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May, 2014
WWII Veteran Howard Musgrave Addresses MOAA
Story and photos by B. Frank Kepley, CAPT, USN, (Ret) Retired Army Lt. Colonel Howard J. Musgrave was the featured speaker at the Military Officers of America Association (MOAA) meeting, which was held at the Sun City Center, North Side Atrium Building on April 2nd, 2014. Col. Musgrave gained a commission and wings through bombardier/navigation school and graduated March 1943. He Flew 49 combat missions from North Africa and Italy in WWII. He was shot down near Verona, Italy (Udine) on March 18, 1944. Col. Musgrave was a Prisoner of War at StalagLuft I, near Barth, Germany (on Baltic Sea) and was liberated by the Russian Army in June 1945. After his release from the POW camp, he spent approximately two years in U.S. military hospitals. After his discharge from Madigan Hospital at Ft. Lewis, Washington, he was assigned to B29’s as
Col. Musgrave received multiple decorations, including a Purple Heart with one Oak Leaf Cluster and an Air Medal with 10 OLC’s. He received fourteen medals in all. Col. Musgrave retired in 1962 after 24 yrs. service. During his presentation to the group he
described the multiple attempts to escape the German prison camps and emphasized the many hardships he and the other prisoners had to endure while in the camps. Col. Musgrave unquestionably qualifies as a valiant member of the “Greatest Generation.”
Sun City Center Memorial Day Ceremony
Thom Brown, president of SCC Chapter MOAA; Lt. Col. Howard Musgrave USA (Ret).
bombardier/navigator at Davis-Monthan AFB, Tucson, Arizona. He then trained for “one way” missions to Russia with atomic bombs (the type dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima) and then moved on to Roswell AFB where he worked in development of air to air refueling with the 504th Bomb Group. He was offered and accepted a regular commission in 1947.
Sun City Center will again observe our traditional Memorial Day Ceremony starting at 10:00 a.m. Monday, May 26th in the Borini Theater at the Kings Point Main Clubhouse, Sun City Center. Doors will open at 9:00 a.m. for free open seating. All invited guests with reserved seating are requested to be seated not later than 9:45 a.m. It is anticipated that our featured speaker will be from the United States Central Command, at MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, FL. A musical interlude and tribute to the military services will be provided by the Trinity Baptist Church Choir & Friends directed by Rev. James Feist. Colors will be presented by the East Bay High School JROTC. Subsequent to the ceremony the Grand Marshall will be placing the wreath at the flagpole outside the auditorium. For additional information please contact Paul Wheat by telephone at 634-7777 or by email atPAWheatJr@aol.com.
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Pilot to Speak at Silver Osprey Meeting Barry Dyer, LT USN (Ret), Administrative Officer, The Silver Osprey Squadron
Robert L. Robbins, DEA, will speak to Silver Osprey Squadron #64 chapter of the Association of Naval Aviation at their monthly luncheon meeting on Friday, May 9, at the Freedom Plaza Club, 3932 Upper Creek Drive, Sun City Center. Robert Robbins is a Special Agent/ Pilot for the DEA. His presentation is titled, “ Drug Interdiction, Air Ops, Tampa Bay Operation Area.” Mr. Roberts has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Criminal Justice from the University of South Florida, and a Masters of Science Degree in Personnel Management from Troy State University. In addition, he graduated from the University of Southern California as a certified Aircraft Accident Investigator. As a DEA Air Wing pilot, Mr. Robbins has flow a variety of missions throughout the United States, Central and South America, and the Caribbean.
For these missions he flew single and multi engine fixed wing aircraft and helicopters. After serving as a United States Army Infantry Officer for ten years, Mr. Robbins entered duty with DEA in Miami and was later assigned to the Tampa District office. He ran Technical Operations for the Tampa Office for four years, and then transferred to the Aviation Division in 2000 where he currently serves. Hospitality starts at 11:30 a.m. followed by lunch at noon, and Special Agent Robbins presentation at 12:30 p.m. Attendees do not have to be former military; the only requirement is an interest in military or civil aviation. For reservation information, contact Tom Harding at 813-634-1236 or e-mail at tharcons@aol.com. Reservations and checks ($17) must be received no later than Wednesday, May 7.
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U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Commander Spoke at April 11 Meeting of Association of Naval Aviation
USCG Coast Guard Captains Steve Csintyan, Mel Hartman and Dennis Bluett, SCC residents with Captain Lorenzen.
Barry Dyer, LT USN (Ret), Administrative Officer, The Silver Osprey Squadron At its meeting on April 11, members of Silver Osprey Squadron #64 chapter of the
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ANA and their guests enjoyed an outstanding presentation by Captain Richard E. Lorenzen, USCG, Commanding officer of the US Coast Guard Air Station, Continued on Page 2
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