Hi, Here is a site that should be able to provide some information. Contact them with what you have. They do charge for their services and I am in no way...
Hi, Nassi, Albert P is listed among the names at this site: www.accident-report.com Contact them with what you have. I am not affiliated with them in any way....
Hi Ivo, great information - and very much appreciated. The only reference I had prior to this was that he flew in the 487th BG (for a period unknown). I'll...
Thanks for responding, I have gleened all the info here and I am waiting for the accident report. I had hoped to get some more info on the crew and mission of...
I am looking for information on my great-Uncle Claude Elwyn Gatlin. He was KIA late in the war. I believe that he was a gunner on a B- 17 and was shot down...
Any Information from the Brave WWII vets , their families or historians out there would be appreciated, It will help in putting together a memorial book for my...
Hello Steve, Claude E. Gatlin was not a gunner, but the pilot of B-17G 43-97398 of the 836th Bomb Squadron. He and his crew met a tragic fate on December 31,...
Hi, The MACR number is 9421 dated 9/28/44. Regards, Al ... __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online,...
I think that your information may be wrong. I called my grandmother (his sister) and she told me the following: Elwyn washed out of pilot flight school and...
Yes, you are right! But what a coincidence that there were two Claude E.Gatlin's flying in the 8th Air Force. It is not a very common name. Your great-uncle...
Thanks alot for the help. Stephen Shore TEC Well Service, Inc. 903-720-1465 ... From: Ivo de Jong To: wwii487thbombgroup@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, April...
Here is one. I have been reviewing information on the internet about the crash of B-17 "Treble Four" of the 487th Bomb Group on 24 December 1944. The plane...
working for the Brussels Air Museum I would like to receive all possible info concerning a/c who crashed in Belgium during WW II. Thanks. Rerné ... Do You...
Hello, I hope that someone here can help. I'm trying to find some info for my grandfather who served with the 487th from '44-45. His name is Edward A. Haight...
Hello Tim, I have tried to find your grandfather's name listed in the crewlists that I have available, but was unable to locate him. This does not mean that he...
Ivo de Jong, Hello and thank you for your efforts. Here is about all I know from his service history. I know he entered service in '42. He was in England...
Hi, My father also served in World War II. Here is an idea about how to get his lost medals and service history. Go to this site: www.missingmedals.com When...
Alex, Thank you for the website. I appreciate the help! CPT Tim Haight ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster....
I recently visited Lavenham airfield, the village and Swan Hotel. I have a couple photos of the airfield as it appears today and I will gladly share them with...
I may have some information you may be able to use as I a short research on this particular crew. Send me your email address and I gladly share all the...
Great! Please send any info to me at thebigtman@... Thanks, Tim Haight ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search -...
Who can tell me the crash location of this a/c. Thanks. ... Do You Yahoo!? -- Une adresse @yahoo.fr gratuite et en français ! Testez le nouveau Yahoo! Mail ...
Hello, You can obtain a report of this from www.accident-report.com They do charge money for this service and I do not encourage anyone to spend money. I only...
Gentlemen: I have an old WWII photo album which was assembled by Lt. O. L. Fisher (I believe he was with the 487th). He apparently flew on a B-24 Liberator...
Dear Greg, I am very interested to learn more about the album and would appreciate any leads you can give about the photos that are available in the album. As...
Gentlemen, In my records I have a Peter OL Fisher, with an address in the U.K. I believe this is a post WWII (or so) address, making me think that Mr. Fisher...
... Fisher (I believe he was with the 487th). He apparently flew on a B- 24 Liberator over Europe as an APO. His photo album contains some very interesting...
Dear WWII vets & families; As part of research for a memorial book I'm making for my father in law Bill Lordi. I would love to hear from anyone who knows how I...