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Date	May 13, 2002
Name	Franklin Ryder Amthor
Email	redryla@aaol.com
City	Summerfield
State	FL 34491
Country	USA

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I have been remiss in not finding this site sooner,perhaps while more of my friends were still around.

Date	May 12, 2002
Name	John W. Johnson
Email	john.johnson@lithonia.com
City	Grapevine
State	Texas
Country	USA

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As a retired AF First Sgt, I'm researching my uncle's military history with the 450th BG/721st Squadron. His name is James N. Conner and is listed on your rolls. The only thing I know is paracuted out after July of 1944,was captured and spent the last months of the war as a POW. Any information is appreciated i.e. aircraft name,type, mission info and POW location. Thanks for the help...My mother and I appreciate the information as he passed away when I was a youngster and I don't know that much about him. According to his headstone in Conyers, Georgia, he was awarded an Air Medal and Oak Leaf Cluster. F/Sgt John W. Johnson, Retired

Date	May 10, 2002
Name	Joseph R. Falconetti
Email	joesrob@earthlink.net
City	Littleton
State	Co.
Country	USA

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I would to send the names of my crew to you but I know how to add them to the picture of "BABE IN ARMS" Could you help me. Ther only two of us left. Pilot Homer William {Bill Smith and Myself.Thank you.

Date	May 8, 2002
Name	William N. Sanders
Email	wsanders165@msn.com
City	Memphis
State	Tn
Country	USA

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Served in ground crew 720 Squadron eighteen months have pictures of some planes.

Date	May 7, 2002
Name	Andy J. Benedict
Email
City
State
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Please let me apologize for the "obscene?" remarks in the previous message. I assure you I double-checked the spelling before sending. How could such a thing happen? The information I was seeking was the records of the Maintenance people of the Group. I hope that this message gets through unchanged. Again, my apologies for any offense. AJBDAD@AOL.COM

Date	May 7, 2002
Name	Andy J. Benedict
Email	ajbdad@aol.com
City	McKees Rocks
State	PA
Country	U. S. of A.

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Help! Does any "Cottontailer" have any information about two 723SQ B-24s that never returned to Manduria after their missions? One hulk was left at Capodichino, Italy in the summer of 1944 and another left on the Island of Vis in the fall of 1944. Perhaps there is someone from the Maintenance segment of the Group that has the do #$@%! Any help will be greatly appreciated. Regards to all the men of the 450th. P.S. Thanks to the Webmsters and their crew for such a beautiful website. AJBDAD@AOL.COM

Date	May 4, 2002
Name	Boyd
Email	manesboyd@msn.com
City	Banning
State	CA
Country	USA

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See my previous entry of last week. Members of the 450th have responded. The 450th did send 28 B-24s to targets at Maribor, Yugoslavia on 14 October 1944, as did the 376th. S-2 reports from the 450th show no planes crashed over or near the target. The 376th reports one B-24 lost over target. The German summary for 14 October 1944 reports 14 Americam airmen recovered for burial at the civilian cemetery. Does anyone know what other, if any, combat units were active over or around Maribor that day? I am mystified by the discovery that more remains than on the plane I am looking into (seven) were reecovered by the German Army and/or police. There was heavy cloud cover over the target, above 17,000 ft. Were any low level bombers or other aircraft flying combat from Italy at that time? Is it possible some ground combat units could be active there at that time? I need help to solve this puzzle. Thx. Boyd

Date	April 30, 2002
Name	Boyd Manes
Email	manesboyd@msn.com
City	Banning
State	California
Country	USA

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I want to know if any readers or members of the 450th was on a mission to Bomb the Maribor, Yugo.. marshalling yards and/or the Drava River RR bridge on 14 October 1944. I am researching the crash of a B-24 from the 376th HBG that day in the edge of Maribor. Four bailed; Seven went down w/the plane, Six were ID'ed by the US Army later. The seventh, 1 Lt. Clyde H. Armstrong, co-pilot is still MIA. USA mission summaries report only one B-24 downed that day. However, the German Summary reports several planes shot down that day, and they hauled by truck, Fourteen American airmen to the Maribor Funeral Palour for burial at the Civilian Cemetery. By letter of 23 January 1946, the funeral parlor reported that mortal remains of 14 American airmen, including the only one named, Donald Schwartz, serial # 11138782 T.44 were buried in the Pobreje Cemetery, Maribor and later,on 16 October 1946 (yes, two years and two days later.)were transfered to Belgrade, Yugoslavia. (US Military Cemetery) I need to learn the names of the other seven, the Germa

