Month: February 2017

From the Pacific Aviation Museum Twitter Feed Our Convair F-102 Delta Dagger is back in the shop for corrosion removal, resheeting & a fresh coat of paint.

Donald Allen Fleming, 65. of Las Vegas, Nevada, passed away January 8, 2017 in Nevada. Born November 24, 1951 in Honolulu. He retired as a supervisor for American Airlines and served in the Hawaii Army National Guard. He is survived…

Robert Inouye, a retired Hawaii Army National Guard Command Sergeant Major, is a frequent contributor to Retiree News. He currently works with the Plans & Programming Branch, Facility Management Office, as a state employee. He sent in the following document and the…

James Suzuki update: Our initial post listed information about the inurnment service. The post is updated to show that inurnment will be a private, family-only service. Please honor the family’s request. Benny Goo update. Several retirees emailed asking if Retiree…

Retiree Update: Benjamin Goo was the supervisor of flight simulator operations during the 154th Wing’s F-102 Delta Dagger era. Inspection teams always recognized his operations as an example of how things should operate. Benny is credited as one of the founders of…

Grant Suzuki forwarded Retiree News the following information about uncle James Suzuki passing away on February 1, 2017. James served on the fighter flightline for many years and retired in 1995. Services: Saturday, February 18, 2017Nuuanu Memorial Park & MortuaryService begins at…

Fred J. Koehnen, 92, of Hilo, Hawaii, died on Wednesday, February 01, 2017. He was born in Hilo on February 24, 1924. Private Services to be held at a later date. Thanks to Steve Lum for the following is a…

Aaron Pollick continues to do an outstanding job on his Hawaii Army National Guard - Historical Facebook page. On his Facebook page, Kehau Jardine posted this photograph with these comments: "IMUA" - "IKAIKA" - that was 292d Supply and Service Company…

David Perreira, Jr., 75, of Honolulu, died in Honolulu on Friday, January 20, 2017. He was born in Honolulu. Visitation: 5:00p.m.; Services: 6:00p.m. on Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at Diamond Head Mortuary Chapel. Inurnment: 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, February 8…

Update to the 293d Combat Communications Squadron deactivation post.  Added to the post later was a copy of the ceremony program. Colonel Erik Wong sent the program after the ceremony, but we did not post it the other day. We…