Name: mercedes
E-mail: Private
Date posted: March 01, 2010 - 02:48 pm
Message: My Dad was stationed at Howard back in 1961 - 1964, he's trying to find fellow airforce buddies to set up a reunion.
Help... His name is Louis "L.C." Parker he married my mom who is from there her name is Beverly M. Wilson, she also lived in Balboa.
Is there a place I can go to look up former enlistees.
Name: America Vila-German
E-mail: mecca2510@hotmail.com
Date posted: February 22, 2010 - 07:58 pm
Message: I attended Ft Howard Elementary School from 1977 through 1980. It is quite exciting to find your page!
Name: Penny Griffith Name: lewis white jr Name: Mike Hassel Name: Angel Castillo Name: tommy warren Name: Cyndi Terrell Name: alfonso ortiz Name: joey garcia Name: thereza hollash Name: George Gonzalez Name: ARTEMIO SALAS Name: P. Niepsey Name: Richard Gallardo Name: Richard Edgar Name: Steve Harris Name: frankie moulder ferguson Name: Richard Mousaw Name: June Gibson Lee Name: Norm Herman Name: David Holmes Name: Jana T Hammers Name: Thomas A. Owensby Name: Chuck Pekor Name: Mark Polston Name: Steve Pearson Name: Susan Doggett Jones Name: Jimmy Stockard Name: Frederick Fritz Byerly Name: sam harvin Name: Pamela Stroud Name: John Willis Pop Willis Name: clarence gibson,jr. Name: Penny Chamberlain-Barber Name: Mike Word Name: Debi Sprague Name: susan ambrosino Name: Gary Strong Name: Thomas L Ferrell Name: Monnette Twink Rowland Name: Gary Strong Name: Samille Harris Clark Name: Warren Street Name: Nathan DeLon Name: Tim Aldridge Name: Jim Brennan Name: Michael Jawson Name: Nicole Name: Michael Jawson Name: Gary Strong
E-mail: plgparis@yahoo.com
Date posted: February 22, 2010 - 11:26 am
Message: ----- Forwarded Message ----
From: Penny Griffith
To: amlctr@sbcglobal.net
Sent: Sun, January 31, 2010 11:57:39 AM
Subject: Kobbe Elementary School
Hi !
I lived at Fort Kobbe, 1976-1979. Attended Kobbe Elementary for 5th grade and then went on to Curundu.
Thanks,
Penny Griffith
E-mail: bubbalou896@aol.com
Date posted: February 19, 2010 - 12:22 pm
Message: I know i'm not a kobbe kid. I was stationed at fort kobbe , in 1989 to 1990.I was in the 536th engineer battletion. I enjoyed the pictures that I have seen on your website. The pictures bring back fond memery's of my life spent there.
E-mail: Hassell@att.net
Date posted: February 15, 2010 - 10:36 am
Message: Subject: Old Kobbe Elem student has a question
Dear Jack,
We lived on Kobbe/Howard from 1963-64 and I attended Kobbe Elementary during 6th grade. Two things after all these years still dog my memories:
First, the history or whereabouts of my 6th grade teacher, the one and only Jane Wooden. I found an e-mail address for her -- janer@sd.znet.com -- but if Jane is still bouncing around the planet, she must be in her late eighties or even beyond. Any word about her? She was something else.
Second, during that year (63-64) we devised a class project: a 4-ft x 8-ft mosaic of the Isthmus. Our class worked o this darned near the entire year and it was to have had a place of honor somewhere on the ground floor of the school. My family returned to CONUS in May, 1964, then were restationed in Panama from 1967 until I left for college in Boston in 1969. (My folks remained in Panama until 1973). I never ventured over the bridge during our second tour there, so I lost track of the school and the mosaic we had designed and built. Any idea what became of it? (Sure hope it didn't end up in a dumpster somewhere).
Thanks in advance for any tidbits you might provide this long-ago CZ-Brat.
