Docs from Ron's Log, tagged "plaque"

Boeing B-52D Stratofortress History (1)

nobody@ipernity.com (Ron's Log) — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:33:46 +0000

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A marble plaque explaining the use of B-52s in the Vietnam war. The plaque seems to have originally been displayed at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam. The text:

Arc Light History

In the early morning hours of Friday, 18 June 1965, 30 B-52 "Stratofortress" bombers lifted off from Andersen Air Force Base initiating a new phase in the Southeast Asia conflict. This was the beginning of bombing missions known as Arc Light. Most missions flew against enemy logistics targets in South Vietnam, but eventually some struck like targets in Laos, Cambodia and even North Vietnam. Some missions were in close support, defending American and allied troops, bases, villages and towns.

Displayed here is the "D" model of the B-52 bomber, which always comprised the backbone of the Arc Light fleet and was specially modified for the conventional weapons used. Other Arc Light bombers were B-52F's used in the earliest months and B-52G's flying from Andersen from April 1972 until the termination of Arc Light.

Bombers launched from a Thailand base joned the Force in April 1967 followed by Okinawa-based bombers in February 1968. All were assigned to Strategic Air Command (SAC). On 1 April 1970 SAC's Eighth Air Force moved its headquarters here to Andersen taking over operations from Third Air Division. Andersen flights ceased temporarily in August 1970 and bombers from Okinawa stopped permanently the following month. But the Guam-based headquarters continued to control Arc Light forces.

Andersen resumed flying in February 1972 in a surge of Arc Light activity named Bullet Shot. The force grew rapidly under successive phases of Bullet Shot, reaching its peak in numbers and performance before midyear. The Guam-based force alone soon surpassed all previous records of Arc Light performance. It was obvious that the United States aimed at final conclusion of the long conflict. By October 1972 it seemed that peace negotiations were successfully underway, but they came to an impasse.

Operation Linebacker II followed-from 18 through 29 December 1972, with the exception of Christmas Day. During this "11-Day War" B-52s flew from both Andersen and the Thailand base against strategic targets in the enemy's heartland, primarily the Hanoi and Haiphong areas. Arc Light bombers had flown missions over North Vietnam on previous occasions, but never on this scale. For the first time bombers, flying in massive waves, struck areas bristling with more surface-to-air missile defenses than had ever been encountered before in aerial warfare. In all, the B-52s flew more than 700 sorties against 34 target complexes. The force suffered heartrending losses, too. But when the smoke cleared the loss rates were computed at about two percent-far less than on comparable raids during World War II.

Peace negotiations progressed rapidly after Linebacker II culminating in the signing of a cease-fire on 28 January 1973, Guam time. Soon the enemy released the prisoners of war they had been holding. Arc Light operations continued aftwards in support of allies in Laos and Cambodioa, but terminated on 15 August 1973. Arc Light B-52's flew nearly 130,000 sorties, accumulated almost 90,000 flying hours and dropped about 9 million bombs with a total weight of almost 3 million tons. In Operation Linebacker II alone, the bombers deliveredmore than 49,000 bombs weighing almost 15,000 tons. In this operation alone they destroyed or damaged over 1,600 military structures and 373 pieces of railroad equipment. An estimated three million gallons of petroleum products were destroyed and enemy rail lines interdicted in more than 500 places.

Mission Springs Park Plaque (0011)

nobody@ipernity.com (Ron's Log) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 01:16:17 +0000

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MISSION SPRINGS WATER DISTRICT

NANCY WRIGHT PRESIDENT
DOROTHY GLASS VICE PRESIDENT
MARY M. GIBSON DIRECTOR
JOHN R. WARNER DIRECTOR
JACK WEBB DIRECTOR
JOHN L. MORTON GENERAL MANAGER

Mission Springs Park Plaque (0010)

nobody@ipernity.com (Ron's Log) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 01:16:17 +0000

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THIS PARK WAS COMPLETED DUE TO THE EFFORTS OF THESE VOLUNTEERS, DESERT HOT SPRINGS CITY AND MISSION SPRINGS WATER DISTRICT EMPLOYEES.

MISSION SPRINGS PARK DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

KATHY ANN SMITH COUNCILMEMBER
GARY BOSWORTH COUNCILMEMBER
MATT W. HUMGUARDNER PROJECT MANAGER
RAY PADGETT MSWD DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
GEORGE THACKER MSWD ENGINEER

DESERT HOT SPRINGS PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

ARMAS HILLS
MIKE JANIS
EDWARD MOORE
JIM EVERLING
BRANDON GARCIA
RON HULL
DANIEL RICHARDSON
MARK SALAS
CHARLES SCOTT
BRUCE SMITH
HANK WATKINS
SCOTT WITTIG

DEDICATED THIS 2ND DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1996

Mission Springs Park Plaque (0009)

nobody@ipernity.com (Ron's Log) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 01:16:17 +0000

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CITY OF DESERT HOT SPRINGS

GERALD F. PISHA MAYOR
DOUG SHERMA VICE-MAYOR
KATHY ANN SMITH COUNCILMEMBER
ELIZABETH SCOTT DONNELLY COUNCILMEMBER
GARY BOSWORTH COUNCILMEMBER
JACK R. SMITH CITY MANAGER

Mission Springs Park (0008)

nobody@ipernity.com (Ron's Log) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 01:16:17 +0000

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You can see the markings where letters used to spell out "Mission Springs Park."

