 THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE TEXAS TOWER ASSOCIATION WEBSITE
STANDS DOWN, “IN MEMORIUM” FOR ALL
THOSE WHO DIED ON
15 JAN 61,
WHEN
USAF TEXAS TOWER # 4, A/K/A “OLD SHAKY” COLLAPSED AND
SLIPPED UNDER
THE WAVES AT 19:33:00 HOURS, TAKING 28
LIVES WITH HER AND GIVING BACK TWO,
TO THEIR FAMILIES TO BE BURIED. THIS
IS THE 47TH ANNIVERSARY OF THAT AWFUL
TRAGEDY! I WANT ALL TO KNOW THAT THOSE
WHO DIED WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN
BY THEIR BELOVED FAMILIES, WHICH NOW
HAVE GROWN TO AN UNBELIEVABLE
NUMBER. AT THE TIME OF THE TRAGEDY
THERE WERE 67 CHILDREN AND MANY
SPOUSES, FAMILY MEMBERS & SWEETHEARTS
WAITING FOR THEIR RETURN.
"WE STILL ARE SEEKING "JUST"
RECOGNITION FOR THEIR HEROIC SERVICE"
“REST IN PEACE”
DONALD R. ABBOTT
FOR "THE FAMILIES,
FRIENDS & CO-WORKERS &
FOR THE TEXAS TOWER ASSOCIATION" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
Texas
Tower #4 "Old Shaky"
15 January 61
"Lest We Forget"
THE COST OF FREEDOM IS VERY HIGH
28 MEN ON BOARD
U.S. AIR FORCE, TEXAS TOWER # 4
PAID FOR OUR FREEDOM WITH THEIR LIVES
15 JANUARY 1961
WE THEIR FAMILIES, FRIENDS AND CO-WORKERS
WILL NEVER FORGET
IN MEMORIAM
MR. VINCENT G. BROWN
MR. SAMUEL BUCCHERI
MR. CHESTER J. CUDNIK
MR. THOMAS J. EVANS
MR. ARAM HAROUTUNIAN
MR. ARSEN S. HAROUTUNIAN*^
MR. WILLIAM C. IDE
MR. MILTON D. LEO
MR. RAYMOND D. MARTELL
MR. ANTHONY OPALKA
MR. EDWARD T. ROBERTSON
MR. HENRY SCHUTZ
MR. WILLIAM SMYTHE
MR. VINCENT A. YAVOROSKI
CAPTAIN LEWIS V. BARKER**
C.W.O. OWEN L. MORGAN**
M/SGT. ROALD BAKKE^
M/SGT. TROY F. WILLIAMS^
T/SGT. BISHOP O. FOSTER
T/SGT. DONALD R. WAIT
S/SGT. KENNETH H. GREEN
S/SGT. WILBUR L. KOVARICK
S/SGT. HARRY M. SHAFFER
S/SGT. JOHN R. BRADSTREET***
A/1C. WILLIAM E. KRAUSE
A/1C. LARRY V. WOOLFORD
A/2C. DOMENIC V. GIURASTANTE
A/2C. LELAND H. JONES
A/2C. LOUIS M. LAINO
A/2C. DAVID K. PARKER
*KILLED TT#2-16 AUG 55
**KILLED TT#2-24 NOV 59
***LOST AT SEA TT#3-6 MAR 59
^NOT LOST AT SEA
DEDICATED 14 JULY 1999
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Follow Legend for those who died On TT
#4, "Old Shaky" on 15 Jan 61
|
Eugene Michael Lynch, welder, worked on TT2, mid 1950s. Born in NYC,Lived in New Jersey
with his family. He died January 12, 1961 in Liberia, Africa. (For Gail Lynch-Ross & Family)
Major William B. McKinney, USAF, died while on active duty on November 2, 1968. Served with the
men assigned to the Texas Towers at the time of the 1961 disaster.
He was a supply officer.(For Martin McKinney & Family)
SGT.
RAY T. CLEMENS, APRIL 26TH 2000
S/SGT. WALLACE W. ZIMMERMAN, AF
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Chief M/SGT. EUGENE D. ROHAN, JUNE 6TH 2002
A/1C J.R. PHARES, APRIL 23RD 2003
A/1C DAVID BROCK
MR. HENRY H. (Hank) HENRICKSEN (S/M/SGT.USAF RETIRED)
HESS, E.H. TOWER (?)
(DIED 2001)
BECKWORTH, JAMES T. TOWER # 2, (DIED 2002)
THORSON, ROGER K. TOWER # 4, (DIED 02/2005
S/M/SGT. WILLIAM “DOC” BERARD TOWER #2 (DIED 09/01/05)
STARK, REGINAL, COMMANDER, TEXAS TOWERS (DIED ????)
DIXON, TOM TOWER # 4 (DIED, 2001)
WILLIAM “BILL” ROUSCH TOWER # 4 (DIED, 2003)
SURRETTE, OSCAR TOWER # 2+4 (2004)
S/M/SGT. SILVIA, JOHN JR. TOWER # 2 (DIED 02/21/05)
LT. COL. WILLIAM F. HIGGINS, ALL TOWERS, (DIED 01/21/80)
CAPTAIN SIXTO MANGUAL, US NAVY,
CAPTAIN, AKL-17 SUPPLY, SHIP ALL TOWERS (DIED ????)
US NAVY LT. CMDR. DAVID M. HOLMES, (DIVER USS NAVY “SUNBIRD” (DIED ????)
LT. COL. KENNETH D. BROOKS, USAF H-21 PILOT, ALL TOWERS (DIED 01/01/06)
T/SGT. JAMES HUTCHINSON (Clara's husband)"Texas Tower #3" (Died 04/05/06)
ROBERTSON, RITA (EDDIE’S WIFE) ALL TOWERS (DIED 02/06/67)
HIGGINS, CATHERINE E. “BILL HIGGIN’S WIFE”, ALL TOWERS, (DIED 05/11/83)
ELNOR MAY BURFORD PHELAN, (CAPT. PHELAN'S WIFE) TOWER # 4 (DIED
01/13/1999)
JO-ANN BATES, (HERB BATES
WIFE) (DIED 14 OCT 2001)
STARK, ALICE COMMANDER’S WIFE, ALL TOWERS (DIED 2002)
WEATHERBY, MARGARET TOWER #4 (FRED’S WIFE) (DIED 2002)
BETTY MARIE GOLLERT WILLIAMS MOORE, (TROY F. WILLIAM'S WIFE) TOWER #4
(DIED 06/07/03
ALFREDA ABBOTT, (DAVID’S WIFE) ALL TOWERS (DIED 08/15/03
A/1c JAMES F SARGENT SR. TOWER 3 & 4 DIED AUGUST 15TH
2003 (For Jan & Family)
THOMAS, EDNA “KOVARICK” (WILBUR’S WIFE) TOWER # 4 (DIED 08/25/2005)
MRS. SIXTO MANGUAL, CAPTAIN SIXTO MANGUAL’S WIFE ALL TOWERS. (DIED ????)
MRS. ALICE HAROUTUNIAN, (WIFE OF ARUM) ALL TOWERS (DIED ????)