Name/Title
Pony Express Facade for Missouri Air Guard Deployed in Persian Gulf War Snapshots (20), 1991Entry/Object ID
P1996.1P.597Description
Pony Express Facade for Missouri Air Guard Deployed in Persian Gulf War Snapshots (20), 1991. Photos of members of the Missouri Air National Guard from Rosecrans Field, St. Joseph, MO deployed in support of Desert Storm, the war against Iraq by the United States in response to the attack on the U.S. on 9/11/2001. The unit was based "Somewhere in the Gulf" and provided transport service with its C-130 cargo planes. #1632 TAS{. #139 TAG. color.
The unit had modified the area around their tent to look like the Pony Express, with "frame" storefront siding and hitching post and posted the Sign " PONY EXPRESS STABLES, ST. JOSEPH, MO EAST"
Also stenciled to the facade were the words"
1991
Hay, Grain & Oats, Blacksmith and Livery work.
Free Manure, Coffee Bar
Silhouette of Pony Express Rider inside an outline of the State of Missouri with 139 TAG above. (A St. Joseph resident created a Pony Express rubber stamp for the unit to use on their letters back home. See documents included in the file.)
Express Riders Sign that lists the last names of those in the unit.
After return from deployment, the unit erected this facade in one of the Air Guard's buildings at Rosecrans Field.
Those pictured include:
Merlyn Black, Allen Dunning, Noel Wildhagen, Jim Sherlock, Robert Cluck, Glenn Grable, Scott Owens, Jim Wright, Bernard Verssue, Dan Matlack, Roy Whittaker
Various photos include:
96.1P.597, 614 = Jesse James "grave". Rock monument with wooded "Jesse James, RIP" wooden inscription, rock cairn grave. #614 is the enlargement, 8" x 10"
96.1P.598 = Close-up of the 139 TAG logo, an outline of the State of Missouri with Pony Rider etched inside.
96.1P.599 = Swinging saloon door at entrance to tent.
96.1P.600, 615 = Close-up of Express Riders sign listing the last names of those in the unit.
96.1P.601 = Distance view of the entire facade with Missouri Air Guard flag flying to right of tent.
96.1P.603 = Group photo of members of the unit outside their tent in the Gulf. 1st row left to rt: Bernard Verssue, Dan Matlack, Roy Whittaker. Back row: Merlyn Black, Allen Dunning, Noel Wildhagen, Jim Sherlock, Robert Cluck, Glenn Grable.
96.1P.604-609 = Facade erected inside Missouri National Guard hangar at Rosecrans with Dan Matlack in Guard uniform and others.
96.1P.607 = Sign, "Missouri River (Rock) Bottom Beach Club" with names, Al Khart, A Major Stalling Production.
96.1P.610 = Close-up of unit's official sign. "1932-TASP, Outline of State of Missouri with Pony Express Rider inside, 139 CAM. MO ANG.
96.1P.611 = View of sign "Free Manure Inside, 139 TAG logo with Pony Rider, Coffee Bar.
96.1P.612-613 = Nose or C-130 transport plane with "Spirit of St. Joe, #93, 139 TAG, and sharks teeth mouth painted on side
96.1P.616, 602 = Enlargement of the facade with Guardsman sunning on cot on top. 8" x 10". #602 is the smaller copy. 4" x 6".
(Original digital scan located on History XP25)Lexicon
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Missouri Air National Guard, Rosecrans Field, 139 TAG, Gulf War, Desert StormRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Merlyn BlackPerson or Organization
Allen DunningPerson or Organization
Noel WildhagenPerson or Organization
Jim SherlockPerson or Organization
Robert CluckPerson or Organization
Glenn GrablePerson or Organization
Scott OwensPerson or Organization
Wright, JimPerson or Organization
Verssue, BernardPerson or Organization
Dan MatlackPerson or Organization
Roy WhittakerProvenance
Notes
Photos by members of Missouri Air National Guard deployed to Persian Gulf in support to Desert Storm, 1991
