W45AUTH\MT30R-JW.DOC
After 1st Mission
Flight Crew 56, Guam, March 1945
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Position |
Rank |
Duty |
First |
Last |
SN |
MOS |
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S5 |
Capt |
AC |
John |
White |
0751222 |
1093 |
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1st Lt |
P |
Adolph R. |
Iversen |
0778822 |
1092 |
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1st Lt |
N |
Leonhard H. |
Bergen |
02064484 |
1038 |
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1st Lt |
B |
Melvin W. |
Young |
02065371 |
1035 |
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F/O |
RO |
Wayne L. |
McClellan |
T13546 |
0142 |
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M/Sgt |
FE |
Keith P. |
Gingerich |
39566125 |
737 |
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S6 |
S/Sgt |
R |
Theodore |
McQuilkin |
13146360 |
2756 |
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T/Sgt |
CFC |
Aril |
Sunwall |
39385997 |
580 |
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S/Sgt |
RG |
George W. |
Swaincott |
33807594 |
611 |
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S/Sgt |
LG |
William B. |
Thompson |
14189073 |
611 |
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Sgt |
TG |
Gordon B. |
Smith |
33798292 |
611 |
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Our Shack May 30, 1945
03-11-45;
F013=M041;Wing 73-313-314; Night; Incind; 5-8KAltitude; Nagoya Urban area "Microscope #2"
Airborne=310; Abort=18; Lost=1(ditched after takeoff); Bomb load=9827; Fuel Resv=920; Damaged=?
EA Attacks=47
28th Airborne=(6): JO'Neil#_,VChandlerd#3, ESeitz#3, CWells#3, JSimmons#3, VParker#2,
30th Airborne=? J White #1,
93rd Airborne=?
03-16-45;
F016=M043;W73-313-314; Night; Incind; 4-9KAltitude; Kobe Urban area "Middleman #2"
Airborne=330; Abort=16; Lost=3 (3 to unk); Bomb load=14931; Fuel Resv=889; Damaged=?
EA Attacks=96
28th Airborne=(8): VChandler#5, ESeitz#4, CWells#5, JHancock#3, JSimmons#5, ?__,?__
30th Airborne=(?) F Blakeley #5, G Savage # , J White#2,
93rd Airborne=(?)
R Fitzgerald#_
R Fitzgerald#? by D Landau: “Maj R. Fitzgerald 73rd Wing down over target, all but two of crew lost. Bob Nelson, Navigator, & one gunner survived crash. Bob was beheaded Aug ‘45. The event used as evidence in War Crimes trial in Philippines. Bob was my college room mate & we took exams for cadets at Ft Riley -- he passed, I was color blind. I eventually became Eng Officer 28th Sqd, now compiler of this document. When on Guam I was only aware he was missing, after the war via his family and researching news papers I found what had happened. The gunner was also killed but I don’t know when.
03-18-45;
F018=M044;W73-313-314; Night; Incind; 5-9KAltitude; Nagoya Urban area "Microscope #3"
Airborne=310; Abort=19; Lost=1 (1 ditched on return); Bomb load=13144; Fuel Resv=1085; Damaged=?
EA Attacks=44
28th Airborne=(8): ESeitz#5, FMaupin#2, VParker#4, __, __, __, __, __
30th Airborne=(?) J White#3,
93rd Airborne=(?)
03-24-45;
F019=M045;W73-313-314; Night; Incind; 6-10KAltitude; Nagoya; Mitsubishi AC "Eradicate #5"
Airborne=248; Abort=17; Lost=5(1 ditched enroute; 1 to AA; 3 unk); Bomb load=13690; Fuel Resv=1021; Damaged=? ;EA Attacks=0
28th Airborne=(7) JO'Neill#_, CWells#6, JHancock#4, JSimmons#6, ___, ___, ___
30th Airborne=(?) F Blakeley #6, J White#4,
93rd Airborne=(?)
03-31-45;
F023=M050;W73-314; Day; GP; 14-18KAltitude;Kyushu, Tachiari Mach Works &
Omura AF "Fearless #2"
Airborne=149; Abort=18; Lost=1(1 ditched enroute); Bomb load=7867; Fuel Resv=852; Damaged=?
EA Attacks=175; dest=11, prob=5, dam=3
28th Airborne=(3) FMaupin#4, __
30th Airborne=(?) J White#5
93rd Airborne=(?)
