Project 7210 is Available! Looking for 77 Veterans
By David H. Marshall
On 4 April 2008 the VA was "unable to locate" their copies of this veterans’ service documents from back in 1956 forward. Now in-hand, what about the 77 others?
Many of the 78 sets of service records were destroyed in the 1973 National Personnel Records Center fire.
Congress’ 1974 Privacy Act censored out the names of the 77 other subjects in any surviving records. During an ongoing 18 years this veteran has realized 60% and 100% awards. This is due to the efforts of the Disabled American Veterans, the MA. Veterans Services, The American Legion, the integrity of VA medical and some laymen VA personnel.
The listed unprotected flight line personnel were subjected to a then 1952 to 1956 Project 7210 ("contrails.iit.edu" under its search use "TR 54-401") known certain J47-GE-1 jet-engine injury of an at least 87,381 sound pressure multiple (X) at a 158 dB noise level. Fifteen (15) of the 77 were repeatedly exposed to a "warm-up crew" level of over 699,051 X (@ 176 dB). All were injured in direct disobedience of the 1948 Air Force Regulation 160-3 required protection at 95 dB and 59 X! The 87,381 X to 699,051 X is from the AMA Family Medical Guide 3d edition, page 365, 60 dB "Normal conversation" level using its "…sound pressure doubles with an increase of 6 decibels."
By this veteran?s 2009 in-hand from 1952 records evidenced is the Project 7210 then 1952-1956 known certain injury for all, e.g., "Had some trouble with hearing while working on warm-up crew for F-86 D with very high noise levels." The physician?s 29 Jan. 54 USAF Cadet Wing Commander washout statement. Then 2 more physician’s ignored 7/29/54 get him off the flight line memo and 7/21/55 do not expose to "loud acoustic trauma". Key examples are the veteran?s in-hand:
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The 5/7/57 VA Boston Regional Office (RO) requested and then stamped as 6/3/57 received originals of the 6/25/52 to 5/21/56 service records with its 77 other flight line personnel.
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The RO Rating Board?s 7/9/57 clear and unmistakable error (CUE) of an awarded hearing loss only.
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Proof of this error is by their 4/26/57 examining, 7/9/57 attending physician?s 4/3/58 submitted evidence resultant USAF SURGEON?S 6/25/58, "PERMANENTLY MEDICALLY DISQUALIFIED FOR MILITARY SERVICE"! And
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Six (6) months later the 1/22/59, "HONORABLE DISCHARGE" WITH "RECOMMENDED FOR REENLISTMENT – YES". An effective disconnection from service of the many "episode of symptoms (of Menieres Disease)".
Yet another CUE verification, and the likely 15 others "warm-up crew" disability is, "THE VETERANS SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MENIERES DISEASE CLEARLY ARE DOCUMENTED IN HIS SERVICE RECORD" with the results of "A STRESS REACTION MAY PRECIPIRATE AN EPISODE OF SYMPTOMS (OF MENIERE?S DISEASE), AND CYCLES MAY REPEAT ENDLESSLY". This is the VA Chief of Otolaryngology?s 9/15/99 statement regarding the since 1861 medically known Meniere?s Disease, with its symptoms of hearing loss, tinnitus plus stress caused episodes of nausea and vertigo. Acting on HMO physician episode advice the veteran returned to the VA in 1991.
The 4 April 2008 Board of Veterans? Appeals letter was an "unable to locate" their previously in-hand over one foot high stack of from 1952 evidence. Again provided were over 100 VA 8/2/95 "certified" copies of the proof that resulted in the 60% 3/26/04 Menieres disease and 3/8/06 100% unemployability awards. They establish the CUE and underlie the 77 other injuries.
In reference to the submissions, a VA 10/16/08 letter noted "…because of insufficient or inaccurate information we cannot identify the proper record." A from 1957 now 50+ years later, still without the requested Congressional and VA help for the 77 other, at least, sound pressure 87,381X subjects vs. a then required withheld at 59X protection.
If you know any of the following 77 please tell them that this Project 7210 documentation is available.
