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Ball of Fire QUARTERLY EXPRESS NEWSLETTER OF THE 93rd BOMB GROUP 2nd Air Division, 8th Air Force, Hardwick, England www.93bg.com Vol. 26 No. 1 Spring 2018 Second Lieutenant William W. Harth, Jr. remains identified On August 1, 1943, the 93rd Bomb Group was one of five groups participating in the low-level attack on the Ploesti oil fields in Romania. Operation Tidal Wave was very costly. Of the thirty-nine 93rd B-24s that took off from Benghazi, thirty-four reached the target. Only fifteen came away from the target in formation and of those, only five escaped with little damage. One B-24D shot down was Hell’s Angels piloted by LT Roy C. Harms. Of the 10 crewmen, one, SGT Jack W. Reed, survived by parachuting from 300 feet. Reed, the engineer landed on the refinery grounds, was severely injured and taken prisoner. The others, LT Earl F. Ferguson, co-pilot; LT William W. Harth, Jr., Bombardier; LT Albert W. Stahl, Navigator; SGT Ralph E. Richardson, radio; SGT Winfield V. Long, tail gunner; SGTs John Shufritz, Arnold M. Holen, and Michael Doka, all gunners; were killed. On November 13, 2017 the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency released a statement as follows: Airman Killed During World War II Accounted For (Harth, W.) Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. William H. Harth, Jr., killed during World War II, has now been accounted for. In the summer of 1943, Harth was a bombardier assigned to the 329th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 93rd Bombardment Group (Heavy), which was known as “The Traveling Circus.” He served on a B-24D aircraft, nicknamed “Hell’s Angels,” when he was participating in a historic mission, which was the first large-scale, low-altitude attack by U.S. heavy bomber aircraft on Ploesti, Romania, code-named Operation TIDAL WAVE. On Aug. 1, 1943, as Harth’s aircraft approached Ploesti, it was hit by German anti-aircraft fire. Harth was killed when the aircraft crashed. Interment services are pending; more details will be released 7-10 days prior to scheduled funeral services. Harth’s name is recorded on the Walls of the Missing at an American Battle Monuments Commission site along with the others who are missing from the World War II. A rosette will be placed next to his name to indicate he has been accounted for. For more information about DPAA, visit www.dpaa.mil, find us on social media at www.facebook.com/dodpaa, or call 703-699-1420.

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Page 2 www.93bg.com The Romanian government took responsibility for recovering the remains of the many airmen killed in the raid. Whenever possible, the remains were identified and buried. Any remains that could not be identified were provided an appropriate burial in a grave marked unknown. After the war, the remains were returned to United States control. When the remains were identified, the next of kin were contacted and given the option of returning the remains to the United States or reinterring them in one of the American Military Cemeteries throughout Europe. The unknown remains were reinterred in the Ardennes Military Cemetery in Belgium. All missing-in-action were memorialized at one of the American Military Cemeteries overseas. In the case of 2LT Harth, he was memorialized on a stone wall at the American Military Cemetery near Florence, Italy on the "Tablets of the Missing." His remains were disinterred and processed for identification based on new and better science available today. One of the best tools is comparison of DNA with known samples from family members. Mr. Jim Bell, Mortuary Affairs – Identifications, Past Conflict Repatriations Branch, U.S. Army Human Resources Command, 1600 Spearhead Division Avenue, Dept 450 Fort Knox, KY 40122 notified the 93rd and asked for assistance in providing more information to 2LT Harth’s family. Mr. Bell made the initial notification to the family and is assisting them with returning the remains and reinterring them in the cemetery of their choice. 2LT Harth will be buried in Columbia, SC, his hometown this spring. Specific funeral arrangements are not available at this time but we do plan to have a 93rd BG Association representative at the funeral. 1LT Harms’ family was instrumental in providing photos of 2LT Harth and the crew for the Harth family who did not have photos available. The crew is pictured above with 1LT Harms - first from the left, 2LT Harth - third from left and SGT Reed -fifth from the left all in the front row. Our hope is that, in the future, additional crew members will be identified. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency’s mission is to account for our service members from all wars. The 93rd has an important role to play in accounting for those men still unidentified. When “Ted’s Travelling Circus” was printed in 1996, there were 181 men listed as missing by the American Battle Monuments Commission. The work continues until all missing are identified. As an organization, we are committed to help the government and families of the missing in any way possible. HARPEtt HARIUS JAMES C • SGT • 744 IOMII J JffH II Z U 4 FTR SO 52 fTII GP · · !RT F • 2 LT • 1ZI B0\illl SQ 450 IIOMB GP{Hl MA ARD • • PfC l:JEIII AR O · • E T H • l • 580 IO 8 lO SK> IIOMB. GPIM> • ~APT • HO SO n~ IIOMtl OP !Ml · !!ST J • T T • 772 BOMI SO ~ 110M8. Q Jlt • t L,. • ~ IIOM& $0 't\ 110 GP ~ • l! t; 440 -IOU Jfft IIOMI GP • 2 LT 758 l()Ma -$0 459 IIOMB GP ·2C '21jbl CT • 824

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Page 3 www.93bg.com Table of Contents Second Lieutenant William W. Harth, Jr. remains identified……………………………………………..…………………………1 President’s Corner .................................................................................................................................................................. 4 DNA Registry Unlocks Key to Fallen Servicemembers' Identities………………………………………………………………....5 2018 reunion Information and Upcoming Reunion Options….……………………………………………..………….…………..6 93rd BG Film Project Fundraiser………………………………………………………………………………………………….…..11 Folded Wings ........................................................................................................................................................................ 12 Greetings from the 93rd BG Historian (Request for information) .......................................................................................... 15 Newsletter Editor………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………15 Hot Stuff Memorial Monument Project Update ..................................................................................................................... 16 93rd BG Website………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………17 Hardwick Documentary ......................................................................................................................................................... 17 PX……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….18 Membership........................................................................................................................................................................... 18 93rd BG Ball of Fire Quarterly Express Subscription Form ................................................................................................... 19 DIRECTORY 2016 - 2018 OFFICERS President – JIM ROOT 15359 Red Fox Walk, West Olive, MI 49460 616-399-5990; jamesdavidroot@aol.com Vice President (Reunion Coordinator) – JOHN MARX 109 Clearview St., Beaver Falls, PA 15010 412-327-1909; 109clearview@gmail.com Secretary - NICK TIMMER 1341 Thornberry Ct. S.E. Grand Rapids, MI 49546 231-652-2309; timmer@netpenny.net Treasurer – WALLY BROWN 717 Pinebrook Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23462 757-376-9813; weddingshooter@verizon.net Membership – JEAN KOZNAREK 2644 W. Park Blvd., Shaker Heights, OH 44120 216-702-8430; jnkoz54@aol.com member93bg@aol.com Historian – DON MORRISON 1375 West Comet Rd, Clinton, OH 44216 Home 330-882-2536; Cell 330-415-2222 doniac1967@sbcglobal.net Ball of Fire, Editor – DON MORRISON (See Historian) Technology Manager – MICHAEL SELLERS 565 Carroll St. Apt #4, Brooklyn, NY 11215 917-975-7162; mtsellers@mac.com VETERAN'S ADVISORY BOARD FERNLEY SMITH, GEORGE MCLEAN Other Critical Roles Assistant Treasurer - NANCY GRIMES STRANGER 783 N. Sedona Court, Grand Junction, CO 81506 970-945-2883; nancystranger@hotmail.com PX Manager – PETER ASCH 979 South Ridge Ct., Traverse City, MI 49696 231-933-8405 pcasch@charter.net Ball of Fire “Mailman”- GEORGE JUNG Distribution Support 2420 Route 17 A, Goshen, NY 10924 845-346-6551 bofmailman@gmail.com Reunion Committee PAM KAWASHIMA 5698 Brookhurst Ct, San Jose, CA 95129 408-666-9738 pkawashima@outlook.com JOE & PHYLLIS DURAN 309 E. Santa Paula St., Santa Paula, CA 93060 805-525-4681; dogpatchraider@gmail.com FRED WIER 16 Woodfield Rd., Wellesley, MA 02482 781-235-0253; fredwier@verizon.net BILL SARGENT 1458 Locust St., Denver, CO 80220 303-945-5418; joyridecp@msn.com

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Page 4 www.93bg.com PRESIDENT’S CORNER Happy New Year to all of our Veterans, members, and friends of the 93rd BGA family! January is almost over already, however, there is a lot of work going on with a very busy year ahead of us! The Officers and key members continue to meet every month. We are working on the reunion planning in Washington DC, many tasks associated with continuing the Film production, driving our Film fundraising efforts with a new special committee, getting ready for the trip to Iceland (in support of the Hot Stuff and General Andrews memorial dedication), Education session planning, membership planning & renewals, and making plans to assist with the internment of a 93rd BG Missing in Action veteran, whose remains have been located and positively identified after 74 years. Also, this year will be time to elect Officers for the BGA at our annual reunion. Myself and our Veterans are appreciative of all of the volunteer hours that go into making our association a great one! There are many detailed updates throughout this issue of the BOF on all of this work, so please take time to read through each page! As always, I strongly encourage you to get a copy and read “Ted’s Travelling Circus”, our 93rd Bomb Group history book, if you haven’t already! It is a chronological history of the 93rd BG and is a tremendous wealth of knowledge. Also, take advantage of the social media connections of 93rd Bomb Group family and friends primarily through our Facebook page! Join and “follow” the group as we have over 700 members now, and new topics and information is shared on a regular basis! And finally, keep a check on our website, www.93bg.com, as there are regular updates there as well! Enjoy this issue of the Ball of Fire, and any suggestions or feedback are always welcome! See you in Washington D.C! Jim Root President, 93rd BGA

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Page 5 www.93bg.com DNA REGISTRY UNLOCKS KEY TO FALLEN SERVICEMEMBERS' IDENTITIES DNA is a substance within every person's cells that provides a personal blueprint, known as a DNA profile. The Defense Department is gathering DNA samples from all servicemembers to ensure that if a soldier, sailor, airman, Marine or Coast Guardsman is ever killed in service, his or her remains will never go unidentified. The goal is to never again have to bury a U.S. servicemember in a "Tomb of the Unknowns" or to keep families wondering about the fate of their loved ones. DoD has been building its DNA registry since 1992, shortly after breakthroughs in DNA technologies made it feasible to use blood samples or saliva swipes to make positive identifications. Since then, DoD has amassed the world's largest inventory of DNA samples. In addition to providing DNA samples to identify troops serving today, the DoD DNA Registry is helping to unlock the mystery of missing servicemembers from past conflicts. Working closely with the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command, with headquarters at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, the staff at the DNA Registry is applying new technology to help identify remains of troops killed during the Vietnam War, Korean War, World War II and even earlier conflicts. One of the newest advances in DNA technology, using mitochondrial DNA that's stored in the body's cytoplasm, is proving particularly helpful in identifying remains that have degraded over time and due to environmental exposure. Remains buried in National Cemetery’s that are currently unknown may be able to be identified using the latest technology. Rayann Marx (“niece-in-law” of 1LT Robert W. Marx, 409th Squadron) and her family have provided DNA samples with the hope of someday identifying her uncle’s remains. Corporal Raymond Nelle who is missing in action from the Korean War and was last seen on Nov 2, 1950 in an area now in North Korea. If the United States and North Korea ever normalize relations, our government plans to recover his remains. Since Raymond wasn’t married and had no children, Rayann’s aunts, Raymond’s sisters and his nephews have all provided DNA samples for inclusion in the registry. His parents were deceased prior to the start of the program or they would have been asked to provide samples, too. The family was encouraged to provide as many different samples as possible. Family members of service members missing-in-action from World War II are encouraged to provide a DNA sample to aid in the identification of remains recovered from the battlefield or disinterred from an unknown’s grave. The sample can provide the evidence necessary to make a positive identification. The 93rd Bomb Group Association is committed to encouraging relatives to take a simple saliva sample using an Army provided kit. If you are a relative, contact the Casualty and Mortuary Affairs Branch and a case manager will be assigned. The Case Manager will coordinate DNA kits to be mailed for you and your family. He will need to know as much personal information as available regarding your missing/unidentified relative to research his case. The Case Manager also provides information regarding your relative and the status of any ongoing investigation. The government contact information is as follows: Casualty & Mortuary Affairs Branch U.S. Army Human Resources Command 1600 Spearhead Div. Ave. Fort Knox, KY 40122-5400 Work: 800-892-2490 The Casualty & Mortuary Affairs office conduct annual family updates around the country. Your Case Manager provides a schedule and pertinent information for those who desire to attend. Rayann and John Marx have attended 5 or 6 updates beginning in 1998. Because of the political conditions in North Korea, no progress has been made yet, but Rayann hopes to attend her uncle’s funeral someday.

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Page 8 www.93bg.com DRAFT Reunion Schedule Day 1 – Thursday – October 18 12:00 – 5 PM Registration / Memorabilia Room Setup – Everyone is welcome! 2 – 3:30 PM Officers’ Meeting - Boardroom 6 – 8 PM Welcome Dinner & Attendee Introductions – Cirrus Ballroom 8 – 9 PM 93rd BG Missing in Action Report – Cirrus Ballroom Day 2 – Friday – October 19 7:30 – 9 AM Breakfast - Hotel 9:00 – 10:30 AM Education Session #1 – Cirrus Ballroom 10:30 – 12:00 AM Veterans’ Q&A – Cirrus Ballroom 12:00 – 1:00 PM Buffet Lunch– Cirrus Ballroom 12:00 – 1:00 PM Veterans Only Roundtable - Boardroom 1:15 – 2:00 PM Transportation to Arlington National Cemetery 2:00 – 3:30 PM 2:30 - 93rd Bomb Group Living Memorial/ 3:00 - Changing of the Guard, Tomb of the Unknowns 3:15 - Wreath Laying, Tomb of the Unknowns 3:30 – 5:30 PM Air Force Memorial (stop) and Marine Corps Memorial (Iwo Jima) (drive by) 5:30 – 6:00 PM Transportation to Dining venue 6:00 – 8:00 PM Dinner - TBD 8:00 – 8:30 PM Transportation to hotel Day 3 – Saturday – October 20 7:30 – 9 AM Breakfast – Hotel 9:30 – 11:30 AM Business Meeting – Cirrus Ballroom 12:00 – 1:00 PM Transportation to Washington, D.C. with Box Lunch en route 1:00 – 1:45 PM WWII Memorial, group photo option 1:45 – 2:30 PM Lincoln, Vietnam Memorials 2:30 – 2:45 PM Transportation to Capitol 2:45 – 4:15 PM Capitol Tour, group photo option 4:15 – 5:00 PM Transportation to Hyatt Regency 6:30 – 7:45 PM Memorial Dinner – Cirrus Ballroom 8:00 – 9:30 PM “Hardwick Aerodrome 104” – Cirrus Ballroom Day 4 – Sunday – October 21 7:30 – 9 AM Breakfast at Hotel 8:30 – 9:30 AM Religious Service (non-denominational) – Cirrus Ballroom 10:00 – 11:30 AM Educational Session #2 – Cirrus Ballroom 11:45 – 12:00 AM Transportation to Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center 12:00 – 1:00 PM Lunch – On your own 12:00 – 3:45 PM Visit Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center 3:45 – 4:00 PM Transportation to Hotel 4:00 PM Bus Returns to Hotel 1 – 6 PM Memorabilia Room 6 – 8 PM Dinner - Hotel 8 PM - Closing Memorabilia Room Pack-up – Everyone is welcome! Day 5 – Monday – October 22 6 – 9 AM Breakfast at Hotel Questions, comments and suggestions are welcome to this draft schedule. Please contact John Marx, 109clearview@gmail.com or 412-327-1909.

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Page 11 www.93bg.com 93rd BOMBARDMENT GROUP ASSOCIATION TO ALL 93RD BGA VETERANS, MEMBERS & FRIENDS! The Association wishes to thank you for your generous support for the documentary film, Hardwick Aerodrome, 104 so far. With your financial and creative support, we have come very far with our production, but we need to ask for your HELP again. We are currently on budget based on our estimates of 2 years ago. However, as we move into the final portion of the film, we estimate the continuing expenses for post-production and legal support costs will be an additional $20,000. This world-class documentary film about Hardwick and the 93rd Bomb Group, includes vintage footage, interviews with veterans and family members, new video taken at Hardwick and stories of the daring missions of the 93rd. Using state of the art film techniques, we can see what Hardwick looks like before and after the War. Frankenbite Productions, owned by our own, Michael Sellers, is nearly complete with the production of the film. In conjunction with many other resources and talent, including the 93rd BGA Officers and key members, the collaborative product is entertaining, informative and compelling. The rough cut film was shown at the National WWII Museum, at our New Orleans reunion on September 28, 2017! To honor the heritage and maintain the legacy of the 93rd Bombardment Group, distribution of this film is key. Further distribution to public venues, such as PBS, major networks, the internet, or public sale of the DVD requires legal considerations. Proper due diligence needs to be followed and is the cause for the legal costs. Estimated legal fees alone may be $10,000. We are asking for your additional support by donating any amount to the project, either through our websites, www.93bg.com, OR www.hardwickfilm.com, (view the film info & updates here!) OR checks may be made payable to 93rd BG Association-Film and sent directly to: Wally Brown, Treasurer, 717 Pinebrook Dr., Virginia Beach, VA 23462 As a THANK YOU, there will be SPECIAL RECOGNITION FOR DONATIONS TO THE HARDWICK FILM PROJECT as follows: Donation of $250 to $499 - Choice of Vet’s books listed on web site Donation of $500 to $999 - A 93rd embroidered hat (blue or khaki) Donation of $1,000 to $1,499 - A copy of Ted’s Travelling Circus Book Donation of $1,500 to $2,499 - A copy of Ted’s, a 93rd hat or B-24 Travel Mug Donation of $2,500 or more - A copy of Ted’s, a 93rd hat and a B-24 Travel Mug Thank You for helping the 93rd BGA – from our veterans and members!

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Page 12 www.93bg.com FOLDED WINGS LtCol Raymond O. Eck, USAF (Retired) June 9, 1923 – Jan 24, 2018 The 93rd Bomb Group Association lost another member of the “greatest generation.” Ray Eck served in the 329th Bombardment Squadron, 93rd Bombardment Group (Heavy), as a radio operator/gunner completing 27 missions. He joined the 93rd in August of 1944. After completing his service, Ray went to work for Westinghouse Electric. In June 1950 he returned to active duty completing 28 years of service with tours around the world including Brazil and Korea. Much of his career was spent in the Strategic Air Command. He achieved the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and retired in 1972. After completing a Master’s Degree in Counselor Education at Penn State, he joined the teaching faculty at Castle Heights Military Academy in Lebanon, Tennessee, where he was the assistant superintendent and taught math retiring again in 1985. Surviving is his wife, June Lois (Hurko) Evans-Eck, with whom he would have celebrated 10 years of marriage on March 1. Surviving in addition to June are his daughters, Raylene M. Hennip (Richard), of Loveland, CO., Donna L. Blumenfeld (James), of Lincoft, NJ, Barbara E. Tosi (David), of and Myra L. Holloway (George), both of York, PA; a stepson, Raymond B. “Chuck” Evans (Susan), and a stepdaughter, Deborah A. Grove (John), both of Williamsport, PA; eight grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. Over the years, the 93rd has been blessed to meet many of Ray’s family at our annual reunions. The Eck’s joined several of our England trips visiting Norwich, Hardwick Airfield and the American Military Cemetery near Cambridge. Ray was honored to raise the American flag at the airfield and to lay the Memorial wreath at the cemetery as part of the Memorial Day services. Ray served as one of our veteran advisors and was a trusted confidant and friend to all. He was eager to talk with his fellow veterans and shared many stories and tales of life in the 93rd. He loved to meet people and share fun and laughter with all. Ray leaves a wonderful legacy of accomplishment and a loving family. He will be greatly missed! John, William Richardson, Ray Eck at Hardwick Carmen Fox 1921 - 2017 SHELBY Ohio: Carmen Joseph Fox, age 95, longtime Shelby resident, died Thursday, May 11, 2017 at Brookwood Place at Brethren Care Village in Ashland. Carmen was born August 22, 1921 in Lancaster, Ohio, the son of the late Lawrence and Norah (O'Neill) Fox. He was a 1939 graduate of Saint Mary High School in Lancaster. Carmen was a WWII veteran of the United States Army Air Corps serving from 1942-1945. He flew 26 missions with the 93rd Bomb group as a radio operator in a B-24 from England over the European Theatre. At the time of his honorable discharge, Carmen was a first lieutenant and had been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. Following his service, Carmen

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Page 13 www.93bg.com attended The Ohio State University where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture in 1949. From 1949-1969 Carmen worked for Sealtest Dairy Products as the plant manager, a job that brought he and his wife, Ellen, to Shelby. He then worked for Dairy Farm Products from 1969-1986 until his retirement. Carmen was an active member of Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic Church where he had been an usher and taught CCD in addition to many volunteer hours for different church events. Since the age of 18, 77 total years, Carmen had been a member of the Knights of Columbus. He was active with several councils throughout his life with the majority being with Shelby Council #1968 where he was currently the oldest member and had been awarded Family Man of the Year. He also loved caring for his apple trees on his property. Surviving are 6 children: Ted (Dianne) Fox of Marengo, Denis (Kathy) Fox of Ashland, Leonard (Kathy) Fox of Shelby, Sheila Fox (Chuck Lynd) of Delaware, Karen Fox Esbenshade of Ashland, Victor (Jeanne) Fox of Dublin; 20 grandchildren; 27 great grandchildren; 3 brothers: Hugh Fox of Lancaster, Pat (Dolly) Fox of Columbia, Missouri, Paul (Loretta) Fox of London; and a sister: Sr. Mary Jo Fox, OP of Columbus. On September 23, 1946 he married Ellen Cecelia (Shaw) Fox who preceded him in death on January 22, 2006, in addition to a daughter: Mary Fox; and 3 brothers: Joseph Fox, Larry Fox, and Jack Fox. Albert H. “Bert” Karels, age 92 of rural Henderson died on Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at his Jessenland Township home. Military honors were rendered at the Brown Cemetery, Henderson, Minnesota. He was born on December 29, 1924 in Lakota, Iowa to John and Dena (Honken) Karels. He attended Bancroft High School, Bancroft, Iowa. Bert entered the U.S. Army-Air Force and served in Europe during World War II. He married his high school sweetheart, Viola Johnson, on May 12, 1945 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Bancroft, Iowa. They lived in Minneapolis briefly and returned to Bancroft, Iowa. In January of 1957 they moved to a small farm near Henderson, Minnesota where they raised 9 children. Bert operated Bert’s Plumbing and Heating in Henderson, Minnesota for many years and worked for Continental Machine Company in Savage. After his wife’s death in 1995 he married Arline vonLehe on September 12, 1996 in Nashua, Iowa. He was a member of the American Legion Post # 74 in Henderson and St. Paul’s United Church of Christ in Henderson. He is survived by his wife, Arline Children; Randy (Carlene) Karels of St. Thomas, Bryan (Diane) Karels of Isle, Wendy Bradley of Napa, CA, Bruce of Spokane, WA, Wesley (Debra) Karels of LeSueur, Karen Karels of LeSueur, Eric (Lynn) Karels of Henderson, and Nanette Casey of LeSueur. 15 Grandchildren, 11 Great-grandchildren Sister-in- law, Arlene (Mrs. Otto) Karels of Lakota, IA Step-Children; Sue (Fred) Wintermantel, Larry (Lisa) vonLehe, Jan vonLehe, Donna (Paul Santo) vonLehe and 9 step-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Viola; Son, Brent; Grandson, Bryce Albert Karels; 5 brothers and 2 sisters. Carol Shubeck October 26, 1921- July 27, 2017 (Wife of Fred Shubeck 328th BS Pilot) Each summer Carol helped her dad on the farm mowing and raking hay and cultivating with horses. She graduated as Salutatorian one year early. Carol attended Concordia College in Moorhead, MN one year and graduated from North Dakota State University in 1942 with a Bachelor of Science degree. Carol taught junior high and high school science and chemistry at Enderlin, ND for half a year prior to graduation. She taught home economics at Alexandria, MN from 1942-1946. Johnson Lumber Co. in Toledo, Oregon building houses for defense workers.

