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| Liz RS | I truly appreciate the assistance of everyone. Thank you very much. Liz RS |
| Moofy (2005) |
In memory of George Gosney (WV), who passed away Oct. 6th 1998.
(George was a sheet metal worker at BAD2 Warton). and... Jack M. Ilfrey (TX), who made his 'final flight' on Oct. 15th 2004.
Jack was with the 20thFG/79thFS. Jack's mount was 'Happy Jacks Go Buggy' |
| Rob Morris (2005) |
In honor of Lyle Shafer, a courageous B-17 pilot, 390th Bomb Group, shot down over Germany, POW, who reunited his barracks mates after 50 years. A great man, a good friend, who will be dearly missed. |
| Rob Morris (2005) | In honor of Leonard Herman, 95th Bomb Group Bombardier, 1943; 9th Air Force Bombardier, 1944. Two tours over Europe. A friend and a hero. |
| Barry Siegle | In memory of Howard P. Siegle
(Baltimore): 379th Bomb Group; 327th B.S. and the crew of the "Red Dragon." Shot down 9 August, 1944 in Geetbets, Belgium. Entire crew survived and walked out to "Friendlies" by mid-September, thanks to the Belgium Underground. Thank God for their efforts and the beneficial impact they had on the 9 crewmember and their families. God bless all. |
| Jerry Thompson | In memory of Cpl. Bill Bouts, 211th Army Air Force Base Unit. |
| Louis Guido Jr. | In memory of my brother, John G.
Guido, tail gunner on "Lil Audrey," 385th; 551st, out of Great Ashfield. |
| Carol Wellington | In memory of my uncle, Merle R. Capp. |
| Robyne Wellborn | In memory of my father, Charles L. Moss. |
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Fred Preller |
Fred is a great contributor,
assists with editing the site, and has underwritten hosting for the entire
year. Thank you, Fred. Visit Fred's Mighty 8th Cross Reference |
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Mark Yonchak |
In memory of my father, Tom Yonchak
- 489th bomb group; 844th squadron and his crew mates (The "We Warry
Warriors"*) * Don Shickel, John Wonnerth, Walt Hardin, Robert Dorriety, Jim Stengel, Robert Schermer, Harold Briggs, Edelmand and Henry. |
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Rob Morris |
In memory of Herb
Alf and Lee Kessler, who took off on their final missions in the past six
months. Lee Kessler--34th Bomb Group--Gunner--Former POW. Herb Alf--100th Bomb Group--Copilot--Former POW. Heroes. |
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Jean Jones |
In Memory of
Jack Yavis, B-17 Bomber pilot, 91st bg;323rd. - Bassingbourn, 1944-1945 |
Chris Mills |
In Memory of Lt. Edward Mills,
Co-Pilot 563 Sqdn, 388 BG Lucas Crew - "Jamaica Ginger"; a/c 42-97210 |
Anonymous |
Thank you! |
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Anonymous |
In Memory of 1st Lt. James A. Gibson, B-17 Pilot 546th BS,;384th BG |
Anthony Plowright |
Thank you! |
Edward & Ruth York |
Thank you! |
| Anonymous | Thank you! |
Donna Spigner |
In Memory of
Reuther J. Odom 361st; 376th Fighter Squadron |
Helmut |
Danke Sehr! |
Kathy Tomei |
In Memory of
1st Lt. Lemuel B. Smith 306th BG; 367th Sqdn. KIA January, 1943 |
Dushan Sumonia |
Thank you! |
Anonymous Luftwaffe Veteran |
Danke Sehr! |
Yvonne (Moofy)
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Thank you! |
Joseph Clark |
In Memory of
Lt. James J. Clark 56th FG; 61st FS |
Edward Klutz |
In Memory of S/Sgt. J. Earl Klutz - 306th BG / 367th BS |
Yvonne (Moofy)
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In Memory of 2nd Lt. Jay Frederick Simpson (Gillette,WISC) |
Fred Preller |
Visit Fred's Mighty 8th Cross Reference Thank you, Fred! |
Charles Terry |
In
Memory of Lt. Robert S. Lyle: Pilot Lt. Roger Kellogg: Navigator Sgt. Walter M. Kozlowski: TT Gunner All died in a crash: 96th Bomb Group, July 29, 1944. I was the radio operator. |
Charles Gillette |
Proud son of Lt. Charles F.
Gillette, Co-Pilot of "Mon Tete Rouge II," 42-97069, Shot down over Bitburg, Germany, 4 December, 1944. |
| Norman Wells | Thank you! |
Rob Morris |
In
Memory of John Chaffin: Pilot, 95th Bomb
Group and POW & Frederick G. Schoch: B-17 Pilot, 34th BG, 8th AF |
| Jennnifer Runnels | Thank you! |
| Kerry Dorriety | In Memory of my Grandfather, Robert Dorriety; 489th Bomb Group |
| Robert Balmes | In Memory of Frank G. Balmes, my brother,14th AF
(AVG), WWII |
| Mary Duffy | "Thanks to all the researchers who contribute so much." |
| Charles Layton | In
loving memory of my uncle, Tech. Srgt. Jesse Roy Downard; 306th Bomb Group, 368th Squadron, KIA 17 April, 1943. From C. Leonard Layton, Nephew and Yvonne "Moofy" Barnett loving, helping friend. Thank You for this wonderful message board and the help it provides. |
Dushan Sumonia |
Thank you, again! |
| Rob
Morris (2003) |
In honor of my friend Gus Mencow, 390th Bomb Group Navigator, who is
currently working on his Masters Degree. |
| Peter Ruplenas |
Thank you |
Sharon Spodar |
To the men of "Ruthless" and "Big Moose," Paul, Frank, Jules, Giles, Peter, Jake, David, Stanley,& Bill. God Bless you all. |
Maureen Baldwin |
IN
MEMORY OF MY UNCLE, 1LT. JAMES P. McAVOY 401ST BOMBER SQUADRON 91ST BOMB GROUP KIA NOVEMBER 3, 1943 NAVIGATOR ABOARD B-17 "BOMB-BOOGIES REVENGE" 42-30805 Also: Thank You to the Mighty Eighth Message Board and it's members for their help! |
| David Lavies | In memory of 1Lt William R. Lavies, pilot of "Pot O' Gold", KIA 22 Feb 1944 during mission over Denmark. Special thanks to "Moofy" for finding crew members Vaughan, Peacock, Shuman, Byers, Walcott, Schrenk, Harman, Guastella and Swindler. |
| Michael Faley | Michael Faley-100th Bomb Group Photo Archivist |
| Robert Balmes | Major Karl Muno, my son-in-law, 18years service, USAF. |
| Robert Miller | A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL THE PEOPLE ON THIS SITE THAT HELP MAKE MY SUMMER VACATION MORE THAN I HOPED FOR. THANKS TO: NIGEL&ROSE, FRED(F3), TONY, PETER, KEVIN P., MOOFY, AND ANYONE WHO SLIPS MY MIND AT THIS TIME. THANK YA'LL SO VERY MUCH. FUZZ |
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