4th Fighter Group Reunion
Knoxville, Tennessee
June 17-21, 1999
Group 1
Lt. Frank Speer
The virtual 4th FG with Bob Tullius' Mustang done up as Captain Donald Emerson's 4th FG Mustang
Lt. Andrew Lacy
Lt. Frank Speer and Col. Don Blakeslee
Julie Montgomery Haynes (Daughter of Major Gerald Montgomery) and Col. Don Blakeslee
Paolo Pesci (-juve-) with Col. Don Blakeslee
Paolo Pesci showing Don Blakeslee the 4th FG website
Wade "==au==" Williams, Steve "daddy=" Zarifis and Col. Don Blakeslee
Herbert Swift (864th Engineering Squadron)
Lt. Cal Willruth
Mike "--maa-" Aiello, Lt. Cal Willruth, Paolo "-juve-" Pesci, Steve "daddy=" Zarifis and Ian "-eman-" Allwood
Lts. Francis "Lefty" Grove and Lt. Dick Moore
Sgt. Don Allen and Lt. Marvin Arthur
View of the reunion meeting room
Lt. Paul Burnett
Close up of the nose art of Bob Tullius' Mustang
Group 2
An F-15 from the 4th FW at Seymour Johnson AFB that flew in for the reunion
The F-15 pilots, Lt.Cols. Jim "Strapper" Gilstrap and Dan "Chewie"Bakke
Another closeup of Bob Tullius' Mustang
Steve Zarifis in front of Bob Tullius' Mustang
Ian Allwood on the wing of the Mustang
View of the rear of the F-15
Front view of the F-15
Michael "-bcnu-" Grisinger with Lt. Lefty Grove checking him out in WarBirds
Another P-51 photo
Another P-51 photo
Another P-51 photo
Another P-51 photo
Steve Zarifis with 3 of the British war brides of 4th FG veterans
Lt. Dale Smith with Wade Williams
Group 3
Frank Speer and Don Blakeslee
Don Blakeslee signing a print for Frank Speer
Steve Zarifis and Paolo Pesci observing Bob Tullius taking a WarBirds P-51 on a hop.
Don Blakeslee and Mike Aiello
Paolo Pesci showing Don Blakeslee the 4th FG website
Some WWII aviation gear brought by a collector
Col. Don Blakeslee and the Virtual 4th's CO Michael Grisinger
Lt. Col. Dan Bakke and Don Blakeslee
Col. Blakeslee signing a book for Lt. Col. Bakke
Don Blakeslee and Cal Willruth
Newlyweds Chuck and Louise Konsler
Ted and Sandy Merrill author of "Donald's Story"
Julie Montgomery Haynes and Geri Montgomery Prescott, daughters of Major Gerald Montgomery
Dr. & Mrs. Cal Willruth
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