04-07-45;
F028=M059;Wing 313-314; Day; GP; 16-25KAltitude; Nagoya; Mitsubishi Engine
Plant "Eradicate #7"
Airborne=194; Abort=10; Lost=2(1 to AA; 1 to EA) Bomb load=8993; Fuel Resv=754; Damaged=?
EA Attacks=233 (dest=21, prob=11, dam=22)
28th Airborne=(10) VChandler#8, ESeitz#9, CWells#9, JHancock#5, FMaupin#5, ___, ___, ___, ___
30th Airborne=(?) F Blakeley #8, J White#6
93rd Airborne=(?)
04-12-45;
F029=M065;Wing 314; Day; GP; 7-9KAltitude; Koriyama; Koriyama Chemical
Plant "Lunchroom #1"
Airborne=85; Abort=7; Lost=2(1 ditched on return; 1 crashed at Agana Guam); Bomb load=5342; Fuel Resv=927; Damaged=? ;EA Attacks=2 (dest=0, prob=0; dam=0)
28th Airborne=(11) J Simmons#9, V Chandler#9, ESeitz#10, JHancock#7, HGammel#__, RSpencer#_, JCarroll#8, FMaupin#7, BKordus#__, TReadheimer#_, GO'Leary#__
30th Airborne=(?) F Blakeley #9, J White#7
93rd Airborne=(?)
04-13-45;
F030=M067;Wing 73-313-314; Night; Incind; 7-9KAltitude; Tokyo Arsenal "Perdition #1"
Airborne=348; Abort=11; Lost=7 (1 ditched on return; 6 unk cause); Bomb load=9409; Fuel Resv=1158; Damaged=? ;EA Attacks=102 (dest=6, prob=0, dam=2)
28th Airborne=(14) CWells#10, JHancock#8, FMaupin#7, ESeitz#11, Vparker#8, J Carroll #9 _______
30th Airborne=(?) J White#8
93rd Airborne=(?) J Handwerker #9, R Morris #9,
04-15-45;
F031=M068;Wing 313-314; Night; Incind; 6-10KAltitude; Kawasaki Urban area "Brisket #1"
Airborne=219; Abort=8; Lost=12 (4 probably to EA or AA; 8 unk cause); Bomb load=9659; RF=1060; Damaged=? ;EA Attacks=53 (dest=?, prob=?, dam=?)
28th Airborne=(13) JO'Neill#__, VChandler#10, ESeitz#12, CWells#11, TReadheimer#_, JSimmons#10, EHammond#__, JCarroll#10, FMaupin#8, VParker#9, GO'Leary#__, JRobinson#_, M Floyd#__
30th Airborne=(?) F Blakeley #10, G Savage #7, J White#9
93rd Airborne=(?)
04-18-45;
F033=M081;Wing 314; Day; GP; 18KAltitude; Nittagahara AF "Bushing #2"
Airborne=11; Abort=0; Lost=0; Bomb load=5950; Fuel Resv=1047; Damaged=? ;EA Attacks=0
28th Airborne=(?) JO'Neill#__, CWells#12, EHammond#__, JCarroll#11, Vparker#10
30th Airborne=(?) J White#10,
93rd Airborne=(?)
04-22-45;
F036=M093;Wing 314; Day; GP; 14-17KAltitude; Miyazaki AF "Neckcloth #1"
Airborne=22; Abort=0; Lost=0; Bomb load=9217; Fuel Resv=1095; EA Attacks=3
30rd Airborne=(?) J White#11
04-27-45;
F039=M112;Wing 314; Day; GP: 16-17KAltitude;
Kanoya AF "Checkbook
#7"
Airborne=21; Abort=1; Lost=0; Bomb load=10700; Fuel Resv=727; Damaged=?
EA Attacks=51 (dest=0, prob=0, dam=2)
28th Airborne=(11) TReadheimer#_, RSpencer(Alt), JHancock#10, HGammel#_, VChandler#12, GO'Leary#_, FMaupin#11, JDillard#_, __________
30th Airborne=(?) J White#12,
93rd Airborne=(?)
First mission summary sheet showing a landing on Iwo Jima
04-28-45;
F040=M118;Wing 314; Day; GP; 15-17KAltitude; Kanoya AF "Checkbook #8"
Airborne=23; Abort=0; Lost=1(1 crash landed on Iwo on return); Bomb load=10700; Fuel Resv=647; Iwo=1; Damaged=? ;EA Attacks=14 (dest=1, prob=0, dam=0)
28th Airborne=(?)