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Page 14 www.93bg.com Carol married Fred Shubeck October 21, 1950. She served as local 4H club leader in Brookings and Clay County in South Dakota for over 20 years. She taught Sunday school, was involved with WELCA, was a Women's Extension Club member for over 40 years and was a member of the Dalesburg Scandinavian Association. She liked to fix up and paint farm buildings and enjoyed visiting friends and residents at Bethesda Home in Beresford. Carol also liked to entertain people, do crossword puzzles, and go to grandkid and church events. Being a descendant of the Pilgrims that came to America on the Mayflower she enjoyed studying genealogy. She is survived by her husband of 66 years, Fred Shubeck of Beresford; son, Paul (Carol) Shubeck of Beresford; daughter, Mary (Don) Josko of Sioux Falls; seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Gerald Veteto September 1, 1952 – December 14, 2017 One of our own 2nd generation volunteers passed away last month. Gerald Veteto was an active member of the 93rd Bomb Group Association serving in a variety of capacities. He was the son of Hearol Veteto, a bombardier in the 328th Squadron. Hearol led our first Educational Sessions geared to reach the children—the third and fourth generations. The sessions were very popular with not only the kids but the adults as well. Gerald took over from his Dad and continued the sessions for several years. He also served as our Vice President and, most recently, on the Reunion Committee. Due to illness, Gerald was unable to attend the 2017 reunion; nevertheless, he coordinated the registration and finances contributing to the reunion’s success. Gerald is survived by his wife, Lisa, his Mom, Maxine, his children, Jessica, David, and Erin as well as eight grandchildren. As a man of strong faith, Gerald made his family a top priority. As a born and bred Texan from San Antonio, Gerald attend Texas A&M and the University of Texas. He taught middle and high school and found great joy in coaching soccer, being named the Express News Soccer Coach of the Year in 2007. He retired from teaching in 2010. Gerald was a great friend of the 93rd and his smile and encouragement will be sadly missed. They will be missed!

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Page 16 www.93bg.com HOT STUFF MEMORIAL MONUMENT PROJECT UPDATE Hot Stuff Monument Dedication on Schedule The Hot Stuff/Gen. Andrews monument will be dedicated near the crash site in Grindavik, Iceland on May 3, 2018 the 75th anniversary of the accident. The dedication will include a memorial service that will take place at the Andrews Theater in Keflavik after the dedication. Many family members of Hot Stuff’s crew and passengers will attend the ceremonies. A large contingency from the 93rd BG Association will also attend. Jim Root, President of the 93rd BGA, will be one of the guest speakers. I will be visiting Iceland for a week beginning February 25th to finalize plans for the dedication. Many Icelanders are involved in the planning and helping make this a very special event. Lt. Col. Jeremy Saunders, USAF Defense Attaché to Iceland, is working to have Air Force aircraft participate in the dedication ceremony. USAF Chief of Chaplains, Maj. Gen. Dondi Costin, has confirmed his attendance and will participate in the ceremonies. Hjalmar Arnason, Managing Director of Keilir Aviation Academy, has been instrumental in organizing and managing the event. He plans to have Keilir aircraft participate in the ceremonies. Iceland’s Coast Guard plans to include a helicopter fly-by. A special thank you goes to all who donated money and supported the Memorial Monument Project, especially to the 93rd BGA for believing in me and helping make it happen. Nancy Stranger did an outstanding job of managing the monument fund. The effort the get recognition for the crew of Hot Stuff for being the first heavy bomber in the 8th Air Force to complete 25 missions began eight years ago and was expanded to include reviving the legacy of Lt. Gen. Frank Maxwell Andrews. In 2012, it was Icelanders, Thorsteinn and Olafur Marteinsson, who document World War II crash sites in Iceland in their spare time, suggested there should be a monument honoring those who died and now it’s about to happen! Contact for additional information: Jim Lux Home: 512-327-1750 Cell: 512-731-8024 Hotstuff.memorial@gmail.com

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Page 17 www.93bg.com 93RD WEBSITE & FILM PROJECT 93rd Bomb Group website update As of today we have had 106,942 visitors to the 93rd website! Some visitors to the site were tracked all the way from Chittagong, Bangladesh! Please look for a new video on the homepage (bottom right). If you ever wanted to see Hardwick from the air - check it out! In the months ahead please click onto the homepage to see fundraising efforts for the production of Hardwick: Aerodrome 104 documentary. A new committee has been formed and currently they are organizing efforts to get information to members and friends that would like to continue to support the film. Additional money is needed for rights, clearances and graphics! In the last issue of the Ball of Fire I mentioned that the Message Board is occasionally used by people interested in our group and also seeking information on friends and family. In case you have not visited the site recently here are a couple recent posts. Who knows, you might be able to provide information! Hardwick Aerodrome 104 documentary update Currently I am finishing up notes on the first hour of the documentary. This would be the version that members and friends saw at the 93rd BG reunion in New Orleans. Most of my own notes and notes from members and friends are on the subject of “time” and getting to the core of the documentary quicker. I think I have accomplished that and now I am moving on to finish the rest of the film. The next section I’ll be working on is the third “History” section which will start with the D-Day invasion. Recently I interviewed Glenn Martin from Houston, TX (photo right) and he has some great comments being on the base as the invasion was underway. I’m looking forward to incorporating his comments into the film! Michael Sellers 93rd BG Webmaster Director, Hardwick Aerodrome 104 documentary www.93bg.com www.hardwickfilm.com

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Page 19 www.93bg.com 93rd BGA MEMBERSHIP FORM Name_________________________ ___ _________ Address____________________________ _____ Year 2018 City _________________________________ State __ ___Zip __________ Phone Number________________________ Email Address_________________________________ 93rd BG Connection: (please circle appropriate) Vet is/was-self, father, uncle, grandpa or I am a Historian/friend. Name of 93rd veteran __ _____________________ _______________ Rank ________ _____ ________ Squadron _____ ________ Time period in Service: ___ _____ 19___ _ to____ ____ 19___ ____ Airplane Name(s)_____________________ _____ _____ Pilot(s) _________________________ _____ Crew Chief(s)_________ _________ Comments (list crew if known)___________________________ _________________________________ ___________________________________________________ (use back side for more info) Annual Membership $25 $________ 2 year discount rate (2018 & 2019) $45 $________ Tax deductible Donation $________ (The 93rd is a 501(c)(3) Organization) TOTAL $________ ___ Please MAIL newsletter ___ Please E-MAIL newsletter _____Yes! I would like to volunteer to help the 93rd BGA and my skill is: __________________________________________________________________________________ Make checks payable to: 93rd BOMB GROUP (You may also pay by PayPal through the 93rd Bomb Group website, 93bg.com) Mail to: Jean Koznarek 93rd Bomb Group Ass’n. 2644 West Park Blvd. Shaker Hts., OH 44120 KEEP OUR HISTORY ALIVE! Consider a membership for a friend or family member. (Make a copy of this form for additional memberships. Thank You!) Please note, membership is on a calendar year.

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Page 2 www.93bg.com The funeral was held on a beautiful warm spring day with a bright blue sky overhead. The hearse was met by an honor guard of motorcycle riders from the Patriot Guards. The United States Army from nearby Fort Jackson provided an Honor Guard consisting of seven soldiers and a chaplain who conducted the service. The flag draped casket was moved from the hearse to the front of the Committal Shelter for the service. After the Chaplain’s remarks, a 21 gun salute was fired and Taps were played. The flag was folded by the Honor Guard and presented to the family. As the representative of the 93rd Bomb Group Association, John Marx, was honored to make some appropriate remarks and to present the Purple Heart engraved with 2LT Harth’s name as well as a new Bombadier’s Wings worn over the left pocket. The family was led by two nieces who had their children and grandchildren present. There was no one present who was alive when 2LT Harth was killed but they all knew his story. After the service was concluded, the family gathered around to examine the 93rd Bomb Group’s tri-fold provided for the service. This tri-fold was assembled by Joe and Phyllis Duran in honor of the “Hells Angels” crew for display in our memorabilia room at each reunion. The family was impressed we had not forgotten their uncle or the other crew members. Our Association presented a President’s letter signed by Jim Root and the Carroll Stewart book, “Ted’s Travelling Circus” in honor of 2LT William Harth’s sacrifice. Don Morrison prepared a summary of 2LT Harth’s eight missions in July 1943 for the family. Because of Joe Duran’s collection of photos, the 93rd was able to provide the only pictures used by the government for the press releases and memorial service. The service was well attended by community members including representatives from the 93rd Air Ground Operations Wing–today’s successor organization to the 93rd Bomb Group from Moody AFB, Georgia. Press coverage was provided by two Columbia, SC television stations. The National Cemetery representatives did all they could to assist the family and make the funeral memorable. Our nation provided an exceptional tribute to 2LT Harth. The burial was not part of the memorial service and took place after the family departed. After most people departed, John stopped at the Administration building where he saw the burial taking place. The photograph of the marker was taken shortly before the stone was placed. By the end of the day, the stone was in place and grass planted covering the remains. The cemetery is well maintained equaling or exceeding the standards at the Ardennes Military Cemetery where 2LT Harth was interred in an Unknown grave for 70+ years. The final chapter for this 93rd hero is written: He is at rest near his home and honored by a grateful nation. ''1ll1A1\ HENRY HARTH JR ~LT ll S -\ .\ f ,. ·111'1-\

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Page 3 www.93bg.com Table of Contents Second Lieutenant William W. Harth, Jr. Funeral…………….…………………………………………..…………………………1 President’s Corner .................................................................................................................................................................. 4 Solicting Volunteers………………………………………………….………………………………………………………………....5 2018 Reunion Information and Upcoming Reunion Options….…………………..………………………..………….…………..6 93rd BG Film Project Fundraiser………………………………………………………………………………………………….…..10 An Interview of Bill Brown by his Grand Niece, Sara Brown …………………………………………………………………..12 Folded Wings ........................................................................................................................................................................ 16 Greetings from the 93rd BG Historian (Request for information) .......................................................................................... 20 Newsletter Editor………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………20 Walter J. Boyne Colonel, United States Air Force (Retired) October 19th Speaker……………………………………………21 Hot Stuff Memorial Monument Project Update ..................................................................................................................... 22 93rd BG Website………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………23 Hardwick Documentary ......................................................................................................................................................... 23 PX……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….24 Membership........................................................................................................................................................................... 24 93rd BG Ball of Fire Quarterly Express Subscription Form ................................................................................................... 25 DIRECTORY 2016 - 2018 OFFICERS President – JIM ROOT 15359 Red Fox Walk, West Olive, MI 49460 616-399-5990; jamesdavidroot@aol.com Vice President (Reunion Coordinator) – JOHN MARX 109 Clearview St., Beaver Falls, PA 15010 412-327-1909; 109clearview@gmail.com Secretary - NICK TIMMER 1341 Thornberry Ct. S.E. Grand Rapids, MI 49546 231-652-2309; timmer@netpenny.net Treasurer – WALLY BROWN 717 Pinebrook Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23462 757-376-9813; weddingshooter@verizon.net Membership – JEAN KOZNAREK 2644 W. Park Blvd., Shaker Heights, OH 44120 216-702-8430; jnkoz54@aol.com member93bg@aol.com Historian – DON MORRISON 1375 West Comet Rd, Clinton, OH 44216 Home 330-882-2536; Cell 330-415-2222 doniac1967@sbcglobal.net Ball of Fire, Editor – DON MORRISON (See Historian) Technology Manager – MICHAEL SELLERS 565 Carroll St. Apt #4, Brooklyn, NY 11215 917-975-7162; mtsellers@mac.com VETERAN'S ADVISORY BOARD GEORGE MCLEAN Other Critical Roles Assistant Treasurer - NANCY GRIMES STRANGER 783 N. Sedona Court, Grand Junction, CO 81506 970-945-2883; nancystranger@hotmail.com PX Manager – PETER ASCH 979 South Ridge Ct., Traverse City, MI 49696 231-933-8405 pcasch@charter.net Ball of Fire “Mailman”- GEORGE JUNG Distribution Support 2420 Route 17 A, Goshen, NY 10924 845-346-6551 bofmailman@gmail.com Reunion Committee PAM KAWASHIMA 5698 Brookhurst Ct, San Jose, CA 95129 408-666-9738 pkawashima@outlook.com JOE & PHYLLIS DURAN 309 E. Santa Paula St., Santa Paula, CA 93060 805-525-4681; dogpatchraider@gmail.com FRED WIER 16 Woodfield Rd., Wellesley, MA 02482 781-235-0253; fredwier@verizon.net BILL SARGENT 1458 Locust St., Denver, CO 80220 303-945-5418; joyridecp@msn.com

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Page 4 www.93bg.com PRESIDENT’S CORNER Happy spring! We are finalizing the programs, schedule, and education sessions for the October reunion in Washington DC, and it is shaping up to be another great one! See additional information in this issue of the BOF. Please consider attending and reserve the dates on your calendar! It is a fabulous way to meet our veterans, family and friends, learn more about the life of the 93rd Bomb Group during World War II, as well as honor our 93rd heroes of the Greatest Generation! Our reunions are a vital strategy in ensuring we never forget their legacy. Our film, Hardwick Aerodrome 104, is in the final stages of production. We need your help and support in donating any amount to our fundraising “matching program”! See details later in the BOF. You have until June 15, 2018 to take advantage to have your donation doubled, by the Office & key member matching fund pool. Please consider a donation if you haven’t donated already, and if you have, THANK YOU! All donors will be recognized in the credits of the film! Speaking of Hardwick, if you are not aware, we have a tremendous partnership with the Hardwick Museum. Home for the 93rd Bomb Group during the war, much of the original buildings and grounds are set up as a museum to preserve the legacy of the 93rd Bomb Group. David Woodrow and family are owners of the properties, Paul Thrower is the Director/Curator of the Quonset Hut Museum buildings, and Colin Mann provides support for visitors, tours to the 2nd Air Division Library in Norwich, transportation, and liaison with the 93rd BGA Officers. We cannot express our gratitude enough, for the work they all do, the support they give, and the fabulous camaraderie we have with them. Paul has completed and catalogued the inventory of all of the memorabilia, photos, and 93rd items, either donated, purchased, or on loan. Quite a task! Much of the pieces are irreplaceable and priceless. However, (1) item they do not have is an original, 93rd Bomb Group A2 leather bomber jacket! Virtually all of the men working in the 93rd were issued a bomber jacket. If you have one, know of one, or know of a veteran who would be willing to donate their jacket to the museum, please let us know! It would be an amazing way to honor a veteran, with a long-lasting display, and veteran story at the Hardwick Museum! It would be preserved, secure, and be displayed with all of the other uniforms, and clothing worn at Hardwick. And finally, keep a check on our website, www.93bg.com, as there are regular updates there as well! Enjoy this issue of the Ball of Fire, and any suggestions or feedback is always welcome! See you in Washington D.C! Jim Root President, 93rd BGA

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Page 5 www.93bg.com SOLICITING VOLUNTEERS!! The 93rd Bomb Group Association is non-profit, all volunteer organization. Per our By-Laws our purpose is stated as follows: ARTICLE II – PURPOSE The purpose of this organization shall be: 1. To carry on the traditions and memories of the 93rd Bomb Group after the veterans of that war have deceased. The offspring of the generation which fought in World War II have expressed a keen interest in the 93rd Bomb Group. They participate as full members with voting privileges in all activities of management, financial activities, planning and the holding of conventions and reunions. 2. The 93rd Bomb Group will continue to advocate and to support an adequate, effective and efficient Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force at all times 3. To perpetuate the friendships and memories of service together in the 93rd Bomb Group. 4. To support the programs and efforts of the Memorial Trust of the 2ADA Memorial Library, located with the Norwich Central Library, England, the 93rd Bomb Group Museum at Hardwick, the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum at Savannah, Georgia, and any like organization that exists to perpetuate the memory of those who served in WWII. We are always looking for any members who are interested in serving in a volunteer capacity, based on your professional experience. So let us know if interested! We have opportunities with the annual reunion planning, education committee, Officer positions, and other assistance. At this year’s reunion, we are required to nominate and elect our Officers. After 6 years of superb help and support, Nick Timmer is retiring as our Secretary. If anyone is interested in this position, and has some great writing skills, please let me know! Thank you! Jim Root President, 93rd BGA N

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Page 6 www.93bg.com 93rd Bomb Group Association Reunion October 18 - 22, 2018 National Capital Region Herndon, Virginia Our 2018 Reunion takes place in the National Capital Region offering a wide range of exciting activities and a great opportunity to renew friendships. We have selected the Hyatt Regency, Dulles located within two miles of the Dulles International Airport (IAD). The hotel’s address is: Hyatt Regency Dulles 2300 Dulles Corner Boulevard Herndon, VA 20171 Located 8-10 minutes from Washington Dulles International, the hotel is conveniently located. Enjoy door-to-door service with complimentary airport shuttle. ACCOMMODATIONS: 316 guestrooms, including 6 suites/parlors, 259 kings/queens, 65 double/doubles, all with cozy sitting area; 26 allergy friendly suites featuring the latest hypoallergenic technology. All accommodations offer: free Wi-Fi available in guestrooms SERVICES & FACILITIES: In-room dining; complimentary business center and support services; complimentary shuttle to/from airport–4:15 AM to 12:30 AM; assistive devices for persons with disabilities; ATM and Sundries Shop; safety-deposit boxes at front desk; laundry/dry cleaning; complimentary parking, parking for recreational vehicles. Our room rate is $124.00 plus tax of 12% per night ($138.88 inclusive) for Thursday – Sunday night. The room rate includes breakfast for two. Breakfast for additional guests is $10.00 per day. For those who want to arrive early or remain afterwards, the hotel has extended the rate for three days prior and three days after the reunion. Attendees are responsible for making their own hotel reservations. For Reservations, visit the Booking Website established for the 93rd at: https://aws.passkey.com/e/49490591 or contact the Hyatt Central Reservations by phone at 1-404-592-6422. Be sure to identify your affiliation with the 93rd Bomb Group. If you have difficulty, please call or email the in-hotel contact: Alisa Corrales, at 1-703-793-6872, email alisa.corrales@hyatt.com. Please make your reservations at the earliest opportunity! In addition to the hotel cost, a registration fee covers the cost of our lunches, evening meals, transportation, memorabilia room, and program activities. A registration form will be included in the next BOFQE. ________________________________________________________________________________________ Optional Tour – Wednesday, Oct 17 As a result of comments on our last draft schedule, an additional optional tour is added for those who are willing to arrive on Wednesday, Oct 17th. A bus departs the hotel at 9 AM for downtown Washington DC. The bus will stop at the Holocaust Museum and the National Air and Space Museum. Lunch is on your own. The bus returns in the afternoon early enough to avoid the rush hour. An additional registration fee to cover the transportation costs is required. The additional fee depends on the number of people who take part.

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Page 7 www.93bg.com 93RD BOMB GROUP 2018 REUNION NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION (DRAFT) Day 1 – Thursday – October 18 9AM – 3 PM Transportation to Washington DC to Holocaust Museum/National Air & Space Museum (Optional) Noon Lunch on your own 12:00 – 5 PM Registration / Memorabilia Room Setup – Everyone is welcome! 2 – 3:30 PM Officers’ Meeting - Boardroom 6 – 8 PM Welcome Dinner & Attendee Introductions – Cirrus Ballroom 8 – 9 PM 93rd BG Missing-in-Action Report – Cirrus Ballroom Day 2 – Friday – October 19 7:30 – 9 AM Breakfast - Hotel 9:00 – 10:30 AM Walter Boyne Presents – Cirrus Ballroom 10:30 – 12:00 AM Veterans’ Q&A – Cirrus Ballroom 12:00 – 1:00 PM Buffet Lunch – Cirrus Ballroom 12:00 – 1:00 PM Veterans Only Roundtable - Boardroom 1:15 – 2:00 PM Transportation to Arlington National Cemetery 2:00 – 3:30 PM 2:30 - 93rd Bomb Group Living Memorial/ 3:00 - Changing of the Guard, Tomb of the Unknowns 3:15 - Wreath Laying, Tomb of the Unknowns 3:30 – 5:30 PM Air Force Memorial (stop) and Marine Corps Memorial (Iwo Jima) (drive by) 5:30 – 6:00 PM Transportation to Fort Myer 6:00 – 8:00 PM Dinner – Patton Hall – Abrams/Chaffee Room 8:00 – 8:30 PM Transportation to hotel Day 3 – Saturday – October 20 7:30 – 9 AM Breakfast – Hotel 9:30 – 11:30 AM Business Meeting – Cirrus Ballroom 12:00 – 1:00 PM Transportation to Washington, D.C. with Box Lunch enroute 1:00 – 1:45 PM WWII Memorial, group photo option 1:45 – 2:30 PM Lincoln, Vietnam Memorials 2:30 – 2:45 PM Transportation to Capitol- 2:45 – 4:15 PM Capitol Tour, group photo option 4:15 – 5:00 PM Transportation to Hyatt Regency 6:30 – 7:45 PM Memorial Dinner – Cirrus Ballroom 8:00 – 9:30 PM “Hardwick Aerodrome 104” – Cirrus Ballroom Day 4 – Sunday – October 21 7:30 – 9 AM Breakfast at Hotel 8:30 – 9:30 AM Religious Service (non-denominational) – Cirrus Ballroom 10:00 – 11:30 AM Educational Session #2 – Cirrus Ballroom 11:45 – 12:00 AM Transportation to Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center 12:00 – 1:00 PM Lunch – On your own 12:00 – 3:45 PM Visit Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center 3:45 – 4:00 PM Transportation to Hotel 1 – 6 PM Memorabilia Room 6 – 8 PM Dinner - Hotel 8 PM - Closing Memorabilia Room Pack-up – Everyone is welcome! Day 5 – Monday – October 22 6 – 9 AM Breakfast at Hotel Questions, comments and suggestions are welcome to this draft schedule. Please contact John Marx, 109clearview@gmail.com or 412-327-1909.

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Page 8 www.93bg.com 93RD BOMB GROUP REUNION EXTENSION OCTOBER 22 - 24, 2018 ANTIETAM AND GETTYSBURG NATIONAL BATTLEFIELDS MARYLAND AND PENNSYLVANIA The additional excursion is designed to take advantage of the 2018 reunion to visit significant battlefields from the American Civil War. Many reunion attendees live in the western United States and haven’t had opportunity to visit locations where critical events took place. The Union victory at Antietam in September 1862 set the stage for President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation and the eventual freedom to the slaves. In July 1863, the Union forces turned back the Confederacy’s invasion of the north and the battle is known as the South’s high-water mark. Every American needs to understand what happened and why the battles were so important. In November 1863, President Lincoln made his 262-word address at the dedication of the Soldier’s National Cemetery now known as the Gettysburg National Cemetery. The extension requires attendees to commit to two additional nights at the Gettysburg Best Western hotel located across from the National Cemetery and on the battlefield. The Best Western is a family-owned and operated property providing comfortable accommodation, an ideal location and warm hospitality. The hotel provides free full breakfasts in a third-floor dining room overlooking incredible battlefield views. A nightly rate of $85.00 plus 11% tax totaling $94.35 is available. Room reservations are being accepted now. Contact the hotel at 717-334-1188. Our group is the 93RDBOMB. It is not too early to secure reservations now. Make your reservations as soon as possible. Mr. Nathan Mares is the hotel Point of Contact. The address is 301 Steinwehr Avenue, Gettysburg, PA 17325. A registration fee is required to cover the costs of transportation and tours and a box lunch. All other meals are on your own. The registration form will be in the next Ball of Fire. As of April, twenty people have expressed interest. If interested in attending the extension, please contact John Marx at 412-327-1909 or 109clearview@gmail.com.

