Welcome to the Home
Page of the US Army Met Team, Canal Zone
Most of the Team Listed below Was Stationed at Corozal (Pacific
Side) or Ft Sherman (Atlantic Side) during the period from 1969
to 1970. Military personnel in the USA Met Team from
other periods are welcome. Please email your
information to Ed Johnson foodwatch2003@yahoo.com.
We are in need of circa 1970 pictures from the zone. Please
email them in any format.
| Tom Ardrey | Working for the Weather Service in Columbia SC |
| Frank Mlakar | Believed to be somewhere in Minneapolis |
| Henry Stein | Originally from the Chicago Area |
| Richard Keen | Now teaching in Colorado |
| Ron Hanna | Last known working in Indianapolis |
| Steve Schraeder | Originally from Kansas Area |
| Tom Wilson | Last Seen trashing a jeep in Sh@# Pond |
| JoeVan Bullard | Originally from New Mexico, believed to be Asst City Mgr of Oklahoma City |
| Ed Johnson | Lives in Menands, NY... working as a Program Manager |
| Fred Choppy | Fred lives near the Jersey Shore. He is active in CG Auxiliary there |
| Mark Rafferty | Believed to be from Philadelphia area.....lived with his wife Marta in RP. |
| Jim Bartholomy | Believed to be living in New England |
| Howie Kirschner | From LaTrobe PA, whereabouts unknown |
| Tracy Jones | Now works as a programmer for a school district north of San Diego area |
| Stephen Repasch | From Bethlehem PA area now the Mayor of Fountain Hill, PA |
| Ken Marshall | Originally from California |
| "Pinky" Milock | Beware of the Bats at Gamboa! |
| Frank Kessler | Originally from Portland OreGUN.... Wanted to be a politician |
| Mike Wepsala | We appear to have located Mike through a genealogy page on the web...then again, maybe not |
| Rick Krolick | Last Seen boarding a cruise ship in Panama with an Aussie mate just before ETS. Sadly, Rick passed away recently. |
| Phil Karantzalis | Whereabouts unknown |
| Richard Gazda | Working in weather at Redstone Arsenal |
| MSGT Bill Taylor | Bill passed on in 1993, Some of Bill's travels after CZ are detailed by his daughter Melodye |
| Sgt. Herbert Arter | Whereabouts unknown |
| Sgt. Kamidoi | Originally from Hawaii |
| MSGT Eisenbeis | Whereabouts unknown |
| Maj Vernon Hermanson | Whereabouts unknown |
| Lt. Jimmy Winchel | Whereabouts unknown |
| Sgt Lloyd Nolan | Believed to be living in California |
| CWO Carlson | Last seen launching a Loki rocket into Colon on a very windy day |
| Ng?? | |
| Dave McGinnis | Was on both sides during period Jan '72 to May'73. He is now with the Weather Service |
Others to be added.....
We will try to find as many as we can of the members of the US Army Met Team "Marooned" at Corozal and Fort Sherman during the period from 1969 through 1970. We are gathering pictures of the era and will attempt to post email addresses for those that wish to be found.
A New Message Board will be linked from here soon...
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Some of our Landmarks.....
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