482nd F.I.S.:

1962 Softball Team
WADS Competition --- Fort Lee, VA


L-R Back Row; "Guth" (his 1st or 2nd name shortened - Guckenberger?) - (right field), S/Sgt Hurshell E. Wright - (outfield),
& M/Sgt Virgil Drew Harper "Daddy Hopper" - (infield).

L-R Center Row: A/2C Jerry C. Wade - (short stop), S/Sgt Donald R. Eggestein - (catcher), S/Sgt George T. White - (left field),
& 1st/Lt Thomas L. Gerken - (pitcher).

L-R Front Row: S/Sgt John L. Cheney - (1st base), Willie *** - (2nd base), S/Sgt Basil E. "Eddie" Lybrand - (3rd base),
Harold Hinson - (center field), & T/Sgt H. A. "Hutch" Hutchings - (manager).

[ADDITIONAL DATA: "There were two softball events in 1962 --- Fort Lee, Va in July and Charleston, SC in May. There were four other Airman on the SC orders (which I cannot find); A/1C William A. Stitcher, A/1C Billy J. Collins, A/3C Charles D. Moody; and Sgt Edward E. Pierce. The two missing names are probally Pierce and Collins because I do not think that Stitcher or Moody were on the Fort Lee trip." Harold Hinson]

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Photo credits: A Wal-Mart 4x6 scan from Harold Hinson worked out very well. All IDs are also from Harold.
ID searchs still very much in progress - if you can add anything, send it along.

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