7th Bombardment Group (H) Historical Foundation
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Comments: My grandfather Anthony (Tony) Carboni passed away last month...he was a munitions worker for the 493rd
Comments: I want to thank all those who have served and all those who have worked on/ contributed to this site. I was very pleasantly surprised today to find a photo of my grandfather (Melvin McClintock, 493rd) and his crew on this site. I had never seen this before and it means a lot to be able to find it now.
Comments: Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays
Comments: Kenneth Kauffman 9th Radio/gunner on my crew died earlier this month in Southern California with wife Beverly and Daughter Jill at his side. After WW2 KIen had a long career at General Electric Corp. Ken and Bev had been married 55 years.
Comments: Oct 30, 2011 E J Link 9th Aircraft Commander will be remembered tomorrow at a service at his home town, Ridgeland, WI. Gene and I were cadets together and ended our active military careers together ferrying a B24 from India to the USA. at the end of WW2. Read wife Millie's report on Gene's service in this website.
Comments: Charles E Clayson passed away 12 Sep 2011. He enlisted 19 Dec 1939 at Fort Lawton, Wa. & was honorably discharged 27 May1945. Charles attended the airplane & engine mechanical service school at Acts Chanute Field, Ill.; transferred to Salt Lake City, Utah; transferred to San Francisco, Ca.; shipped out on a troop transport ship, Republic; Charles stated that when the ship left Pearl it was under radio silence; the crew later learned that Pearl Harbor was bombed by the Japanese; the Republic joined Australian ships destined for Australia. Charles stated that while entering the harbor in Australia a Japanese sub was detected and Australian ships dropped depth charges resulting in a direct hit. Charles was in India, Egypt & Africa during his service in the war.
Comments: My dad, Thomas Forman, was a tail gunner on a B-24 piloted by Lt. Thomas Akarman and the entire crew was declared MIA after a mission over Rangoon on November 29, 1942. I was only a baby at the time. After my mother's recent passing I came across many letters and official military documents. Like many of you the discoveries piqued my curiosity about my Dad and I wonder if there could still be someone out there who may have known him and would be willing to share that information with me.
Comments: My father, Robert T. Decius, served in the 7th Bombardment Group. Dad passed away in 1982. For a lot of reasons I have no history of his service other than I know he received the Distinguished Flying Cross - I saw that. I have no discharge papers or anything detailing his service record. I have tried to get information from St. Louis but am told a fire destroyed all the records. Additionally I have tried the local VA hospital where he stayed for a time but they came up with nothing - I'm not sure they tried very hard. All I know is that he got the DFC, flew the China Burma hump and that's about it. There's a discrepancy as to whether he was a bomber, supply transport - pilot. If anyone has a suggestion as to how I might get more information about this I would be very grateful.
Comments: My father, Kermit D. Ring, passed away recently as have so many of our dear veterans. In looking through his things I found his discharge papers and decided to see if I could find anything about his Army group. It was listed as 436th bomb squadron, 7th bomb group. He didn't talk much about the war but he did often mention "flying the hump". His combat missions are listed in Rangoon, Pegu, and Bangkok. I also found pictures of him in front of different planes. The planes were named "Double Trouble", "Me Wrecks", and something "...lo Mutual". He was the radio operator, mechanic, and gunner. Service dates are Oct '43 to Jan '46. Is he or any of the mentioned planes familiar to anyone?
Comments: First of all THANK YOU to all who have served this great country. I am looking for anyone who might be connected with my Uncle who was a Corporal in the Army Air Force in WWII, "Flying the Hump". He was MIA in July, 1945, in Burma. I never knew him, and my family never spoke much about him or what happened. In 2006 the crash site was discovered, so I've become very interested in learning more about the CBI Theater in WWII and finding anyone who might be connected to the rest of his crew. On July 14, 1945, while flying the "Oboe" westward route between Bhamo, Burma, and Kharagpur, India, Cpl Roberts and four crew members were lost on their C-46A cargo plan, nicknamed "Miss Virginia" and "Lil' Bit of Texas", and disappeared shortly after takeoff. . The pilot was Chesky, The tail number of the plane was 7294, and it was MACR 14958. I am also interested in obtaining the book "The Aluminum Trail" since this crew was listed in that book. thank you!!! |
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