30th Airborne=(?) J White#13
93rd Airborne=(?)
05-05-45;
F046=M148;Wing 314; Day; GP; 17KAltitude;
Chiran AF "Treadle#1"
Airborne=11; Abort=2; Lost=0; Bomb load=8000; Fuel Resv=743; Iwo=0; Damaged=? ;EA Attacks=0;
28th Airborne=(11) C Wells#15, F Maupin#13, J Carroll #15 ________________________
30th Airborne=(?) J White#14
93rd Airborne=(?)
The first data on EA Sighted
05-11-45;
F053=M172;Wing 58-73-314; Day; GP; 16-20KAltitude; Kobe; Kawasaki AC Plant
"Leafstalk #1"
Airborne=102; Abort=8; Lost=1 (1 crashed on takeoff); (3 dam); Bomb load=11313; Fuel Resv=752; Iwo=14; Damaged=? ;EA Sighted=41; EA Attacks=261 (dest=9, prob=22, dam=15)
28th Airborne=(4) CWells#16, JHancock#12, J Carroll #16, ___
30th Airborne=(?) J White#15
93rd Airborne=(?)
05-14-45; F057=M174;
Wing 58-73-313-314; Day; Incind; 16-20KAltitude; North Nagoya Urban area
"Microscope #4"
Airborne=524; Abort=0; Lost=11(1 to EA; 1 to AA; 4 to accid; 4 to other, 1 unk); Bomb load=11479; Fuel Resv=642; Iwo=14; Damaged=? ;EA Sighted=80; EA Attacks=275 (dest=23, prob=16, dam=31)
28th Airborne=(13) VChandler#15, CWells#17, FMaupin#15, JDillard#_, KClewitt#_, Vparker#15,
30th Airborne=(?) F Blakeley #15, J White#16
93rd Airborne=(?)
05-16-45; F060=M176;
Wing 58-73-313-314; Night; Incind; 7-18KAltitude; South Nagoya Urban area
Microscope #5"
Airborne=516; Abort=45; Lost=3(3 unk); (14 dam by AA); Bomb load=14966; Fuel Resv=802; Iwo=16, Damaged=?
EA Sighted=28; EA Attacks=11 (dest=0, prob=0, dam=0)
First time more EA were sighted than attack
28th Airborne=(12) VChandler#16, FMaupin#16, CWells#17, VParker#16, J Carroll #17 ___________
30th Airborne=(?) F Blakeley #16, G Savage #15, J White#17
93rd Airborne=(?)
19th BG aircraft painted Black on bottoms
05-23-45; F062=M181;
Wing 58-73-313-314; Night; Incind; 13KAltitude; Tokyo Urban area
Airborne=558; Abort=0; Lost=17(2 to AA;1 to EA; 4 to accidents; 10 unk); Bomb load=14138;Fuel Resv=633; Iwo=49; Damaged=? ;EA Sighted=60; EA Attacks=83 (dest=6, prob=1, dam=2)
28th Airborne=(?) JStevens#1, JHancock#13(93rd), Vparker#17, J Carroll #18
30th Airborne=(?) E. Tobin #16, J White#18
93rd Airborne=(?) A Beck #12,
First data on P51 escort
05-29-45; F070=M186;
Wing 58-73-313-314; Day; Incind; 17-21KAltitude; Yokohama area
Airborne=510; Abort=26; Lost=7(3 to AA; 1 rammed; 2 ditched; 1 unk); Bomb load=12040; Fuel Resv=811; Iwo=39; Damaged=? ;EA Sighted=55; EA Attacks=110 (dest=6, prob=5, dam=10)
101 P51 escort, 2 P51s lost over target
28th Airborne=(13) CWells#19, FMaup#18, JStev#2, VPark#18, GO'L#_, (JAmb#_?), J Carroll #19
30th Airborne=(?) E Tobin #17, F Blakeley # 19, J White#19
93rd Airborne=(?)
06-01-45; F076=M187;
Wing 58-73-313-314; Day; Incind; 13-28KAltitude; Osaka Urban area
Airborne=509; Abort=25; Lost=10 (5 to AA; 2 collided at assy; 2 mech prob; 1 unk); Bomb load=12364; Fuel Resv=655; Iwo=81; Damaged=4 (by EA-AA) ;EA Sighted=85; EA Attacks=221 (dest=16, prob=9, dam=24)
148 P51 escort formed but most turned back, 27 P51s and 26 pilots lost due to severe weather.
28th Airborne=(11) VChandler#18, FMaupin#19, WRiggs#_, JStevens#3, ___
30th Airborne=(?) F Blakeley #20, J White#20
93rd Airborne=(?)
