56 years ago tomorrow, my father and crew flew their 20th mission from Lavenham to bomb an airfield NE of Paris. One year ago tomorrow, he was back in Lavenham...
I'd love to go to Laverham and maybe meet some veterans sometime. I live about 2 and a half hours from Laverham and would love to visit the airfield. My uncle ...
Chris, unfortunately last year may have been the last visit for most of the 487th veterans. Now it is up to us, the decendants and the auxiliary, to keep the...
while i do not have any info on your father it is a pleasure to chat with someone whose father was with the 838th as my father was my father is denys hemen and...
I've just posted an email to Barney Nolan (this year's reunion host) asking what how the turnout looks like so far.<br><br>Last year there must have been 50 to...
A follow up...<br><br>Barney replied to my mail, says 154 folks are signed up to attend so far, and expects about 250 in all!!<br><br>One thing not not on my ...
Just posted an aerial photogtraph of Lavenham.<br><br>More where that came from.<br><br>Could give Lavenham veterans a flight in an ultralight over the...
Received a list of those attending (current as of last week, I believe) and it looks like 245 people have signed up to attend!!<br><br>Look forward to seeing...
but my first attempt at posting seems to have failed.<br><br>Just wanted anyone interested here to know that I only tonight discovered my second cousin's...
Just returned from the 487th Reunion in Washington DC. Saw quite a bit of information on the Gashouse Gus plane and crew. Wish your relative could have been...
Todd,<br><br>Very nice to see your post. If you have any further information about Richards' time with the 487th I'd be delighted to receive it. I'm always ...
Hi, this is my first time here, and I am trying to solve a puzzle. My father is deceased, and many of his things were lost (due to a divorce and my mother...
Tom, don't know if the 487th has an official historian but Bob Jacobs is the 487th Auxiliary historian and Lee Hauenstein has compiled a lot of info. Lee is ...
Didn't find a Lt. Dan Rock in any of my info on the 487th. Did find a listing of a B 17 called "Ticket Home" in a Wallace Foreman book but it had no unit...
Jane,<br><br>Your web page is a fine tribute to your dad.<br><br>I looked through my records and didn't find a reference to your dad. However that does NOT...
There's a photo posted here that shows the Lavenham tower and the caption indicates it's now a private home!<br><br>To the best of my knowledge that is not the...
Lee,<br><br>The tower was a private residence for a while, but it now stands empty. I visited the tower a couple of times in the past few weeks, on the first...
Does anybody have any internal photographs of the control tower during the 487th's stay here in England ?.<br><br>If so, could they be scanned and e-mailed...
Thanks Lee :)<br><br>I contacted the Nebraska VA where the original copies of the old papers I have originated from. A very nice gal there looked up the ...
If you're interested, my Dad (also in the 838th) flew many of the same missions (I think the last 12 might match, he started later). I've posted his diary on...
Hi! I am the daughter of Joe Kuchta. I believe he was part of the group. If someone can confirm that I would appreciate it. I'd like to encourage my Dad to ...
Hello Susan. I checked the 487th "Blue Book" and found a J. E. Kuchta listed with a Chicago address. Is that him? To get more info on the association, you ...
I will ask Dad some questions. Yes, he did grow up, and live most of his life, in Chicago. He now resides in Evergreen Park, IL and turned 80 years old in ...