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Page 9 www.93bg.com 93RD BOMB GROUP 2018 REUNION OPTIONAL CIVIL WAR ADD-ON Day 1 – Monday – October 22 6 – 7:30 AM Breakfast at Hotel 7:30 AM Depart Hotel (55 miles, 1 hour and 20 minutes) 9:00 AM Arrive Antietam National Battlefield Visitor’s Center 9:30 AM Visitor’s Center (26-minute film) 10:00 AM Battlefield Tour 1:00 PM Depart for Gettysburg (Box lunch enroute) (46 miles, 1 hour and 5 minutes) 2:00 PM Visitor’s Center 2:30 PM Film and Cyclorama 3:30 PM Museum of the Civil War 4:30 PM Depart for National Cemetery 4:45 PM National Cemetery/Site of the Gettysburg Address 5:30 PM Hotel Check In 6:00 PM Dinner (on your own) Day 2 – Tuesday – October 23 6 – 8:30 AM Breakfast at Hotel 8:45 AM Transportation departs Hotel 9:00 AM Battlefield Tour 1:00 PM Lunch (on your own) 2:30 PM Jennie Wade House 3:00 PM Gettysburg Downtown: 1863 Train Station, Churches, Homes, (2018 Shopping) 4:30 PM Return to Hotel 5:00 PM Dinner (on your own) Day 3 – Wednesday – October 24 6 – 7:30 AM Breakfast at Hotel 8:00 AM Depart Hotel for Dulles International Airport (76 miles, 1 ½ hours) 9:30 AM Dulles International Airport 10:00 AM Hyatt Regency Dulles Upcoming Reunion Opportunities 2019 Hardwick, England: We are looking at the idea of a trip back to Norwich and Hardwick in May of 2019. Please let Don Morrison (phone 330-415-2222 or Doniac1967@sbcglobal.net) know if you are interested in this trip. 2019 - Dearborn, MI: At our annual Business Meeting in New Orleans, the attendees voted to visit the Dearborn, Michigan area. Located near Detroit, MI and serviced by the Detroit International Airport (DTW). Visits to the Yankee Air Museum in Ypsilanti to see how a B-24 was built and the significant contributions of “Rosie the Riveter.” Other potential tours include an excursion to the Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village. Planning will begin soon. Anticipate dates in October 2019.

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Page 10 www.93bg.com Dear Members and Friends of the 93rd Bombardment Group, April 2018 The men and women of the 93rd Bombardment Group were WWII’s most decorated, most traveled, and most effective B-24 Bomber Group. The documentary film “Hardwick Aerodrome 104”, three years in the making, tells their stories, captures their spirit, and keeps their memory alive. This world-class documentary includes films shot during the war, interviews with veterans and family members, recent video taken at Hardwick, and stories of the daring missions of the 93rd. Using state-of-the-art film techniques, you will be able to see how Hardwick looked during and after the War. We need just $15,000 to realize the film’s full potential - bringing “Hardwick Aerodrome 104” not only to the 93rd Bombardment Group family, but also to the wider public including major networks and the internet. Doing this requires following legal protocol and performing proper due diligence. We need your dollars to fulfill this potential. Here is how this additional money will be used: Legal fees ($6,200), MPAA Ratings Review/License ($2,700), Screening ($1,000), DVD Creation ($1,000), Advertising and Additional Fees ($4,100) To encourage you to donate now, a dollar-for-dollar match is in effect until June 15. This special pool of matching funds will match the first $7,650 in donations received by June 15. This means that a $100 donation will be worth $200, a $250 donation becomes $500. Do not delay; take advantage of this matching offer. Here are four ways to donate: 1. Go on-line to the website www.93bg.com and click on Donate to the “Hardwick” film, 2. Go on-line to the website www.hardwickfilm.com and click on the Donate tab, 3. If you are a Facebook member, search for 93rd Bombardment Group and click on the “donate” link in the “Announcements” section. OR 4. Mail a check payable to 93rd BG. Complete the attached “Hardwick Aerodrome 104” Donation Form and return the form with your check to the address shown on the form. You can also download and print mail-in forms at www.93bg.com and www.hardwickfilm.com. Thank you for your generosity, Jim Root, President, 93rd Bombardment Group P.S. The stories of the men and women of the 93rd are still relevant. Their stories speak to each of us, and resonate within us still. Please make your donation now and help sustain their legacy. a i tBAR H! CJATJ

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Page 12 www.93bg.com AN INTERVIEW OF BILL BROWN BY HIS GRANDNIECE, SARA BROWN Sara: So I am talking to Bill Brown and the date is August 9th, 2014. And I wanted to ask you first, Bill, about growing up with your brother because I was pretty young when grandpa passed away. And I wanted to see if you had any stories from when you guys were kids. Bill: Not really Sara: Did you grow up in Omaha? Bill: Oh yea Sara: Did you guys ever get into trouble? Bill: Certainly Sara: Anything you could tell me about? Bill: Oh, I don’t know. One time we went when we were children we went with our dad down to the dump to get rid of some stuff and we found an old rubber canon, a small one. And we took it home with us. And Walt and I got to fooling around with it and we put a firecracker in it. And then we stuffed wadding around it. And we set in on the railing on the front porch in front of the bay window and we lit it and the canon blew apart and part of it went through the bay window. Sara: How old were you when that happened? Bill: Oh probably eight or nine. Sara: And how old was Walt? Bill: A couple of years older. Sara: Do you have any strong memories about growing up in the depression, about what it was like for your family at that time? Bill: Well we ate a lot of soup and we were glad to have it to eat. And back then you could go to the grocery store with a $5 bill, come out of there with all the groceries you could carry, and with about $2.50 to $3 change. Now you can’t buy the sack for $5. Sara: Where did you live at that time? Bill: 20th and Ohio Street. It was a three bedroom house, two upstairs and one downstairs. Sara: And when did you join the military? Bill: After Pearl Harbor. July of ’42 I enlisted in the Air Corps and I passed the exams to train for pilot. And they sent me home and told me that they’d notify me when they have a place for me. So it was February of ’43 before they called me in. So, although I enlisted in July of ’42, I didn’t go until February of ’43. Sara: And what was training for that like? Bill: Pretty rough, a lot of hazing going on . . . upper class and lower class. But it was worth it. Sara: Was there something in particular that made you want to apply to be a pilot? Bill: Well yes, I didn’t want to be in the infantry because you’re down there slogging through the mud and all that stuff. And the Navy, I didn’t swim too good. So I figured I’d rather be up in the nice clean air.

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Page 13 www.93bg.com Sara: And dad (Richard Brown) told me a story, told me that you told him, that when you got your plane, you got lost on the way to the U.K., is that right? Bill: No, I wasn’t actually lost. We knew where we were but England was lost. We weren’t really lost. We got on the radio and got a fix from the base and a heading to go and that was it. Sara: So you got a receipt for the first plane? Bill: Well when they issued me this airplane, this B24 down in Topeka, they made me sign for it. And they cost about a quarter of a million dollars, so when I got over to England, they took the plane away from me. I said you can have the plane but I want a receipt for it. And I still have the receipt at home. Sara: Did they normally give you a receipt for that or was that the first time? Bill: I don’t know, but I was getting one. (laughter) Sara: Did they give you a new plane then? Bill: No they gave me an old one. Sara: They gave you an old plane. Bill: They took the new one and gave me an old one. Sara: I see. Was it the same kind of plane? Bill: Yes, but it had been beat up a little. Sara: How was it beat up? Bill: Well it had been patched in places where anti-aircraft fire had gone through it. And they patched it up and things like that. Sara: I was looking through some of the papers that dad has and it said that your whole crew was pretty intact through the war, is that correct? That no one was injured? Bill: There wasn’t a Purple Heart on my crew. Sara: Can you tell me any stories about the men on your crew? Bill: Like who they slept with? (laughter) Sara: I don’t need names I don’t think, but I know your co-pilot had sort of an interesting story. Bill: Well we all finished up our thirty-five missions, and then we were ready to go back to the states and he had always wanted to be in fighters, not bombers, so he opted to stay and train in fighters and do fighter missions. But he didn’t quite make it. One of the groups was having a hundredth missions party and part of that party was two P51’s that flew upside down over the base. Well my co-pilot happened to be in the vicinity at the time and so he too flew over upside down. We don’t know for sure what happened, but evidently instead of pushing the stick forward to go up he pulled it back and went into the ground. And that was the finish of him. Sara: And what was his name? Bill: His name was Robert Young. Sara: And you’re friends with his nieces now, is that right. Bill: Right. Sara: Was there anyone else on the crew that you were close with?

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Page 14 www.93bg.com Bill: Well not that we were close, but my radio operator attended these conventions that we’ve been attending for years and we spent time with him and his wife. He had a fall and hit his head and after that he seemed to fade away over a period of time. Sara: Is he passed away now? Bill: Yes, he passed away several years ago. I think I’m the last one alive of my crew. I don’t know about one of them, the tail gunner. After we ended our tour in England he never kept track of us or corresponded with us or anything and if you wrote him, he never answered so I don’t know if he’s alive or not. Sara: Did you try to keep in touch with most people after the war? Bill: We all kept in touch. Sara: Shorty was a member of your crew? I assume he was short. Bill: Yea. (laughter) His name was James Gallagher. Sara: So, the deal was you had to do thirty-five bombing runs and then you would be done? Bill: Yea Sara: Are there any of those bombing runs that were particularly scary or . . . ? Bill: About thirty-five of them. Sara: About thirty-five of them? Bill: Were scary. Sara: Were there any that particularly stand out? Bill: Some that were more memorial than others. Once at our airfield, about a mile off the end of the runway, was a big tall tree. And these B24s do not climb like a jet. This one mission we had a full gas load, a full bomb load, and not much wind to help in a takeoff. And we’re taking off right toward that tree. Well, we got over it but it was close. And we went on a mission and we got into some heavy anti-aircraft fire over the target and we got through over the target all right, dropped our bombs and got headed on back. And when we got back, our field was fogged in. We had to go 100 miles north and land at an English field. And when we got the plane parked and got out there was a small piece of tree in the landing gear and there was a hole in the bottom of the wing where a piece of flak had gone through the wing and out the top. There was a big hole on the top of the wing and the gas tanks are in the wing. Why it didn’t explode I’ll never know. But I’ll always remember that one. Sara: Did you feel it hitting the tree on takeoff at all? Bill: No, you got about sixty tons. You wouldn’t feel something like that. Sara: I think I remember you had a nickname for the planes. Bill: The whistling shithouse. (laughter) Sara: And it was cold in the planes. Bill: Well, if you call fifty or sixty below cold. Sara: I think I would. How did you deal with the cold? What did they give you to protect you from the cold? Bill: Well you had an electric suit and another fur lined suit on top of that and that’s pretty much it. Then there was this one time we took a mission and it was a fairly long one. And on the way back we were getting kind of low on fuel. When we got over England they told us you can’t land at the base. It’s heavy snow, we’re closed. Go on up north to an English base. But I radioed to our group leader I said I can’t go up north because I don’t have that much fuel. I’m going in. We got to the base and got in the landing pattern which you have a downwind leg and a base leg and then the landing leg. When I was almost to the runway I called in for landing instructions. You can’t come in, he said, the weather’s too bad. And by

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Page 15 www.93bg.com that time I hit the pavement and I said do you want me to take off again? He said no, as long as you’re down come on in. So that was another time. When we were training in Texas if there was a couple of clouds in the sky they didn’t let you go up. This one morning they woke us for a mission and when I got outside it was fog. You couldn’t see your hand in front of your face. I thought that we’re not going anywhere today. So, we went over and had breakfast. They still hadn’t called it off. We went to briefing. They still hadn’t called it off. They put us on trucks and took us over to the plane. They still hadn’t called it off. So, the first thing I know, we’re taxiing out for takeoff in pea soup. And the tower was alongside the runway, about the middle of the runway. And they had a radio jeep on each end of the runway. And you would get on the runway, line up down the middle, as best as you could see. And we had a radio compass. You set that on zero and keep it on zero going down the runway. And the copilot looked out the window at the side of the runway and the radio jeep on the takeoff end would say go, and you’d go. You’d get past the tower and the tower would say, he passed the tower. Then you get to the takeoff end. You’re up in the air by then, and the radio jeep down there says he made it. Then the next one. And I kept thinking about back in Texas you didn’t fly if there was a couple clouds in the sky. Sara: Dad was also telling me a story about how you were given an orphan at Christmas time. Bill: Oh yea, I forgot about that. Ten days over Christmas we were on rest and recuperation leave. We went down to this real fancy schmancy English manor and just did whatever we wanted to do. It was over Christmas. But one of the things that we did there was they had a skeet range there. And we sure wasted a lot of shells shooting at the clay pigeons. But anyhow they had a Christmas party and brought in a bunch of English children and they gave one to each officer that was there. That’s the one that your dad was talking about. He ate too much candy. He got sick. Sara: How old was this orphan? Bill: Probably six or seven. Sara: So real young? Bill: Yea. Sara: That’s unbelievable. So how long it total were you in combat then? Bill: February of ’43 till November of ’45. Sara: And what was the end of the war like for you? Bill: I was in Tennessee when the war ended. What was the name of that town, now. I can’t think of it but it was close to Nashville. And when the war ended I and another guy went into Nashville. They were really celebrating. They closed the liquor stores and we didn’t have any liquor. We were standing in front of a hotel which was where you had to go up steps to get in the thing watching the traffic which was almost at a standstill and the doors of the hotel opened and a couple of young ladies came out and they talked to us and we told them we hadn’t been able to get in to the liquor store and this one gal opened up her purse and says well look what I got. (laughter) She had a quart of booze in her purse. So we went with them. (laughter). That’s as much as I’m telling you. (More laughter) Sara: All right, I think that’s fair. Case closed. You know I have a question because your great, great grandnieces may listen to this. Is there any wisdom you’d want to share with them or anything you’d like to say to them? Bill: Keep your nose clean. (laughter) Sara: All right, that’s as good as it gets and as good a place as any to stop. Thank you, Bill, for sharing those stories. I appreciate it very much. Bill: You’re very welcome.

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Page 16 www.93bg.com FOLDED WINGS Fernley G. Smith May 26, 1926 - February 19, 2018 Fernley Smith passed away at his home near Ajijic, Mexico. Fernley was a Pilot in the 409th Squadron completing 18 missions from February to April 1945. Fernley served the 93rd for many years as Association President and Veteran Advisor. He served as President from October 2003 until October of 2008. In accordance with his and the other veteran’s initiative, officer positions were turned over to second and third generation members after the October 2008 annual meeting. Fernley stepped into the role of veteran advisor maintaining a keen interest in the organization’s success by providing advice and assistance as needed. He was highly regarded by all and his judgement and vision were instrumental to moving the 93rd Bomb Group Association forward. At our 2006 Savannah Reunion, Fernley was inducted into the Veterans of Underage Military Service recognizing his entrance into military service at the age of 16. Fernley was the youngest pilot in the 8th Air Force. Fernley believed that the 2nd Air Division Association should follow the 93rd’s example and revise their organization to continue with 2nd and 3rd generation leadership. To achieve that goal, he was a candidate for the position of Executive Vice President of the 2nd Air Division Association in July 2006. Although he was not elected, his candidacy challenged the 2ADA leadership to consider his vision. Fernley was not afraid to state his views and take on those who differed with him. Always a gentleman, his leadership style was exceptionally effective and appreciated by all in the 93rd. After his war service concluded, Fernley was first employed by the Primrose Hosiery Corporation, then as a Division Manager with TRW’s Jet and Ordinance Division and in 1974 as the President of Centrex Corporation – a rubber recycling plant near Phoenix, AZ. He also served as the President of the Rubber Recycling Division of the National Association of Recycling Industries. He earned a Master’s degree in Marketing from Southern Illinois University. His family moved from Illinois, to Missouri, Michigan, and Ohio. Fernley enjoyed golf, travel, and cards. Fernley is survived by his current wife of 15 years, Joannie, who resides in Ajejic, Mexico. He was previously married to Fran Herschbach Smith: 1944 – 1976 -- the mother of Fernley’s two children. His 2nd marriage was to Fran McGill Smith: 1977 – 2001. Fernley is survived by, and will forever be remembered by, his two children: Barbara Mangels, of Arizona, and Richard Smith (Linda) of Maryland; two grandchildren: Dawn Jehorek (Jeff) & Garrett Smith (Jennifer). He is lovingly remembered by his younger brother, Jon A. Smith, nieces & nephews, as well as, his extended family and friends. Gifts to the 93rd Bomb Group Association in Fernley’s honor are welcome.

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Page 17 www.93bg.com William F. Doerner age 94. Beloved husband of Josephine (nee Zuccaro); loving father of Barbara Pearson (Michael); dear brother of the late Bernice Dent (Allen), Evelyn Tucker, Bob Doerner (Olga), Ray Doerner (Jean). Mr. Doerner served during World War II as a tail gunner on a B-24 in the U.S. Army, 8th Air Force, 93rd Bomb Group. Recipient of two Distinguished Flying Crosses, as well as many other honors. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Barnabas Catholic Church. Interment Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that contributions be made to the 93rd Bombardment Group Association, www.93bg.com. . Fred Shubeck was born November 25, 1918 on his family’s homestead farm in Centerville, SD. He went on to be with Jesus February 13, 2018 at the age of ninety-nine years and three months. Fred attended country school, Centerville High School, and graduated from South Dakota State College in 1940. Following a science and vocational agriculture teaching job at DeSmet, he joined the Army Air Corps and was commissioned a second Lieutenant as a B-24 pilot. Fred’s first plane (which had the nose art of “Furioso the Bull”) crashed on a landing and the Army Air Corps were kind enough to give him and his fellow crew members a brand-new plane called “Mas Worry”. After completing 33 combat missions, Fred received the Distinguished Flying Cross, a silver and three bronze Oakleaf Clusters. Following the service and while attending The University of Minnesota, he spotted the most beautiful woman he had ever seen at a café. At first getting the cold shoulder, Fred finally persisted, and Carol Sanstead became Carol Shubeck to which three children were born: Ruth, Mary, and Paul. Family life started in Brookings, SD, where he taught Soils and Research at SDSU and did his own farming after work. Later he became the manager of the Southeast Experimental Farm and retired as Professor Emeritus. Fred never stopped learning and attended each annual meeting at the experiment farm until age 98. Always willing to help on the family farm, he often said he wished his father could experience the amazing progress of modern agriculture. Faith being important, he and Carol prayed out loud each night. They were involved in Dalesburg Lutheran Church, always helping out and folk dancing at Midsommar Swedish Festival each year. Fred was preceded in death by his loving wife of 66 years and a daughter, Ruth. He is survived by daughter Mary (Don) Josko of Sioux Falls and son Paul (Carol) Shubeck of Centerville. Seven grandchildren: Conrad (Kelly) Josko of Beresford, Kristen (Matt) Mueller of Brookings, Christopher Josko of Des Moines, Mike (Kaitlyn) Shubeck of Rapid City, John (Megan) Shubeck of Centerville, Heidi (Jon) Gillam of Rapid City, and Katie (Josh) Clayton of Centerville. Sixteen great-grandchildren: Hannah, Emme, Max, and Juliet Josko; Carter, Zachary, and Wesley Mueller; Henry, Genevieve, and Josephine Shubeck; Emery, Eli, and Anna Shubeck; Lilly, Adelaide, and Lorelei Clayton. Funeral services were held Saturday, February 24, 2018 at Dalesburg Lutheran Church, rural Beresford. Burial with military honors followed at Riverview Cemetery in Centerville.

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Page 18 www.93bg.com Robert Rocco Pisto March 13, 1921 - June 6, 2014 Bob passed away peacefully at his home in Albuquerque, NM, with family at his side, on the 70th anniversary of D-Day. At age 93, we can simply say "natural causes." Bob was born in Cambria, Wyoming, the eldest of Tony and Grace Pisto's five children. He lived briefly in Sheridan before his family settled in Gebo, where he remained through high school. He attended Gebo High and later Hot Springs County High School in Thermopolis, graduating in 1939 as class Salutatorian. During the Great Depression, he served in the Civilian Conservation Corps, fighting coal fires and sending his earnings home to help his family. He attended the University of Wyoming for two years before joining the Army Air Corps as a Second Lieutenant. He piloted B-24 bombers for the remainder of World War II, flying missions over northern Germany and earning the EAME Air Medal with two campaign stars. He remained in the Air Force Reserve until 1970, retiring with the rank of Major. Bob completed his civil engineering degree after the war and married the love of his life, Margaret Elizabeth Laird, in December 1947. He was a lifetime member of Sigma XI and the Elks Club and was active in Rotary and other civic organizations. Bob and Margie had two children, Laird Anthony Pisto (wife Julie Bauer Pisto) of Gig Harbor, WA and Helen Denise Pisto, of Albuquerque, NM and two much loved grandchildren, Kirsten Marie Pisto of Ballard, WA and Anthony B. Pisto of Chehalis, WA. He is predeceased by his wife of nearly 50 years, Margaret, brother David Pisto, and sisters Mary Lou Harbicht and Helen Cabre. He is survived by his children, grandchildren and beloved brother Wayne Pisto, also of Albuquerque. Bob's sense of family included every Pisto in this country and Italy, as well as Margie's extensive clan of Lairds, Hayes and numerous kissing cousins. Bob was close to his mother-in-law, Viva Laird, her brothers Buster & Lourie Hayes and Margie's siblings, of whom Eloise Shaw (Worland, WY) is the sole survivor. Bob was a land surveyor and licensed civil engineer, working on transmission lines, power plants, dams, nuclear facilities and a variety of projects in the Western states, Alaska and Canada. Bob and Margie had homes (and lots of parties) in Casper, WY, Quesnel, BC, Salt Lake City, UT, Richland, WA and Idaho Falls, ID before retiring and moving to Albuquerque to concentrate on golfing and gardening. He made life-long friends in every town and on every project, notably those he designated "The Big Job." Bob and Margie shared a joy for life and participated to the fullest. To watch them dance together was enthralling - and made you believe in forever love. They golfed for fun and with passion. Both won tournaments, shot several holes-in-one and were members of many country clubs, including Casper Country Club, Willow Creek Country Club, Idaho Falls Country Club, and Tanoan Country Club. They played golf throughout the US, Canada and Northern Europe. Bob golfed regularly through age 91 and thought it was sissy to use a cart. He listened to every Wyoming Cowboys broadcast except when attending games in Laramie. He eventually came to forgive his children for not choosing the University of Wyoming. Bob loved to drive the vast open stretches of the American West and could tell you to the minute the time it would take to drive between any two points - and the best places to stop for pie along the way. In his youth he spent entire summers roaming the Big Horn Mountains, fishing, hiking, camping and exploring. His love of the outdoors lasted his entire life. He passed his considerable drawing skills along to his granddaughter Kirsten, and his gardening skills to his grandson Tony. He was a friend and mentor to generations of kids, those in the family and those in the neighborhood. He had a great sense of humor, and was known to invest hours pulling off practical jokes on friends and family. Many have not fully recovered to this day. Remembrances may be made to the University of Wyoming Foundation, or any charity of your choice. Carson Roberts January 11, 1923 - October 18, 2015 Carson Roberts, 92, of Nashville passed away October 18 in Nashville. He was born January 11, 1923 in Brown County, Indiana the son of Joseph and Francis (Harden) Roberts. They preceded him in death. Carson served in the US Army Air Corps during WWII in the European Theater of Operation. He was self-employed over thirty years as the owner of Roberts Brothers Lumber Company in Nashville. He enjoyed working outdoors. He spent his entire life living in Camp Roberts in Brown County, Indiana. Carson is survived by his children, Jerel (Rachel) Roberts, Morgantown, Marsha Roberts, Nashville, grandchildren, Matt Roberts, Nashville and Camille Campbell, Zanesville, Ohio, three great grandchildren, Brady, Isaac, and Jada Roberts, and sister, Eva (Roberts) Barriger, Mooresville, IN. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Merilyn (Miller) Roberts in 1999 and eleven brothers and sisters.