06-07-45; F084=M189;
Wing 58-73-313-314; Day; Incind; 18-23KAltitude; Osaka Urban
Airborne=449; Abort=29; Lost=2 (2 to mech failure); Bomb load=13182; Fuel Resv=544; Iwo=59; Damaged=7 by AA ;EA Sighted=10; EA Attacks=30 (dest=0, prob=0, dam=3)
144 P51 escort; 1 caught fire near Iwo
28th Airborne=(9) TReadheimer#_, CWells#21, 1VChandler#19, HGammel#_, EHammond#_, JCarroll#21, FMaupin#21, PCrow#_, Wrigg#_, J White#21
30th Airborne=(?)
06-11-45; Search
J White#__
06-15-45; F103=M203;
Wing 58-73-313-314; Day; Incind; 16-27KAltitude; Osaka-Amagasaki Urban area
Airborne=511; Abort=40; Lost=2(1 crashed off end of runway; 1 crashed 4 mi N of Guam); Bomb load=13577; Fuel Resv=708; Iwo=43; EA Sighted=0; EA Attacks=0 ;100 P51 turned back due to poor weather
28th Airborne=(10) VChandler#20, FMaupin#23, TReadheimer#_, JStevens#6, EHammond#_, HGammel#_, JCarroll#23, PCrow, RLong, ____
30th Airborne=(?) F Blakeley #23, J White#22
93rd Airborne=(?)
06-17-45; F111=M206;
Wing 314; Night; Incind; 7-9KAltitude; Kagoshima Urban area
Airborne=120; Abort=1; Lost=1 (1 crashed off coast of Japan); Bomb load=14508; Fuel Resv=712; Iwo=3; Damaged=? ;EA Sighted=16; EA Attacks=1 (0-0-0)
28th Airborne=(11) FMaupin#24, TReadheimer, JDillard, JStevens#7, JAmbrose#_, WRowe, RLong, HGammel, J Carroll #24, EHammond,
30th Airborne=(?) J White#23
93rd Airborne=(?)
06-19-45; F116=M212;
Wing 314; Night: Incind; 8-12KAltitude;
Shizuoka Urban area
Airborne=137; Abort=9; Lost=2 (2 unk); Bomb load=15078; Fuel Resv=954; Iwo=2; Damaged=?
EA Sighted=18; EA Attacks=4 (0-0-0)
28th Airborne=(12) FMaupin#25, BKordus#_, RLong#_, HGammel#_, JCarroll#_, JRobinson#_, EHammond#_, JStevens#8, (JAmbrose#_). VParker#21, ____, ____
30th Airborne=(?) J White#24
93rd Airborne=(?)
06-22-45; F123=M216;
Wing 314; Day; GP; 15-18KAltitude;
Tamashima; Mitsubishi AC Plant
Airborne=123; Abort=3; Lost=2 (1 to EA; 1 unk); Bomb load=12192; Fuel Resv=778; Iwo=3; Damaged=?
EA Sighted=49; EA Attacks=41 (dest=1, prob=0, dam=0)
28th Airborne=(11) 1VChandler#21, 2CWells#22, FMaupin#26, RLong, HGammel, PCrow,JRobinson, WRowe, JStevens#9, ___, ___
30th Airborne=(?) F Blakeley #24, J White#25
93rd Airborne=(?)
06-26-45; F132=M231;
Wing 314; Day; GP; 15-17KAltitude;
Kagamigahara; Kawasaki AC
Airborne=35; Abort=3; Lost=1(1 rammed); Bomb load=12100; Fuel Resv=699; Iwo=4; Damaged=?
EA Sighted=24; EA Attacks=7 (dest=9, prob=1, dam=2)
28th Airborne=(12) VParker#22, FMaupin#27, BKordus#_,TReadhimer# , WRowe#_, JAmbrose#_, RLong(Alt), HGammel, JRandolph#_,JRobinson#_,JStevens#10, __, ___
30th Airborne=(?) J White#26
93rd Airborne=(?)
06-28-45; F135=M237;
Wing 314; Night; Incind; 7-12KAltitude; Nobeoka Urban area
Airborne=122; Abort=5; Lost=0; Bomb load=14984; Fuel Resv=787; Iwo=6; Damaged=?