Yours,
Mike Hassell
hassell@att.net
LANDLINE: 757.850.1241
E-mail: iguanatrail@yahoo.com
Date posted: February 11, 2010 - 07:42 am
Message: Hello Jack and Sandy. New website has great pics! Update my email address and information on site. I lived in Ft Kobbe 1963-1964, during the 4th and 5th grades. I lived across the street from the church, then moved to Ft Clayton for my 6th grade class. I was on the Kobbe elementary track team and the coach was Mr. Reyes. I attended BHS for my 10th grade and left stateside during the summer '69. I returned to Panama in 1973 and was stationed at Ft Clayton. My oldest daughter was born in Gorgas. Though I don't remember anyone at Ft Kobbe I have great memories that last forever. Thanks for your site. Angel Castillo
E-mail: twarren@albanyscaleco@bellsouth.net
Date posted: February 08, 2010 - 07:28 am
Message: we lived on howard 1969 to 1971 second street from pool and theater about four houses down.
used to play little football for howard eagles.
we used too ride our minibikes on a field behind the pool.
we rode our bikes too kobbe beach and throw rocks at the
iguanas and the seasnakes. I was thirteen and in the seventh
grade at curundu jr. high. remember names like doug terry penny eddie .loved panama alot of great memories!
E-mail: Private
Date posted: February 02, 2010 - 07:43 pm
Message: i lived on Howard AFB from 1974-77
E-mail: alfonso.ortiz@yahoo.com
Date posted: January 30, 2010 - 05:07 pm
Message: station at ft.kobbe in sept.1976 to feb.1977. went back for training in 1978.
E-mail: 1913records.com
Date posted: January 28, 2010 - 06:39 pm
Message: 
i lived at fort kobbe, diablo heights and howard afb.
found fernando esclopis on facebook, looking for ed treadway among others.
living and grinding in chicago illinois now.
E-mail: lilthereza@gmail.com
Date posted: January 27, 2010 - 01:33 pm
Message: Loved it there! Want to go back!
E-mail: george66gnz@yahoo.com
Date posted: January 18, 2010 - 01:47 pm
Message: I lived in Ft Kobbe, Vista Hermosa and Ft Clayton from 1952 to 1955. My father was in the infantry there. We left for Ft Devens MA. in Oct 1955. I remember the mango trees next to our quarters and the trucks spraying for mosquitos. I was about 5 yrs old and my brother Jose was 7 yrs old.
E-mail: chewiejones@yahoo.com
Date posted: January 13, 2010 - 04:45 pm
Message: I went to Ft Kobbe Elementary from 1985-1987, i think then on to kurundu air force myself following my dad's footsteps
E-mail: Middlewaygal_2@yahoo.com
Date posted: December 24, 2009 - 10:50 am
Message: I lived in Farfan just inside the Kobbe security gate 1955-57. My sister went to the elementary school that was hidden by what I called the jungle. Was that the Kobbe elementary school?
E-mail: r1gallard0@yahoo.com
Date posted: December 20, 2009 - 10:32 am
Message: Looking to connect with other Howard Eagles football players; I played for lightweight thru heavyweight fron 1975 - 1978. Football coach was coach Fratacelli 1st year, Bolar 2nd year... I attended Curundu JHS & was friends with alot of the Zonians that played for the Balboa Rams, etc...
I lived in the corner house on the way up to the "Dispensary" in Howard. I attended Ft. Kobbe Elementary before going to Curundu, 5th & 6th grade. Fun memories...
E-mail: rledgar1@windstream.net
Date posted: December 15, 2009 - 08:36 pm
Message: It was one of the greatest times. I lived in the pool and went to the movies every week in 1958-1959 at Fort Kobbe. We also live at Fort Clayton in 1957. I was aged 7 to 9 years old.
E-mail: stev0matic@verizon.net
Date posted: December 13, 2009 - 07:21 am
Message: We lived on Howard AFB from 1961 to 1963 in one of the duplexes. I was aged 7 to 9 years old and have fond memories (even found our house in one of the pics) of exploring and playing on and around 'beacon hill'. Still remember a boyhood friend, Ollie Brown, next door neighbor and the Hagar family and a few other families. Remember looking down the hill to see the pool and theatre, etc. Watching 'The Longest Day' when it premiered.
