TITLE: Blue Fox Songbook. Includes Bawdy Ballads, Tacky Toasts, Fox Tales, Korean Memoirs...and More!!! 18th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Eielson AFB, Alaska.
AUTHOR/COMPILER: Unknown
BRANCH OF SERVICE: Air Force
UNIT/AGENCY: 18th TFS
NATIONALITY: USA
DATE: Post-1982 when they were assigned the A-10 Warthog and pre-1991 when they were assigned the F-16.
PLACE: Eielson AFB, Alaska
NOTE: 75 song texts, Introduction ("The Fighter Pilot"), Dedication, U.S. Fighting Man's Code of Conduct, Fighter Pilot Toasts, Rules Fighter Gator Games, Fighter Pilot's Brevity Code, 18th TFS Blanket Apology Letter (LMF). Many of the songs and images in this songbook appear in the later ca 1991 335th FS Songbook.
CONTENTS:
Mary Ann Burns
The Great Fucking Wheel
She Looked So Fair
I Love My Wife
Adeline Schmidt
Finicule, Finicual
I Want To Play Piano in a Whorehouse
These Foolish Things
I Used to Work in Chicago
My Father was a Fireman
I Fucked a Dead Whore By the Roadside
Oh, Ay, Yi, Yi, Rodriguez the Mexican Pervert
Balls To Your Partner
Follow the Hogs
Sammy Small
Roll Your Leg Over
Battle Hymn
Hail, Britannia
A Babbling Brook
Ivan Skavinski Skavar
The Lady of the Manor
Pubic Hairs (Baby Face)
I Don't Want to Join the Army
Swing Low Sweet Chariot
Buttfucker
Tune: Moonshadow
The Twelve Days of Christmas
Friggin' in the Riggin'
Ball of O'Leary
My Grandfather's Clock
Roll Me Over in the Clover
Wild West Show
We Need A Gang Bang (Anita)
Sally in the Alley
Barnacle Bill the Sailor
By the Light
Show Me the Way to go Home
I'm Looking Under
On Top of the Pop Up
Woodpecker Song (Dixie)
Bang Bang Lulu
OV-10 (Dear Mom)
The Ball (The Night of the Kings Castration)
Ring Rang Doo
Let's Have a Party
My Warthog Flies Over the Ocean
The Warthog Driver
Don't Let Me Call You Sweetheart
Whiffenpoof Song
Midnight Trail
The Ballad of Lupe
O'Leary's Bar
There Are No Fighter Pilots
Strafe the Town and Kill the People
Bosom Buddies
You Can Tell a Fighter Pilot
Kotex Song
I'd Rather Fly a Warthog
Throw a Nickel on the Grass (Sea Version)
Throw a Nickel on the Grass (Korea Version)
Just Give Me Operations
The Blue Star
Sexual Life of a Camel
"G" Suits and Parachutes (Bell Bottom Trousers)
In-Flight Refueling (Strawberry Roan)
Phantoms in the Sky
Nellie Darling
You'll Never Mind
Doumer Bridge Blues
No Balls At All
Miss Lee's Hoochie
O'Reilley's Daughter
Parties, Banquets, and Balls
Tune: Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Sit Onna My Face
I Put My Hand Upon Her Toe.
Tune: Johnny Comes Marching Home
Air Force Song
NOTES UPDATED: 23 October 2006
UNIT HISTORY 18TH FIGHTER SQUADRON Courtesy of TSgt Dave Byrd, 354 Fighter Wing History Ofc Eielson AFB, AK
18TH FIGHTER SQUADRON (formerly Pursuit, 22 Dec 39-14 May 42; Fighter, 15 May 42-19 Aug 43; Fighter, Single Engine, 20 Aug 43-5 Mar 45; Fighter, Two Engine, 6 Mar 45-15 Aug 46; Fighter-Interceptor, 10 Oct 52-15 Apr 71; Tactical Fighter, 19 Sep 77-30 June 91; Fighter, 1 Jul 91-Present)
Lineage. Constituted 18th Pursuit Squadron (WD ltr AG 320.2, 14 Nov 39), 22 Dec 39. Activated 1 Feb 40 (same ltr). Redesignated Fighter Squadron 15 May 42 (WD ltr, AG 320.2, 12 May 42). Redesignated Fighter Squadron, Single Engine 20 Aug 43 (11 AF GO 7, 20 Feb 44 & WD ltr, AG 320.2, 31 Jul 43). Redesignated Fighter Squadron, Two Engine 6 Mar 45 (WD ltr, AG 322, 27 Feb 45). Inactivated 15 Aug 46 (HQ AAC, GO 26, 31 Jul 46 & WD ltr AG 322, 9 Jul 46). Redesignated Fighter-Interceptor Squadron 10 Oct 52 (DAF ltr 322, AFOMO 93h). Activated 1 Dec 52 (DAF ltr 322, Central Air Defense Force GO 40, 21 Nov 52). Inactivated 15 Apr 71. Redesignated 18th Tactical Fighter Squadron 19 Sep 77. Activated 1 Oct 77. Redesignated Fighter Squadron 1 Jul 91.