EA Sighted=6; EA Attacks=1; (0-0-0)
28th Airborne=(11) VChandler#22, CWells#22, FMaupin#28, TReadhimer, JStevens#11, PCrow, RLong, HGammel, JRobinson, EHammond#_, __
30th Airborne=(?) G Savage #18, J White#27
93rd Airborne=(?)
07-01-45; F145=M243;
Wing 314; Night: Incind; 8-19KAltitude;
Shimonoseki Urban area
Airborne=141; Abort=8; Lost=1 (1 to mech, 2 eng failed enroute); Bomb load=13809; Fuel Resv=656; Iwo=22; Damaged=? ;EA Sighted=0; EA Attacks=0
28th Airborne=(11) VChandler#23, FMaupin#29,TReadhimer, JStevens#12, JAmbrose#_, PCrow, HGammel, JRobinson, VParker#23, ___, ___
30th Airborne=(?) G Savage #19, J White#28
93rd Airborne=(?)
07-04-45; F149=M250;
Wing 314; Night; Incind; 10-17KAltitude;
Tokushima Urban area
Airborne=137; Abort=6; Lost=0; Bomb load=15675; Fuel Resv=762; Iwo=3; Damaged=?
EA Sighted=10;EA Attacks=0
28th Airborne=(11) VChandler#24, CWells#24, FMaupin#30, TReadhimer, JStevens#13, JAmbrose, HGammel, VParker#24, JRobinson#_, EHammond, ___
30th Airborne=(?) F Blakeley #25, J White#29
93rd Airborne=(?)
07-07-45; F157=M254;
Wing 314; Night; Indind; 11-17KAltitude;
Kofu Urban area
Airborne=138; Abort=6; Lost=0; Bomb load=15757; Fuel Resv=783; Iwo=3; Damaged=?; EA Sighted=22; EA Attacks=0
28th Airborne=(11) FMaupin#31, JStevens#14, ___________________
30th Airborne=(?) F Blakeley #26, G Savage #20, J White#30
93rd Airborne=(?)
07-10-45; F167=M260;
Wing 314; Night; Incind; 15-18KAltitude;
Gifu Urban
Airborne=135; Abort=4; Lost=1 (1 caught fire & exploded leaving target); Bomb load=14676; Fuel Resv=685; Iwo=3; EA Sighted=10; EA Attacks=3
28th Airborne=(11) CWells#25, FMaupin#32, JStevens#15, ________________
30th Airborne=(?) G Savage #21, J White#31
93rd Airborne=(?)
07-13-45; F177=M266;
Wing 314; Night; Incind; 10-16KAltitude;
Uwajima Urban
Airborne=130; Abort=6; Lost=0; Bomb load=15026; Fuel Resv=700; Iwo=6; Damaged=?; EA Sighted=6; EA Attacks=0
28th Airborne=(11) FMaupin#33, VParker#25, _____
30th Airborne=(?) J White#32
93rd Airborne=(?)
07-17-45; F189=M274;
Wing 314; Night; Indind; 11-15KAltitude;
Hiratsuka Urban
Airborne=132; Abort=2; Lost=0; Bomb load=16923; Fuel Resv=765; Iwo=11, Damaged=?; EA Sighted=0; EA Attacks=0
28th Airborne=(11) VChandler#25, FMaupin#34, TReadhimer, JDillard, JStevens#16, JAmbrose, Dorr,PCrow, RLong, Bort, JRandolph, JHewitt
30th Airborne=(?) F Blakeley #27, G Savage #22, J White #33
07-20-45; F194=M280;
Wing 314; Night; Incind; 13-16KAltitude;
Okazaki Urban area
Airborne=130; Abort=3; Lost=0; Bomb load=15021; Fuel Resv=884; Iwo=4; Damaged=?; EA Sighted=9; EA Attacks=0
28th Airborne=(11) FMaupin#35, JStevens#17, VParker#26, _______
30th Airborne=(?) J White#34
93rd Airborne=(?)
07-24-45; F???=M289; Wing 314; Day; GP; 12-18KAltitude; Nagoya; Mitsubishi AC, Fuji Textile, Toyowa Hvy Industry or Tsu
Airborne=81; Abort=6; Lost=0; Bomb load=9032; Fuel Resv=676; Iwo=45; Damaged=?; EA Sighted=4; EA Attacks=0
28th Airborne=(13) JStevens#18, VParker#27, CWells#26, ______
30th Airborne=(?) F Blakeley #28, G Savage # 23, J White#35
93rd Airborne=(?)