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Page 19 www.93bg.com Stanley Savinski (Savickis), 93, of Sheboygan, passed away on Thursday, August 3, 2017 at Sheboygan Health Services. He was born December 16, 1923 in Sheboygan to Andrew and Margaret (Kudirka) Savickis. Stanley was the 1st to enlist from Sheboygan after Pearl Harbor, and proudly served with the 8th Branch of the US Air Force working with the secret G4. On February 20, 1943, he was united in marriage to the love of his life, Telatha Tarte in Valdosta, GA. A true artist Stanley loved painting and drawing. Watercolor landscapes were his specialty. In his later years, he continued to enjoy his art and enjoyed the adult coloring books. Another favorite pastime was fishing off the south pier, but his family was his pride and joy and creating memories with them was what he loved doing most. He always enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Stanley is survived by his wife of 74 years Telatha, his daughters Gay Savinski and Diann (Dr. Oliver) Allen, by grandchildren; Carlton (Lynette) Hinz Jr., Christine (Ronald) Bogart, Curt Hinz, Rebecca (fiancé Kyle Viercinski) Allen, and Katie (Chris) Everett, by great-grandchildren; Lizzy (John) Burson, Joshua (Sarah) Ostermann, Cody Bogart, Andrea Bogart, Jacob (fiancée Kelley Muench) Hinz, Brooklyn Hinz, and Bree Hinz, by great-great-grandchildren; Elizabeth, Miah, Alexe, Natalie, Callen, Ava Lynn, and Forrest, by half-sisters and brother; Mary Reklaitis, Joe Reklaitis, and Ann (John) Zurheide. He is further survived by many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, his sister Margaret Dimois, his brothers Andrew and Paul Savinski, his half-sister Toni Wilke, and half-brother Bill Reklaitis, and by his grandson Johnny Josefsen Jr. A Graveside Service was held on Saturday, September 2, 2017 with Military Honors. In lieu of flowers a memorial fund will be established in Stanley’s name. Jerry Stedman passed away on Thursday, March 29, 2018 at the age of 93 after living in Jefferson Parish for 62 years. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 67 years, Janet M. Stedman. He is survived by his sons, Charles M. Stedman (Dianne), Peter M. Stedman (Robin) and his daughter, Jocelyn S. Pring (Jim). He is also survived by six wonderful grandchildren and three amazing great-grandchildren. Jerry was born in Springfield, Massachusetts and attended Norwich Military College. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Finance and was a graduate student in marketing at Harvard University. He was a combat Air Force Officer in World War II, having completed the aviation cadet program as a bombardier. In 1944 and 1945, as a member of the 93rd Bomb Group of the Second Air Division of the 8th Air Force in England, he flew seventeen missions over Germany in B-24 Liberator Bomber. He flew most missions as Lead Crew Bombardier and was qualified as navigator, radar bombardier, pilot, radar instructor and B-29 radar observer. In 1965 he and his business partner, Richard A. Hoose, developed the Top of the Mart on the 33rd floor of the World Trade Center. They were also charter members of the Plimsoll Club and the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition. Jerry was heavily involved in the LA Restaurant Association, New Orleans Metropolitan Convention & Visitors Bureau, Louisiana State Department of Tourism, Hospitality Education & Networking Association, Tour Guide Association of Greater New Orleans, Preservation Resource Center and the National D-Day Museum. In 2002 he received the Hall of Fame Award from the Louisiana Restaurant Association. Visitation for family and friends were held at Garden of Memories Funeral Home, 4900 Airline Drive in Metairie on Thursday, April 5, 2018. A private interment followed in Garden of Memories Cemetery. The online guestbook is available is at www.gardenofmemoriesmetairie.com. They will be missed!

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Page 20 www.93bg.com GREETINGS FROM THE 93RD BG HISTORIAN! I am looking for any information or family members on the following men: • Arthur M. Torrey, 330th BS 41-23678 radio operator KIA Oct 9, 1942 • James W. Bennett, 409th BS 42-63969 KIA Dec 22, 1943 This crew photo is from the Robert Sponga (Gunner) photo album and the following men have a connection with him: Floyd Langford (Pilot), Arthur LaMontagne (Pilot), Harold McDonald (Gunner), Alfred Valagene (Gunner), Harvey Bell (Radio Operator), Joseph Bodak (Engineer), Edward Cockey (Navigator), Richard Ruff (Bombardier), Laverne Calvin (Top gunner and RCM). I would like to talk with anyone who has any recollection of these men. FREE Memorabilia cataloging and Research I am willing to scan any documents, records and photos of a 93rd BG veteran and return ALL of the original items (unharmed) along with CDs of all scans/jpeg images, along with any additional information I can add regarding names, plane serial #, artwork and places. There is NO charge for this service! I can also make extra CDs copies for family members. I have done this for several veterans over the years. My contact info is shown in the Officer Directory. Message from the Editor I am always looking for any articles about any event that involved the 93rd BG. These can be short stories written by the veteran or family. If it is interesting to you most likely it will be interesting to all of us too! This is YOUR Ball of Fire Newsletter. Please send any article submittals or Letters to the editor to my attention for inclusion in future Newsletters. Cheers, Don Morrison

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Page 21 www.93bg.com WALTER J. BOYNE COLONEL, UNITED STATES AIR FORCE (RETIRED) OCTOBER 19TH SPEAKER WALTER J. BOYNE is the former director of the National Air & Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution. Boyne's books have made both the fiction and the nonfiction bestseller lists of The New York Times. His novels Roaring Thunder and Supersonic Thunder cover the first forty-four years of jet aviation. He began writing articles on aviation subjects in 1962, and has since then completed more than 1,000 articles, forty-four non-fiction books and eight novels. A retired Air Force Colonel, Boyne was enshrined in the National Aviation Hall of Fame class of 2007 Walter Boyne was the Director of the National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution from 1983 to 1986, and Acting Director from 1981 to 1983. He retired in August, 1986 to pursue a career as a novelist, nonfiction author and consultant. He is one of the few writers to have both fiction and nonfiction books on the New York Times Best Seller lists. An inventor, he has been awarded a patent on an advanced information retrieval system. He was previously chairman of the board of the National Aeronautics Association. A career Air Force officer, Boyne entered the Aviation Cadet program in 1951, and won his wings and commission in 1952. He has flown over 5,000 hours in a score of different aircraft, from a Piper Cub to a B1B, and is a Command Pilot. Boyne retired as a Colonel on June 1, 1974 after 23 years of service. In his early service, then Lieutenant Boyne was assigned to the 330th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Wing at Castle Air Force Base in central California where he flew the B-50 Superfortress. At that time, he met and befriended our very own Bud Winnett. When Boyne left the Air Force, he joined the Air and Space Museum as an assistant curator in June 1974, gaining wide experience in every aspect of museum operations. He was successively Curator of Aeronautics, Chief of Preservation and Restoration, Chief of Exhibits and Production, Assistant Director, Deputy Director, Acting Director and Director. Boyne's career at the Museum was highlighted by a number of extraordinary achievements. One of the first of these was to transform the totally inadequate facility then existing at Silver Hill into the world’s premier restoration facility. In one of the most far-seeing moves, he negotiated directly with the Administrator of the FAA, and created the agreements that provided the land upon which the new extension of the Museum at Dulles. To ensure that the Smithsonian would act upon this concept, he arranged for the Space Shuttle Enterprise to be flown and stored there in 1985. He is generally recognized to have made the Museum the most popular in the world while at the same time providing a very high level of educational content. In his capacity as Director, he served as pro bono consultant to dozens of museums in many different countries, a task he continued in a professional role after his retirement. He has acted as consultant for the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum in Savannah, writing the complete exhibit scripts. He is a member of almost all major aeronautical associations. He has a BSBA with honors from the University of California at Berkeley, and an MBA, with honors, from the University of Pittsburgh. He was awarded an honorary Doctorate in Aerospace Sciences from Salem College, West Virginia in 1984.

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Page 22 www.93bg.com Col Boyne was awarded the Cliff Henderson Trophy for lifetime achievement in aviation by the National Aviation Club, which recently also named him an “Elder Statesman of Aviation”. Previous winners include famous test pilots Scott Crossfield and Tony Levier. Col Boyne was born in East St. Louis, IL in 1929 and currently lives in Silver Spring, MD with his wife, Terri. He has four children and five grandchildren. We are honored to have Colonel Boyne join our reunion on Friday morning, October 19th in the Cirrus Ballroom. He has graciously agreed to take part in the Veteran’s Q&A session and remain for the Buffet Lunch. We look forward to meeting Colonel Boyne. HOT STUFF MEMORIAL MONUMENT PROJECT UPDATE After more than six years of fund raising and eight years of trying to get recognition the crew of Hot Stuff and those who died in the accident, the memorial monument honoring them will be dedicated on May 3, 2018! Planning for the dedication program has been in the works for almost a year and it’s very close to being completed. The monument unveiling ceremony will take place at 1:00 pm Iceland time followed by a memorial service at the Andrews Theater in Keflavik at 2:30 pm. A private banquet will take place that evening and it is sold out! Jim is hoping to arrange for a webcast of the memorial service. A special bulletin will be sent to everyone who receives the newsletter with details of how to view the service if it’s available on the Internet. More than 100 Americans will attend the ceremonies including more than 50 family members of Hot Stuff’s passengers and crew. People are also coming from Sweden and the United Kingdom. United States Air Force B-52 Stratofortress to fly during the Monument Dedication The United States Air Force will pay tribute to Lt. Gen. Frank M. Andrews and those who died in the accident and the crew of Hot Stuff for being the first heavy bomber in the 8th Air Force to complete 25 missions in World War II. The huge bomber will make a fly-by during the monument dedication ceremony.

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Page 23 www.93bg.com 93RD WEBSITE & FILM PROJECT 93rd Bomb Group website update As of today, we have had 107,917 visitors to the 93rd website! Some visitors to the site were tracked all the way from Amsterdam in the Netherlands! The 93rd website homepage has gone through a bit of an update lately. If you haven’t been on please click to www.93bg.com and see what’s posted. Back in December it was reported that the remains of William H. Harth Jr. were identified. Harth was a 93rd bombardier on "Hell’s Angels” - he perished on the raid over Ploesti August 1, 1943. A section on the homepage titled “Honoring A Fallen Hero” is posted. A new fundraising campaign has started for the grassroots documentary project “Hardwick Aerodrome 104”. This is the feature documentary the 93rd Bomb Group is making about the history of the group and the legacy that the 2nd and 3rd generations members are keeping alive. We have a section on the homepage called “We’re Making A Movie” and it gives you all the information on how to donate and you can watch a one minute and thirty second promotional video starring our Presenter and Narrator - Michael Cudlitz - from the HBO mini-series “Band of Brothers”. The "Featured Veteran" section has also been updated. Hardwick Aerodrome 104 documentary update I’ve moved on and started to edit the next major history section of the documentary! It’s another exciting section of the film and I sure an exciting time for the 93rd during the war. As the last history section took us through the events in Africa and ultimately the epic raid on the oil fields in Ploesti, Romania this next section will walk us through the groups involvement in “Big Week”, first missions to Berlin, D-Day and contributions to the daring Market Garden operation. It’s a lot to cover but something that should not be skimmed over. In the end, this documentary must fulfill the bylaws of the group and that is to use the resources of the current 93rd BG organization to educate future generations. By linking this history of the war and telling the 93rd’s story - I see no better way to get the job done! I also took a trip to see fellow 93rd BG veteran John Lee and his wife Betty. John and Betty were longtime supporters of the 93rd BG and the Second Air Division. They attended many reunions on both fronts! I interviewed John at their home in Melbourne, FL. It was a pleasant afternoon and enjoyed my time talking with John about some of the 93rd’s history. He had some great thing to say about the current organization and I hope to include them in the film. (See Photos) If anyone has photos or films and wants to contribute to the documentary please don’t hesitate to reach out to myself or some else in the organization. Feel free to email me at mtsellers@mac.com. Also please visit the official website for the film at www.hardwickfilm.com. Thank You! Michael Sellers 93rd BG Technology Manager Director/Producer “Hardwick Aerodrome 104”

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Page 24 www.93bg.com POST EXCHANGE (PX) PX CLOSED UNTIL MAY 2018 MEMBERSHIP Since the 2017 93rd BGA Reunion in New Orleans, the Membership Committee has been very busy. In the Fall the Membership Renewal Drive began and we had wonderful results. At the end of March, renewal reminders went out and our current membership total is 228. However, on May 1, we will remove those non-veteran members who have not renewed since 2016 which will bring our number to 216. We are urging anyone who has received a renewal notice to do so quickly either via mail or our website 93bg.com using Paypal. At the Members Meeting during the Reunion, we also made the commitment to move from the online records system, Donor Perfect, to a different one. After research of many membership online systems, and various spreadsheet options, the Membership records were moved from Donor Perfect in March. On April 1, 2018, we cancelled our contract and are no longer paying for a system that is cumbersome and expensive. We will save approximately $500 per year. We are pleased to keep the bottom line in mind for our members. If you know anyone who is related to a 93rd BG veteran, or who is interested in maintaining the legacy or our heroes, please encourage them to join us. We hope you will attend the reunion in Washington, D.C. where we will undoubtedly have a great and interesting time. Thank you for all of your attention to the Membership requests. Jean Koznarek

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Page 25 www.93bg.com 93rd BGA MEMBERSHIP FORM Name_________________________ ___ _________ Address____________________________ _____ Year 2018 City _________________________________ State __ ___Zip __________ Phone Number________________________ Email Address_________________________________ 93rd BG Connection: (please circle appropriate) Vet is/was-self, father, uncle, grandpa or I am a Historian/friend. Name of 93rd veteran __ _____________________ _______________ Rank ________ _____ ________ Squadron _____ ________ Time period in Service: ___ _____ 19___ _ to____ ____ 19___ ____ Airplane Name(s)_____________________ _____ _____ Pilot(s) _________________________ _____ Crew Chief(s)_________ _________ Comments (list crew if known)___________________________ _________________________________ ___________________________________________________ (use back side for more info) Annual Membership $25 $________ 2 year discount rate (2018 & 2019) $45 $________ Tax deductible Donation $________ (The 93rd is a 501(c)(3) Organization) TOTAL $________ ___ Please MAIL newsletter ___ Please E-MAIL newsletter _____Yes! I would like to volunteer to help the 93rd BGA and my skill is: __________________________________________________________________________________ Make checks payable to: 93rd BOMB GROUP (You may also pay by PayPal through the 93rd Bomb Group website, 93bg.com) Mail to: Jean Koznarek 93rd Bomb Group Ass’n. 2644 West Park Blvd. Shaker Hts., OH 44120 KEEP OUR HISTORY ALIVE! Consider a membership for a friend or family member. (Make a copy of this form for additional memberships. Thank You!) Please note, membership is on a calendar year.

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Ball  Fire QUARTERLY EPRESS NEWSLETTER OF THE 93d BOMB GROUP 2nd Air Diiion, 8h Air Force, Hardick, England .93bg.com V. 26 N. 3 Fa 2018 Naional Capial Region Renion 2018 Regiai f  2018 ei i  e. The he i acceig  eeai i Seebe 20h. R ae  a fi-ce, fi-eed bai. Reeai afe he c-ff dae i be ade a he eaiig ae baed  aaiabii. Regiai hd be ade a  a  ca. Y ei ea  ae adace ae f ea, aai ad eeaie. Tie egiai ae i e hef  faciiae he fia aagee. Thi ea, e a  ii Ji Bae Ade a a f   he H Sff ec. The eiee  ee he bae ae e ige ha i ei ea. I ece ea, e hae  eeed iia bae de  he aagee chaege f ea daa. A Ade, e ae eied  ide he f ae, dae f bih, ad ideificai ifai f each e. Whe he e ha a iia ID, i i ed f e. A i f a aedee  be ided a ea 72 h i adace  gai eace. The egiai f a f he ea daa eied. The deaied ifai ad hee-age egiai f ae icded. D heiae. N i he ie  cee  a  i  i he Naia Caia Regi! We hae aaged f dic ae f chide de 12. Peae ca f he deai befe  cee a chid egiai. La da o regier  Sepember 20h

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Page 2 .93bg.com 93rd Bomb Grop Aociaion 2018 Renion Thrda, Ocober 18  Monda, Ocober 22 Sep #1 - Mae he eeai , b  ae ha Sepember 20h  bai he g ae. H: H R D 2300 D C B H, VA 20171 R : h://a.ae.c/e/49490591 H C R: 1-404-592-6422 T ece he g ae, e he eeaii  ae ih he 93rd Bomb Grop. O E P M: Laa Agecci P: 1-703-793-6684 R R: $124.00  a f 12% e igh ($138.88 icie) f Thda  Sda igh. The  ae icde beafa f . Beafa f addiia ge i $10.00 e da. F he h a  aie ea  eai afead, he he ha eeded he ae f hee da i ad hee da afe he ei. A: Ciea ai he Ciea ef-aig Ciea iee acce Ciea beafa f 2 ge e  (Addiia ge beafa ae $10 e da) Fie Cee Id P Reaa & Lbb Ba C A S D: De Ieaia Ai (IAD) She eae f he he ee 30 ie begiig a 4:15 AM hgh 12:15 AM. The he ic  a he ai ee 30 ie f 4:30 AM edig a 12:30 AM. The ai ic- cai i cb 2A ad 2H, afe eiig he e baggage cai aea. F he ig  He She. Sep #2 - Cee hee-age egiai f, for each aendee, ad bi ih  chec aabe  93rd Bomb Grop. Sep #3 - Mae ae aagee  aie i ie f egiai beee 2:00 - 5:00 PM  Thda, Ocbe 18h. O ece die a a 6:00 PM. Sep #4 - Mail compleed form (one for each aendee) o: Jh Ma 109 Ceaie S Beae Fa, PA 15010 412-327-1909 109ceaie@gai.c

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Page 3 .93bg.com RENION FEE REFND POLIC L         93 B G A. T                      .   ' ,      ,     .            ,       . H,              "   "   .     :         '      ,                 . I          ,        . T,   ,                    ,         B  F. N C R R F R P: N   S 20. World War II Memorial

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Page 4 .93bg.com REGISTRATION FORM  Page 1 Oe e aedee Nae: _________________________________________________________________________ Adde: ________________________________________________________________________ (See) (Ci) (Sae) (Zi) Teehe: _________________ Eai: ______________________________________________ Emergenc Conac: _____________________________________________________________ (See  aeig ih ) (Nae) (Phe Nbe) When do o plan o arrie/depar? ________________________________________________ (Aia Tie/Dae) (Deae Tie/Dae) Age (if a chid) _______ - Cac Jh Ma f Fee - Relaionhip o he 93rd: Veea Nae: ___________________________________ Ra: ________________ D Pii: _________________ Sad/Seci: _______________________ Reaihi: _____________________ Addiia Ifai: _________________________________________________ Bae Acce Informaion: A ifai i be e cfideia ad i be deed afe he ei ccde. Faie  ide he ifai i iac  abii  ae a i he Ade  ad Fida eeig die. I de  acce Ji Bae Ade, ide he fig ifai: F Nae: ___________________________________________________________ (Fi) (Midde) (La) Miia ID be (If ied) ________________________________________________________ (Nbe) (Eiai) Wi  ee a a ec f   8 he aedee? Cice Oe: YES NO Dae f Bih: _______________________________ (Da) (Mh) (Yea) Proide one form of idenificaion: 1. Die Licee ____________________________________________ (Iig Sae) (Nbe) (Eiai) 2. Pa ____________________________________________ (Ied b) (Nbe) (Eiai)

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Page 5 .93bg.com REGISTRATION FORM  Page 2 Oe e aedee Meal choice: Circle one enre/deer per meal (Food decripion follo) : (If Secia eed i ciced, eae ideif he ecia diea eed) Thda Die: Ee: 1. Chice Maaa 2. Sa 3. Vegeaia Paa 4. Secia eed ______________________________ Dee: 1. Pai Fi & Mag /Cc 2. Sabe & Rhbab Sada B Lch: 1. Te Bea 2. Maiaed Vegeabe 3. Secia eed ____________________________ Sada Meia Die: Ee: 1. Beef Tedei 2. Rcfih 3. Pea 4. Secia Need ____________________________ Dee: 1. Chcae Me 2. Ke Lie Ta OPIONAL ACIIIES O  #1  Hca Me  Ai ad Sace Me Thda, Ocbe 18, 9 AM  3 PM A ia  i aaiabe f he h aie  Wededa, Oc 17h. A a i dea he Ha Regec a 9 AM Thda ig f d Wahig DC. The a i  a he Hca Me fi ad he Naia Ai ad Sace Me ecd. Lch i    a e f he  e. The a e i he afe deaig he Ai ad Sace Me a 2 PM, ig  ic  a he Hca Me a 2:15 PM eig  he he b 3 PM ea egh  aid he h h. A addiia egiai fee f $25 e e  ce he aai c i eied. REGISTRATION FORM  Opional Trip #1 Oe e aedee Nae: __________________________________________________________________________ Wha e d  a  ii? (Chec Oe) Naia Hca Me _______________ Ai ad Sace Me _______________________ (Chec Hee) (Chec Hee)

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Page 6 .93bg.com REGISTRATION FORM  Page 3 Oe e aedee O  #2 Cii Wa Baefied, Aiea ad Gebg Mda, Ocbe 22, 9 AM  Wededa, Ocbe 24, 10 AM A egiai fee f $75.00 i eied  ce he c f aai,  ad a b ch  Mda, Ocbe 22. A he ea ae   . Nae: ____________________________________________________________________________ Wd  be iig  die a 7  15 aege a? Ye N (Cice Oe) Calclae or regiraion fee: The egiai fee icde: Die f 4 eeig, 2 che, Meabiia , C Gad die, aai, i, edcai ei, bie eeig ad adi-ia fee. The reeraion fee doe no inclde or hoel room or opional rip Baic egiai fee: $385.00 $ Oia Ti #1: $25.00 $________ Oia Ti #2: $75.00 $________ Toal $_______ Pleae complee form and encloe a check paable o he 93rd Bomb Grop for he oal amon. A ingle check for mliple ge i encoraged. Nmber of paricipan = _____ Toal Amon Encloed = $________

