eran of both World War II and the
I^orean War.
The 482nd will be the first East j
Coast in.stallation to get the delta-!
winged F-102. Its speed is classi-l
fied, as is much of its performance ‘
data, but the 102 is known to be i
capable of supersonic flight and,
all - weather performance.
It is capable of carrying rockets i
and guided missiles with atomic ’
warheads. Col. Thomas and somej
of the other pilots of his command
already have gone to other parts of
the nation to fly the 102 for
familiarization.
Around 25 of the F-102’s are ex
pected to be assigned here when
the unit beccmes fully operational.
The 482nd is a separate unit at
the air base, apart from the 83rd
Fighter Wing activated here as a
part of the 'Tactical Air Command.
Col. Thomas, who entered serv
ice in Januarj', 1941, is a veteran
of both the European Theatre of
Operations in World War II and
the Korean War.-
He holds the Distinguished Fly
ing Cross with an oak leaf cluster,
Air Medal with six clusters, and
unit citations in addition to his
theatre service ribbons.
. He is unmarried.
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Goldsboro is like
her hometown —
Savannah, Ga.
Lt. Col. and Mr.s.
P'ngland and
daughters, six-
year-old Debbie
and Barbara.
3^-2 years old,
are living at
819 E. Walnut
.St.
Another
Mrs. England
North Carolinian is
David L.
Bunting. She is
originally from
Wilson. Gold.s-
boix) is friend
ly and has a
nice shopping
•center,” she
said. Her hus
band, Staff-Sgt. '
Bunting, has'
been in the
Air Force since
Mrs. Bunting la.st November.
They are the parents of two daugh
ters and reside at 720 E. Walnut
St.
Mrs. Wayne Langston is the
wife o( a first I
lieutenant who'!
is a helicopter I
pilot. The size of [
Goldsboro is just
about the size of
her hometown,
Bryan, Tex. She I
has found that '
Goldsboro is a ^
friendly ' town
and she enjoys '*v-'*
living here. The
Langstons reside Mrs. Langston
in Adamsville.
Frank
QoMsboro (W.C.,) Newi-Argni Page Ij Sec. B, Prl., April *«, 1857
Fayetteville Native Heads
Field Maintenance Squadron
Gets Ribbons
DOVER AFB, De. — WO Russell
B. Thornton, 1607th Installations
Sq., received the Commendation
Ribbon recently for supervising the
rehabilitation of 25 War n build-
ing.s critically needed for opera-
Hrpjrral units.
The Methodist Church, with 9,-
180.428 members,,is the Protestant
denomination with the largest
m''^mbership.
Schmacker is
the wife of T-
Sgt. Schmacker.
“The people
are real friend-
l.v and we hope
to stay here,”
she declared.
Mrs. Schmacker
is from Moul
trie, Ga. and
t she likes to
live in the south.
The Schmackers
Mrs. Schmacker'and their three
children live at Robbins’ Trailer
Park.
“The people here seem to
want the Air
Force here,”
said Mrs. J. R.
Qualls, who is
from Kerners-
ville, N.C. (seven
miles from
Winston-'^Salem).
Staff-Sgt. and
Mrs. Qualls ai’C
the parents of a
daughter. Their
residence is at
723 N. Jackson
St.
Major John M. Rose, Jr., a na
tive of Fayetteville, is commander
r.f film x'liv) Aifii 'ir-nan-p
Squadron at Seymour Johnson Air
Force Base.
A veteran of 14 years service, he
was squadron commander of the
156th Fighter Squadron of the
North Carolina Air National Guard
from August, 1951, until June, 1952.
During that period, the squadron
was on active duty at Manston,
England. Since then, the squadron
has been released from active duty
and is now stationed at Charlotte.
Major Rose, an alumnus of
Davidson College, entered the Air
Force in 1943. He attended the fly
ing school at Marianna, Fla., where
he recieved his wings.
The major is rated as senior pi
lot.
He is a member of the Presby
terian Church and is married to
the former Mary Giles Stewart of
Fayetteville. They have two chil
dren, Jane Stewart and John M.
