8 Jun 2015

Was very happy to find your web-site for the 380th. My father was a radio operator/gunner in the 528th. He served on Beautiful Betsy at Fenton from April 1943 thru April 1944.

For your records his name was James L. Sword 39827112, T-Sgt. from Idaho. He passed away in April 1985. I am very interested attending your get together in October.

Thanks,
Ralph E. Sword

From Bob Livingston, 6 May 2015:

Here's a recent photo of POOCHIE on Crocker Island (all that remains of her).

23 April 2015

My father was Ralph Castillo, crew chief of the B-24, Gus's Bus. He passed away Nov 30, 1989, at the age of 76. The attached photo from his album is crew of B-24 Gus's Bus taken when they were in Australia. My father is standing in back row second man from the right side.

Ralph E. Castillo

8 April 2015

Here are a couple pictures from the Reunion held in San Antonio in the early 80's.

The first one are of (left to right) Dewey Struck, Andy Bratton, Bill Trollinger, and Leslie Coleman.

Second one is James Wright, Dewey Struck, and Zoetta Struck.

Dewey Struck

12 March 2015

My father was a doctor at the 86th station hospital during WW2 and I am collecting information about him and his friends there. He was also a pilot and a camera nut. I have 8mm color footage of fenton field and some of the people there and events that happened there. I have footage of a Japanese air raid and the anti aircraft guns being fired. I would like to know what you folks have that I could use in the book I am writing about dad. Dad had quite an amazing life. His two best friends after the war for over fifty years were Ronald Reagan and Arnold Palmer. The Book should be out soon, I am in the final editing of it now. His name was Dr. Foster Gossard.

John Gossard

1 March 2015

My name is Jarod Bucki. My Grandfather was a WG on Carrot Top during WWII, Eugene Bucki. I'm trying to find some as much info as I can about him, the plane and the crew for my own personal knowledge. I'm also interested in trying to find an actual picture of the crew with my grandfather standing by the plane. The same picture that's shown on the website under the planes info page. If you could steer me in the right direction and help me anyway possible it would be very appreciated.

Thank you for your time.

Jarod Bucki

16 November 2014

The B-24D-65-CO s/n 42-40522 was from the 531st Bomb Squadron, 380th Bomb Group, 5th Air Force. She flew 33 combat missions with the 380th BG as "Deliverer." Declared 'war weary' on December 13, 1943. Repaired and given a nose turret then shipped to the RAAF as A72-006 on March 3, 1944.

Regards Richard Goold, Australia