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 ...
Jerry,<br>I did find an envelope in my deceased aunt's belonging's that had a return address for my Dad. You may be able to decipher the meaning for me. It was...
These diaries are a really important part of the history. As well as the obvious personal element they often contain historical facts that are well hidden, if ...
Thanks for your comment . . . I'm glad that the diary is appreciated. I've sent a couple of e-mails to Tim Erskine requesting a link from the 487th pages, so...
Tim and I haven't been in touch in a little while and when we last were he seemed to be as busy as a 'one armed paper hanger'. I will however send him an...
Hello Susan, sorry am so late getting back. It appears that your Dad may have been in Europe before the 487th got there and was assigned sometime after they ...
The next reunion of the 487th is planned for October 3 thru 7 2001, at the Sheraton West Port Chalet, St. Louis, Missouri.<br><br>As the host for that reunion,...
Lee,<br>Glad to learn that there will be a 487th BG reunion in Oct 2001. I missed the one this past summer, and regret it. Is there a roster of the attendees ...
I'm sorry to have to reply in such a way, but it appears Bill Colburn just passed away. A search 'service' I use just sent me an online reference to his ...
Lee,<br>Although I am deeply saddened by the news of Bill Colburn's passing, I'm very thankful for your quick reply to my query.<br>Bill and my father were...
A commemorative poster celebrating Lavenham and the 487th Bomb Group is now available through the 487th Bomb Group Auxiliary. For details check out:<br><br><a...
Hello, 487th Veterans,<br>I am researching my Father's (John T. Hilgenbrink 37516498) service with the 487th. I have come across some documents that show he ...