Date	April 28, 2002
Name	Patricia M. (Lewis) Spurgin
Email	pmspurgin@hotmail.com
City	Plano
State	Texas
Country	USA

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Being the first born of Col. Kenneth K. Lewis Jr., Ret., I am impressed with the knowledge this web-site has been given. Even an eldest daughter of a retired USAF officer didn't know all that her father had accomplished in his flying career. When he retired in 1965, was the first time I knew what he did in WWII. Thank you for having this web-site and if there is any future information you may have regarding either the 720th Squadron and/or my father I would deeply appreciate the information. Again, thank you.

Date	April 26, 2002
Name	Paul D. Keller
Email	wa6kji@msn.com
City	Anaheim
State	California
Country	USA

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This website is one of the finest I have seen. What a great tribute to the men of the 450th. Thanks to Robert W. Keller's son, Roger, his dad's memories will last forever.

Date	April 23, 2002
Name	Joseph R. Falconetti
Email	joesrob@earthlink.net
City	Littleton
State	Co.
Country	USA

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Armor Gunner Tail Gunner Of "BABE IN ARMS" PILOT Homer WM. "Bill"Smith

Date	April 6, 2002
Name	Roger Keller
Email	mrkellermhs@hotmail.com
City	Springfield
State	New Jersey
Country	USA

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My Dad Robert Wayne Keller, was in the 721st Flying over Brenner Pass and Plojesti. the Captain was A. Hannes and we have photos of the crew and plane but the name is hard to read it looks like Just...tr..Rita. He kept a scrap book with pictures but he never showed it to anyone. He died about two years ago and my Mom just mententioned that she had the scrapbook yesterday. I would be interested to know if anyone has any information about the plane, or the people he knew. thanks. Roger

Date	April 4, 2002
Name	Jim Sprinkle
Email	jsprinkle@mail.com
City
State	TX
Country

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In the Target Photos (Identified) section of the web site for the budapest1.jpg photo, can anyone identify the either specific date of the photo and/or the location in the Budapest area? Thanks.

Date	April 3, 2002
Name	Henry Molepske
Email	jpmolepske@attbi.com
City	Wisconsin Rapids
State	Wisconsin
Country	USA

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I am looking for members of my crew. My bg was 450th, 723rd. I flew with Arnold Zohn, Calvin Caldwell, Francklin Beck, John August, Alex Campell, James Ellis, Raplh Bainbridge, Frank Zaruba, and Antony Rose. I you know where they live please contact me, I would like to talk to them. I am in the picture of the "969". Henry Molepske

Date	April 2, 2002
Name	Dan Alston
Email	doctoralston@earthlink.net
City	Ogden
State	Utah
Country

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My father, Anthony Alston, was a navigator in the 721st Bomb Squadron. He arrived at Manduria 2 Apr 44. He flew about 29 missions and was shot down over Wiener Neustadt in late May 44 and spent the next year in various prison camps. He eventually left for the US on 2 Jun 45. He is quite sick now and I am trying to get his story down for all the kids and grandkids. I am the eldest of his six sons and he has 2 daughters. He remarried and we have another 4 step brothers and sisters. Lots of grandkids and greatgrandkids will want to know the story. I am currently serving in the Army Reserve Dental Corp after doing some active duty during Vietnam. Anyone with info about life in the 450th or who may have known my dad or his pilot Herb Simler, co-pilot Francis Brownel or bombardier Woldemar George please get in touch.

