380th

Bomb Group

380th Bomb Group Association

NEWSLETTER #30 -- April 2007


TAPS

Day is done, gone the sun, from the lake, from the hill,
from the sky. All is well, safely rest, God is nigh.

Thanks and praise for our days 'neath the sun, `neath
the stars, `neath the sky. As we go, this we know
God is nigh.

LEST WE FORGET


528th/531st/GP, Loy, Edward C., Ground Staff, Administration, Adjutant; Squadron Executive Officer; Supply, Quartermaster Supply Officer; Altoona, Florida, DOD 01/10/2007, reported by his widow Nane, and his niece Susan Emetti

529th, Angney, Robert L., Jr., Ground Staff, Airplane and Engine Mechanic, DOD May 2005, reported by Bertha Quigg-Strouse

529th, Granzow, Donald, Flight Engineer/Gunner, Reed Crew (38), Hobart, Indiana, DOD 06/27/2005 reported by his widow Kathleen

529th, Horton, Glenn R., Aircraft Commander, Horton Crew (34), Roseville, Minnesota, DOD 03/18/2007, reported by his son, Glenn Jr.

529th, Kiggins, Leslie C., Radio Operator, Horton Crew (34), Estacada, Oregon, DOD 9/5/1997, correction of DOD provided by his son Robert

529th, Twomey, Llewelyn R., Gunner, Jeffery Crew (54), Old Center, Panola County, Texas, DOD 03/21/2007, reported by his stepson Ken Weese

530th, Cruze, Verne E., Pilot, Huet Crew (51), Aircraft Commander, Cruze Crew (51), Morris, Minnesota, DOD July 1987, DOD corrected by his grandson Shaun G. Cruze

530th, Gronkowski, Jean, wife of Leonard Gronkowski, Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, DOD 11/06/2006, reported by her husband

530th, Kendra, Joseph P., Ground Staff, Engineering, Maintenance, DOD 03/15/2007, reported by his son Mike

530th, McHale, James W., Pilot, Cullen Crew (54) and Aircraft Commander, McHale Crew (54), Bloomington, Minnesota, DOD 03/01/2007, reported by his son Bill

530th, McHale, Jacqueline Ann, wife of James W. McHale, Bloomington, Minnesota, DOD 02/16/2007, reported by her son Bill

530th, Nelson, Theodore Frank, Bombardier, Harkin Crew (38), DOD 11/06/2004, Salt Lake City, Utah, reported by his grandson Glenn Cowan

530th, Peachey, Mary, wife of Robert Peachey, Winfield, Illinois, DOD 12/14/2006, reported by her husband

531st, McCrea, William Russell ("Russ"), Transportation, Motor Pool, Auto Equipment Operator, Georgetown, Delaware, DOD 10/22/2006, reported by his widow Verna, and Jim Cernick

531st, Reinheimer, Albert R. ("Rex"), Bombardier, Waterbury's Crew, Warsaw, New York, DOD 02/25/2007, reported by his grandson, Shawn Gardner

531st, Rhem, James A., Ground Staff, Engineering, Maintenance, Airplane Mechanic, Marion, Kentucky, DOD 07/10/1987, reported by his son-in-law Ronald Howton

531st, Rhem, Margaret, wife of James A. Rhem, Marion, Kentucky, DOD 03/2001, reported by her son-in-law Ronald Howton

531st, Cernick, Louis ("Luke"), Communications, Radar Operator; Mechanic; Navigator (Various Crews), Butte Falls, Oregon, DOD 12/06/1969, reported by his son Jim Cernick

531st, Cruthers, Zura B., Pilot, Blum Crew (91), Los Angeles, California, DOD April 2003, reported by his wife Norma

531st, Hahn, Howard, Aircraft Commander, Hahn Crew (31), Saint Charles, Michigan, DOD 12/19/2006, reported by Joe Edinger

528th/531st/GP, Loy, Edward C., Ground Staff, Administration, Adjutant; Squadron Executive Officer; Supply, Quartermaster Supply Officer; Altoona, Florida, DOD 01/10/2007, reported by his widow Nane, and his niece Susan Emetti

529th, Angney, Robert L., Jr., Ground Staff, Airplane and Engine Mechanic, DOD May 2005, reported by Bertha Quigg-Strouse

529th, Granzow, Donald, Flight Engineer/Gunner, Reed Crew (38), Hobart, Indiana, DOD 06/27/2005 reported by his widow Kathleen

529th, Horton, Glenn R., Aircraft Commander, Horton Crew (34), Roseville, Minnesota, DOD 03/18/2007, reported by his son, Glenn Jr.

529th, Kiggins, Leslie C., Radio Operator, Horton Crew (34), Estacada, Oregon, DOD 9/5/1997, correction of DOD provided by his son Robert

529th, Twomey, Llewelyn R., Gunner, Jeffery Crew (54), Old Center, Panola County, Texas, DOD 03/21/2007, reported by his stepson Ken Weese

530th, Cruze, Verne E., Pilot, Huet Crew (51), Aircraft Commander, Cruze Crew (51), Morris, Minnesota, DOD July 1987, DOD corrected by his grandson Shaun G. Cruze

530th, Gronkowski, Jean, wife of Leonard Gronkowski, Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, DOD 11/06/2006, reported by her husband

530th, Kendra, Joseph P., Ground Staff, Engineering, Maintenance, DOD 03/15/2007, reported by his son Mike

530th, McHale, James W., Pilot, Cullen Crew (54) and Aircraft Commander, McHale Crew (54), Bloomington, Minnesota, DOD 03/01/2007, reported by his son Bill

