Comments on: Looping the Loop in a Balloon (Nov, 1929)

By: Charles Duggar

Charles Duggar — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 02:27:30 +0000

My Uncle was in the 7th Army Air Force. He left me a Hickam Field Recreation Guide Book. It has a forward by WC Farnum with his picture.

By: John McNeel

John McNeel — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 04:29:07 +0000

Marie, Perhaps you can send me an email at this address. I would like to talk more. Perhaps we’ve even met when we lived in Arlington for a few months with Grandpa)(Cush) also know as the praying Colonel. HIs last position was with the secretary of war in the Pentagon. We found the burial site for the two of them when we visited Arlington last summer. We are always trying to find more about our relatives. My mom, dad and brother(william P McNeel III) have passed but there still is Kathy McNeel Baldwin and I. I am married to Linda Simon McNeel and have two children Will 34 and Heather 32. We live in Tracy California and my sister lives in Fort Brag California. We traveled to San Antonio las Christmas and met many McNeel’s including my dad’d cousin. We really hope to hear from you and establish communication. I am a retired teacher and currently a hypnotherapist..my phone is xxx-xxx-xxxx.
John McNeel

By: marie borucki

marie borucki — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:23:23 +0000

Are you, John McNeel, by any chance on Linkedin.com ?

By: John

John — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:18:28 +0000

If you ask him Charlie can probably pass your e-mail addresses to each other.

By: marie borucki

marie borucki — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:04:49 +0000

Oh my goodness! I should have checked your message board earlier. William Cushman Farnum was married to my favorite aunt, Aunt Louise, sister to my grandfather. She was an AF Army Nurse, and was the first to bring insulin to the US, and then to San Antonio, Texas, we think before she married your grandfather. She is now buried at Arlington. I remember your grandfather from when I was a child. We called him ‘Uncle Cush’. I just talked with my mother in Houston, 93 years old. She remembers your father, his being orphaned when she was around 4 years old, that your dad ‘was a smart kid’ and had a tough time for a while after that. I think some of the McNeel forebears are still in San Antonio, but I don’t know them. Mom also remembers Aunt Louise taking care of your dad for a while, but couldn’t remember how/when the Farnum’s as a couple took over. Mom says the last she remembers of ‘Billy McNeel’ was when he was in San Francisco.

I could talk more, but don’t want to post my email or phone. Suggestions?

By: John McNEEL

John McNEEL — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 06:33:36 +0000

Hi, We have been to Hickam Air base in Hawaii and the tales our families have passed on are indeed true I saw Farnum many times. We called him Grandpa. My father was William P McNeel Jr his foster son, I think he was really his nephew.

Let me know if this helps or confuses

John McNeel

By: marie borucki

marie borucki — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 22:13:19 +0000

Firebrand38:

It took me a while to see this. Thank you! It’s a very good link to an excellent reference book. I appreciate being able to find the complete reference.

Thanks again

By: Firebrand38

Firebrand38 — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 11:48:42 +0000

marie borucki: Documentation may be found here 26 April 1943-18 July 1944

By: marie borucki

marie borucki — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:37:19 +0000

I was googling on my great uncle: Col William C. Farnum, who was at Hickam base when it was bombed during Pearl Harbor, and was excited to come across this article. I do believe this was written by my great uncle: William Cushman Farnum. I believe he later became the Hickam base commander in April, 1943, but am not sure if there is any valid documentation of that. Would like to hear.