E-mail: jwtprincess@windstream.net
Date posted: December 04, 2009 - 05:25 pm
Message: Lived at ft kobbe 1957-1959 1 to 3 years old
E-mail: eastern29@cox.net
Date posted: November 26, 2009 - 10:35 am
Message: We lived on Howard AFB from 1970 to1976, went to howards elem and Curundu JH was in 1976 7th grade Ms.Hern's class
that was a great time growing up in the jungle, all the accident's on the road coming into the base by our house(base housing) building go carts to survive the down hill run and strong enough to make the first corner...LOL not to mention all the forst we had in the jungle ( that we weren't supposed to go into) one of the worst memories was swiming at kobbe beach, getting stung by jelly fish, and life guard blowing the whistle to get out of the water(sharks)....and then JAWS came out....don;t think i ever went back into that water again. well anyways it was a great part of my live growing up there, boyscouts, baseball, and trips with moms girlscouts camping trips. Just a note for people wo remember
E-mail: delvientgo@comcast.net
Date posted: November 25, 2009 - 06:41 am
Message: I lived at Ft. Kobbe down by the beach at the foot of Kobbe Hill. Only 2 wooden built houses there at the time. 1948-1952. We left there just before Chirstmas 1952 to return to the frozen north. Such great memories of old friends (Dwayne Manley lived in the other house across from us). We were literally in the jungle! All kinds of critters, sloths, snakes, armidillos.....wild kittens I rescued....Dwaynes horse and her foal we pulled out of a pit the foal fell into behind his house in jungle.. Lived at the swimming pool and movies - old theater and the new which was just built before we left. The teen club, PX pin ball machines and great ice cream sodas.
Roller skating in the hangers....and on the air strip.... and the boxing matches held in hangers that I attended with my fatheer. Wish I could go back.
E-mail: nlherman@med.cornell.edu
Date posted: November 20, 2009 - 03:59 pm
Message: I am a Army brat (and retired USAFR). Personally, during my school years I was not outside of Conus, though I have a number of friends who were in PR and are involved in reunions of Army brats. BTW, regarding William A Kobbé himself. He was 22 years old in 1862 when he enlisted as a private in Company K, 7th New York Volunteer Infantry. He was not a drummer boy. In 1863 he mustered into the NY 178th Volunteer Infantry as an officer. I personally own a document signed by him in November 1865 when he was a captain and Aid-de-camp to General Henry Davies in Montgomery, AL after the Civil War. Hope your site attracts many former brats and personnel that served at Fort Kobbé
E-mail: david.holmes.3@us.af.mil
Date posted: November 18, 2009 - 11:45 am
Message: Great hearing about everyone that was stationed in the CZ. I was stationed at Howard AFB from 1973 - 1976 and lived in older housing. Does anyone have any connection to what was being sprayed to kill the Mosquitoes? There are a lot of people with health issues that were stationed in the CZ. Unfortunately you can't get any benefits without solid evidence of what was sprayed while we lived there. Thanks
E-mail: Janatutkohammers@yahoo.com
Date posted: November 16, 2009 - 06:27 am
Message: I am Married to Michael Glenn Hammers we live in Rochester, Ky we have four sons Michael Glenn,Jr 25, Matthew Shawn 23, Martin Cooke 21, Mark Elias 21. Mike was in the Navy. He now drives a truck, been driving for 24 years. We will be grandparents in April 2010. He has talked a lot about living in Panama.
E-mail: owensbyt@saccounty.net
Date posted: November 12, 2009 - 11:44 pm
Message: Hello there. I was a Kobbe kid, who lived on Howard AFB, but attended Kobbe and Howard Elementary school from 1975 to 1977. Attended Curundu Jr High for 7th Grade, than our family moved to Scott AFB, where I graduated and joined the Army. Now live in Sacramento, California, still in the military reserves. Best time of my growing up years in the Canal Zone. Would love to hear from other CZ Brats
E-mail: chuckpekor@yahoo.com
Date posted: November 11, 2009 - 07:28 pm
Message: I wasn't a "Kobbe Kid," but I was statoned at Ft. Kobbe for awhile in 1962 and 1963. Went through the Jungle Operations Training Center, and spent some time in the bush during late 1962 and early 1963. Was brought in and assigned to Headquarters & Headquarters Co. as an Asst. S-2 NCO. (Really a glorified clerk-typist). I dropped out of high school and joined the Army at 17, so I was 18 or 19 during that time, not much older than some of the high school military dependents that I guess were "Kobbe Kids." It was a great place to serve, after they brought me in out of the bush. Good memories. Sad that it is all gone, but I'm glad to see that someone remembers.
Nov., 2009
Chuck Pekor
Atlanta, Georgia
E-mail: Mars2592@yahoo.com
Date posted: November 04, 2009 - 10:44 pm
Message: Lived at Howard AFB 1968 thru 1971 our house was on the last street of Howard and across the street was Kobbe.
I went to Kobbe elementary and one year at Curundu Jr. high school. Who members swimming at the beach at Kobbe with the shark net and looking for sea shells when the tide would go out? Good Times. And by the way my Father used to run the bowling alley at night and I got to help him. Great times and memories!!
