Chateauroux Air Station - 12th Air Postal Entries

Updated: 22 Jun 2008

12th Air Postal Squadron - Det 3

Chateauroux Air Station
Chateauroux, France

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Welcome to the 12th Air Postal Squadron Page of the Châteauroux Air Station Website!

The 12th Air Postal Squadron - Detachment 3 - was responsible for the processing of incoming and outgoing mail for APO 10 for over 8,000 (at one time or another) USAF, civilian and dependent persons who received mail. Those letters, cards and packages from home were eagerly awaited by all who were far from home. Thank you, postal workers, for your hard work.

HENDERSON, Kenneth L.
@ Chas: April 1962 - Nov 1965
12th Air Postal
Fort Lauderdale, FL

1-4-06 [jpnote: I emailed Gerald Perry with a copy to Kenneth to see if Kenneth was the A/1C Henderson that Gerald was trying to locate. Haven't heard if he was or not.]

[jpnote: 3-14-07 - Kenneth signed in the guestbook.]

[jpnote: 6-21-08 No word about Gerald Perry.]

JONES, Thaaron G.
@ Chas: 1954 to 57
Det 3 12th Air Postal
Sikston, MO

07/28/2002 Where are you Lee E. Pickering?

6-21-08 Did a search again for Lee E. Pickering - too many listed. If I knew his age or where he might have come from, could help to locate.

PALMORE, Teddy B., Lt. Col. (Ret.)
Chas Postmaster, APO 10
@ Chas: 1961-1964
Denton, TX

1/25/2002 I was Commander of APO 10, Déols Air Postal Terminal and APO at Aviano, Italy.

2-2-04: Thanks for the Web page. Searching for: Any friends who served during the above period.

1-20-05 [jpnote: Friends with Dell Toedt; Chad Students Carl Peters and Sheila Witherington remember Col Palmore from church.]

2-11-07 [jpnote: Two CHAD students from different timeframes recall fond memories of Col. Palmore. He was the music leader at the Baptist Church on the downtown Châteauroux economy where Sheila Witherington and Carl Peters attended at different times. Col. Palmore and his wife, Sue, live near me and the next time I go to OK City to visit other CHAS friends, I'm going to stop by.]

SARDINHA, Carlos [Bad address @ 9-07]
@ Chas: 1952-1953
12th Air Postal
Fall River, MA

5-26-04 Hey! anyone still around? We're getting old in the tooth. Where are you Walter Sherman?

SHAFFER, Charles "Chuck" See Chuck Shaffer's Memories
@ Chas: 1957-1960
12th Air Postal
1-24-06 - I received a message from you [Jenelle] at classmates. I was at Châteauroux from 1957 to 1960. I was in Detachment 3, 12th Air Postal Squadron. We ran the base post office and also pulled duty at Déols Airfield loading and unloading aircraft. Enjoyed those 3 years but was glad to get home.

Served 3 years there and currently retired from Navistar International after 38 years building trucks. Married with 2 sons, 4 stepkids and 10 grandchildren.

Searching: Anybody in the postal squadron during those years such as: Where are you Prince, Middleton, Strange, Hill, and so forth?

6-21-08 [jpnote: Chuck wrote hello, new email address and news of dramatic weight loss - 90 lbs! Congratulations! ]

WELLS, James E. T/Sgt - See Chas Memorium