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Page 7 .93bg.com The Cii Wa Baefied eci ae adaage f he 2018 ei ii  igifica baefied f he Aeica Cii Wa. The eei eie aedee  ci   (2) addiia igh a he Gebg Be Wee he caed ac f he Naia Ceee. The he ide fee f beafa i a hid-f diig . A igh ae f $85.00  11% a aig $94.35 i aaiabe. R eeai ae beig acceed . Cac he he a 717-334-1188. O g i he 93RDBOMB. Mae  eeai a  a ibe. M. Naha Mae i he he Pi f Cac. The adde i 301 Seieh Aee, Gebg, PA 17325. The  i ccde  Wededa, Ocbe 24h ih ae f Gebg  Vigiia. Aia a De Ai i aiciaed b 9:30 AM. Deae figh hd  be cheded befe 12:00 PM. F he  deaig b ae, he i be eed  he Ha Regec De. The chede f: Monda  Ocober 22 6  7:30 AM Beafa a He 7:30 AM Dea He (55 ie, 1 h ad 20 ie) 9:00 AM Aie Aiea Naia Baefied Vii Cee 9:30 AM Vii Cee (26-ie fi) 10:00 AM Baefied T 1:00 PM Dea f Gebg (B ch ee) (46 ie, 1 h - 5 ie) 2:00 PM Vii Cee 2:30 PM Fi ad Ccaa 3:30 PM Me f he Cii Wa 4:30 PM Dea f Naia Ceee 4:45 PM Naia Ceee/Sie f he Gebg Adde 5:30 PM He Chec I 6:00 PM Die (  ) Teda  Ocober 23 6  8:30 AM Beafa a He 8:45 AM Taai dea He 9:00 AM Baefied T 1:00 PM Lch (  ) 2:30 PM Jeie Wade He 3:00 PM Gebg D: 1863 Tai Sai, Chche, He, (2018 Shig) 4:30 PM Re  He 5:00 PM Die (  ) Wedneda  Ocober 24 6  7:30 AM Beafa a He 8:00 AM Dea He f De Ieaia Ai (76 ie, 1  h) 9:30 AM De Ieaia Ai 10:00 AM Ha Regec De

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Page 12 .93bg.com Peiden Cone I d ie  a b edig a hge Tha Y  Jh Ma ad he ei ciee, ag ih he Office, h hae  gehe ahe ecaca ei a f Ocbe! Peae ee addiia ifai  he ei, ad I ecage a f   aed hi ea i Wahig DC!! M e hge Tha Y ge  he fdaiig ciee, f hei aig ad cceedig i eeig  ga f e $15,000 ad he fia age f he Fi Pec!! Ad a, ahe hge, ad ee bigge THANK YOU  a h daed, ad ached he dai! Wha a fab gaiai f ee h ca e  i  f  93d Veea,  ic, ad ee he egac cie, eecia f  f he dcea fi, H A 104! Kee a chec   ebie, .93bg.c, a hee ae ega dae hee a e! E hi ie f he Ba f Fie, ad a ggei  feedbac i aa ece! See  i Wahig D.C! Ji R Peide, 93d BGA National POW/MIA Recognition Day~ September 21, 2018 \I=' www.dpaa.mil

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Page 13 .93bg.com oliCiing olnee The 93d Bb G Aciai i a -fi, all olneer organiaion. Pe  B-La  e i aed a f: ARTICLE II  PURPOSE The e f hi gaiai ha be: 1. T ca  he adii ad eie f he 93d Bb G afe he eea f ha a hae deceaed. The ffig f he geeai hich fgh i Wd Wa II hae eeed a ee iee i he 93d Bb G. The aiciae a f ebe ih ig iiege i a aciiie f aagee, fiacia aciiie, aig ad he hdig f cei ad ei. 2. The 93d Bb G i cie  adcae ad   a adeae, effecie ad efficie A, Na, Maie C ad Ai Fce a a ie 3. T eeae he fiedhi ad eie f eice gehe i he 93d Bb G. 4. T  he ga ad eff f he Meia T f he 2ADA Meia Liba, caed ih he Nich Cea Liba, Egad, he 93d Bb G Me a Hadic, he Migh Eighh Ai Fce Me a Saaah, Gegia, ad a ie gaiai ha ei  eeae he e f he h eed i WWII. We ae aa ig f a ebe h ae ieeed i eig i a ee caaci, baed   feia eeiece. S e   if ieeed! We hae iie ih he aa ei aig, edcai ciee, Office ii, ad he aiace. A hi ea ei, e ae eied  iae ad eec  Office. Afe 6 ea f eb he ad , Nic Tie i eiig a  Secea. If ae i ieeed i hi ii, ad ha e gea iig i, eae e e ! Tha ! Ji R Peide, 93d BGA PComing enion oPPoniie 2019 H, E: We ae ig a he idea f a i bac  Nich ad Hadic i Ma f 2019. Peae e D Mi (he 330-415-2222  Diac1967@bcgba.e)  if  ae ieeed i hi i. 2019 - Dearborn, MI: A  aa Bie Meeig i Ne Oea, he aedee ed  ii he Deab, Michiga aea. Lcaed ea Dei, MI ad eiced b he Dei Ieaia Ai (DTW). Vii  he Yaee Ai Me i Yiai  ee h a B-24 a bi ad he igifica cibi f Rie he Riee. Ohe eia  icde a eci  he He Fd Me & Geefied Viage. Paig i begi . Aiciae dae i Ocbe 2019.

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Page 14 .93bg.com Folded ing George Alber Bridgeman Feba 15, 1925 - Ai 10, 2018 Ne Maiie, We Vigiia Ahe ebe f he Geae Geeai, Gege Abe Bidgea, aed aa  Ai 10 a 93 ea d. Gege a b  Feba 15, 1925  Gege ad Gegia Bidgea i Ne Maiie, WV. He a aied  he fai fa ag he ba f he Ohi Rie gehe ih hi ibig Bi, Jac, Ma Maha ad Bb. Gege gadaed f Magia High Sch hee he aed fba ad baeba. U gadai he ied he A Ai C ad aied a a i. He a, a he age f 19, e f he ge B-24 i i WW II. 1LT Gege A. Bidgea a aiged  he 409h Sad, 93d Bb G f Ag 1944 i Jaa 1945. He ad hi ce ceed 35 bbig ii e Ee. L. Bidgea a aaded he Diigihed Fig C, Ai Meda ih Fie Oa Ce, Be Sa ad Eea-Afica-Midde Eae Seice Meda. Gege a a ife-g eide f Ne Maiie, We Vigiia hee he eided a he ie f hi aig. Afe dichage f eice, Gege aeded Maha Cege i Hig, WV. Seig bac i Ne Maiie, Gege aaged a Gf Seice Sai, b dig he cci f he fai he, he becae ieeed i cae ad becae a ef-eed caee. He cied i hi fei i eiee ad he ed  a Te C, WV fa  aie hee ad cae. Hig becae a faie a ie eecia ge ad dee. Age ad - ee ed Gege  gie  faig ad e bac  hi he  hee he e hi fia ea a a We Vigiia Uiei ad Magia High Sch  fa ad eig he Ohi Rie ie f hi  ch. Geea Ted Tibeae fe cade f he 93d Bb G ee LT Bidga ih he Diigihed Fig C Bridgeman Cre Keeig L  R: T/SGT Hea Wi, Egiee/Ge; S/SGT Chief Fead, Wai Ge; S/SGT Fa Li, Wai Ge; S/SGT He Na, A & Ne Te Ge; T/SGT Da Leeia, Radi Oea Sadig L  R: 1LT See Rd, C-Pi; 1LT Gege Beg, Bbadie; 1LT Gege Bidgea, Pi; 1LT Keih Waace, Naiga, ad S/SGT Ke Dce, Tai Ge

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Page 15 .93bg.com Gege a e f hee iig ebe f hi ce. Dan Leernia, adi ea ad Henr Nkamp, a ad e e ge eai. Bh e ee abe  aed he fea. Gege i ied b hi ife, Sha, fie daghe Dan, Brenda, Karen, Pa, ad Am ad hei he, Re; ie gadchide ad 14 gea-gadchide, e Michae Hai ad eea iece ad ehe. He a bied ih f iia h a he Nhie Ceee i Ne Maiie  Ai 28, 2018. Gege a d f hi eice i he 93d ad ha he a e f he ge i i WWII. Thoma Nichola Jr. f Lee Si, Mii, aed aa  J 30, 2018. Hi deah a he i Jh K Viage aed he ed f a g ad ccef caee f eice  fai, c, ad hi che fied f fai edicie. T a b  Ocbe 19, 1923 i Ia Ci, Ia, he  f Tha A. Nicha, S., ad Ma Magae McKea Nicha. He ge  i Giee, Wig, hee he hed ea iiiaie b eaig a ice a ee  b hi e ee ie he eighbig eache cae  Haeah! i hi e. T aeded Ca Cege i Heea, Maa, ad he Uiei f Wig. He e hi fe ife, Be A Cagg, he he iced he ice  f he Idah Fa High Sch eab a he gi he d  ie  ae  a dae. Afe ha e fi eeig, Be d he be fied ha T a he id f a he aed  a. The e i hi! The ce ceded dig he a, hich T e a a ceeia aiga, fig ih he 329h Sad i he 93d Bbade g, a f Ted Taeig Cic i he U.S. Eighh Ai Fce dig Wd Wa II. The aied  Ag 31, 1947 i Idah Fa ad bega hei aied ife i Dee hee T ceed hi edica degee a he Uiei f Cad hie Be ed a a icbigi i he Sch f Medicie. The ed he gea d i he Rc Mai, eecia gfig ad iig, eaed gie i. The eed i Bffa, Wig, hee T eed f 25 ea a a fai dc ad hee he aied hei fai befe eea ig bac  Cad ad Lbbc, Tea  e iie i acadeic edicie, icdig a ii a Tea Tech Uiei. The ce ed  Laed, Mii,  ha T cd ee a diec f he diii f edcai a he Aeica Acade f Fai Phicia. He ae acceed a aie a UMKC Sch f Medicie. He ad Be ade a ifeie fied a Ta Medica Cee, hee he heed  eabih a Fai Pacice Reidec Pga. The Aeica Acade f Fai Phicia eeed T ih he Tha W. Jh Aad i 1987 f adig cibi  fai acice edcai. The ill be mied! Dan Leernia, Henr Nkamp and George dagher  April 28, 2018

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Page 16 .93bg.com geeing Fom he d Bg hioian 42-40265 𝑊 f he 409h Bb Sad caed he He T Ga a   Ag 1, 1943 ih 1 LT Wbe ce. Thi ifai i cfied ih h f he cah hig he a ad he eia #. Hee, hee a a aea f eaiig ad he ae. Wa he ae chaged   a eai/ ch? Thee a a e iia ea i he 93d BG caed The Naed Th ih  aie ecd ha ied  a eia #. Ee h he acee ad a aea  be e iia ha i  f ha i i he ae aicaf ice a f he a a iied b i- caeda ad a d  e iia. Hee,  a e deai eaaiai f he fie aig  he aicaf, (ae i he ai chi) i he aea fad f he a ad  i ee he ae ache. Theefe, e ca cfi ha He T Ga a giia aed The Naed Th. N, e hae he  behid hi  Nea! M !! FREE M   R I a iig  ca a dce, ecd ad h f a 93d BG eea ad e ALL f he igia ie (haed) ag ih CD f a ca/eg iage, ag ih a addiia ifai I ca add egadig ae, ae eia #, a ad ace. Thee i NO chage f hi eice! I ca a ae ea CD cie f fai ebe. I hae de hi f eea eea e he ea. M cac if i h i he Office Diec. M   E I a aa ig f a aice ab a ee ha ied he 93d BG. Thee ca be h ie ie b he eea  fai. If i i ieeig    ie i i be ieeig  a f  ! Thi i YOUR Ba f Fie Neee. Peae ed a aice bia  Lee  he edi   aei f ici i fe Neee. C, D M

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Page 17 .93bg.com ho FF memoial monmen PojeC Pdae Ainie Iceland Monmen: Miion Accomplihed A he ie ea Gidai, Icead, f he H S e f he ef: D. Chihe Cai, U.S. Ai Fce L. C. Jee Sade, U.S. Ai Fce L. Geea Richad Ca, Nac L, Sha L Cai, Da L Cai, Ji L ad af Maei. Ph ce f he U.S. AIR FORCE Pbihed i he A A S, Je 24, 2018 Ke Hea Cea F eea ea, daig bac  2012, hi eae ha ffeed eidic dae  Aiie Ji L' iee eff  ge a e bi i Icead. I' a eff ha ha ade hi, be a I ca e, he  ca eide ied i ig  ge a e bi i Icead. I' ha   e ha L  i he  ca eide, a be a I ca e, h aca cceeded i geig a e bi i Icead. (If   f he, gie e a ca.) The eff bega i 2010 he L' g ie L Cee C Cb gfig bdd Rbe T. "Jae" Jacb died a age 93. Jacb a a Wd Wa II bbadie. A Jacb' heah bega  fai, he aed L  d e eeach ab hi bbe g. I icded a ae  a H S, hich becae he fi bbe i he 8h Ai Fce  f 25 ccef ii i Wd Wa II, a diici ha had bee fa ad ee gie  he B-17 Mehi Bee. H S had f 31 ii ad a cheded  head bac he i 1943  he e a bd. Pa chaged e e he Ge. Fa M. Ade baded i Egad f he h he. Jacb a ag he ce ebe bed f he ae  ae  f Ade ad he. H S cahed i eee eahe a M. Fagadafa, ea Gidai, Icead,  Ma 3, 1943, iig Ade ad 13 he  bad. Thee a e i. The Mehi Bee eea eed he, did he a bd  ad becae fa. Ag he h h affded Ade a he 1945 eaig f Ca Sig A Ai Fied a ha i  Ji Bae Ade ide Wahig, D.C. The bae g ha bee he f he eideia ai fee. Accdig  Ge. Ia Eae, he-cade f he 8h Ai Fce, Ade a  be ified  he da he died ha he'd bee eeced  cad he Aie Fce f he iai f Ee, a  bee gie  Ge. Digh D. Eiehe.

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Page 18 .93bg.com I 2012, L, h eed i he Ai Fce f 1957 hgh 1962 ad i a eied IBM aeig e, e  Icead ad e   fid he ai ie hee H S e d a ea ag. Wig ih Iceadic bhe Thei ad af Maei, L caed iece f he ecage. L eed he, iied  aie e f a e. F gf ae ad a he fd aiig eff ae - icdig diaig H S ecage bgh f he Icead ai - L had ecied he $100,000 ga he e f he ec. He'  gehe a gea ide, icdig achia fage f he cah cee, ha  ca fid  Y Tbe b eachig f "A S f Tih ad Taged." Thee' a a b, "Befe he Bee," b Cai Me ad Be B. Sae f he b heed fd he e. O Ma 3, he 75h aiea f he cah, L ad he gaheed i Gidai  dedicae he bac gaie e deiged b L ad ih he aie ee de f he H Sff ceaed b Cad ai Te Hide. "U.S., Icead eebe WWII hee ih e dedicai," aid a ece headie  he U.S. Ai Fce i Ee ad Ai Fce Afica ebie. "Thei acifice ad cie  a cae fa geae ha heee eee he d heiage ad adii f h ha i he ce idei f da' U.S. Ai Fce," L. Ge. Richad M. Ca, 3d Ai Fce cade, aid a he cee. L' eciee ab he ec ad he cee i hich i a dedicaed i aabe ee afe he ee. "I' gig  e , I hae' ie had a feeig ie ha i  ife," he aid. "Whe ha B-52 ade ha f-b, I i ge ge b hiig ab i." He' ede aeciaie  a h heed ae i ibe, icdig hi e fied i Icead h haed hi ehia i he ec. "The Iceade aed  h Aeica  hei i, ad he did," he aid. "The ee be e bacad  he ." Bac i 2014, L ageed he 75h aiea f he cah a hi dae f he dedicai. Bac he he aid, "I hi ab ha ad I aid, 'H acee, I' be 79.' I igh  ae i.'" Thi a ee, he aghed a ha ce. "I ced , i a I ca a." Ad he'  de. The e i  a adide ab 3 ie f he age iacceibe aiide hee H S e d. "Oe f he hig I' hiig ab dig i ig  a ihed aie ee efec  he ai  he    f he e  cd aca ee he cai," he aid. hea@aea.c; 512-445-3709 *C  K H   A A S N

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Page 19 .93bg.com d eBie  Film PojeC 93rd Bomb Grop ebie pdae A f da e hae had 109,542 ii  he 93d ebie! Se ii  he ie ee aced a he a f Idia! Peae ae a  a he a. Thi i gie  a idea f ee f a e he d cicig   ebie. B he ie  eceie hi eee  i be abe  a cic  he 93d BG ebie ad fid deai ab he cig ei i Wahig, D.C. F he heage   he ef ide ad cic  he Rei b. Oce  he Rei age  i be abe  ee he ce chede f ee, highigh f aciiie, i  egie ih he he ad ih he ei ief. If  hae a ei eae cic he If b a he  f he age ad e he cac ifai  ed  ei. Hardick Aerodrome 104 docmenar pdae F he a ie f he Ba f Fie I hae edied  e a eci f he dcea. The e fe h i be ccia ih fiihig  ediig, ig  d ad c ad gaheig e h ad fi. Pee h aed he ei i Wahig, D.C. i ge a fi  a he eie dcea ec. I' i caifig hi a a -i-ge b  db eea, faiie ad fied i be abe  ge a e gd idea f ha he fiih dc i  ie. Wha' ef f he fi? Dig he Fa ad Wie fia c ceci ad adi iig i be ceed. A, a igh ad ceaace ha eed  be acied f h  fi i be fiaied. The a hae i be ceaig a diibi a ad fig  ih cac e hae aead eabihed  he ge he fi ee ad   he bic. Wih  a fdaiig eff e hi  $15,000 ga ad ee e e ha a. I' gea  ee a ga eff b a f  ebe ad ee ee ide f he 93d BG ci dae  ch a ia ec. I' gea aeciaed! The ceeig i ae ace  Ocbe 20h a 8 igh afe  eia die. Tha  ad ig fad  eeig eee a he ei. Michae See 93d BG Techg Maage Diec/Pdce Hadic Aede 104 dcea .93bg.c .hadicfi.c nh f ... outh Pac f "' - • Ce) 0.,,.. $oUlhl(o,Ny«, DIIC llafty.o , ....... -oul ~--- "'___,. l Cd~=~ Al .)n c Dee n Soud!Altlu Thank you to all of our donors who contributed to the 93rd BG documentary Hardwick Aerodrome 104.

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Page 20 .93bg.com 93rd BGA MEMBERSHIP FORM Name_________________________ ___ _________ Address____________________________ _____ Year 2018 Cit _________________________________ State __ ___Zip __________ Phone Nmber________________________ Email Address_________________________________ 93rd BG Connection: (leae cicle aiae) Vet is/as-self, father, ncle, grandpa  I am a Historian/friend. Name of 93rd eteran __ _____________________ _______________ Rank ________ _____ ________ Sqadron _____ ________ Time period in Serice: ___ _____ 19___ _ to____ ____ 19___ ____ Airplane Name(s)_____________________ _____ _____ Pilot(s) _________________________ _____ Cre Chief(s)_________ _________ Comments (list cre if knon)___________________________ _________________________________ ___________________________________________________ (se back side for more info) Annal Membership $25 $________ 2 ear discont rate (2018 & 2019) $45 $________ Ta dedctible Donation $________ (The 93d i a 501(c)(3) Ogaiai) TOTAL $________ ___ Please MAIL nesleer ___ Please E-MAIL nesleer _____Yes! I old like to olnteer to help the 93rd BGA and m skill is: __________________________________________________________________________________ Make checks paable o: 93rd BOMB GROUP (Y ma al a b PaPal hgh he 93d Bmb G ebie, 93bg.cm) Mail to: Jean Konarek 93rd Bomb Grop Assn. 2644 West Park Bld. Shaker Hts., OH 44120 KEEP OUR HISTORY ALIVE! Consider a membership for a friend or famil member. (Make a cop of this form for additional memberships. Thank Yo!) Pleae noe, membehip i on a calenda ea.

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Page 2 .93bg.com Tabe f Ce 2018 Reunion Photo ......1 Presidents Corner..3 Information on 2019 Reunion...4 Annual Meeting Minutes...6 Funn thing happened on a to the Capitol ( June Eck)...7 Upcoming 2019 England Reunion ........8 2018 Reunion Finicial Results .......8 Arm Air Corps or Arm Air Forces? Which is correct?.....................................................................................................9 Greetings from the 93rd BG Historian (Request for information)10 Nesletter Editor..11 93rd BG Website12 Hardick Documentar...12 PX.14 Membership...14 93rd BG Ball of Fire Quarterl Epress Subscription Form.15 DIRECTORY 2016 - 2018 OFFICERS Peide  JIM ROOT 15359 Red F Wak, We Oie, MI 49460 616-399-5990; jaedaid@a.c Vice Peide (Rei Cdia)  JOHN MARX 109 Ceaie S., Beae Fa, PA 15010 412-327-1909; 109ceaie@gai.c Secea - PAM KAWASHIMA 5698 Bkh C, Sa Je, CA 95129 408-253-6129 kaahia@k.c Teae  WALLY BROWN 717 Piebk Die, Vigiia Beach, VA 23462 757-376-9813; eddighe@ei.e Mebehi  JEAN KOZNAREK 2644 W. Pak Bd., Shake Heigh, OH 44120 216-702-8430; jk54@a.c ebe93bg@a.c Hiia  DON MORRISON 1375 We Ce Rd, Ci, OH 44216 He 330-882-2536; Ce 330-415-2222 diac1967@bcgba.e Ba f Fie, Edi  DON MORRISON (See Hiia) Techg Maage  MICHAEL SELLERS 565 Ca S. A #4, Bk, NY 11215 917-975-7162; ee@ac.c VETERAN'S ADVISORY BOARD GEORGE MCLEAN O Ca R Aia Teae - NANCY GRIMES STRANGER 783 N. Seda C, Gad Jci, CO 81506 970-945-2883; acage@hai.c PX Maage  PETER ASCH 979 Sh Ridge C., Taee Ci, MI 49696 231-933-8405 cach@chae.e Ba f Fie Maia- GEORGE JUNG Diibi S 2420 Re 17 A, Ghe, NY 10924 845-346-6551 bfaia@gai.c Rei Regiai - JOANNE SARGENT 1458 Lc S., Dee, CO 80220 303-945-5418; jidec@.c

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Page 3 .93bg.com Peiden ConeWOW ha a fab 93d BGA ei i Wahig DC! Oea, eehig e e e, ad he gea -f aig aid ff! I a ice  ee eee h eed agai,  ee he e aedee! The Edcai Sei ee e e eceied ad gea edcai f a f ! The he, fd, Meabiia R, fi hig, Sihia Me, ia , ad a he ee e e h. Thak   eee h heed a he ei, hak   a ha aeded, ad heed dig he ei, ad hak   eee h e  feedback! A ecia hak    93d Bb G igia Veea f aedig ad haig hei ie ih ! The ia   Aiea ad Gebg a a a highigh. We hae aead beg  k  deai f e ea ei i Dei aea, ad  feedback i ia  he aig f a ee bee ei. O Office cie  ee  a ega h bai, ad ae fced  eig  ebe eeiece i he be i ca be, eecia f caig  he egac f  Veea! We a cie  ee gig be f ee jiig he (3) Facebk age ied  he 93d Bb G. 93d Bbade G ha 691 ebe, 93d Bbade G (H) Ted Taeig Cic ha 272 ebe, ad Sai 104 he f he 93d BG (H) Hadick UK ha 449 ebe. Se ebe ae dicae i a g, b a ae e 2d  3d geeai fai ebe f 93d Bb G h hae ed ifai  aked ei. I i ie ieeig ad f  ee h e cec ih  cia edia! If  ae  a ebe,  hd cide jiig  Facebk age! Thak agai  eee h ade he 2018 Wahig DC ei e ecia ad  ccef! See  i Dei i 2019! Ji R Peide, 93d BGA 90'0 BOMB GROUP (H} i I i c1---11~1sTmRs A Gl4[[T\17.GS v SGT. GIORDANOJ.F. U.$.A.43

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Page 4 .93bg.com Iide He Fd Me 93rd Bomb Group Association 2019 Reunion Dearborn, Michigan October 10  14, 2019 O 2019 Rei ake ace i he icii f Deab, Michiga ffeig a ide age f eciig aciiie ad a gea i  ee fiedhi. We hae eeced he Shea Dei Me Ai He caed ihi  ie f he Dei Meia Wae C Ai (DTW). The he adde i: Sheraton Detroit Metro Airport 8000 Merriman Road Romulus, MI 48174 Ej d--d eice ih 24-h ciea ai he, Offeig he eice  ad f Dei Me Ai (DTW),  he i j a h die f eie aea aaci, eaa, cai, ad hig. ACCOMMODATIONS: The 11- he cai 359 ge ad ie ih ciea high-eed Iee Acce i ge, eeig , bbie ad eaa, 50-ich LCD eeii ih HD chae, kai ih egic deiged chai, iceai, eake he ih eage aiig igh, daa , f bah aeiie ad hai de, i, iig bad & idiida ciae c, aa cck adi, cffeeake ad i- ii - efigea. Dai eae aaiabe. SERVICES & FACILITIES: I- diig; ciea bie cee ad  eice; ciea he /f ai, aiie deice f e ih diabiiie; ATM ad Eeia Sh; afe-dei be i he ge; ad/d ceaig ff ie; ad ciea akig. 2Iide Shea 1Eei ie f Shea

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Page 5 .93bg.com RESTAURANTS & BARS: T eaa: Ciae ad Ceci ih he highe ai ciie. Ceaie chef caf he e baed  feh, ca igedie; cffee, aie ad -g ie; bb ba ih igh-fae ad cckai RECREATIONAL FACILITIES: heaed id ; 24-h fie cee ffe fee eigh, eadi, ai ee ad aia bicce O  ae i $104.00  a f 14% e igh ($118.56 icie) f Thda  Sda igh. The  ae icde beakfa f . Beakfa f addiia ge i $10.00 e da. F he h a  aie ea  eai afead, he he ha eeded he ae f hee da i ad hee da afe he ei. Aedee ae eibe  ake hei  he eeai. F Reeai, cac he Shea Cea Reeai b he a 1-866-961-3982. Be e  ideif  affiiai ih he 93d Bb G. O e he fig ik: h://.ai.c/ee-eeai/eeai-ik.i?id=1542212420653&ke=GRP&a=eik If  hae diffic, eae ca  eai  i-he cac: Ahe C, ae cdia, a 734-713-0552  eai: Ahe.c@head.c. Peae ake  eeai a he eaie i! I addii  he he c, a egiai fee ce he c f  che, eeig ea, aai, eabiia , ad ga aciiie. A egiai f i be icded i a fe ie f he BOFQE.