Date	April 2, 2002
Name	Greg Gongoleski
Email	GONGO2@AOL.COM
City	North Smithfield
State	RI
Country

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Looking for information on crew members for my father in law, Thomas E. Devlin who was a tail gunner in the 450th, 723rd sq from around Nov. 43 to July, 44. Flew with Francis Lael, Jack Morris, Johnie Walters, Eugen Hagenson, Russell Preihs, Syril Chadwell, Lawrence Good, Richard Sellers, John Mtych, Thomas Miller , John Valk, Robert Ford & William Turrentine. Any information I will pass along to Tom. Thanks

Date	March 29, 2002
Name	Archie Roach
Email	khonsu1@juno.com
City	Denton
State	TX
Country	USA

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Pilot, 722nd, 35 sorties

Date	March 28, 2002
Name	Scott Caselli
Email	caselli@mtco.com
City	Marseilles
State	IL
Country

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Very interesting. My father is John Caselli.

Date	March 28, 2002
Name	Phil Cohen
Email	phil552@comcast.net
City	Camden
State	NJ
Country	08105

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Hello! Very Nice Site, well done! I am trying to find out which plane and crew 2nd Lt Donald F. Wagner flew with, and what his job was in the crew. He was lost on the April 5, 1944 raid on Ploesti. I hope you can help me out, as I want to build a little web-page about him, as partr of my memorial to fallen heroes from Camden County NJ. Phil Cohen

Date	March 25, 2002
Name	Tricia
Email	pinkroses_77@hotmail.com
City	Frostburg
State	MD
Country	USA

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Looking for the following crew members or family members: Floyd Gill(Tail Gunner),Franklin Albiston(1st engineer), Clemmie D. Hunt(Waist Gunner), Walter McNutt(Radio Operator), Eugene Meehan(Ball Turret Gunner), Charles White(Pilot), John Bomberg(Bombardier), Francis Cohen(Navigator), James Funderburk(Co-pilot). They were all members of the 15th AF, 450th BG, 721st BS and part of my grandfather's crew. I would like any information, photos, etc.. that I can find. This is one of the best sites I have ever visited! Keep up the good work!

Date	March 23, 2002
Name	EDWARD SOCHA JR
Email	edcars1913@aol.com
City	MIDDLETOWN
State	CT
Country	USA

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MY DAD JUST GAVE ME A BOOK THAT WAS PRINTED BY THE COTTONTALES --ITLAY MAY 1, 1945 ENTILTED 450TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP (H). PAGE 9 SHOWS THE TRANSMITTER ROOM. HE HAS TOLDED ME THAT ME AND 4 OTHER MEN PLAYED COUNTRY MUSIC ON THE VOICE OF THE COTTONTALES. TTHEY PLAYED GUITARS MANDULIN ACCORDIAN AND THAT THEY ALL PLAYED FOR 1/2 HOUR AND THEY KEPT UP THE MORALL UP. IF ANY REMEMBERS DOING THIS PLEASE CONTACT ME. THEY WERE FROM GEORGIA, MICH.,N. CAROLINA. MY DAD WAS FROM ROCKY HILL, CONNECTICUT.

Date	March 22, 2002
Name	Dan Chaplin
Email	dchaplin@isni.net
City	Port Charlotte, Fl.
State	Fl.
Country	US

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Went over with the original group as engineer-top turret in the 721 st. Last mission May 24 1944

Date	March 21, 2002
Name	Edward E. Carlson Lt.Col.USAF Ret.
Email	fofudd@msn.com
City	Lake Oswego
State	Oregon
Country	USA

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Would enjoy hearing from anyone who flew with me. Or was ever stationed with me. Maybe we can share some good old times.

Date	March 20, 2002
Name	Lieutenant Commander Mark Kreib
Email	cnen281@naveur.navy.mil
City	London
State
Country	England

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I looked through this site searching for information about my mother's cousin, SGT Hugo Greinert who was shot down IVO Lubjana Slovenia. I found the photo of him and his crew. These pages are a great tribute to the men of the 450th. Thank you to all of them and to the masters of this page for honoring them.

Date	March 18, 2002
Name	Peter C. Friend
Email	pfriend@prexar.com
City	Newport
State	Maine
Country	Penobscot

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I was the nose gunner on the D B Robertson crew we were in the 723rd. Sqdrn. From Sept. 1944 to April 1945.

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