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 Bauguss, Madge (wife of Claude "Boggie" Bauguss), Greensboro, North Carolina, DOD 10/04/00, by her husband 528th Hincher, Howard F., Aircraft Mechanic, St. Charles, Illinois, DOD 02/04/01, by his daughter, Leslie Hincher Conklin 528th Holcomb, Ronald C., Ground Staff, Intelligence, Photo Technician, Greenville, South Carolina, DOD 01/03/01, by his wife, Mildred 528th Vance, Joyce (wife of William F. Vance), of a brain tumor, Mesa, Arizona, DOD 12/17/00, by her husband 529th Murphy, Jr., Frederick J., Radio Operator, Deaner's Crew (51), Fort Myers, Florida, DOD 06/30/00, by James E. Elam 529th Offerle, Rita (wife of Carl S. "Bud" Offerle), Defiance, Ohio, DOD 01/06/01, by her husband 530th Archer, Henry J., Navigator, McDaniel's Crew (56), Reston, Virginia, DOD 06/23/00, by his daughter, Bobbi Archer Langston [Mr. Archer was formerly known as Henry J. Urschitz; he changed his name in 1945 after WWII.] 530th Thomas, Jr., Evan C., Gunner, Jenkins/Wilkinson Crew (61,68), Coulterville, Illinois, DOD 10/00, by Robert M. Wilkinson 531st Bohn-Wells, Ruth M. (wife of Joseph H. Wells), Grove City, Ohio, DOD 01/01/01, by her husband 531st Lasko, Edward J., Aircraft Commander/Operations Officer, Lasko's Crew (85), Lewisville, Texas, DOD 01/05/01, by his wife, Natalie, and Tom Hunt 531st Stanley, Jr., Emmett S., Tailgunner, Blum's Crew (91), Kingsport, Tennessee, DOD 02/12/01, by Joe Burdick 531st Withorn, Robert E., Bombardier, Kay's Crew (113), Linden, Michigan, DOD 01/21/01, by his son, Robert A. Withorn, and by Jim Meredith

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.