E-mail: smppearson@yahoo.com
Date posted: October 27, 2009 - 11:32 pm
Message: My father was stationed at and I lived at Howard AFB from 1976-1979 ("New Housing" area). Went to Curundu Jr. High for 8th and 9th grade and then went to Balboa High School for 10th grade. Then, we transferred back to the states (Texas). I played basketball on the Howard AFB Eagles team for a couple years. Friends included: Denny Bonewitz, Jeff Garland, Dwayne Friday (and his little brothers), Stanley Livingston, Stanley Roper (and his brothers). It was a GREAT time of my life. Lots of good friends and memories.
E-mail: susan@tarheeltexan.com
Date posted: October 26, 2009 - 02:12 pm
Message: Lived at Howard AFB 1969-1972. Started school there - K through 3rd grade. Anyone remember Mrs. Muchacharro? (Not sure if that is spelled right or not!)
E-mail: jimmystockard@cox.net
Date posted: October 22, 2009 - 06:42 pm
Message: I was stationed at Ft. Kobbe from 1954-57 with the 937th. I was frequently off on TDY to places like David, the Rio Hato Drop Zone, and Portobelo. I was rotated in as a cadre in the Jungle Warfare Training Center at Ft. Sherman from time to time. You great website brought back many memories.
E-mail: F.c.byerly@comcast.net
Date posted: October 17, 2009 - 12:16 pm
Message: A decades ago friend sent me this from those wonderful days at 117 Ft.Kobbe housing. 1967/8 to 1972. I recognize some of the names especially from Kobbe elementary Howard elementary and that crazy long bus ride in the quasi cheeba to Curundu. Tons of memories 98% happy and those awful notices from activity in Nam. Every one was soo young there I remember ancient was 40 years old..
E-mail: samuel.harvin@us.army.mil
Date posted: October 07, 2009 - 11:18 am
Message: Some of the best times of my life!
E-mail: PamieBaby@aol.com
Date posted: October 01, 2009 - 10:16 pm
Message: I lived in Ft. Kobbe from 1956 to 1959. Those were some of the best years of my life! The memories are still so vivid today!
E-mail:
Date posted: September 28, 2009 - 12:17 pm
Message: Please drop me a line if you know me!! I ran the Youth Center on Howard/ Howard Teen Club from 1970-1975. I would love to here from anyone that remembers me!!
Pop Willis
7135 Bienville Dr
Biloxi, Ms 39532
E-mail: cgjr1@earthlink.net
Date posted: September 26, 2009 - 12:01 pm
Message: i went to school at ft kobbe and curundo 1977 thru 1979. i ran track, play baseball,soccer,basketball,flag and tackle football for howard eagles.
E-mail: rotin122@yahoo.com
Date posted: September 22, 2009 - 09:22 am
Message: I lives on Howard AFB Between the Tean club, Movie house and the swimming pool. My family lived there 68 and 70. I was one of only two girls on the swim tean ages 16-18, I'm looking for the other girl. I know her nane was Dorthy and she had a brother on the team also. There last name could be Hill or Hall. I remember her brother was younger and he could Dive better than anyone down there at the time.
Please advise if you have any information on Dorothy
Tks
Penny
E-mail: word2061@yahoo.com
Date posted: August 30, 2009 - 04:34 pm
Message: I was stationed at the 536 Eng. from 1992-95. I worked in the dining facility.
E-mail: kobbegirl76@hotmail.com
Date posted: August 28, 2009 - 07:22 am
Message: Best memories of my life were from my time on Kobbe Hill from 72-75. Riding at Howard stables, Santa Clara beach parties, Kobbe beach, The snack bar above the PX, and softball...oh yea, and the teen club marathon dances! Where can I get a guinip!? I loved the sandbag candles on Christmas Eve...such a special time, and Balboa High School was great...could not believe I had to move stateside right before my senior year, and could not graduate there :(
E-mail: bitemee@attglobal.net
Date posted: August 25, 2009 - 06:22 pm
Message: i just found this web site and think its great. i lived on kobbe hill from 1973 ri 1975 sometime around there. sandy anson, jerry and gary they were twins and jackie with her great danes and my brothers rick and mike and paige orendorf and ppl of have forgotten their names. i just wanted to be added on this list. panama was a great time for me with a lot of great memories
E-mail: ponyblanket@verizon.net
Date posted: July 26, 2009 - 05:19 pm
Message: Thomas,
You recalled "the grass curled up as you walked across it" ...this stumped me until I remembered the little sensitive plants that were fun to poke and watch move. Could this have been the whole lawn?