Assignments. 35th Pursuit Gp, 1 Feb 40; 28th Composite Gp, 8 Feb 41; XI Fighter Command, 15 May 42; 343rd Fighter Gp, 11 Sep 42; 31st Air Div (Def), 1 Dec 52; 514th Air Defense Gp, 16 Feb 53; 11th Air Div (Def), 1 Sep 54; 5001st Air Defense Gp, 20 Sep 54; 11th Air Div (Def), 1 Oct 55; 412th Fighter Gp (ADC), 20 Aug 57; 30th Air Division, 1 Apr 60; 478th Fighter Gp, 1 May 60; 78th Fighter Wg, 1 Feb 61; Grand Forks Air Defense Sector, 4 Sep 63; 29th Air Division, 1 Apr 66; 28th Air Division, 19 Nov 69-15 Apr 71. 21st Composite Wg, 1 Oct 77; 343rd Tactical Ftr Gp, 15 Nov 77; 21st Tactical Ftr Wg, 1 Jan 80; 343rd Composite (ltr, TFW, WG), 1 Jan 82; 354th Operations Group, 20 Aug 93-Present.
Stations. Moffett Fld, CA, 1 Feb 40; Hamilton Fld, CA, 10 Sep 40-8 Feb 41; Elmendorf Fld, AK, 21 Feb 41; Ft Greely, AK, 18 Apr 42-23 Nov 42; Adak Island, AK, 6 Dec 42-12 Feb 43; Amchitka Island, AK, 15 Feb 43-28 Mar 44; Attu Island, AK, 28 Mar 44-29 Oct 45; Elmendorf Fld, AK, c. 6 Nov 45-20 Jun 46; Ladd Fld, AK, 20 Jun 46-15 Aug 46. Minneapolis-St Paul Intl Airport, MN, 1 Dec 52-10 Aug 54; Ladd AFB, 28 Aug 54; Wurtsmith AFB, MI, 20 Aug 57-27 Apr 60; Grand Forks AFB, ND, 1 May 60-15 Apr 71. Elmendorf AFB, AK, 1 Oct 77; Eielson AFB, AK, 1 Jan 82-Present.
Commanders. Cap (ltr LtCol) Norman D. Sillin, 1 Feb 40; 1Lt William A. Bowie, 5 Aug 41; 1Lt Charles A. Gayle, 13 Feb 42; 1Lt Eldon R. Fisher, 18 Feb 42; 1Lt John C. Bowen, 27 Feb 42; 1Lt Joseph S. Littlepage, 26 Mar 42; 1Lt Charles A. Gayle, 12 Apr 42; 1Lt John C. Bowen, 24 Apr 42; 1Lt Charles A. Gayle, 28 May 42; Cap Clayton J. Larson, 3 Aug 42; Maj Charles A. Gayle, 12 Sep 42; Cap Louis T. Houck, 18 Sep 42; Cap Joseph S. Littlepage, 2 Oct 42; 1Lt Albert S. Aiken, 29 Oct 42; Cap Clayton J. Larson, 10 Nov 42; Cap William H. Booth, 5 Apr 43; Cap (ltr Maj) George L. Hicks, 31 Jan 44; Maj (ltr LtCol) Dean Davenport, 13 Sep 44; Maj Glenn K. Oberst, 25 Jul 45; 1Lt Harry K. Holtzinger, 31 Oct 45; NONE, 1 Feb-17 Jun 46; Cap Ralph L. Kipper, 18 Jun-15 Aug 46. Maj John H. Rogers; c. Dec 52; LtCol James T. Weldon Jul 56; Maj Merrill E. Roberts, Feb 57; LtCol John M. Patton, by Jun 58; Maj Dwaine L. Weatherwax, 16 Jul 59; LtCol Raymond S. Brown, 14 Aug 59; LtCol James M. Fogle, 1 Jul 60; LtCol Frederick L. Webster, 9 Jan 63; LtCol J. Robert Lilley, 10 Jun 66; LtCol David B. Ballou, by Oct 68; LtCol Kenneth A. Shealy, 6 Jun 69-15 Apr 71. LtCol Roger K. Schmitt, 1 Oct 77; LtCol Louis C. Tronzo, 26 Jul 78; LtCol James M. Hinkle, 1 Jan 80; Lt Col Robert H. Price, 26 Jun 81; LtCol Charles W. Parker, 1 Jan 82; LtCol Roland C. Potter, 23 May 83; LtCol Charles C. Higgins, 23 Jun 83; LtCol Bernard H. Fowle, IV, 26 Mar 85; LtCol Gerald R. Yarger, 4 May 87; LtCol Robert R. Woods, 27 May 88; LtCol James P. Hogan, 25 May 90; LtCol Randall L. Sage, 10 May 91; LtCol Jeffrey G. Fee, 18 Dec 82; LtCol Thomas A. Oram, 28 May 93; LtCol Chase J. Johnson, 9 Jul 93; LtCol Kenneth C. Schow, 10 Jul 95-Present.
