Flight Engineer-Gunner When I had 49 missions in--on 26 March , I was advised that I was selected among 10 gunners from the 4 oldest B Groups in England, to be sent back to the States to attend Gunnery Instructors School, and that I was thru flying combat missions--awaiting orders down from 9th AF HQ That "local" with a crew other than my regular crew was during the night, changed to a combat mission, and I had no choice but to go on it I went, we got the shit shot out of us I picked up a small piece of flak in the upper lip, hydraulic system shot out, had to crank the flaps down, no brakes, had to pull the air bottle and the locked wheels blew the tires My orders were waiting me when we got back, and I left the next morning, came back on the Dutch liner Nieuw Amsterdam.
I was not yet 19 when I returned to the States.. We were married on 9 July Celebrated our 60th last July. We were discharged in July I re-enlisted in August Flew on the Berlin Airlift as flight engineer Was made a regular officer in , and spent the last three years as an Atlas-F missile maintenance officer I spent seven years as Plant Manager of a bed hospital in Knoxville..
I'm mentioned in a couple of th missions, Chester Klier's Mission 8 and Mission Take Care, Billie B. Boyd Jr. Please e-mail and I can supply addition info. Served in Ardennes, Rhineland, Central Europe. Went to war in out in One 1 silver cluster and 2 bronze oak leaf clusters. If any of his crew is still around I'm sure he would love to see them.
Thank you again for any help. Dave Feld. Robert "Bob" Brockett January 13, - June 01, I would like to know any information about my father, Robert "Bob" E.
Anything at all would be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much, Robb Wanner. I am looking for any kind of information concerning with the liberation 27th April in Italy of my native village Cavarzere. Also personal records, diaries, memories, pictures of Vets and their families would be appreciated. I am having an exhibition for this day of Liberation and would like to remember the special contribution of Allied Forces, in collaboration with the City Council of Cavarzere.
