The following images show Boeing contractors at KSC at a “Thank You” ceremony after the ASTP launch. Although there is a small amount of overlap between the two pictures (the right side of the top picture overlaps with the left side of the bottom picture), each person has been numbered once and only once.
Following the picture is a list of the numbers with the corresponding individual’s name. You will note a few of the individuals have not been identified, or the identification is uncertain.
If you know the name of any of the people in the picture, please contact us, either by email (see the floating tab on the left side of the page) or by the online comments (see the bottom of the page).
When identifying an individual, please specify both row and number before specifying the name. For instance, in the middle row, the man on the left with the darker shirt and tie would be “Middle Row No. 1, Joe Blow.” If you are using email, please also state the page title, “Boeing”.
Boeing Contractors, Left side of group picture
Boeing Contractors, Right side of group picture
| Front Row | Middle Row | Back Row |
| Cut out of picture on left – Clarence Detro | Arm on left – Bob Claudio | |
| 1 Rocky Calvetto | 1 Ralph McKee | 1 Top of bald head directly behind Ralph McKee – ? |
| 2 Bill Parsons | 2 Les Cottrell | 2 Marion Lenney |
| 3 Jim Cole | 3 Julian Baggett | 3 Hardy Hardcastle |
| 4 Keith Svendby | 4 Billy Melton | 4 Sharon Crockett |
| 5 Doug Kelly | 5 Bill Heink | 5 Andy Hernandez |
| 6 Jim Crutchfield | 6 Glenn Roberts | 6 Ron Miller |
| 7 Ken Robbins | Top of head – Bob Bucina | 7 Don Weinberg |
| 8 Earl Purvis | 7 Paul Donnelly, NASA | 8 Buddy Heilig |
| 9 John Yancey | 8 Dick Adams | 9 Doris Mauney |
| 10 George Clark | 9 Dr. Hans Gruene, NASA | 10 Gene Mount |
| 11 Art Niergarth | 10 Joe Skowron | Top of Head – Jim Owens |
| 12 Gale Griebel | 11 Jerry Hewitte | 11 Marvin Wright |
| 13 Dick Smith | 12 Isom “Ike” Rigell, NASA | 12 Dave Rosine |
| 14 Charlie Smith | 13 Norm Lundberg | 13 Bill Atkinson |
| 14 Art Scholz | 14 Harry Harrison | |
| 15 Tom Sherrington | 15 John Stephens | |
| 16 Al Holmes | 16 Elmer Vinson | |
| 17 John Cully | 17 Phil Hart | |
| 18 Bill Holmes | 18 Chase Reed | |
| 19 Walt Kapryan, NASA | 19 George Shluter | |
| 20 Beth Thrash | 20 Donna Barnes | |
| 21 Denny Hajduk | 21 Ernie Tholke | |
| 22 Bill Liscomb | 22 Cory Robinson | |
| 23 Tom Lookabaugh | 23 Dave Barnes | |
| 24 Russ Bausch | 24 Maxine Henderson | |
| 25 Barry King | 25 Joe Eckhoff | |
| 26 Chuck Frost? | ||
| 27 Sim Rome? | ||
| 28 Al Rubin | ||
| 29 Bill Marshman | ||
| 30 John Keller | ||
| 31 Ron Lander | ||
| 32 Dave Vevera | ||
| 33 Al Schwindt | ||
| 34 Coz Todaro | ||
| 35 Barney Barnes | ||
| 36 Cindy Carter | ||
| 37 Alice Bennett | ||
| 38 Carol Mundy | ||
| 39 Nellie Yeisley | ||
| 40 Burl McElhaney | ||
| 41 Roland Robin | ||
| 42 Bill Wheeler, NASA | ||
| 43 Carl Grothe |
Boeing Saturn Launch Team
Before you start identifying the individuals, you might also enjoy the autographed picture of the Boeing Saturn Launch Team we’ve included here. This picture was found at AR-15.com in a discussion column 4/30/2013, posted by “warhawk”, a member of the site
http://www.ar15.com/archive/topic.html?b=1&f=5&t=1337998
The site claims copyright for all material. Although we are looking for “warhawk”, if anyone knows who this is, please contact us.
John Cully was my father’s uncle, I believe. John had no children, so I was named for him. Ryan Cully O’Neill. This was really cool to find these photons.
The John Cully in the picture was married to Rosemary and had two girls, Kathy and Peggy. John was my dad’s boss at the Cape
My father, Luther Cleveland Mumford (L.C. Mumford), is the only one without a tie lol. I remember, as a child, going to Sam’s (gentleman far left) for dinner. Him and his wife Trudy were from Germany. I believe he was in charge of the group.
Thanks, Paul! You are referring to the last, small photo I believe—the one with the signatures. You’d mentioned it on our Apollo 11 page, but it’s good to mention it here too. You also called your dad “Luke,” there—I just wanted to mention it here in case anyone wants to trace it back.
And thanks for the info on “Sam” as well. We just see the signature w/ first initial here, but now we get not only the first name but a little background as well.
Thanks again!
My grandfather, Jim Bunting (aka Richard Bunting or J.R. Bunting) is standing to the immediate right of Paul Mumford’s dad. I have the same photo in signed and unsigned versions of the Boeing Saturn V launch team. He worked as an electrical systems engineer on the “Power Networks Group” in the LCC.
Im “Warhawk” on AR15.COM. That picture is from my dad (Billy J NELSON) pictures and certificates from his Boeing career.