Gene Peckinpaugh (dec.)
55-57, 60-63
sent in by wife Bonnie

• Gene and Bonnie Peckinpaugh, back in the world, Easter 1993!

• "Ready to go" Gary Edsell in white, Don Mauch hands on hips.
• Going down Massawa Road, notice rail tracks on right.
• Camel herd on the flats.
• Littorina on the tracks.
• Looking across small lake at salt flats.
• Massawa Road[1] [2].
• Old hotel in Massawa.
• Small village [1] [2]
• Native hut and natives [1] [2] [3] [4].
• Gary Edsell & Don Mauch looking for monkeys.
• Don Mauch & Bob Taylor.
• Camels.
• Littorina again.
• Don Mauch & Gary Edsell.
• Wild herd of camels [1] [2].
• Truck used on tip.
• More camels.
• Time out for a cake.
• Haile Selassie's Massawa palace.
• Ship Tito gave to Haile.
• Gary Edsell & Don Mauch getting water cans filled for trip.
• Camels.
• Pit stop on way back up mountain.
• Preparing for trip (l. Gene Peckingpaugh, Gary Edsell white hat)
• Coptic church in Massawa.
• Don Mauch, Gary Edsell and Bob Taylor after breakfast.
• Native Police Station.
• Bob Dewitt, Don Mauch & Gary Edsell on Massawa road.
• Bob Dewitt, Don Mauch & Gary Edsell.
• Eating bacon and eggs.
• Gate to King's palace in Asmara.
• Moslem church in Asmara.
• Catholic church in Asmara.
• View of HQ Building taken from barracks.
• Camels in river bed outside of Massawa.
• Andy Barber.
• Housegirl Anna with Vicki Peckinpaugh.
• Buildings circa 55-56.
• Front of our duplex.
• Gate to our driveway.
• Our view from the front door.
• Our duplex on airport road.
• Our housegirl with Bustah & puppy.
• Housegirl in front of our 1936 Fiat Balilla.
• Asmara street sign.
• Street scene (The Universal Insurance Agency Asmara on left).
• Other Asmara street scenes [1] [2] [3].
• Gene & Bonnie at Post HQ & Oasis Club.
• Gene, Gary Edsell and ? at Oasis (Was Top 5 the Oasis club in the 50s?).
• Unknow person leaning against the Avenue "E" sign.
• Mom's, HQ Co. before landscaping (Volleyball net in front).
• Between Mom's and HQ, future STRATCOM barracks in background.
• More barracks (OPNS CO barracks - thanks again to George Boylan)
• Couple of scenes around Kagnew [1] [2].

Here are some early pictures from Asmara. I'm trying to nail down the dates with Bonnies as I'm not sure what I'm seeing here. Radio Marina, pre-Kagnew, just don't know. If any of you that were there back in the 50s can help out please email the Kagnew page. Your help will be appreciated.

• Collage of the Main street in Asmara.
• The "Bosh" [1] [2].
• Catholic Church.
• Church and mosque [1] [2].
• Collage of the Coptic Church and locals.
• Native market.
• Native section [1] [2].
• Grain Market [1] [2].
• Italian grade school at play [1] [2].
• The "Bosh" from up high..
• "Home", early barracks.
• Inside those barracks.
• Officer's Club.
• Back gate of post [1] [2].
• Joe Garafola going to the Mess Hall.
• Up on a hill, notice the Catholic Church tower in the back..
• The Red Sea looking at a small island from Massawa.
• Police Station.
• Prison.
• Joe Garrafola & Gene Peckinpaugh with their "new" car!
• Looking down at Nefasit, notice the cable chair.
• Cobra Valley.

Kagnew Buildings

• Front of headquarters.
• The chapel front and side views.
• Commissary.
• Fire Station.
• Theater, later named the Roosevelt.
• Entrance to the PX.
• Top 5 Club. (Began as the Top 3 Club - thanks to George Boylan for that info)

K Bar S (Kagnew Station) Country Show

• Bonnie and "Cubby" Culbertson.
• George Foster (c.) and Tex Maynard (r.).
• Bonnie, George, Tex and others.
• Bonnie and George Foster.
• Bonnie "out front".
• Italian piano player.
• The band, Tex Maynard on right.
• Gene & Bonnie, Bill & Irene Wright.
• Gene & Bonnie with Gary Edsell.
• Backstage with the guys.
• Backstage, Bonnie (l.), Thelma DeVoss (2nd from r.).
• Onstage [1] [2] [3] [4] .
• Bonnie with ?? at the TV station..
• Bonnie getting ready for the show.
• And catching up on the news (notice the JFK poster!).
• The Red Cross Director getting ready.
• The K-Bar-S Hayride at the TV station.
• Bonnie and George Foster.
• Autographed glossy of Tex Maynard.
• Bonnie and Donna Pickle.