Project 7210:
77 OTHER USAF PERSONNEL.
1952 – 1956 JET AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, AFSC 43131H AND 43151C.
- APPLEYARD, WILLIAM L., 13 449 079
- BATES, JOE H., 15 494 516
- BAVIS, HARRY G., 12 415 270
- BERRY, DENNIE, 15 258 543
- BERSTRON, ELLERY D., 13 435 283
- BERTRAND, ROBERT E., 11 255 125
- BONASERA, JOSEPH E., 15 483 745
- BONE, J. E., 14 472 383
- BRITTAIN, THOMAS W., 13 447 599
- BUMPUS, JOE E., 23 029 079
- CADRETTE, EUCLID J., 12 413 469
- CARNEY, JOHN F., 12 413 399
- CLARK JR, CHESTER H., 14 466 073
- CODORI, JOSEPH B., 13 448 426
- COUNCIL JR, JAMES I., 14 462 043
- CRISWELL, WILLIAM G., 17 354 196
- DONALDSON, WILLIAM A., 14 461 332
- DUESLER, JOHN H., 12 413 601
- DUNBAR, LEROY W., 34 020 071
- EWTON, JAMES E., 14 453 187
- FLENING, JACK E., 15 480 635
- FRITZ, JOHN A. C., 24 640 937
- GILAM, JAT T., 15 482 630
- GOMES JR, MANUEL F., 11 252 770
- GONES, LEAMON, 14 459 715
- GORE, WILLIAM R., 14 459 603
- GREEN, LEVI D., 12 413 297
- GUILA, MIKE J., 15 483 564
- GUNSLAUS, DAVID W., 16 413 282
- HANDLIN, JAMES F., 17 360 724
- HARDING, JERRY L., 14 464 740
- HARTER, JOHN E., 17 367 990
- HENDON, JAMES H., 18 420 425
- HENDON, JAMES, 18 420 423
- HIGNUTT, JESSE L., 13 434 703
- HILL, RAY S., 14 451 229
- HINSON, BERT L., 14 474 204
- HIRSH, DONALD H. , 27 963 906
- HODGE, JAMES F., 16 420 379
- HOWARD, ROY W., 14 451 324
- HOWARTH, WALLACE R., 23 821 884
- HURLEY, DAVID W., 12 404 241
- IENSE, WILLIAM A., 15 479 741
- IRVIN, JAMES E., 16 418 669
- JANDRON, PAUL J., 21 301 262
- JONES JR, BOBBY, 17 360 722
- JONES, GLEN R., 14 461 286
- JUNG, WESLEY E., 16 411 227
- JUSTICE, HERMAN M., 14 452 967
- KEAN, RONALD B., 13 445 706
- KELLY JR, GERALD L., 13 432 308
- KELLY, HAROLD R., 14 472 958
- LARKOWSKI, GERALD G., 17 355 455
- EWIS JR, FRANKLIN, 13 435 401
- LOCKIEY, REGINAID E., 13 438 068
- LOGSDON, ELMO W., 15 482 662
- LONG, EARL T., 13 434 463
- LOVE, JERRY K., 14 462 527
- LYCAN, EDWARD S., 19 441 063
- MORGAN, WARNER L., 14 456 816
- MULLINS, JIMMY A., 13 512 596
- MURPHEY, TALMADGE G., 14 462 360
- MURRAY, WILLIE E., 14 456 355
- MUSGRAVE PAUL I., 17 358 441
- OGBORN, GLENN, 14 438 675
- OTTLEY, FRANKLIN D., 19 410 160
- RATHJEN. CHARLES, 28 211 946
- REID, BILLY G., 14 424 319
- RICHARDSON, JAMES W., 13 429 058
- SANDELL, PHILLIP R., 19 425 133
- SEXTON, FRED B., 14 469 919
- SHUMATE, RICHARD W., 13 428 826
- VOLLENTINE, DONALD R., 12 415 279
- WALLER, GLENN R., 17 317 517
- WHITE, SAMUEL L., 14 472 413
- WOOD, LEONARD F., 14 387 094
- ZIEGLER, CARL P., 11 266 421
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