Hello! I would like to invite you to visit my new website MyMilitary.net -> www.mymilitary.net We have military photos and videos and also discussion forum. If...
Ivo, just to let you know I got your book in the post on Friday. What a beautiful hardback book! I've poured over it already and I'm hoping to get hunkered...
Info for this group: Just yesterday I recieved a box of my father photos from WW11. (Long Story) There are over 500 photos and negatives from areas like...
Hello William, Thanks for your kind remarks and I am really pleased that you like the book at first glance. I hope that you will enjoy reading it too. I trust...
I am embarrassed to take so long, but we are finally on the chat group (Lee will be so proud of me!) Chick and I ran the 487th BG Auxiliary and its newsletter...
Folks My brother-in-law's dad served as a crew chief on the following planes "Mutzie B" "Roseann" "Uncle's girl" His name was "Hoss" Miller I'm looking for any...
Hello Mark, I'm the webmaster for the 487th web site and on the site we have a roster of crew and planes of the group. In the roster of planes I do see a B-17...
My father was Robert G. Reeder. He died in 1984. I wish I could ask him about the moniker "Boots". I know he had some hot dogger English riding boots he...
Hello Bob, Your father was one of the men that I tried to find during research for 'the history of the 487th Bomb Group'. As you will know your dad was one of...
Hi Ivo, Thank you for your reply. I will post my pictures soon. I can't find the picture to which you referred in your note. Can you tell me where to look...
Hi Ivo, I just found your book on the web site. I'll buy one. Please give me your address and total amount and I'll send you a check. Best regards, Bob Reeder...
Hello Bob, You don't have to send a check all the way to Holland. As you can see on http://www.487thbg.org/Book/487thBook.shtml you only have to send a check...
As many of you may know, my father 2Lt. Lorin McCleary was the pilot of B-24 42-52444 on the 11 May misson in which he and 8 other crewmen were killed. Does...
I am in contact (by phone) with (KIA) Norman Gross' brother Donald Gross. Donald Gross lost two brothers due to the war, Norman (WWII) and Myron (Korea). Do...
Hi Linda, In the book "THE HISTORY OF THE 487TH BOMB GROUP (H)," by Ivo De Jong on page 315 it lists you uncle Lowell K Coy Jr. arrival at Latham on October 4,...
Awesome! Thanks for all the help. I'll get a picture of Uncle Lowell up when I get a chance. Would you have any idea of the name of his plane? Dad thinks...
Hello again, Taking a quick look through my records and scanning the aircraft names in Ivo's book, I don't see this aircraft name. I do see a B-24 "Virgin...
Lisa--re: Norman Gross "Donald told me that he has only one photo of his brother Norman in uniform and that he would send me a copy on it. Currently, some war...
I am new to yahoo - yahoo groups so I am not familiar with what e-mails I send are posted on the site or what is sent individually to the sender. I will gladly...
I am not familiar with Conroy, PA--I don't need to contact him, but thanks anyway, and I am new to Yahoo groups too! lisa sholl <gimlet4ever@...> wrote:...
My name is Peter Keith, and I am writing regarding my late uncle, George V. Keith. George was a bombardier in the 487th. I am interested in learning his...
Dear Peter: From my experience the best place to start is on the back of you uncle's discharge papers. There is a list of all medals that the service man was...
Hi Peter - At 487th Bomb Group (H) Association http://www.487thbg.org/ they cover most topics you would be interested in learning. I clicked on Personnel &...
-Thank you Catherine - it is great help! ...so glad I found this forum. -- In wwii487thbombgroup@yahoogroups.com, CATHERINE DEMERS ... most topics you would...
Good day all as some of you guys are aware I have been posting some pictures that have been located. Currently there are 324 pictures in a gallery. Some of...
Hello Peter, As Catherine rightfully indicated your uncle trained and flew over to the UK as a member of the crew of Lt Huston. The navigator, Walter Moreland,...
Hello Brian, I have watched the posting of the photos with great interest. Up to now I have found the following photos that are definitely 487th BG related...
Goeie morgen, Ik heb zojuist gezien in één van uw msg aan een Peter dat u info hebt over een vlucht op 22/9 ?? met een Lt Ross. Wij hier in her Brussels Air...
