1. Who was on the B-17 "Mean Widdle Kid" on 10 Apr 1945? 2. What was each crew members fate (P.O.W., K.I.A, M.I.A, etc.)? 3. Did the 839th Bomb Squadron...
UPDATED CREW LIST: At http://www.abmc.gov/searchww.htm I found two listed as casualties. At http://aad.archives.gov/aad/title_list.jsp I found some listed as...
SECOND UPDATED CREW LIST: At http://www.abmc.gov/searchww.htm I found two listed as casualties. At http://aad.archives.gov/aad/title_list.jsp I found some...
487BG list members, I have been trying to locate Riggs Mellen who was one of the original contingent of pilots who came over with the BG from Alamagordo. He...
Dear Ivo, Thank you, thank you, thank you! I'm going to order right away! This will be great for our GARRISON FAMILY Reunion in Ft. Worth the 1st Saturday in...
... original ... survived ... the Los ... Shaker ... training ... training ... In ... done the ... name is ... would be ... Dear Lorin D. McCleary: I regret to...
Hi! Just wanted to wish everyone a safe and pleasant Memorial Day! So stay safe while you are remembering those who served to keep us free. Sincerely, Cathy...
I was present at the memorial day celebration at the cemetery of Henri-Chapelle, Belgium on 28-5. Marvellous as it is every year. René ... Découvrez le...
I was sad to hear that Wim Cooper passed away April 29, 2005 at the age of 84. Lt. Wimmer Cooper's first combat mission with the 487th, 839th BS was to...
Hello, my Name is Stefan. I am working on a Review about Magdeburg during the WW2. For this reason I search information about the mission that the 487th Bomb...
Hey from Belgium. I have something for you. B17 446305 2C-P did crash near the city of Malmédy in Belgium during the raid on Magdeburg on 12-9-1944. Homa base...
Dear Ivo, A couple of weeks ago "THE HISTORY OF THE 487TH BOMB GROUP (H)" arrived. I felt like a child opening a present and I was not disappointed! The book...
Hello Cathy, I am happy that you like the book. Researching and writing it was a major effort, but it was well worth it, thanks to reactions like yours. I hope...
Hello Everyone, I just wanted to say that I love the WWII 487th Bomb Group site! This independence day while we celebrate our freedom, I will be remembering...
we are searching for any information on Alfonso Urban Garza serving with the 715 bomb squadron and 448the bomb group/he was inducted aug 20,1942.he flew...
Dear Keracake, On the Mighty 8th Air Force web site at http://mighty8thaf.preller.us/ type 448 in the box on the left and this information appears: United...
I was wondering if anyone out there knows if the "Gentlemen from Hell" patch has ever been reproduced as a patch. I know other organizations have done some of...
I have a reproduction of this patch...I received this patch about 11 yrs or so ago, and at present cannot recall where I ordered it from. I have someone who...
487th Bomb Group (H)Station 137 - Lavenham, Suffolk, UK22-Sep-43 to 7-Nov-45 Dear Bob McCarthy: At http://www.nmia.com/~valorc/american/patchs/leather.html...
Hi Cathy, Thank you so much for your assistance with the patches. Bob McCarthy Cambridge Massachusetts CATHERINE DEMERS <caprophitdemers@...> wrote: ...
Hello All, My name is Dan Quinn and I live in Ottumwa, Iowa which happens to be the County seat for Wapello County. In fact Chief Wapello is buried about 6...
Greetings from Houston TX, Dan Quinn: (1.) I personally do not know much about the B-24 "CHIEF WAPELLO" serial no. 42-52618, tail no. 252618, call letters R5-K...
Cathy, Thanks so much for your response. Yes I have seen the memorial site for George and would like to someday visit Nettuno, Italy to see the wall. Better...
Dan, I was impressed when I visited the Restless Wings site you suggested at http://www.restlesswings.com/1.htm and have added it to my favorite sites. My...
Cathy, You should register on the restlesswings site and introduce yourself. We have several veterans and relatives of crewmembers who are helping with the ...
... Hello All, My name is Dan Quinn and I live in Ottumwa, Iowa which happens to be the County seat for Wapello County. In fact Chief Wapello is buried about 6...
Hi, I am Robert McCarthy, 2nd son of Lt Col. John E McCarthy (dec.). Dad was a Lt. and a pilot/co pilot during the war. Ivo de Jong's book has Dad as a member...
