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

	529th, Norma Clark, widow of Byron W. Clark, DOD June 8, 2009, reported by her son, Alan Clark 529th, Walter S. McElhannon, Tail Gunner, Sinnott Crew, DOD September 2009, Georgia, reported by Alan Clark 530th, Reginald Archibald III, Bombardier, Lewis Crew, DOD March 9, 2009, California, reported by Gene Stadler 530th, William G. Kufus, Pilot/Aircraft Cmdr, McDaniel and Kufus Crews/Transportation Officer, DOD October 6, 2008, Portland, Texas, reported by his granddaughter, Debbie Woods 531st, Therence Theodore Bryant, Jr., Flight Engineer, Olearczk Crew, DOD January 6, 2010, Dothan, Georgia, reported by his widow, Katherine, and George Gerards 531st, Margaret (Peg) Palmer, Widow of Joseph H. Palmer, DOD December 2, 2009, Lincoln RI, reported by returned correspondence 531st, John W. Otto, Jr., Navigator, Low's Crew (109), DOD September 26, 2009, Needville, Texas, reported by Steve Rankin 531st, Edward A. Westlund, Jr., Radio Operator, Winston Crew (107), DOD January 16, 2010, Newbury Park, California, reported by his daughter, Kim Westlund 531st, Clyde Odell Whetstine, Ground Staff, DOD January 30, 2010, Kings Mountain, North Carolina, reported by his niece, Diane Whetstine
	Adelaide River War Graves website: http://www.adelaideriverwargraves.com/ Adelaide River is a township lying 113 km south of Darwin, on the Stuart Highway, the main north-south road from Darwin to Alice Springs. During WW2, Adelaide River was the headquarters of a large base and the war cemetery was created especially for the burial of service personnel who died in this part of Australia. 380th Member buried in this cemetery: RAAF/531st, Charles David Parry-Okenden, Bombardier, Straus Crew (89), DOD March 23, 1945, Vansittart Bay, Northern Territory, Australia, reported by Doug Tilley http://www.adelaideriverwargraves.com/parry-okenden.htm

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 just year is sufficient), and your name and relationship to him/her.

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