after active duty i went into the photography business in arlington, texas, from 1971 to 1990. (a lot of work, moderately rewarding)
from 1990 until i retired on december 31, 2008, was a forensic specialist/crime scene investigator (yes, a csi). (very critical and technical work, hugely rewarding) i was a supervisor from 2000 until retirement. other than many major cases, including homicides, i was responsible for getting the unit accredited by ASCLD (the american society of crime lab directors). and, except for state labs and a few private labs, plano, texas, was just the seventh police agency in the state to be accredited. quite a fete.
concurrently i completed over 20 years in the reserves (1994) in MAG-41 at NAS dallas, final rank, major.
i have two sons. i divorced jan in 1990 and married pat in 1998, who was with me at the last two reunions. she has a son and a daughter. we, together, have six grandchildren ranging from one year old to ten years old. if any red devils are in the dallas/fort worth area, contact us...HAVE A GREAT REUNION
RED DEVIL DATA SHEET 2010
NAME: ………………………Jean Gruhler
CALL SIGN: …………………Growler
DATE OF BIRTH: ……………6AUG35
PLACE OF BIRTH:…………..Atlantic City , NJ
RANK IN 1969:……………….Major
JOBS HELD IN VMFA-232…..Gold Flight Leader/S-4
JOINED USMC: …………… 1DEC53 (USNR 14OCT52 )
COMMISSIONED:…………. 7JUN61
WINGS:……………………… 19MAR62
DISCHARGED: ………………15NOV80
WIFE THEN: …………………..Jane, 55years
WIFE NOW:
CHILDREN: …………………...Jean, Jackie, Christian
COLLEGE:……………………..Drexel ‘61, UCLA’70
PRESENT ADDRESS: …………881 Coachway, Annapolis , MD 21401
PHONE: ……………………….(410)849-2112
E-MAIL:……………………….GrowlerVMF@aol.com
Narrative: (What have you been doing the last 40 years or anything you would like to share with us.) FIVE squadrons at El Toro , VMA-211, VMFA-542, VMFA-232,
VMA-214, VMFA-314.......:-))))))))))))))))))))))))
RED DEVIL
NAME: Michael G. Maki
CALL SIGN: N/A
DATE OF BIRTH: 1/29/49
PLACE OF BIRTH: Marquette, Mi.
RANK IN 1969:Cpl
JOBS HELD IN VMFA-232 Flight Equipment
JOINED USMC: 5/28/67
COMMISSIONED:
WINGS:
DISCHARGED: 5/28/71
WIFE THEN: None
WIFE NOW : Sheila
CHILDREN: one
COLLEGE: some
PRESENT ADDRESS: 1812 Kimber Ave. Marquette, Mi. 49855
PHONE: 906-360-2181 (cell)
Narrative: (What have you been doing the last 40 years or anything you would like to share with us.)
After discharge returned home tried college, had various jobs untill I found permanent employment with
Douglas Roy Harlow
call sign: BUFFY (thx to Paul L'Esperancewho named me Big Ugly Fellow, when we first met in the 232 flight gear locker room !!)
d.o.b.: 7-29-43, @ Seattle,Wash.
1969 rank: Capt.
232 desk job: nbc / training off. ; asst on Ops Off. staff.
joined USMC : May 1966
commisioned: Sept 1966
NFO wings: Feb 1968
discharged: Sept 1974
wife then: Joanie
wife now (30 yrs) : Tooky
children (7) : mine=Brian, Craig & jason........hers=Cheryl, Bob, Debbie & Patty....======15 grandchildren
colleges : Seattlr Pacific U.(engineering) & Central Wash. U (Business)
address: 42 Point Fosdick Drive N.W., Gig Harbor, Wash. 98335
home phone : (253) 851-2963
e-mail : tooky@harbornet.com
Narrative: 1971 - 1980 Ops Mgr for Foss tugboat co., Seattle 1981- 1985 u.s.customs broker / shipping agent -entering & clearing container ships, Tacoma 1985 - 1995 asst mgr Panasonic Electronics warehouse in Tacoma - unloading ships, then forwarding Panasonic goods via truck/rail/747 freighter to N. America & Europe. retired : me in 199 Tooky in 2000 (regis. nurse)
Bob Devere Data
RED DEVIL DATA SHEET 2010
NAME: Robert P. DeVere
CALL SIGN: none
DATE OF BIRTH: 21 October, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH: Oak Ridge, Tennessee
RANK IN 1969: 1st Lt.
JOINED USMC: October, 1965
COMMISSIONED: Enlisted Commissioning Program, January, 1967
WINGS: NFO June 1968
DISCHARGED: June 1979 as Captain
WIFE THEN: Helen (Cole) DeVere
WIFE NOW: none
CHILDREN: Paul DeVere II Jan. 1976; Brian Andrew DeVere Dec. 1977
COLLEGE: University of Connecticut, BSE Electronics Engineering, Computer Science Engineering, 1984
PRESENT ADDRESS: PO Box 838, Ridgecrest, CA 93556
PHONE: W: (760) 939-8592 ; H: (760) 375-6188
E-MAIL: robert.devere@iwvisp.com; robert.devere@navy.mil
There is this one time I remember, . . .
Fighting our way West for a Steel Tiger with Tommy Keenan, Pappy glued to our wing in the goo, painting the worst of the cells on 10 mile scope with the gain way down trying to avoid the worst of the thunderheads and still getting beat up by it, and Pappy still glued to our wing. Incredible.
What it all meant . . . You know, I still wonder. Yet looking back now I think we (America) did something good just by saying we wouldn’t just roll over for what we perceived to be a threat. It may have work to our benefit in later years, and eventually it did when the Soviet Union collapsed. Were we part of that? I think so. Didn’t realize it at the time, but I think we were.
