Paul Dale May 1952 - May 1962 US Air Force

While I was assigned to the AMPHA Hq. Sq., at Tachakawa Air Force Base, I strapped a 45 to my hip, put the clip in my pocket and was driven to Tokyo every day as a courier to delivery messages, etc., to the Headquarters there.

Reminds me of Barney Fife on the Andy Griffith TV program. But the clip was full, they gave me more than one bullet. Any spent ammo was accounted for, at a court martial or article 15 for any bullet spent.

Next image is a notice in the local base paper about Dale and Gotthardt winning a pinochle tournament. When not on duty a group of us guys would assemble at the service club and play pinochle, sometimes from dawn to dusk.

I also bowled with Jim Gotthardt on a bowling team on the base. We entered a tournament in Tokyo in a team event and gave the entry fee to a Staff Sergeant to enter the team. The guy took off with the money and drank it away. The team got to Tokyo and was waiting to bowl when we found out that the team wasn’t entered. Needless to say we all got so disgusted in this Sergeant’s behavior that we went to the First Sergeant and got him busted down a rank. I don’t recall his name, but it wasn’t a very pleasant thing working around this guy, after he got busted.

Next image is what everyone got when their tour of duty was coming to an end and they were leaving Japan and going home to another base, or in my case, home to get discharge from the Air Force, as shown by the newspaper ad that Dad put in the local newspaper, Loveland Reporter Herald.

 And lastly is the piece of paper, dated 28 May 1960, that I was looking for after 8 years in the Air force.

John Dale Denver, CO 1955.

In this photo John is just recovering from an accident where he worked, you can see how much weight he lost. Rosie related to Phyllis that she used this money toward the purchase of her wedding wardrobe.

11th & Sheridan, Port Townsend, WA 1956.

Back yard of the "House That Dad Built," at the above stated address. Dad always grew a garden, I can recall spading up this plot of ground when younger. Dad made us double spade it then rake it. There were cultivators around, but Dad said if you do it this way the food will taste better. In Moms lap is a pot of green beans that she was snapping.

I recall taking this photo. It was in the summer of 1956 when I was discharged from the Air Force at Parks Air Force Base, CA. I then flew to Denver, CO, and we returned as a family to Port Townsend, WA. See next image for farther information.

Port Townsend Leader News Paper Clip, 1956.

As an example of every little thing that Mom saved on her children, events, etc. Note that Boulder, CO is now in Boulder, Calif.

Forney Arc Welders 1957 - 1962

Fort Collins, Colorado 24 June 1961 was the beginning of Paul and Phyllis Family History. Both Phyllis and I worked at Forney Arc Welders. I started there in 1957.I believe Phyllis started in 1960. We met and fell in love and was married 24 June 1961.

The picture of the house at 807 Roosevelt, pictured top right where we were living at the time, was within walking distance of Forney’s where we worked, as shown top right.

In this house are great memories of all the kids, Christine, George, Bonzo, and eventually Paula June as shown on this 1965 photo. One time I was late for supper and George threw my Pork Chop out the window for our family pet, Bonzo. Thereafter you only had to call me once for supper.

I was in charge of the Mail and Forms Management Department, which was next door to the Advertising Department, where they coned me into doing some soldering on a tub, advertising a function of this welder model, as shown in the bottom left picture.

1 August 1962 Phyllis and I was blessed with Paula June, as shown in  picture on the bottom right.

1957 Summer - Loveland, CO

In the Summer of 1957 Dad and Mom and the family moved back to Loveland, CO on Roosevelt Ave. As seen in the background is Dad and Glen with my dog Bonzo. In the foreground as shown is John, and Rosie Leonard Dale with their first born Julie.

Left to right back; Marvin and Glen.  Left to right center; Mom holding Julie, Dad, Paul. Left to right front; Mary, Richard

We lived on the University Hill in a cute little house. Dad and I cooked Christmas dinner together and it was really good, so good the next day Johnny and I had left overs and Johnny couldn't get up from the chair for 1 1/2 hours later cause he stuffed himself so much. I was very pregnant with Jess at the time. We  really had a great day that day. Grandpa Dale got little Julie a tricycle for Christmas. She had a lot of growing to do before her very short legs could reach the pedals. Wow they look so young. Did we really ever look like that??????????????? Do you remember the duck that we had there? The neighbor got so mad at me because of the duck being in her yard that she came after me with a broom. She sure was surprised when JD came out from under the car he was working on! It was pretty funny. RD
 

Spring 1959 Loveland, CO.

Seated Left to Right; Alice Fletcher Leonard, Jess A. Leonard, Elmer E. Dale, Lloyd R. Dale. Standing; Rosie Marie Leonard Dale.

I believe that the photo was taken in the Spring of 1959, just prior to Dads death 1 April 1959. Lloyd had just got out of the Army. The address was at 819 E. 4th Street, Loveland, CO. I believe the Leonard's and your parents had paid a visit and brought some Strawberries. This was what everyone was eating, Strawberry Shortcake.