Oasis Hotel Plaque (2618)

nobody@ipernity.com (Ron's Log) — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 01:45:28 +0000

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I don't recall ever having noticed this skewed plaque in the sidewalk along Palm Canyon in Palm Springs. It's situated so that the bulbous top points to the Oasis Hotel.

Deep Space Station 14 (2757)

nobody@ipernity.com (Ron's Log) — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:43:32 +0000

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Integratron (2621)

nobody@ipernity.com (Ron's Log) — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 21:55:19 +0000

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THE INTEGRATRON

The Integratron is the creation of George Van Tassel, and is based on the design of Moses' Tabernacle, the writings of Nikola Tesla, and telepathic directions from extraterrestrials. The domed structure 35 feet high and 55 feet in diameter, was originally constructed of wood and fiberglass without the aid of metal fastners. In 1947 Van Tassel began operating the Giant Rock airport a short distance northeast of here, and in 1953 initiated communications with extra terrestrials. He subsequently hosted 17 spacecraft conventions for UFO enthusiasts. The purpose of the Integratron is the rejuvenation of the human body, similar to recharging a battery, and basic research in time travel. According to Van Tassel, the Integratron is located on an intersection of powerful geomagnetic forces that, when focused by the unique geometry of the building, will concentrate and amplify the energy required for cell rejuvenation. This energy is created by the revolution of an external ring at the shoulder of the building, generating electrostatic forces that are fed to the stator centered in the lower room. Construction began in 1957, but was incomplete at Van Tassel's Death in 1978.

CVMVCD Dr. Ernest R. Tinkham Plaque (1935)

nobody@ipernity.com (Ron's Log) — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:53:37 +0000

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Charles Frederick Holder (1512)

nobody@ipernity.com (Ron's Log) — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:33:24 +0000

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Old Ben (1534)

nobody@ipernity.com (Ron's Log) — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:33:24 +0000

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Camp Young Plaque (0480)

nobody@ipernity.com (Ron's Log) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:31:43 +0000

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Abandon Clothes

nobody@ipernity.com (Ron's Log) — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:15:13 +0000

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Colma Historical Museum - Mystery Tombstone (1295)

nobody@ipernity.com (Ron's Log) — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 23:51:04 +0000

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This tombstone, one of the oldest found in Colma, marked the gravesite of H.J. Hartnagle, who died in 1875. The tombstone was originally located at Odd Fellows Cemetery in San Francisco. It was discovered in 2001 near Holy Cross Cemetery along the old Southern Pacific right-of-way during tunnel excavation associeated with the San Francisco Airport BART extension. In the 1930s, when courts decreed that all bodies in existing San Francisco cemeteries be removed, Hartnagle's remains were transferred to a mass gravesite at Odd Fellows (Greenlawn) cemetery in Colma. During the transfer, the tombstone was somehow separated from the body. It may have accidentally fallen from a railroad car or may have been discarded as many tombstones were when San Francisco cemeteries were evicted. Individual tombstones are prohibited at the mass gravesite.

It may never be known how the tombstone was separated from Hartnagle.

Colma Historical Museum (1294)

nobody@ipernity.com (Ron's Log) — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 23:51:04 +0000

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Mount Olivet Cemetery and Streetcar Line

In 1896, the Abbey Land and Improvement Company established Mount Olivet Cemetery. During that year, the company also obtained a franchise from the County of San Mateo to run a street car line from the tracks of the "40 Line" to the office building at the entrance of the cemetery. The Mount Olivet local line, as it was called, serviced visitors to the cemetery until 1926 when the "40 Line" was relocated.

Hayfield Pumping Plant Plaque (0655)

nobody@ipernity.com (Ron's Log) — Tue, 06 May 2008 18:10:14 +0000

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Julian Hinds (0654)

nobody@ipernity.com (Ron's Log) — Tue, 06 May 2008 05:10:30 +0000

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Eagle Mountain Pumping Plant (0644)

nobody@ipernity.com (Ron's Log) — Mon, 05 May 2008 18:35:21 +0000

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1939 plaque commemorating the completion of construction.

Eagle Mountain Pumping Plant (0645)

nobody@ipernity.com (Ron's Log) — Mon, 05 May 2008 18:35:22 +0000

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The 1959 plaque commemorates bringing the plant up to full capacity. This plaque is bigger because the Metropolitan Water District had grown over the 20 years from the earlier plaque.

Eagle Mountain Pumping Plant (0617)

nobody@ipernity.com (Ron's Log) — Mon, 05 May 2008 17:47:01 +0000

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