Rose, III,
Gets Medal
xMrs. Qualls
LINCOLN AFB, Neb. — A-3C
Richard D. Jensen, a medical lab
specialist in the 4168th Tactical
Hospital here, received the Com
mendation Ribbon recently for ac
tions at the scene of an accident
near here. First aid he provided
the victim of a crash is credited
with saving the passenger’s life.
MAJOR ROSE
Garden Plot
ST. AUGUS’ITNE. Fla. (iP —
The arduous chore of mowing the
lawTi and keeping Ihe yard looking
nice gets recognition in St. Augus
tine.
Every month a secret committee
from the Cherokee Garden Club
tours the town and selects the yard
with the best appearance. A
bronze marker identifying the yard
as the “Garden of the Month” 'Is
placed on the premises.
OVER THE MOON — This is the F-102, delta-winged all-weaiher
supersonic fighter-interceptor that will be assigned the 482nd Squadron
at Seymour Johnson AFB. It “jumps over the moon” in tlii.s impres
sive photograph taken by John Bryson at a California air base. The
Air Force says the 102 can’t jump over the moon, yet, but it can fly
straight up to 50,000 feet. And that’s as high as Russian long-range
bombers can fly. ^
AF Folks Like Us
By JEAN POWELL
(News-Argus Woman’s Editor)
“Friendly”
Almost without exception that’s
the adjective Air Force wives,
who’ve come here to make a home
with their husbands, use to de
scribe Goldsboro.
Ten Air Force wives, including
those of commissioned and noncom
missioned officers, were asked,
“VTiat do you think of Goldsboro?
The following remarks were
result:
Mrs. Charles Vine, wife
M - Sgt. Vine,
said, . “Goldsboro
is the friendliest
town that we’ve
ever been sta
tioned in.” She
is a native of
New York. The
Vines and their
two children re
side at 720 N.
the
Jackson St.
Mrs. Vine
from
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A Georgia girl who is used to
southerners is
Mrs. Donald Ris-
ser. She likes
southerners (of
course) and
thinks (Joldsboro
is certainly pret
ty during this
season. She said
that she had
found her neigh
bors to be very t
friendly, as well • ' ’
as the merchants Mrs. RIsser
in town. -Her husband is a first
lieutenant and they reside on
Goldsboro, Rt. 5.
“Spring Is prettier in Goldsboro
than anywhere
I’ve ever been,”
smiled Mrs. Ulie
Jeffers. She hails
from Phoenix,
Ariz. and is the
young - looking
mother of three
children. “The
children ara all
of school age
and i’eally like
their schools,”
she said. Capt. Mrs. Jeffers
and Mrs. Jeffers and children are
residing at 500 S. Pineview Ave.
Gaid«homis home to Mrs. S. M.
Craig, the for
mer Miss Sallie
B. Privette, so
she’s just prej
udiced when she
says she likes it.
Mrs. Craig said,
“I knew already
(before ihe re-
; turned) that 'die
people are
: friendly.” “I've
..found that every-
Mr». Craig one leemi to
want the Air Force here.”
T-Sgt. Craig has found that the
oivio and fraternal organizations
are very anxious to have members
of the lervlce join. She said that
it had been about ten years since
she had lived here permanently
and she's found that the town has
grown quite a bit. “It Is very
colorful and the people seem to
take an interest in their homes
and grounds.” ’The Craigs— the
family Includes a son and daugh
ter — live at 715 N. Jackson St.
Ml'S. John Paladino thinks
that Goldsboro
is a friendly
town. She Is
f 'r 0 m Little
Rock, Ark.
Capt. and Mrs.
Paladino and
their two chil
dren, Debbie
and Donny,
reside In Adams
ville.
Mrs, PataUiuo
Dead Serious
DAYTON, Ohio (fl'i — Jim Theiss,
a University of Dayton junior, has
found a peaceful place to study. His
part time job — and full time
residence and study hall — while
going to college is in a funeral
parlor.
A primus stove is a kind of por
table oil - burning c;:).>ks'iove often
used by Ai'oUo explorers.
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