Aircraft. P-36, 1940-41; P-40, 1941-45; P-39, 1943; P-38, 1943-46; P-51, 1946. F-51, 1952-53; F-86, 1953-54; F-89, 1954-57; F-102, 1957-1960; F-101, 1960-71; T-33, 1960-71. F-4E, 1977-81; A-10, 1982-1991; F-16C/D, 1991-Present.
Operations. The 18th Fighter Squadron participated in combat operations in the Northern Pacific, and in the defense of Alaska during World War II. Redesignated the 18th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron in 1952, the squadron began operations at Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport as part of Air Defense Command's continental defense forces. In July and August 1954, the 18th moved to Ladd AFB, Alaska, where for three years it carried out air defense operations within the Alaskan Air Command, winning the Command Rocketry Meet in 1955.The 18th transferred to Wurtsmith AFB, Michigan, in August 1957, and transitioned to F-102s. In November 1959, the 18th established four new rocketry records in competition at Tyndall AFB, Florida.
From May 1960 until inactivated in 1971, the 18th operated from Grand Forks, North Dakota, as part of the Air Defense Command's interceptor force. The 18th activated in 1977 at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, flying F-4Es for the tactical air defense of Alaska Air Command's area of responsibility. The squadron moved to Eielson AFB, Alaska, without personnel or equipment, on 1 Jan 1982. At Eielson, the 18th's mission became one of close air support, first flying the A-10 Thunderbolt and in 1991 converting to F-16C and D Falcons.
Honors. Service Streamers. None. Campaign Streamers. WWII: Aleutian Islands; Air Combat. Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.
Decorations. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: (Six) 1 Jun 62-31 May 64; 7 Jun 66-8 Jun 68; 1 Jan 78-31 Dec 78; 1 Jan 83-30 Jun 84; 1 Jan 88-31 Dec 89 (AAC SO GB-028, 9 Apr 90); 1 Jul 90-30 June 92 (PACAF SO GB-058, 17 Dec 92).
Emblem. On a yellow-orange disc, within an annulet of the field, a caricatured blue fox in front of a white lightning flash issuing from chief, stalking across a white cloud formation in base, outlined black, while holding a black aerial machine gun, proper, under the right foreleg; two small, jagged, red flashes emitting from machine gun muzzle toward base, as per record drawing. Slightly modified to present form in 1978: An updated gattling gun is now braced against the left side of the fox' chest, and is shooting to dexter-base rather than sinister-base. The fox himself is now facing dexter instead of sinister.
Significance: The fox is used symbolically for his qualities of intelligence and cunning in seeking out and attacking his enemies and for his perseverance in preservation and protection of his species. Like qualities are essential in carrying out the fighter mission. Original significance of blue fox: indigenous to Southern Alaska. (Emblem Originally approved 10 Nov 44, negative number K65318).
