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The event moved for its fourth induction
ceremony - to a Saturday evening. The move was made to encourage
more participation in the event. The plan must have worked as
attendance was up by nearly 50 percent. Another change would see not
three individuals inducted but four, with twin brothers Dale and
Dean Crites being inducted together.
The evening maintained its standard
schedule of a no-host social hour followed by dinner and the
induction ceremony. Master of Ceremony details again fell to Dave
Duax who was then president of the organization.
After dinner and a welcome by
President Duax, Archie Becher, Chairman of the Wisconsin Council on
Aeronautics, talked of support for the goals of the organization.
WAHF Director Earl Pingel introduced inductee Dale Crites who was
followed by WAHF Director Bob Sather introducing Dean Crites. Next,
WAHF Secretary Carl Guell introduced his long-time co-worker and now
WAHF inductee Fritz Wolf. Chuck Marotske, WAHF Vice-President,
shared the accomplishments of General Hoyt Vandenberg, he then read
an acceptance letter sent by the General's sons.
Three previous inductees were in
attendance - S. J. 'Steve' Wittman (86), Paul Poberezny (86), and
Howard Morey (87). Special speaker for the evening was Colonel
Richard (Steve) Ritchie. Col. Ritchie, a 1964 graduate of the Air
Force Academy, earned the designation - ace after shooting down five
MIG-21 enemy aircraft during his 339 combat missions over Vietnam.
More images of the evening's
festivities can be seen on the next page.
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WAHF President David Duax (left)
and Secretary Carl Guell
(WAHF photo)
Ace Colonel Steve Ritchie (left)
join 1989 inductees Fritz Wolf,
Dale and Dean Crites
(WAHF photo)
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