E-mail: tlftlf@chartertn.net
Date posted: July 26, 2009 - 12:10 pm
Message: Was at Kobbe age 11-12 in 1954-55. Played Lil League BB and lived near olympic pool. Remember guinups, Chivas, scouts, the beach, and sneaking into the movie theater. Also reading comic books at the PX, playing the pinball machines there, and the songs on the juke box. Delivered papers up Commissary Hill, ran behind the DDT spray trucks w gas mask on, recall the grass curling up as you walked across it, the little flexible gourds growing on trees and full of fluid that could be squirted out when the tip was pinched, the shark net at the beach, and so much more...
E-mail: monahan
Date posted: July 18, 2009 - 03:04 pm
Message: I was at Kobbe Elementary 59/60 and 60/61 and then 2 years at Diablo Jr. High. Debbie Dill, Brenda Smith, Vivian Kosan were my best buddies.
E-mail: ponyblanket@verizon.net
Date posted: July 13, 2009 - 06:30 pm
Message: It would be nice to retire in the old Kobbe area. Things are going big dollar commercial there ...apparently. And Disneyland Panama is coming nearby too. Panama is growing up so quickly! At my age, I'll have to settle for the Great White North, eh.
E-mail: shc848@aol.com
Date posted: July 13, 2009 - 04:39 pm
Message: I am a Kobbe Kid. My Dad was in the Army and we live up the street from the MP Office from 1955 - 1958.
Mrs. Kresse was my Principal and the elementry school.
Glad to find a group of you. Any of you still living in Panama. I am thinking about possibly retiring there.
E-mail: muddyroad1@verizon.net
Date posted: June 28, 2009 - 10:19 am
Message: A Kobbe Kid mentioned that Albrook Field was on the Atlantic side of PANAMA but it is actually on the Pacific side and Francis field was on the Atlantic side. I was stationed at Howard during 1947-48. At that trime Kobbe was mostly jungle.
E-mail: halfpack2000@yahoo.com
Date posted: June 17, 2009 - 10:05 am
Message: I was station at Kobbe in 1974 with the 518th Engineer Co.
I loved it down there and really miss Panama.I've thought
about going back,but after reading your story of how things
have changed, I know I'd be disappointed.I was when I went
back to visit Ft. Hood,Texas.The best thing is memories are
forever!Great site!
E-mail: ncshower@aol.com
Date posted: June 10, 2009 - 06:04 am
Message: My dad was stationed at Howards AFB from '68-'79. Looking for anyone who attended Kobbe elementary during this time.
E-mail: yarite
Date posted: June 08, 2009 - 08:14 pm
Message: EUGENE BOYD..ALABAMA,GEORGIA
LAST SEE IN 1966 FORT KOBEE
Does anyone have any information on this man
I have some important information to give him
Thank You for Your Time
Jim Brennan
yarite@hotmail.com
E-mail: FireJawson@aol.com
Date posted: June 02, 2009 - 12:35 pm
Message: Living in fort kobbe Howerh AFB was so great. From going to Kobbe beach to the movies on Sat morning for .15 cents and then going to th pool. And those bus rides to school with good friends. There are so many names I have forgoten But the faces are still in my mined. Names like Keven Conners, Jakey Miller, Davied, last name forgot.We all had so much fun growning up. From riding bikes to playing army. What a wonderful experience it was with family and friends .
E-mail: n.lesko@cox.net
Date posted: June 02, 2009 - 06:42 am
Message: I lived on Howard Air Base in the Panama Canal Zone from 1969 to 1973. This website brought back many memories of my time spent is such a rich culture! There really isn't a day that goes by that I don't think of my childhood in Panama. What a wonderful experience it was!!! I remember the shark net at Ft. Kobbe beach and many girl scout events there. My dad was a TGST working on planes at HAFB. I went to HAFB elementary school and my brother went to Curundu.
E-mail: FireJawson@aol.com
Date posted: June 01, 2009 - 01:18 pm
Message: Hi My name is Michael Jawson. I lived in Panama Fort Kobble , Haward AFB in 1963 to Sept 1967. My Dad was in the Army the 508th Combat Engineers.Living in Fort Kobble was some of the best times growing up.I live in Madison Wi. I am a fire fighter-EMT For 25 years.
E-mail: ponyblanket@verizon.net
Date posted: June 01, 2009 - 08:33 am
Message: Here is the auto-posting Kobbe Kid Guestbook.
It is not quite right.
It will act screwy.
You and I can't fix it.
It was better before I touched it.
...this sounds like our lives!