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Page 6 .93bg.com 93 Bba G Aa M Ob 20, 2018 Naa Ca Aa DRAFT Peide Ji R caed he eeig  de a 9:43 a.. The Minutes of the 2017 Reunion i Sa Ai ee eeed ad aed. Ji eieed cicai f ihi ad ide he 93d. We aiai cac ih he WWII gaiai ad he caed aei  ffice eeig hich ae hed h,  ebie, ad  Ba f Fie eee. Membership Report Ji R Ji gae he ebehi e i he abece f Jea Kaek. We hae a a f 228 ebe hich icde 36 eea ad 25 e ebe. Jea ha a eiiaed D Pefec fae ad ed  he e eeie Ece eadhee. Financial Report Wa B Teae Wa B eeed he 2017-2018 fiacia e. He eed a fd aig baace a f Ocbe, 2017 f $20,593. We had ice e he a ea f $69,777 hich icde $24,372 f he fi fdaie. Wih eee f $14,536 (icdig dei ad adace f he WDC 2018 ei) e hae a edig, ce baace f $75,834. Pjeced a eee f he WDC 2018 ei ae $32,001, eaig a ei baace f $3,358. Wa eed ha he ha eged he ei fd ih he geea fd. The fiacia e a ed ad aed. The bk ee adied b Beck Bch, Wae Bake ad See Seae. Ball of Fire Report D Mi ad Gege Jg D ehaied he eed  kee edig aice ad Gege ed ha e ae ab 50/50  eai cie e aied cie f  eee. Historians Report D Mi D cie  ge ee f faiie kig f ifai  hei eea. He i cia edia, eecia Facebk, f ifai. He eache f 93d ff  he iee ad aci ie, ec., ad ha hi  ceci, b a  he e a Hadick ih aifac. He cie  eeach he e ad aicaf f  Bb G ad ha e ie hi ea ig Michae See ih hi k  he fi. Website Michae See Michae haed e f hi hgh  daig he ebie. He i cideig akig i e ieacie, daig fi ad h, ehacig each ad eeach , ad ceaig a eachabe Ted Taeig Cic. He d a ike  hae a i  a f ei  ie hgh he ie, a e a h dae hgh a eee. Hardick 104 Film Michae See A i ead f hig he gh c f he fi afe igh bae. I he  dci hae, Michae d ike  add e gahic ad e achia fi ag ih fia c ad adi i. Ohe ak icde h igh ad ceaace. Diibi i icde Nefi, Aa, ad PBS. Thee cd a be ad h hich d icde iia bae. Hot Stuff Update Ji R I he abece f Ji L, Ji eieed he e dedicai i Icead. He haked he 93d d, ad bh Ji L ad Nac Sage f hei eff i akig hi icedibe jec hae. Report on the 2018 Reunion Jh Ma O Rei Cdia eeed he be f  ce Rei. Pedig fia accig, e had 78 aedee, icdig hee eea. The ecei aed $31,800 ad eee ee $29,895 eaig a baace f $5,605.

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Page 7 .93bg.com 2019 Reunion Update Jh Ma The dae i be Ocbe 10-14, 2019 i he Dei, Michiga aea. We i be aig a he Shea ih a he  he ai. C, icdig beakfa, i $118.56 ad i ha -ie diig. I i icde ii  he Yakee Ai Me ad he He Fd Me. Jh aed ha i i be  19h ei. I addii, dig he ea, hee ee f i  Hadick ad a a i  Icead. Selection of the 2020 Reunion Site Jh Ma Jh eieed e f he cieia ed i ie eeci hich icde: a aciai ih he 93d, a aiai fc, ea acce b ai, eeig accdai a eaabe ae, ad ai hgh diffee egi f he c. The ciie de cideai ee, Seae, Sa Lake Ci, Saaah, Peaca, Tc, ad Sa Dieg. Afe he ig ce, Salt Lake Cit as chosen as our 2020 site. Election of Officers Ji R The ce ae f ffice a eceded f eeeci ih he ecei f Secea Nick Tie, h i eiig afe i ea. Pa Kaahia a iaed  ake hi ace. I a ed  eeec he ae f cadidae a eeed. The i aed. Ji ed ha JAe Sage i be he Aia Rei Cdia. Member Input Ji R Ji aked f ce ad hee a a h dici ab aegie f eciig e ebe ad keeig he ce he ji. Peha he ie cd hae a ag ie f ebehi. Ji haked he eea f hei aedace ad eied he icedibe eeiece f achig he a a eah a he Tb f he Uk Sdie. Ji aced ha he Tibeake Aad d be eeed a he eia die hi eeig. The eeig a adjed a 11:29 Reecf Sbied, Nick Tie, Secea Funn thing happened on the a to the Capitol. Ocbe 20, 2018 Whie gig hgh he eci ceeig ce a he eace  he Cai, I a behid Je Eck. She a fig ih eig bacee, ig, ad he jee a e a eig he ce f he e hie he eci gad ked . She a geig a ie feed ad hgh he ce a a bi ch. I eied  he ha cea he ked ici,  hich he eci gad aid, Ye eaig aad ha a Bomb Group. I ee cced  . We g a gd chcke  f ha. Wa B

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Page 8 .93bg.com PComing enion oPPoni 2019 Ha, Ea: We ae i he fia age f aig a Mii ei f Meia Da eeked 2019 i Nich ih i  Hadick ad Cabidge (Madige) ceee. I hae a bck f  a he Hida I Ee Nich f a ae f 92.95 BPS e  e igh f a dbe  i . Fai  (deedig  he age f he chid) d be 20 BPS f he ea e. I i ciica ha  cfi  iee  e b Jaa 1 2019,  I ca ge a fia head c. If  hae a ei eae ca  eai e. D Mi (he 330-415-2222  Diac1967@bcgba.e) 2018 Reunion Financial Results The 2018 Rei ccded ih a baace f $3,358 i he ei fd. Thi i a edci f $340 f he begiig baace. Thi i hfa a age de  aiciaed aai c. O ga i  geeae ecei adeae  ce a ei eee. The a eee ee $32,001 igh e ha  ecei f $31,661. The diffeece a ab 1%. We had 82 aedee icdig hee 93d Bb G eea. The e f: Title Sub Amount Totals Begiig Baace $3,700 Recei @$385 e e  ia i $31,661 Eedie Fd & Beeage $23,081 Taai $7,885 Shiig $93 Regiai $168 Miceae $775 Ta Eee $32,001 Edig Baace $3,358

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Page 9 .93bg.com Arm Air Corps or Arm Air Forces? Which is correct? B John Mar Rece a eade f he Miliar Officer, he ae e agaie f he Miia Office Aciai f Aeica, ied   icec e f A Ai C he acig  2018 ei. I hae aa ed A Ai C ad A Ai Fce iechageab ad hae bab ffeded  eea iadee. T a h ed  iake eae acce  icee ag. A I hgh ab hi ic, I eaied ha I igh  be ae ad a eaai d be i de. S hee ge. The Uied Sae A Ai C (USAAC) a ceaed f he Ai Seice  2 J 1926 a a a f he Uied Sae A. The USAAC a he fee f he Uied Sae Ai Fce ad he iediae edece f he Uied Sae A Ai Fce (USAAF) eabihed i 1941. The USAAC eded  9 Mach 1942. The USAAC becae he Uied Sae A Ai Fce (USAAF)  Je 20, 1941  igif geae a f he A cad ce. I eaied a a cba a f he A i 1947, he he Deae f he Ai Fce a eabihed b he Naia Defee Ac f 1947. The USAAF, ike he he cba a a eeed  ceae age fce i ha cd be aiged  eihe ideede ii   he heae f a de ified cad. Th, he AAF ceaed i beed ai fce, eiae  ifa  aed aie ad aa fee. The 93d Bbade G a a a f he Uied Sae A Ai Fce f i icei. Ahgh e e f he e A Ai C cied afe 1942 he cec e a aa he Arm Air Forces. N  k! United States Arm Air Corps United States Arm Air Force United States Air Force United States Air Serice

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Page 10 .93bg.com geeing fom he d Bg hioian I hae ece chaed 2 e diffee 93d BG ceci. Bh ceci caied eega b each e a e diffee . Oe fai eceied he e f he deah f hei  hie he he fai eaed hei  had ceed hi ii. Oe fai iae  ad e fai j. Ee afe 70 ea, he  ead hee  ca fee he ei he fai fe. Nice f C. G. Se (Gd) beig kied  Ocbe 29, 1942 i a aicaf accide. Nice f Rbe Sga ceeig hi ii FREE Maba aa a Ra I a iig  ca a dce, ecd ad h f a 93d BG eea ad e ALL f he igia ie (haed) ag ih CD f a ca/jeg iage, ag ih a addiia ifai I ca add egadig ae, ae eia #, ak ad ace. Thee i NO chage f hi eice! I ca a ake ea CD cie f fai ebe. I hae de hi f eea eea e he ea. M cac if i h i he Office Diec. ST'ANOARO TIME: INOfCATED M/U"II orl"'ICI!:'. !11\LTIMO~li &. CAI.Vf-Rf STS. BALT"' - 1, MUL(it!:) 10 'l't\,tJ-.;;;;I V0Uft TElEORAMS TO ~OSH1L 1'1LCGAAl'H F<'r- "' ,- --.. (. LC171 36 GOVT 6 EX CK US DELY OR '.. q LI LTOI! [:,, SOP.RELL= 3801f LlOH A .If< AVE ( BAL TI .'ORE . .D )= TH'W • A ,UU.. AATC ffUOAAM- C4~ IIIIU.M Ok ft.ft.t>IOCMAM ~ onimwcsc DfDIICAff.t ll'Y •YM90!. IN THC l"WIAMCll.a Oft 1H Tl« ADDltESS C# TNC M~ SfMBQU IX$«iHA1'1NGi $CRVK:I 9l:LtC'TUI AJIIS oun.lMO It( nc c;o,,,.,AN'f't: TAAi"" CM kAN':)AT V.C:KQf'P'ICC:NIOONTIU;WffH JtlOVI.ATatYAUTttOltfTIC$. OL CHG=DX .'IASh}N- O,! DC 2 THE SECRETARY OF . .'AR DESJ,ES .E TO EXPRESS HIS DEEP f!EGRET THAT YOUR SOil S,ECOtiD LI EUTErJJ\t/T CHARLES GORDON SO:'\RELL TJ I '.:D CCTO:.ER 2S' IN ERITISH ISLES Jl·J AIRPLA/ff ACCIDEliT LETTER FOLLO,'/S= ULIO THE ADJUTA~T GE~ERAL.

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Page 11 .93bg.com G    aa  a 329 BS aa      aa Ma   E I a aa kig f a aice ab a ee ha ied he 93d BG. Thee ca be h ie ie b he eea  fai. If i i ieeig    ike i i be ieeig  a f  ! Thi i YOUR Ba f Fie Neee. Peae ed a aice bia  Lee  he edi   aei f ici i fe Neee. If  hae a ei egadig he 93d BG, eae cac e a eai/ee/ ca ih  ei  ic f a ii eeach jec. I i d  be  eeach a ae ad bih i i he eee. Cheer, Don Morrion

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Page 12 .93bg.com d eBie  film PojeC A f da e hae had 111,705 ii  he 93d ebie! Peae ake a k a he heage f he 93d ebie. Ph hae bee ed f he ece ei i he Naia Caia Regi. The ei a a gea cce ad  ca defiie e b kig a he h! A if ae cae  hae h he k a he ei eae cac e diec ad I ca e a fde hee  i be abe  ad ad hae  h. If ae i ieeed i a ik  ee a he haed h eae each   e diec a. The h   he ebie ae j a eeci f ha a ake. We a eb caed he ei hi ea. We hae de i i he a ad decided  big he i back  ebe  ee h hae a geea iee i he g ha ca' aed. A fe ie bbbed  ih  he  idig he cec a f badidh f  badca b e ee abe  eak a fe eig ad a ea ge a iga . Becae f he iee f e e eie he ebca i cie  f ei  ce! Peae k a h a ee ached dig he a f he eb caed ee i he cha be. Hardick Aerodrome 104 documentar update I'd ike  ea hak eee h aeded he Seak Peie f he 93d' dcea ce i dci. We had ab 100 ee i aedace ad  ee d f he fi. I a e ha  be abe  h a cee gh c f he jec. I ha bee a e g ad  ge  hi age ad I a ha  be abe  hae i ih eee. Ce he fi i gig hgh i fia ace  each a Lcked C. Thi ce aed igh afe he ei ad i i ce dea. The eie ceeig a he ei a ab 84 ie g (ih cedi a he ed). I d ike  c 10 ie f he fi ad ake i e aacie  a aeage iee h a  be ceced   g b igh be ieeed i he ie ad he hi. Pcke f ifai i he fi igh be  ecific ha e (93d ebe) d ge ceai efeece f he g hi b a aeage adiece ebe igh . I i a ake he fi e aacie  a PBS ceeig   a eaig eice ike Nefi. A fia age i be geig a igh ad ceaace f h ad fi. We hae aed ha ce ih a fe iece f edia b a f ideig f he fi eed  cc. If  hae' aead, eae f  age  Facebk  ge dae  g  he fi' diec ebie. Thak  agai  a he eea, fai ebe ad fied ha ae ig hi jec. Michae See 93d BG Techg Maage Diec/Pdce Hadick Aede 104 dcea ee@ac.c .93bg.c .hadickfi.c Web caed ee ad be f iee. Educational Session #1 28 da'(!il go Veterans' O&A 28 dd>rSaQiJ Arlington. Tomb of the Unknown Soldier & Joint Base Andrews 27 da~aqr Annual Business Meeting 27 d \' o~ Annual Memorial Dinner Educational Session #2 2o daY'i ag Welcome Dinner ltldc;y it~' lJ. 38 lJ. 27 8. 219 8. 23 8. 37 ,8. 70 .8. >9

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Page 14 .93bg.com Po eChange P P Cloed nil fhe noiCe memBehiP Wih Fa   ad he hida j ad he ce, eea hig ae a f he ea f he 93d BGA. The Rei i Wahig, D.C. a a gea cce. I i e f he hig ha ake beig a ebe  ch f. Pee a d fied ad ade e e. Thee ee iga e ad e bie eeced icdig he hig f he fi, Hadick: Aede 104. M ie ee ee a e. The he hig ha i a f he Fa ea i he ebehi eea die. If  ebehi eie  Decebe 31, 2019, I hae e  a ee ih a ebehi f. Peae ee  ebehi  if  hae aead. Ma hae hich i gea  ee. A  k beig a a f he 93d BGA i ike beig a a f a fai. We ae a ceced hgh  WWII eea ad hei ie, hehe a eaie  a fied. We a ece ee ieeed i WWII ad he 93d BGA. O ii i  be dedicaed  eeig he egac f he e ad e h eed i he 93d Bbade G, 8h Ai Fce dig WWII. We a  he ga ad eff f he Meia T f he 2ADA Meia Liba i Nich, Egad ad he Migh Eighh Ai Fce Me i Saaah, Gegia. If  hae a ei egadig he a f  ebehi  k ee h i ieeed i becig a ebe, eae fee fee  cac e. Thak  f  ebehi ad  f he 93d BGA. Jea Kaek ebe93bg@a.c

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Page 15 .93bg.com 93rd BGA MEMBERSHIP FORM Name_________________________ ___ _________ Address____________________________ _____ Year 2019 Cit _________________________________ State __ ___Zip __________ Phone Number________________________ Email Address_________________________________ 93rd BG Connection: (leae cicle aiae) Vet is/as-self, father, uncle, grandpa  I am a Historian/friend. Name of 93rd eteran __ _____________________ _______________ Rank ________ _____ ________ Squadron _____ ________ Time period in Serice: ___ _____ 19___ _ to____ ____ 19___ ____ Airplane Name(s)_____________________ _____ _____ Pilot(s) _________________________ _____ Cre Chief(s)_________ _________ Comments (list cre if knon)___________________________ _________________________________ ___________________________________________________ (se back side for more info) Annual Membership $25 $________ 2 ear discount rate (2019 & 2020) $45 $________ Ta deductible Donation $________ (The 93d i a 501(c)(3) Ogaiai) TOTAL $________ ___ Please MAIL nesleer ___ Please E-MAIL nesleer _____Yes! I ould like to olunteer to help the 93rd BGA and m skill is: __________________________________________________________________________________ Make checks paable o: 93rd BOMB GROUP (Y ma al a b PaPal hgh he 93d Bmb G ebie, 93bg.cm) Mail to: Jean Konarek 93rd Bomb Group Assn. 2644 West Park Bld. Shaker Hts., OH 44120 KEEP OUR HISTORY ALIVE! Consider a membership for a friend or famil member. (Make a cop of this form for additional memberships. Thank You!) Pleae noe, membehip i on a calenda ea.

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Ball  Fire QUARTERLY EXPRESS NEWSLETTER OF THE 93d BOMB GROUP 2nd Air Division, 8th Air Force, Hardwick, England www.93bg.com V. 27 N. 1 Sig 2019 2018 Timberlake Awards! Thi i cideed  be he highe h aaded b he 93d BGA, ad i a ibe ad ecgii f  cie ad dedicaed eice! I i aed i h f he Cadig Office f he 93d Bb G dig Wd Wa II, Geea Edad Ted Tibeae. Nick Timmer O behaf f  Veea, Mebe, ad Fied, e d ie  ecgie  adig  ad  a  aciai Secea. Y he i gidig  hgh  aii  he 2d geeai f Office, ad  aabe i i  f ciig he egac f he 93d Bb G, i gea aeciaed! J. R, N. Tie, C. Tibeae (Gad f L. Geea Tibeae) Nanc Stranger O behaf f  Veea, Mebe, ad Fied, e d ie  ecgie  adig  ad  a  Aia Teae. Y he ad  f he Geea Ade ad H Sff Meia ec e he a 6 ea ha bee adig! Y   ee he fiacia  eeded f hi ec, ag ih aiace  Ji L, i gea aeciaed! Michael Cudlit O behaf f  Veea, Mebe, ad Fied, e d ie  ecgie  adig  ad  ih he aig f  dcea fi. Y gaci  i aaig  fi, i a eed h f , ad i i gea aeciaed! The cce f he fi icde   diec ih Michae See, ad he 93d Bb g. Agai, ha  f   f a Wd Wa II eea ad he  ha  d!

