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Entry Date: 2013-05-27 17:32:30
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Erik M. Weber |
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| Visitor Comments: Thank you for this WONDERFUL site!!! I have been searching for information about my grandfather's service during World War II for a very long time. I know from the documents my family has that he served as a B-24 pilot with the 779th Squadron of the 464th Bombardment Group. He was shot down and injured on or just prior to July 16th, 1944 and was a POW for the remainder of the war. Like so many veterans, he prefered not to discuss his service, instead always saying "In war there are no winners, and no losers, just survivors - and I am a survivor." If anyone out there has any memories of a Joseph L. Weber from Boston, I would love to hear from you! |
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Entry #: 346 |
Entry Date: 2013-05-05 15:08:11
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Theron P; Snell |
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| Visitor Comments: Looking for information: Contact with members of Bert R. Hays' crew in "Heaven's Above," shot down on 6/6/1944 at Ploesti. Especially trying to contact S/Sgt Earnest H. Monroe or family. Looking also for crew or aircraft photos of "Heaven's Above," Black O. |
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Entry #: 345 |
Entry Date: 2013-04-14 08:08:06
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Craig Ouellette |
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Hello Everyone,
My name is Craig Ouellette. My Dad is Dewey H Ouellette and was a former POW. He served in WW11 with the 464 bomb group 776 squadron and was a nose gunner in a B 24 Liberator named Fun House. I wish to commend a big thank you too all thePeople who have worked so hard to make this web cite possible. I also wish to thank All our Veterans for the services to our country who sacrificed so much for our freedom.And also a thank You to all the men and women who are out there today protecting ourCountry. I for one greatly appreciate your services to our country. Wish my Dad was here to see this cite. You all did an awesome Job. I am leaving my e-mail in case Someone recognizes my Dads name. it is bubbamamaO@dish.net May our Creator bless you all. |
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Entry #: 344 |
Entry Date: 2013-04-08 12:03:07
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Phil Cartmille |
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Visitor Comments: My uncle, Charles Cartmille was a crew member of the "Little One", which was hit and crashed in July, 1944 on the way back from Munich, Germany. The plane went down in Yugoslavia, and all of crew members survived via parachutes. They were rescued by the Partisans.
I am writing a history of this for our family records.
Any information would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Phil Cartmille
Columbus, Ohio |
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Entry #: 343 |
Entry Date: 2013-04-01 13:58:41
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Mary May Johnson |
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Visitor Comments: My dad, Charles M. May, of Richmond, Illinois, was a B-24 pilot with the 778th. He told us stories of WWII and listed his crew:
Richard Howard of California - Co-pilot
Robert Johnson of Syracuse, NY - Navigator
Dario Rossini of Plymouth, Wisconsin - Bombardier
George Brutowski of Pennsylvania - Tail gunner
Harold Seebring of California
Hubert Huber of Iowa
Robert Ruth (Youth?) of Ohio - top turret gunner
Robert Kramer of Detroit
Junior Smith of Tupelo, Mississippi.
Dad told of having their third engine knocked out by the broken wing of Black Nan, and going to Rome to record the incident on radio with the photographer of the mission. Dad received the DFC for bringing his plane back safely from that flight.
If anyone is relatives of crew members, drop me a line.
mary@johnsoncentral.com
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Entry #: 342 |
Entry Date: 2013-03-19 13:03:57
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SKellogg |
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| Visitor Comments: My father was David Kellogg, Navigator of "Home for Christmas". He died in January 1989. Unfortuneately, he didn't talk much about this time. I'm looking for any information about him and his plane during this time. |
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Entry #: 341 |
Entry Date: 2013-02-19 11:56:49
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DAVID |
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Visitor Comments: HI, I AM STILL TRYING TO LOCATE ANY ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION OR PICTURES OF LT. TED TOSCANO AND HIS CREW AND PLANE B24M 44-50332. 779th. ALL WE HAVE IS
THEY WERE SHOT DOWN BY FLAK OVER VIENNA ON MARCH 22,1945. ONE SURVIVOR GEORGE FRAIZER.
THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP. DAVE GUETZLAFF FOR THE TOSCANO FAMILY |
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Entry #: 340 |
Entry Date: 2013-02-04 13:47:15
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alex k |
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Visitor Comments: Anyone who had family members lost of POW in Romania you may like to visit this site :
http://lifesupportintl.wordpress.com/
and contact me in due course
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Entry #: 339 |
Entry Date: 2013-01-24 00:58:14
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Jeffrey pierce |
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Visitor Comments: I forgot to mention a few more crewman from my grandfather's crew. So, I am posting everyone as they are listed on their crew photo(taken in front of their plane). I was also wrong about my grandfather he was the nose gunner not the ball turret gunner as I stated in my previous post. Please contact me if you want copies of all my pictures, documents, letters, etc.
Lt. Charles Salivar(pilot)
Lt . Thomas Keating(co-pilot)
Lt. Harvey L'Hommedieu (bombardier)
F.O Russel Aungst (navigator)
Cpl. Victor Nye (engineer)
Cpl. Donald Harder (radio op. and waist gunner)
Cpl. Kenneth Collum (armored gunner - lowered ball gunner)
Cpl. Harvey Wilkenson (gunner - top turret)
Cpl. Frank R Pierce jr (gunner - nose, asst. radio operator)
Cpl. Thomas Ryan (gunner - tail)
Cpl. Thomas Ryan (gunner)
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Entry #: 338 |
Entry Date: 2013-01-24 00:38:38
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Jeffrey Pierce |
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Visitor Comments: My grandfather Cpl. Frank R Pierce jr was a ball turret gunner on board a bomber in this bomber group group. The people on his plane were Lt. Charles Salivar, Lt. Harvey L'Hommedieu, Flt officer Russel Aungst, Corp. Victor Nye, Corp. Donald Harder. On either his first or second mission his plane was shot down over Yugoslavia. Half the crew landed on one side or a mountain controlled by Tito's Partisans and were quickly smuggles back to allied hands. The other half of the group landed on a side of this mountain controlled by the Chetniks(allied loosely with the nazis) who decided to help them(dressed them In Chetnik uniforms and smuggled them out in a German convoy and eventually to the allies). My grandfather was the one unlucky one who landed right in the midst of the Nazis and was taken prisoner and spent the rest of the war as a POW in Stalag Luft IV. I actually have a scrap book put together by my great grandfather (who was the president of Dearborn motors at the time) who used all his military and industrial connections to find out information about the status of his son(my grandfather). He also has all of the Correspondence between him and the spouses and parents of the other crewman on board the lost flight. There is some really great information and personal letters from the relatives of the other crewman I listed. If anyone happens to be related to then, please let me know. I have numerous original letters, pictures, telegrams, and post cards from the crew and their families. I have multiple letters from the two Lieuts detailing their adventures finally getting back to allied lines through either the partisans or the Chetniks. I would be happy to share copies with anyone related. Thanks!
Jeffrey Pierce
Columbus, Ohio |
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Entry #: 337 |
Entry Date: 2013-01-19 14:43:57
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alex K |
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Visitor Comments: Anyone who may be interested to review 1943 and 1944 Ploesti and Romania missions of the 9th and 15th Air Forces, please click the link below. If you have
any relevant material on Ploesti missions crews and wish to swap it mine ,pse contact me at the above email .
http://lifesupportintl.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=81&action=edit&message=1 |
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