Receiving the Air Medal from Col Roberts, 19th BG CO
**** O ****
News of Ted’s death came as a shock to those
of the 19th BG Association who had visited with Ted and his wife Jo
Ann at the 1996 reunion in Sept at Ft Worth TX; Ted seemed in excellent health.
As always Ted was a major participant in these reunions -- Ted had taken on the
task of providing memorabilia for the association. Ted was known to all and his
enthusiastic support was greatly valued and appreciated. I can speak for those
who knew him, each feels they have lost a true personal friend. Ted was
dedicated to the task at hand – I inserted his “in case lost” identity photo
from 1945. DL
Radio
Operator ’45 Theodore McQuilkin Retiree ‘96
Theodore H. McQuilkin, 71, Indiana, died Monday, Jan. 6, 1997, at Indiana Hospital.
The son of Hale 0. and Anna Lohr McQuilkin, he was born April 28, 1925, in Latrobe.
Mr. McQuilkin had lived in Indiana since 1935. He was a member of Calvary Presbyterian Church, where he served as a deacon and an elder. He served on the Ushers Committee, Couples Club and as a counselor at the Westminster Highland Church Camp.
Mr. McQuilkin served in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II as a radioman on a B-29 bomber, earning the American Defense Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Asiatic Pacific Theater Ribbon with three battle stars, Air Medal and three clusters, the Distinguished Flying Cross, crew wings, Presidential Unit Citation with seven clusters, American Theater Ribbon, and a World War II Victory Medal. He was a member of the 19th Bombardment Group.
He was a graduate of Indiana Area High School. He received a BS degree in art education from Indiana State Teachers College (now IUP) in 1949 and his MA degree in art education from Penn State University in 1952. He was a member of the Sig Tau Gamma Fraternity.
Mr. McQuilkin taught in the Indiana Area School District for more than 35 years before retiring in 1984. He was a member of the Indiana borough council during the 1960s. He was a member of the Indiana Lions Club, where he served as past secretary and was voted Lion of the Year. He was a member of the Indiana and Pennsylvania art associations, the Indiana County Historical and Genealogical Society, the St. Andrews Society of Indiana and the Pinees Camping Group.
He was a life member of the National Rifle Association and was a certified NRA safety instructor. He also was a charter member of the Two-Lick Gun Collectors, a member of the Clymer Rifle and Pistol Club that won the team championship in 1966, and a member of the Indiana Sportsman Club.
He was a life member of Indiana VFW Post 1989, where he participated in the Veterans Day parade, wearing his original uniform. He also was a member of American Legion Post 141. Mr. McQuilkin volunteered for the Citizens Ambulance Service transport van and served on the board of the VNA.
He was adopted by the Seneca Indians in Steamburg, N.Y., in the Wolf Clan of the Iroquois Nation, which led to many education programs throughout the community. Many knew him as Trader Ted for his small business for over 40 years.
He served for 35 years with the Boy Scouts of America, where he was program director of Camp Seth Mack, earning the Order of the Arrow, the Silver Statuette, the Vigil Honor and the Silver Beaver and was currently an advisory board member.
He was involved with the Colonial Re-enactment group since 1975, the 13th Regiment of the Pennsylvania Continental on the Line group, Mercer's Third group and Contracover de la Marine and the French and Indiana War Living History group.
Surviving are his wife, Jo-Anne Couch McQuilkin; three sons, Jeffrey, Fort Myers Beach, Fla.; Edwin, Shelocta; and Thomas and wife, Jacqueline, Indiana; two brothers, G. Benjamin, Geneva, N.Y., and Thomas L., Louisville, Ky.; two sisters, Mrs. Robert (Jane) Sealand, Greensburg; and Mrs. Robert (Joanna) Barnhart, Norvelt; two grandchildren, Crystal and Brent McQuilkin; special friends Rebecca, Justin, Joshua Clark and Timothy Williams; and a number of nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Friends will be received from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Thursday at Robinson Lytle's, Indiana. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in Calvary Presbyterian Church, Indiana, with the Rev. James Patten and the Rev. Elizabeth B. Rogers officiating. Interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Indiana, where graveside military rites will be accorded by VFW Post 1989.
The Lions Club will hold a service at 6:45 p.m. Thursday.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Calvary Presbyterian Church or the Indiana Lions Club, Health Camp Road, Indiana.