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Pa 2 .93bg.com Tabe f Ce Timberlake Awards.1 Presidents Corner..3 Upcoming Reunion ...........3 Information on 2019 Reunion...4 Greetings from the 93rd BG Historian (Request for information)10 Newsletter Editor..12 93rd BG Website12 Hardwick Documentar...12 PX.13 Membership...13 93rd BG Ball of Fire Quarterl Express Subscription Form.14 DIRECTORY 2016 - 2018 OFFICERS Peide  JIM ROOT 15359 Red F Wa, We Oie, MI 49460 616-399-5990; aedaid@a.c Vice Peide (Rei Cdia)  JOHN MARX 109 Ceaie S., Beae Fa, PA 15010 412-327-1909; 109ceaie@gai.c Secea - PAM KAWASHIMA 5698 Bh C, Sa Je, CA 95129 408-253-6129 aahia@.c Teae  WALLY BROWN 717 Pieb Die, Vigiia Beach, VA 23462 757-376-9813; eddighe@ei.e Mebehi  JEAN KOZNAREK 2644 W. Pa Bd., Shae Heigh, OH 44120 216-702-8430; 54@a.c ebe93bg@a.c Hiia  DON MORRISON 1375 We Ce Rd, Ci, OH 44216 Ce 330-415-2222 diac1967@bcgba.e Ba f Fie, Edi  DON MORRISON (See Hiia) Techg Maage  MICHAEL SELLERS 565 Ca S. A #4, B, NY 11215 917-975-7162; ee@ac.c VETERAN'S ADVISORY BOARD GEORGE MCLEAN Oe Cca Re Aia Teae - NANCY GRIMES STRANGER 783 N. Seda C, Gad Jci, CO 81506 970-945-2883; acage@hai.c PX Maage  PETER ASCH 979 Sh Ridge C., Taee Ci, MI 49696 231-933-8405 cach@chae.e Ba f Fie Maia- GEORGE JUNG Diibi S 2420 Re 17 A, Ghe, NY 10924 845-346-6551 bfaia@gai.c Rei Regiai - JOANNE SARGENT 1458 Lc S., Dee, CO 80220 720-408-9251; idec@.c

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Pa 3 .93bg.com Peiden Cone Ha Ne Yea  he 93d Bbade G Aciai fai! He  ea ha aed ff e! We cie    deai f hi ea ei i Dei aea. See e if  h i i haig , ae i he BOF! O Office a cie  ee  a ega h bai, ad ae fced  eig  ebe eeiece i he be i ca be, eecia f caig  he egac f  Veea! Michae ha de a eceia b i ig i he fia hae f fi dci  “Return to Hardwick. We ae ecied  a aig f hig a fi feia, ad ig a aia ecgii ad ieig. Tha f eee  ad  f he fi! If  hae bee   ebie ae, chec i ! Oe a be, ad g  .93bg.c. The heage ha ab  ca cic   e diffee eci. O he ef-had ide hee i a eci  ebehi ifai, eee (de BOF), ei, ecia ec, e, hi eeach, ad a cac  ab. A, i he cee ae diffee e ie f iee. (6) e eci ac he b ad igh-had ide icde P echage, edia, fded ig, feaed fi, ei h, ad a feaed eea. We hae had e 112,375 ii  he ebie e he ea!! Eee ia i he Meage Bad ab, caed i he e ef-had ide. Thi ab a   ee ifai, ei,  ee  ae ide he g, h i  he ie, ib f he fi ie. Ahgh, a f he ffice    ae  ei, ae ca ed! S ee a ee  he eage bad, ad he ee he ifai, eie, ad egac aie!! A  f  ge i aiaiig  ebie,  ha  eee h   i, ad chec i, eecia Michae,  Techg Maage! See  i Dei! Ji R Peide, 93d BGA PComing enion oPPoni Hadc, Ead: The 2019 Hadic ei ha be caceed. Ci ad I ae ig ad Ma 2020 f a ei. Peae ee i i id a  ae  acai a. 2020 i be he 75h aiea f Vic i Ee If  hae a ei, eae cac D Mi. Cac if i h i he Office Diec.

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Pa 4 .93bg.com The Henr Ford Museum 93rd Bomb Group Association 2019 Reunion Dearborn, Michigan October 10  14, 2019 O 2019 Rei ae ace i he icii f Dei ad Yiai, Michiga ad ffe a ide age f eciig aciiie ad a gea i  ee fiedhi. We hae eeced he Shea Dei Me Ai He caed ihi  ie f he Dei Meia Wae C Ai (DTW). The he adde i: Sheraton Detroit Metro Airport 8000 Merriman Road Romulus, MI 48174 E d--d eice ih 24-h ciea ai he, ffeig he eice  ad f Dei Me Ai (DTW),  he i  a h die f he Yaee Ai Me ad The He Fd e. ACCOMMODATIONS: The 11- he cai 359 ge ad ie ih ciea high-eed Iee Acce i ge, eeig , bbie ad eaa, 50-ich LCD eeii ih HD chae, f bah aeiie ad hai de, i, iig bad & idiida ciae c, aa cc adi, cffeeae ad i- ii - efigea. Dai eae aaiabe. 1Inside Sheraton 2Exterior view of Sheraton

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Pa 6 .93bg.com 93rd Bomb Group Reunion Draft Schedule Da 1  Thursda  October 10 10 AM  5 PM Regiai / Meabiia R Se  Eee i ece! 2  3:30 PM Office Meeig 6  8 PM Wece Die - Aedee Idci 8  10 PM Meabiia R Oe Da 2  Frida  October 11 7:30  9 AM Beafa - He 9:00  10:30 AM Edcaia Sei #1 He 10:45  11:15 AM Taai  Yiai 11:15 AM  12:45 PM G 1  Bbe Reaa (Lch  O  ), G 2  Yaee Ai Me 12:45  1:00 PM G 1 ae  he e; G 2 ae  he eaa 1:00 2:30 PM G 1  Yaee Ai Me, G 2  Bbe Reaa (Lch  O  ) 2:30 -2:45 PM Bh g ae EMU 3:00  5:00 PM Eae Michiga Uiei  Re  Hadic Sceeig 5:30  6:00 PM Re  He 6:00  8:00 PM Die - He 8:00  10:00 PM Meabiia R Oe Da 3  Saturda  October 12 7:30  9 AM Beafa  He 9:30  11:30 AM Bie Meeig - He 12:00  1:00 PM Bffe Lch  He 1:30 - 2:30 PM Veea Q&A 2:45  4:30 PM Edcaia Sei #2 5:30  6:00 PM Recei 6:00  8:00 PM Meia Die a He 8:00  10:00 PM Meabiia R Oe Da 4  Sunda  October 13 7:30  9 AM Beafa a He 9:00  10:00 AM Reigi Seice (-deiaia) 10:30  11:00 AM Tae  The He Fd Me 11:00  4:30 PM T Me (Lch  O  ) 4:30 5:00 PM Re  He 6  8 PM Die - He 8 PM - Cig Meabiia R Pac-  Eee i ece! Da 5  Monda  October 14 6  9 AM Beafa a He

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Pa 7 .93bg.com The Yakee Ai Mem The 93d Bb G  he e eff  eee ad ee a i f he Wi R B-24 Pa hee a ea dci a e ae a dced ee h. The  f he Yaee Ai Me begi he He Fd bi he a  bid B-24. Thi a he fi aiae afacig facii bi ig Fd a dci echie; a eadig echgica iai f he ie. Ma f he ae he 93d fe ee bi a Wi R. The Rie he Riee ehibi fce  he igifica cibi f Rie he Riee  he a eff. Lea h a B-24 a bi ad h bh e ad e heed i Wd Wa II f he Uied Sae i ai a. Ma ehibi ad dia eaig  WWII icdig he Nde ad Se bbigh, a B-24 cci ad  e, a B-24 ie ae, a Li Taie, a A Haf-Tac ehice, ad ehibi eaig  he Tegee Aie ad he WASP (We Ai Seice Pi) ae aaiabe  edcae ad iiae  deadig. Saic Aicaf Dila The e ha a gig ie f aic aicaf dia. Thee aicaf ae  dia bh iide ad ide f he Me, a e a a he Sage/Reai faciiie.  SPAD XIII (Reica)  PS-2 Fai Gide  TG-3 Gide  Bai L-13 Gide  F-84F Thdeea  RF-84F Thdefah  F-86D Sabe Dg  O-2 Sae  F-100C Se Sabe  A-4C Sha  I-26 Gide  AH-1J Cba  F-4C Pha II  UH-1D Ii (He)  F-101B Vd  AN-2R A  B-52D Safe  T-33A Shig Sa  RB-57A Cabea  DHC-4D Caib  PB4Y-2 Piaee  EC-121 Waig Sa  SBD Dae C-47 Sa  Fab

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Pa 8 .93bg.com Oi  Oi  Oi  Oi  Oi Ae  ieeed i idig i a WWII ea aiae? Nh Aeica B-25 Miche The B-25 Miche i a Aeica i-egie, edi bbe afaced b Nh Aeica Aiai. The ae a aed i h f Ma Geea Wiia "Bi" Miche, a iee f U.S. iia aiai. Ued b a Aied ai fce, he B-25 eed i ee heae f Wd Wa II ad afe he a eded a eaied i eice, eaig ac f decade. Pdced i e aia, ea 10,000 Miche ed f NAA facie. Thee icded a fe iied de, ch a he Uied Sae Maie C' PBJ-1 a bbe ad he Uied Sae A Ai Fce' F-10 ecaiace aicaf ad AT-24 aie. Mai eed: 271.97 h Rage: 1,350 ie Maide figh: Ag 19, 1940 Legh: 52' 11" Wiga: 67' 7" Ciig eed: 230 h The B-25 iced abe i aaiabe f figh aig 25 ie f deae  aia a a c f $400 e e. A dic i ffeed if he ai be f ee aege. If ieeed i hi i cac Jh Ma, 412-327-1909 f addiia deai ad  ig . Oi  Oi  Oi  Oi  Oi B-25 "Yaee Wai"

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Pa 10 .93bg.com geeing fom he d Bg hioian Me N Did  ee de ha he did i hei fee ie beee he dai aciie f he a. Gig  he ie  hae bee a a idea. The bae heae a caed The Sad Sacks Flicker Shack. The be f e aiged  he 93d BG a f Jaa 1, 1945 a 3,165 ad hee ee 28,750 i aedace a hig, hich    aiae 9 hig/a. Thee a a a Chia Sh f ca chide, b i i  cea if hi aedace a icded i he a aedace cacai. The cai f he heae a ag he he edge f he bae. I a caed ab 850 fee a a headig f 170 degee (h) f he CO h ad he 93d BG eia. (See aeia h a he ef ih i ciced i hie) Nhig f he bidig ie da. Hee, i he Ma 2017 Gge Eah iage he gh iage f he Theae, aig ah ad he bidig ae iibe. (See iage  he igh) Thee c ae ae de  diffeece i he i cii. Thi hee i ed f caig acie ce. Thi i he   h f he heae f he gd. The Sad Sac Fice Shac ig i hgh  bee iaed  he a facig he caea. The iga da aied f ae i h i bh iage. (See hie cice)

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Pa 11 .93bg.com Thi Office f Secia Seice Me f Fa J. Rida J., Caia Ai C daed Jaa 1, 1945 aie he feae ad h fi h i Decebe 1944. I fe de ha i a ie  be a Hadic dig he a ea. S I a aig  achig a fe f hee fi ha he eea d hae ached  g ag. I he  hae eed hi eeach i hi bec. If  hae a ifai  h ab he heae, eae cac e. FREE Meaba caa ad Reeac I a iig  ca a dce, ecd ad h f a 93d BG eea ad e ALL f he igia ie (haed) ag ih CD f a ca/eg iage, ag ih a addiia ifai I ca add egadig ae, ae eia #, a ad ace. Thee i NO chage f hi eice! I ca a ae ea CD cie f fai ebe. I hae de hi f eea eea e he ea. M cac if i h i he Office Diec. Meae  e Ed I a aa ig f a aice ab a ee ha ied he 93d BG. Thee ca be h ie ie b he eea  fai. If i i ieeig    ie i i be ieeig  a f  ! Thi i YOUR Ba f Fie Neee. Peae ed a aice bia  Lee  he edi   aei f ici i fe Neee. If  hae a ei egadig he 93d BG, eae cac e a eai/ee/ ca ih  ei  ic f a ii eeach ec. I i d  be  eeach a ae ad bih i i he eee. Cheers, Don Morrison Y/IJJt l Januar,y, 19'!1 5U'BJWT: Summary or v1nt1 TO 00 ndinR orr101r, Q3d, Bomb Oroup(H),MB 104, APO 558, o.e. Army. 1. The f0llo•1111 11 a ry or the act1v1t111 on th11 1tat1on dl.ll'1114 tbe month of D10emb1r,1Q44: a, OV1 I at the Sad Saok'• Pllok1r baok: Fe turo llUl'der In Thorton Squ 1 You Oann•t Ration Love Wlnc And A Pra,yer lab1n In The Sk;y 8w11t And Lowdown ?he II:>''• Tbe Ll t Thoueand1 Oh11r The t1nin1T1 ted tlttl1 Illy Kelly Tarzan•, D111rt Vlotory Tar(tt vor Today, Y1nn11try or r,ar Whit, 011rr, or Dover Tbe Hard Vla,y Lad111 In Wa in ton 1,Q' Favorite w1r1 ne,t Poot Forward ·ark ha1n Good 01rl1 Go To ?ar11 ke Your Own 14 Short The Fl11 Donda.l Ok ~ouae or Tomo:r<>'lr be Rookie Bear All About Do1u Klnc or K1yboud1 none 1!11110 he Alley Oa• Indian 81 ne The 1ttle Mau■o lht11aal Y .. and llo lU JU Gan~ 00011 a Do ort101.r11 ?oooh What About Dad~ Hot Foot llu11oal 20 r1 reo11V1d dur111,1t t • month. (IQ ebow1n I to an attenclanoe or 28, 7110. 8 new lbo,m dur1~ month. 7 tra1n1~ r11m1 1h011n. 1 Kid'• Sh.b" ror Ohrhtma, Date l•:l 3 4•5 CS-7 8-Q 10 11-12 13-U 111-1(1 17 18 lQ 20-21 22-23 24 211 2(1 2?-28 2Ql30 31 Future bookln~• t de tor Jan, and Feb.,lQ45, L!ov1e ,.,.r, 1:1ucl1 better durl~ Deoemb .r.

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Pa 12 .93bg.com d eBie  film PojeC We ce hae had 112,359 ii  he 93d ebie. Lig a he aiica a e ece had a ii a he a f Wh, Ahi, Chia! Peae chec  he 93d' ebie ad ice a e each ba  he heage. A fe echica ie ae beig ed  b f he  a i ca be e had  each he ebie f ifai  igh be ig f. If  a  fid  if a eaie i ied ahee  he ebie - ee hei ae ad a i   i he each ba. If a ae de'   ad  hi  eaie hd be ied  he R f H  he Fded Wig eci f eae - eae cac he Ba f Fie edi ad e ca add  eaie ae. Hardwick Documentar Update A fe big hig hae haeed ih he Hadic dcea ice he a bihig f he Ba f Fie eee. The fi big acee i ha he fi ha fficia bee ced. Thi ea ha ediig  he fi ha bee ed. Oe he a fe h ice  ei ceeig i Ocbe ebe f he 93d Bb G Aciai, fied ad feia I' aciaed ih, ad e biaed iee hae gie e e ad ade  ae he fi he be i ca be. I ha a bee a gea ie  cach acig ie  hiica e i he fi. The ecd acee i ha e hae fficia chaged he ae f he dcea. The e ie f he fi i Return To Hardwick. The ie a chaged f Hardwick Aerodrome 104  Return to Hardwick  gie e ce  ha a iee igh be eecig f he fi. A, he ie i a gea aii  he eig eece hee 93d eea Ed Rei ec hi ii bac  Hadic 30 ea afe he a (ie  a eea hae de ad ae i dig) ad a he fi fd e fid ee achig a e geeai eig  Hadic. The e e ae  fiaie a igh ad ceaace  fi ad h ed i he ec. We hae a igh eced b ahe h f dig he i' ad cig he ' i ecea. The fi i a be eed  ee he c-cec ad adi iig hae. I ge a f   g  .hadicfi.c ad ee he edeig f he fi' ebie. O he ebie a b i - aig f a eai adde. Peae ig- ad ge h dae  he ec. We he  be haig bic ceeig hi e! Michae See Pdce/Diec Re T Hadic .hadicfi.c

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Pa 13 .93bg.com Po eChange P P Cloed nil fhe noiCe memBehiP A ee ag, I e  a  f he ca ee i ih  hbad ad eea fied. I a a aaig da. A e e hgh he ai bidig ad a he diffee e f ee aig, i a abe ha e a e fe ee. M f he ce a de b b! A ece a 15-20 ea ag hee ee had f ee aig ee. I ade e g d a hgh ah  he a. I bega hiig f a he had f ee h ed i he B-24 a aig he bbe ha  e d f  figh he Thid Reich. A he had ad dage  ha e i iig he Wa bh i he bae ad hee a he. The ei hi ea i be i he Dei aea hee had f bbe ee afaced. I a e i i be a faciaig ie ih  d ad e fied f he 93d BGA. A hi e e hae 220+ ebe, eea f h ae  eea. The eebe ha e  a ha ie i hi ad ae ha  hae hei eeiece ih . Thi i e f he ie aec f beig a f  g. Sice  ii i  cie he egac f he e ad e f he 93d, e ebe ae e. I he  i i  i he Dei aea ad big fai ad fied. We aa hae a gd ie. I  fad  eeig e ee ad eciig e ebe. A aa, if  hae a ei egadig  ebehi a, eae fee fee  cac e. Jea Kae ebe93bg@a.c

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Pa 14 .93bg.com 93rd BGA MEMBERSHIP FORM Name_________________________ ___ _________ Address____________________________ _____ Year 2019 Cit _________________________________ State __ ___Zip __________ Phone Number________________________ Email Address_________________________________ 93rd BG Connection: (a cc aa) Vet is/as-self, father, uncle, grandpa  I am a Historian/friend. Name of 93rd eteran __ _____________________ _______________ Rank ________ _____ ________ Squadron _____ ________ Time period in Serice: ___ _____ 19___ _ to____ ____ 19___ ____ Airplane Name(s)_____________________ _____ _____ Pilot(s) _________________________ _____ Cre Chief(s)_________ _________ Comments (list cre if knon)___________________________ _________________________________ ___________________________________________________ (se back side for more info) Annual Membership $25 $________ 2 ear discount rate (2019 & 2020) $45 $________ Ta deductible Donation $________ (T 93d  a 501(c)(3) Oaa) TOTAL $________ ___ Please MAIL nesleer ___ Please E-MAIL nesleer _____Yes! I ould like to olunteer to help the 93rd BGA and m skill is: __________________________________________________________________________________ Make checks paable o: 93rd BOMB GROUP (Y a a a b PaPa   93d Bb G b, 93b.c) Mail to: Jean Konarek 93rd Bomb Group Assn. 2644 West Park Bld. Shaker Hts., OH 44120 KEEP OUR HISTORY ALIVE! Consider a membership for a friend or famil member. (Make a cop of this form for additional memberships. Thank You!) Pleae noe, membehip i on a calenda ea.

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Ball  Fire QUARTERLY EXPRESS NEWSLETTER OF THE 93d BOMB GROUP 2nd Air Division, 8th Air Force, Hardwick, England www.93bg.com V. 27 N. 2 Se 2019 Beae P Office  be aed f Wd Wa II he Afed Ach Cge ha aed egiai  ae he Beae P Office i h f C. Afed Ach, a Wd Wa II eea h died i 2013. (Chi Te) B Chris Ehrmann  cehrmann@mlive.com Reied b eii f MLie, Ba Ci Tie, Chihe Eha, bih dae Nebe 19,2018. BEAVERTON, MI - Fedea egiai eaig he Beae P Office f a Wd Wa II he i headed  Peide Dad T' de f hi igae. The egiai idced a Je b U.S. Re. Jh Meaa, R-Midad, ca f aig he Beae P Office i h f C. Afed Ach, a decaed eea ad a ca f Beae, a ci caed i Gadi C.

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Page 2 .93bg.com "He a a Wd Wa II he, he fe a ii, ad eceied 13 eda, icdig he Pe Hea," Meaa aid. "He a a aie f Beae, Michiga ad a a ciie h gae bac  he ca ci." Ach aed hi eice i 1941 he he jied he A Ai C hee he eed   ih he 93d Bb G, fig 28 ii, ad ih he 455h Bb G, hee he fe 47 ii. Se f he eda he eaed icded he Legi f Mei ad he Diigihed Fig C ih a eaf ce. M f hi eice a e h Afica ad e Ee. Se. Jh Meaa, R-Midad, ad Re. Je Jh, R-Cae, ee a ecia ibe  he fai f C. Afed Ach cedig Ach' igifica cibi  Michiga ad he ai. Meaa ecgied Ach dig ae Seae ei ad eeed Ach' iig , Daid Ach ad Pee Ach, ad hi bhe, Daie Ach, ih a ecia ibe iged b Meaa, Jh ad G. Ric Sde. (Ce  Jh Meaa) Whe Meaa a a ae ea i Michiga, he aid ibe  he ce i 2014 a he eig f he Beae Aciiie Cee, hee a ae hig Ach i  dia. Decaed WWII eea, ah f Gadi C hed b Michiga Seae The e f C. Afed Ach, a Gadi C aie ad WWII eea, a hed  he f f he Michiga Seae hi ee. Ach, h died i 2013, eaed 13 eda dig hi 27 ea f iia eice. Meaa a aid he egiai a ehig he eie Michiga deegai ed ih bh Deca ad Rebica ig f i. "Thgh hi diigihed iia caee, Ce Ach diaed ie ad agai he cage ad cici ha a fged i Beae," aid U.S. Se. Ga Pee i a e eeae. "Deigaig Beae' USPS Facii a he Ce Afed Ach P Office i a fiig ibe  hi ea f eea eice, ad I a eaed  ee hi egiai e fad." The ce, h died i 2013 a he age f 93, heed  eabih a chahi f eide f Gadi C  g  Cea Michiga Uiei. He a e a b ab hi eeiece i he a ied, "The Whe Nie Yad" hich a bihed i 2013 a e. The egiai, hich aed i he U.S. He f Reeeaie, ece aed i he U.S. Seae ad i  headed  he eide' de f igae. "I beiee he i ig i ad i' ehig  eie Michiga deegai ed i a biaia a,," Meaa aid.

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Page 3 .93bg.com Tabe f Ce Beaverton PO named for Al Asch..1 Presidents Corner..4 Upcoming Reunion ...........4 Information on 2019 Reunion...5 Greetings from the 93rd BG Historian (Request for information)13 Newsletter Editor..13 93rd BG Website14 Hardwick Documentar...14 93rd BG Ball of Fire Quarterl Epress Subscription Form.15 DIRECTORY 2016 - 2018 OFFICERS Peide  JIM ROOT 15359 Red F Wa, We Oie, MI 49460 616-399-5990; jaedaid@a.c Vice Peide (Rei Cdia)  JOHN MARX 109 Ceaie S., Beae Fa, PA 15010 412-327-1909; 109ceaie@gai.c Secea - PAM KAWASHIMA 5698 Bh C, Sa Je, CA 95129 408-253-6129 aahia@.c Teae  WALLY BROWN 717 Pieb Die, Vigiia Beach, VA 23462 757-376-9813; eddighe@ei.e Mebehi  JEAN KOZNAREK 2644 W. Pa Bd., Shae Heigh, OH 44120 216-702-8430; j54@a.c ebe93bg@a.c Hiia  DON MORRISON 1375 We Ce Rd, Ci, OH 44216 Ce 330-415-2222 diac1967@bcgba.e Ba f Fie, Edi  DON MORRISON (See Hiia) Techg Maage  MICHAEL SELLERS 565 Ca S. A #4, B, NY 11215 917-975-7162; ee@ac.c VETERAN'S ADVISORY BOARD GEORGE MCLEAN O Ca R Aia Teae - NANCY GRIMES STRANGER 783 N. Seda C, Gad Jci, CO 81506 970-945-2883; acage@hai.c PX Maage  PETER ASCH 979 Sh Ridge C., Taee Ci, MI 49696 231-933-8405 cach@chae.e Ba f Fie Maia- GEORGE JUNG Diibi S 2420 Re 17 A, Ghe, NY 10924 845-346-6551 bfaia@gai.c Rei Regiai - JOANNE SARGENT 1458 Lc S., Dee, CO 80220 720-408-9251; jidec@.c

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Page 4 .93bg.com Peiden Cone The 93d BGA ad I d ie  a Ha Sig & Se! He eee i e  ie e fie b! We cie    deai f hi ea ei i he Dei aea. See e if  h i i haig , ae i he BOF! O Office a cie  ee  a ega h bai, ad ae fced  eig  ebe eeiece i he be i ca be, eecia f caig  he egac f  Veea! Michae ha de a eceia jb i ig i he fia hae f fi dci  “Return to Hardwick.” We ae ecied  a aig f e hig a fi feia, ad ig a aia ecgii ad ieig. Tha f eee  ad  f he fi! We ae ecied  e e gea ee f he cig ceeig. A chede i ed fhe i he BOF. O Ai 9, 2019 e  a  gea Aeica, Richad E. "Dic" Ce a he age 103. Dic a Ji Die' ci  he "T Raid." He a he a f he 80 "Raide." The 93d BGA i hed ha he a abe  gie  a h, ea, ece adi ci a  2018 Wahig, D.C. ei! Tha   Ji L f aig he ceci  hi a fa. O hgh ad ae g   hi fai, f hi Aeica he. Ma he e i eace. Ahe gea Aeica- f he 93d Bb G- i beig hed  Ma 13, 2019! Pee Ach aed  ace ha hi fahe, Ce Afed Ach, i beig hed i Beae, Michiga, hi he. A dedicai cee i beig hed  deigae he Beae P Office fficia, a he Ce Afed Ach P Office Bidig Cgaai  Pee & hi fai! J a ie e 6 h, ad e i ee  i Dei! Ji R Peide, 93d BGA PComing enion oPPoni Ha, Ea 2020 VE  75a: Ci ad I ae ig ad Ma 2020 f a ei. Peae ee i i id a  ae  acai a. 2020 i be he 75h aiea f Vic i Ee If  hae a ei, eae cac D Mi. Cac if i h i he Office Diec.