530th, McHale, Jacqueline Ann, wife of James W. McHale, Bloomington, Minnesota, DOD 02/16/2007, reported by her son Bill

530th, Nelson, Theodore Frank, Bombardier, Harkin Crew (38), DOD 11/06/2004, Salt Lake City, Utah, reported by his grandson Glenn Cowan

530th, Peachey, Mary, wife of Robert Peachey, Winfield, Illinois, DOD 12/14/2006, reported by her husband

531st, McCrea, William Russell ("Russ"), Transportation, Motor Pool, Auto Equipment Operator, Georgetown, Delaware, DOD 10/22/2006, reported by his widow Verna, and Jim Cernick

531st, Reinheimer, Albert R. ("Rex"), Bombardier, Waterbury's Crew, Warsaw, New York, DOD 02/25/2007, reported by his grandson, Shawn Gardner

531st, Rhem, James A., Ground Staff, Engineering, Maintenance, Airplane Mechanic, Marion, Kentucky, DOD 07/10/1987, reported by his son-in-law Ronald Howton

531st, Rhem, Margaret, wife of James A. Rhem, Marion, Kentucky, DOD 03/2001, reported by her son-in-law Ronald Howton

531st, Cernick, Louis ("Luke"), Communications, Radar Operator; Mechanic; Navigator (Various Crews), Butte Falls, Oregon, DOD 12/06/1969, reported by his son Jim Cernick

531st, Cruthers, Zura B., Pilot, Blum Crew (91), Los Angeles, California, DOD April 2003, reported by his wife Norma

531st, Hahn, Howard, Aircraft Commander, Hahn Crew (31), Saint Charles, Michigan, DOD 12/19/2006, reported by Joe Edinger

531st, Mayer, Robert P., Flight Engineer, Low Crew (109), Johnstown, Pennsylvania, DOD 12/10/2005, reported by John Otto, Jr., and Jim Cernick

531st, White, Robert L., Gunner, Goode Crew (90), Vandalia, Ohio, DOD 12/30/2006, reported by son-in-law Rick McCoy and Joe Megliola

531st, Winters, Dorothy, Wife of Harold R. (Bob) Winters, Zanesville, Ohio, DOD 11/08/2004, reported by her son-in-law Don Mullinnex

380th Wing, Widdows, William D., Veteran USAF, USAFR, ROA, MOAA, Springfield, Ohio, DOD 12/16/2006, reported by Joe Wells


Jim Cernick has been doing some research on the 380th, and has found the following obituaries of our members. Thanks, Jim, for all the hard work on our behalf!

528th, Greuel, Ervin L. ("Bud"), Aircraft Commander, Greuel Crew (14), Eau Claire, Wisconsin, DOD 05/18/1998

528th, McLeod, William M., Flight Engineer, Osage County, Kansas, DOD 12/10/1966

528th, Phillips, Abraham (NMI) ("Abe"), Airplane & Engine Mechanic, Hogansburg, New York, DOD 08/05/1970

529th, Davis, Donald E., Gunner, Craddock Crew (11), Port Arthur, Texas, DOD 01/28/2007

529th/530th, Hutcheson, Charles E. (alternatively, Charles H.), Ground Staff, Adjutant; Mess Officer, Chattanooga, Tennessee, DOD 07/20/1968

529th, Kilgore, Howard D., Ground Staff, Alden, Kansas, DOD 08/06/2003

529th/GP, Linder, Chester E. ("Earl"), Medical Aidman, Spokane, Washington, DOD 05/15/1996

529th, Matthews, Miles M., Gunner, Watkins Crew, Vista, California, DOD 04/28/2004

529th/GP, Woodward, Herbert L. ("Woody"), Sqdn CO, Aircraft Commander, Woodward Crew (41), Santa Ana, California, DOD 10/05/1960 (date correction)

529th/GP, Zuccarelli, Carl J., Ground Staff, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, DOD 07/30/1961

530th, Dougherty, James F., Aircraft Commander, Dougherty Crew (79), Topeka, Kansas, DOD 01/19/2000

530th/GP, Holtz, Donald J. ("Hoff"), Flight Engineer/Photographer, Various Crews, Hastings Borough, Pennsylvania, DOD 10/18/1999

531st, Calkins, John E., Instrument Specialist, Custer, Michigan, DOD 01/28/1991 (date correction)

531st, Donnelly, Henry (NMI), Jr., Ground Staff, Loran System Tech, West Palm Beach, Florida, DOD 05/30/1966

531st, Rinaldi, Frank R., Ground Staff, Aircraft Sheet Metal Worker, Shoshone County, Idaho, DOD 11/19/1964

531st, Rominger, Raleigh W., Ground Staff, buried in Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Oregon, DOD 11/07/1968

531st/GP, Warren, John K., Ground Staff, Administration, Commander's Secretary, Huntington Beach, California, DOD 04/16/2000

GP, Brents, Rafel T., Ground Staff, Supply Clerk-Typist, Cleveland, Arkansas, DOD 03/06/2007


Link to Complete TAPS Listing

 


     Please send TAPS information to:

Barbara J Gotham

130 Colony Road, West Lafayette IN 47906-1209
380th.ww2@gmail.com

 

When submitting a TAPS listing for a 380th member or spouse, please be sure to include the person's name and squadron, city/state where living at time of death, date of death (if exact date not known, then month/year or even year is sufficient), and your name and relationship to him/her.


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