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Page 5 .93bg.com 93rd Bomb Group Association 2019 Reunion Romulus, Michigan October 10  14, 2019 O 2019 Rei ae ace i he icii f Dei ad Yiai, Michiga ad ffe a ide age f eciig aciiie ad a gea i  ee fiedhi. We hae eeced he Shea Dei Me Ai He caed ihi  ie f he Dei Meia Wae C Ai (DTW). The he adde i: Sheraton Detroit Metro Airport 8000 Merriman Road Romulus, MI 48174 Ej d--d eice ih 24-h ciea ai he, ffeig he eice  ad f Dei Me Ai (DTW),  he i j a h die f he Yaee Ai Me ad The He Fd e. ACCOMMODATIONS: The 11- he cai 359 ge ad ie ih ciea high-eed Iee Acce i ge, eeig , bbie ad eaa, 50-ich LCD eeii ih HD chae, f bah aeiie ad hai de, i, iig bad & idiida ciae c, aa cc adi, cffeeae ad i- ii - efigea. Dai eae aaiabe. SERVICES & FACILITIES: I- diig; ciea bie cee ad  eice; ciea he /f ai, aiie deice f e ih diabiiie; ATM ad Eeia Sh; afe-dei be i he ge; ad/d ceaig ff ie; ad ciea aig 2Inside Sheraton 1Eterior view of Sheraton The Henr Ford Museum

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Page 6 .93bg.com RESTAURANTS & BARS: T eaa: Ciae ad Ceci ih he highe ai ciie. Ceaie chef caf he e baed  feh, ca igedie; cffee, aie ad -g ie; bb ba ih igh-fae ad ccai RECREATIONAL FACILITIES: heaed id ; 24-h fie cee O  ae i $104.00  a f 14% e igh ($118.56 icie) f Thda  Sda igh. The  ae icde beafa f . Beafa f addiia ge i $10.00 e da. F he h a  aie ea  eai afead, he he ha eeded he ae f hee da i ad hee da afe he ei. Aedee ae eibe  ae hei  he eeai. F Reeai, cac he Shea Cea Reeai b he a 1-866-961-3982. Be e  ideif  affiiai ih he 93d Bb G. O e he fig i: h://.ai.c/ee-eeai/eeai-i.i?id=1542212420653&e=GRP&a=ei If  hae diffic, eae ca  eai  i-he cac: Ahe C, ae cdia, a 734-713-0552  eai: Ahe.c@head.c. Thee ae aead 10  eeed. Peae ae  eeai a he eaie i! I addii  he he c, a egiai fee ce he c f  che, eeig ea, aai, eabiia , ad ga aciiie. A egiai f i be icded i a fe ie f he BOFQE.

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Page 7 .93bg.com 93rd Bomb Group 2019 Reunion Schedule of Events (Draft) Da 1  Thursda  October 10 10 AM  5:00 PM Regiai / Meabiia R Se  Eee i ece! 2:00  3:30 PM Office Meeig 6:00  8:00 PM Wece Die - Aedee Idci 8:00  10:00 PM Meabiia R Oe Da 2  Frida  October 11 7:30  9:00 AM Beafa 9:00  10:30 AM Edcaia Sei #1  Bi Kba & M Habe S 10:45  11:15 AM Taai  Yiai 11:15 AM  12:45 PM G 1  Bbe Reaa (Lch  O  ), G 2  Yaee Ai Me 12:45  1:00 PM G 1 ae  he e; G 2 ae  he eaa 1:00  2:30 PM G 1  Yaee Ai Me, G 2  Bbe Reaa (Lch  O  ) 2:30  2:45 PM Bh g ae  Eae Michiga Uiei (EMU) 3:00  5:00 PM EMU, Sg Ha Adii  Re  Hadic Sceeig & Q&A 5:30  6:00 PM Re  He 6:00  8:00 PM Die 8:00  10:00 PM Meabiia R Oe Da 3  Saturda  October 12 7:30  9:00 AM Beafa 9:30  11:30 AM Bie Meeig 12:00  1:00 PM Bffe Lch 1:30  2:30 PM Veea Q&A 2:45  4:30 PM Edcaia Sei #2  D Mi & The 93d dig Oeai Oed 5:30  6:00 PM Recei 6:00  8:00 PM Meia Die 8:00  10:00 PM Meabiia R Oe Da 4  Sunda  October 13 7:30  9:00 AM Beafa 9:00  10:00 AM Reigi Seice (-deiaia) 10:30  11:00 AM Tae  The He Fd Me 11:00  4:30 PM T Me (Lch  O  ) 4:30  5:00 PM Re  He 6:00  8:00 PM Die 8:00 PM - Cig Meabiia R Pac-  Eee i ece! Da 5  Monda  October 14 6  9 AM Beafa

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Page 8 .93bg.com The Yaee Ai Me The 93d Bb G  he e eff  eee ad ee a i f he Wi R B-24 Pa hee a ea dci a e ae a dced ee h. The  f he Yaee Ai Me begi he He Fd bi he a  bid B-24. Thi a he fi aiae afacig facii bi ig Fd a dci echie; a eadig echgica iai f he ie. Ma f he ae he 93d fe ee bi a Wi R. The Rie he Riee ehibi fce  he igifica cibi f Rie he Riee  he a eff. Lea h a B-24 a bi ad h bh e ad e heed i Wd Wa II f he Uied Sae i ai a. Ma ehibi ad dia eaig  WWII icdig he Nde ad Se bbigh, a B-24 cci ad  e, a B-24 ie ae, a Li Taie, a A Haf-Tac ehice, ad ehibi eaig  he Tegee Aie ad he WASP (We Ai Seice Pi) ae aaiabe  edcae ad iiae  deadig. C- Skytrain – Flyable Static Aircraft Displas The e ha a gig ie f aic aicaf dia. Thee aicaf ae  dia bh iide ad ide f he Me, a e a a he Sage/Reai faciiie.  SPAD XIII (Reica)  PS-2 Fai Gide  TG-3 Gide  Bai L-13 Gide  F-84F Thdeea  RF-84F Thdefah  F-86D Sabe Dg  O-2 Sae  F-100C Se Sabe  A-4C Sha  I-26 Gide  AH-1J Cba  F-4C Pha II  UH-1D Ii (He)  F-101B Vd  AN-2R A  B-52D Safe  T-33A Shig Sa  RB-57A Cabea  DHC-4D Caib  PB4Y-2 Piaee  EC-121 Waig Sa  SBD Dae

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Page 9 .93bg.com Oi  Oi  Oi  Oi  Oi Ae  ieeed i idig i a WWII ea aiae? Nh Aeica B-25 Miche The B-25 Miche i a Aeica i-egie, edi bbe afaced b Nh Aeica Aiai. The ae a aed i h f Maj Geea Wiia "Bi" Miche, a iee f U.S. iia aiai. Ued b a Aied ai fce, he B-25 eed i ee heae f Wd Wa II ad afe he a eded a eaied i eice, eaig ac f decade. Pdced i e aia, ea 10,000 Miche ed f NAA facie. Thee icded a fe iied de, ch a he Uied Sae Maie C' PBJ-1 a bbe ad he Uied Sae A Ai Fce' F-10 ecaiace aicaf ad AT-24 aie. Mai eed: 271.97 h Rage: 1,350 ie Maide figh: Ag 19, 1940 Legh: 52' 11" Wiga: 67' 7" Ciig eed: 230 h The B-25 iced abe i aaiabe f figh aig 25 ie f deae  aia a a c f $400 e e. A dic i ffeed if he ai be f ee aege. If ieeed i hi i cac Jh Ma, 412-327-1909 f addiia deai ad  ig . Oi  Oi  Oi  Oi  Oi B-25 "Yaee Wai"

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Page 10 .93bg.com Ved "Be Beafa" i Wahea C b Ce Magaie Je 2018! We ae  Aeica aiai-heed beafa ad ch die a 306 Ea Michiga Aee i Yiai, Michiga. Oe 7AM  3PM dai. The eaa' hee i ied  he B-24 bbe ha ee ade dig Wd Wa II a he eab Wi R bbe a. O caic Aeica beafa dihe ae faie f ca ad ii aie. The Bbe eed i 1936 a Badi' Die. I he 1940 he ae becae "The Bbe"; ae chaged  Bb' Babece i he id- 1970. I 1986, he ae Bbe eed, ad he ce e' Jh Sebee ad Jhaa McC chaed i i 1995. Aa, he eaa ceebae Rie he Riee Da. La ea 13 e h ed  he B-24 ie jied he ceebai. Re ae ead i fi  ceebae! The Henr Ford Museum Tace he hi f he a ad  faciai ih i ag ih he Aeica iei hgh he ceci f He Fd eae, hich icde ch eabiia a he chai Abaha Lic a i he he a aaiaed ad he i i hich Jh F. Keed a h. The He Fd (a  a he He Fd Me f Aeica Iai ad Geefied Viage, ad a he Edi Iie) i a age id ad d hi e ce ad a Naia Hiic Lada i he Dei bb f Deab, Michiga, Uied Sae. The e ceci cai i addii  he eideia iie f Jh F. Keed ad Abaha Lic' chai f Fd' Theae; Tha Edi' aba, he Wigh Bhe' bicce h, he Ra Pa b, ad a he hiica ehibi. I i he age id-d e ce i he Uied Sae ad i iied b e 1.7 ii ee each ea. I a ied  he Naia Regie f Hiic Pace i 1969 ad deigaed a Naia Hiic Lada i 1981. Aiai eaed ie icde: 1926 Fe f e he Nh Pe b Richad E. Bd 1903 Wigh Fe Reca 1939 Nhe Aiie Dga DC-3

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Page 11 .93bg.com Ben Kuroki, American Hero and Honored Member of the rd O Ag 12, 2005, Be Ki, a Jaaee-Aeica a aaded he Diigihed Seice Meda i ecgii f hi bae hie fig a a B-24 cea  68 ii i Ee ad he Pacific. He fe 30 ii a a ge   e, ceig hi a ii i Tupelo Lass  N 5, 1943. Becae f hi Jaaee ace, afe ceig hi eied ii i Ee ih he 93d, Be a eied  eceie ecia eii  f i cba e Jaa. Be a he  Jaaee  f i ii e Jaa ad a a ce ebe i he -ee Pei ii  Ag 1, 1943. Be a iied  he Whie He  f eaae ccai. The eff f hi aie fied ad ceage ee eibe f hi g e de ecgii. Afe a -ea g caaig, Be a ecgied f hi hei. The 93d Bb G Aciai hed a die  Nebe 11, 2005 a i Sa Dieg ei. The dcea, M Habe S, a eieed a e. Lae ied b PBS i DVD fa, he PBS ebie ae he fig: Ben Kuroki may be one of the most remarkable people youve never heard of. Born in 1917 to Japanese parents who had moved to the U.S. and settled on a small vegetable farm near Hershey, Nebraska early in the 20th century, he graduated from high school in 1936 and began a quiet life as a farmer. And then came Pearl Harbor. "Most Honorable Son" is an hour-long documentary that explores the personal odyssey of this Nebraska-born Nisei whose sense of shame over the bombing as a Japanese American and sense of loyalty to his country as a native-born American drove him to enlist to fight the Axis powers. This moving story of our only Japanese American air war hero is told through rare and little-seen footage, as well as emotional recollections from Kuroki and his fellow airmen of the 8th and 20th Army Air Forces. "Most Honorable Son" follows Kuroki from his childhood through his distinguished military career and on to his long-overdue honoring with the Distinguished Service Medal in an August 2005 ceremony. The diec, Bi Kba, ie i he geae Dei aea ad i ji  f  fi Edcaia Sei a 9 a, Fida, Ocbe 11h  a ab he aig f he fi ad  h he dcea. We ae ecied  hae he i  eii he Be Ki  ad hae i ih he a aedee h hae head ab Be aaig ife ad accihe.

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Page 12 .93bg.com Eastern Michigan University hosts “Return to Hardwick” Eae Michiga Uiei (EMU) caed i Yiai, Michiga a fded i 1849 a a a eache' cege. EMU i a aj eaig ad eeach iii ih a diic i f ceheie acadeic ece ad g ci iiiaie. The ffe e ha 200 degadae aj, i ad ceificae,  e ha 150 gadae ga   21,105 de. EMU hi ga i a ae ih he Yaee Ai Me (YAM) cdcig eidic ji edcaia ga icdig a acie de ie ga. The 93d Bb G Aciai i ae adaage f he YAM/EMU aehi  cee  dcea Re  Hadic. EMU de ad fac ae iied  aed he ee  Fida, Ocbe 11h a 3 PM. A ei ad ae ei i f he ceeig. M. Jae Egge, ead he Deae f Hi ad Phih ad i a Pfe f Hi ad i h he ceeig. The Wie 2019 edii f Hi a Eae Michiga Uiei Neee ead ih a aice caed, Hi a Eae ee he Aea f Decac. The aice begi a f: A major reason that Detroit became known as the “Arsenal of Democracy” during World War Two was the Willow Run Bomber Plant, which, at its peak of production in 1944, could produce one B- 24 Liberator Bomber per hour. So potent, in fact, was the production capabilities of this plant that 8,685 of these mighty bombers were produced here for the war effort in just four short years. Henry Ford built the Willow Run Bomber Plant in 1941, and he and his advisors applied the lessons they had learned from mass producing automobiles to the production of planes at the bomber plant. One of the most innovative parts of the plant was an assembly line that included a turntable about two-thirds of the way through the production process, that allowed the aircraft to be turned a full 90 degrees before completing the manufacturing process and leaving the factory. Efforts to preserve the incredibly rich legacy of the bomber plant and to highlight the history of aviation led to the founding of the Yankee Air Museum in 1981. The museum currently holds three flyable WWII aircraft: a B-17 Flying Fortress, a B-25 Mitchell Bomber, and a C-47 Skytrain, as well as many artifacts dealing with war-time and peace-time aviation. The  f He Fd accihe i d i Wi R, C f Aeica Id b Wae Bejai Kidde, Cigh 1995. A ia ga f  aciai i  eeae he e f he h eed i WWII. The haig f  dcea ih he EMU ci i cie ih  bjecie ad i e he  f  eea  a e geeai.

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Page 13 .93bg.com geeing fom he d Bg hioian V  B a K G Dig a ece i I a c egh   b ad ii ih Bi ad Kii  Bi 96h bihda. I a gea  ee he agai. We aed ab he 93d BG, he H Sff Meia ad hi ae Eage Beae. Bi i e f he a f he igia cee f he 93d Bb G f 1942. Hi i a L. Fa Rieha ad he fe  Eage Beae eia be 41-23737. The ae, afe i cba da ee e, a afeed  he 446h BG  bece hei aeb hi caed Feae Feddie. FREE Maa aa a Ra I a iig  ca a dce, ecd ad h f a 93d BG eea ad e ALL f he igia ie (haed) ag ih CD f a ca/jeg iage, ag ih a addiia ifai I ca add egadig ae, ae eia #, a ad ace. Thee i NO chage f hi eice! I ca a ae ea CD cie f fai ebe. I hae de hi f eea eea e he ea. M cac if i h i he Office Diec. Ma   E I a aa ig f a aice ab a ee ha ied he 93d BG. Thee ca be h ie ie b he eea  fai. If i i ieeig    ie i i be ieeig  a f  ! Thi i YOUR Ba f Fie Neee. Peae ed a aice bia  Lee  he edi   aei f ici i fe Neee. If  hae a ei egadig he 93d BG, eae cac e a eai/ee/ ca ih  ei  ic f a ii eeach jec. I i d  be  eeach a ae ad bih i i he eee. Cheers, Don Morrison

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Page 14 .93bg.com d eBie  film PojeC RETURN TO HARDWICK / FILM PROJECT UPDATE We e did i! The fi i i i fia age f geig   he bic. A I ie hi da, he aie i be eeaed  a eai bcibe f he Re T Hadic ebie. I a ecie  f ee ha hae bee fig he fi he a fe ea. The aie i he be ed  a ide eeae  cia edia e a fe ee ae. B he ie hi ge  i  hd be abe  g  he Faceb age f he fi ad ee i. Wha e ae a eeaig i a i f ceeig dae he fi i a a hi e. A fe highigh ae ceeig a he Naia Me f he Migh Eighh Ai Fce i Pe, GA, The F i Nich, Egad - he ae cai a he Secd Ai Diii Meia Wig i caed, ad he Miia Heiage Me i Pa Gda, FL. I addii  hee cai e hae ab i he  e. I ge eee  ii .hadicfi.c ad ee ce  he ge f he fi. We i be addig e ceeig a he e aache. I d a  aed  f he ceeig  if  ae abe  ge  e f he cai I he  ee  hee! If  ge a chace eae ig  f he Return To Hardwick eai i a .hadicfi.c. Y i be abe  ge   dae if ch ice. 93RD BOMB GROUP WEBSITE UPDATE B he ie  ead hi  i be abe  g  he 93d BG ebie ad ee he fficia aie f he Re T Hadic dcea. L a he TV  he b igh f he heage. We a he  be daig he ebie ih e f  ceeig hi e. I i be a eciig ie f he fi ad e he  ee  ifed. The Feaed Veea eci  he heage ha a bee daed. Thi a a gea  f he 93d Faceb age b D Befied. He ha e gea h f hi fahe, ce ad ae f he a - chec i  he  ge a chace! Michae See Pdce, Diec ad Edi Return To Hardwick - a dcea 93d BG Techg Maage Correction! De  a e b he edi, he g h a ed i acig he aadig f he Tibeae Aad  Michae Cdi. Thi i cideed  be he highe h aaded b he 93d BGA, ad i a ibe ad ecgii f  cie ad dedicaed eice! I i aed i h f he Cadig Office f he 93d Bb G dig Wd Wa II, Geea Edad Ted Tibeae. Michael Cudlit O behaf f  Veea, Mebe, ad Fied, e d ie  ecgie  adig  ad  ih he aig f  dcea fi. Y gaci  i aaig  fi, i a eed h f , ad i i gea aeciaed! The cce f he fi icde   diec ih Michae See, ad he 93d Bb g. Agai, ha  f   f a Wd Wa II eea ad he  ha  d! RET HAR HOM■ OP

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Page 15 .93bg.com 93rd BGA MEMBERSHIP FORM Name_________________________ ___ _________ Address____________________________ _____ Year 2019 Cit _________________________________ State __ ___Zip __________ Phone Number________________________ Email Address_________________________________ 93rd BG Connection: (eae cce aae) Vet is/as-self, father, uncle, grandpa  I am a Historian/friend. Name of 93rd eteran __ _____________________ _______________ Rank ________ _____ ________ Squadron _____ ________ Time period in Serice: ___ _____ 19___ _ to____ ____ 19___ ____ Airplane Name(s)_____________________ _____ _____ Pilot(s) _________________________ _____ Cre Chief(s)_________ _________ Comments (list cre if knon)___________________________ _________________________________ ___________________________________________________ (se back side for more info) Annual Membership $25 $________ 2 ear discount rate (2019 & 2020) $45 $________ Ta deductible Donation $________ (Te 93d  a 501(c)(3) Ogaa) TOTAL $________ ___ Please MAIL nesleer ___ Please E-MAIL nesleer _____Yes! I ould like to olunteer to help the 93rd BGA and m skill is: __________________________________________________________________________________ Make checks paable o: 93rd BOMB GROUP (Y a a a b PaPa g e 93d Bb G ebe, 93bg.c) Mail to: Jean Konarek 93rd Bomb Group Assn. 2644 West Park Bld. Shaker Hts., OH 44120 KEEP OUR HISTORY ALIVE! Consider a membership for a friend or famil member. (Make a cop of this form for additional memberships. Thank You!) Pleae noe, membehip i on a calenda ea.

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Page 2 .93bg.com The Biih Nad Meia i be fficia iagaed hi ig a a cee aeded b ie iie Theea Ma ad eide Eae Mac - ad Nf D-Da eea Daid Wd i aig a ccia e i ceedig, ihi eeh f hee he aded i Face 75 ea ag  he da. The cee i icde he eiig f he D-Da ce, f die hig f he ea   he adig beache, hich a ciied b The Nad Meia T ad ceaed b Biih c Daid Wiia-Ei. M. Wd, eeeig he Ra Aifce, i ji a hadf f eea h i ce fad  ace fe b he ae ad aie a ae  he fae. Teeied ac he d, he ig cee i be he begiig f a abii jec hich i ee a age, aed eia bi eig Gd Beach ad he eai f he Mbe Hab a Aache. The eheaa ge de a f he iagai f he aia Biih Nad Meia ie a Ve S Me de he aed ad ee D-Da ce, ih Nich D-Da eea Daid Wd, aig, eeeig he RAF. Ce  he  f Ve--Me, hi aea ieed eeie aci bh  D-Da ief ad i he bee da ad ee - i a hee ha CSM Sae Hi f he 6h Gee Had' bega he aci f hich he a aaded he  Vicia C  D-Da.

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Page 3 .93bg.com Ad i a hee hee Ca Wd f he 652 Sad AOP' a bega, hee a b f Bfied becae a a, adig hgh 4f dee eaae, heai ade, i a he f fie ad ee. I ie, he eia i icde  f c hich dia he 22,000 ae f e ad e h  hei ie i he Nad Caaig. M ae i be he f Biih die, ai, aie ad aie b he eia i a ceae he h fgh de Biih cad f Iead, Face, he Nehead ad Pad, Aaia, Ne Zeaad, Sh Afica ad Aeica. Fech ciiia deah i a be icded a a eaae eia  he ie. "I a ied he I a aed  ae a i he cee b i' a h  be aed," aid M. Wd, h ie i Tcf ad h aeded a eheaa f he eigi cee eeda. "F i  be  ce  he beach hee I aded i 1944 i  ecia." D-Da eea Daid Wd, d ad a Gd Beach 75 ea afe adig hee, eig ih hi , Sa, ad gad, Wiia.

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Page 4 .93bg.com Geea The Ld Richad Daa aid he cadig ie had bee che b eea heee ad ha eebace a ia. "We he hi i be a ace hee ee ca ea ab he acifice ade i he Nad Caaig," he aid, "I beiee hi e aia eia i bece he ifig ceaie fc f hi eadia caaig." M. Wd added: "If  a a f  hehe e hi ha e'e hee, e' a a . We ee hee becae e eeded  be hee. We did ha ae d d   afe he ee e e." Nad D-Da eea, Daid Wd a Hi 112 f e f he 75h aiea eice, ih hi , Sa, ad gad, Wiia. Edio Noe: Daid Wd ad hi fai hae a ecia ace i he hea f he 93d BG eea ad hei faiie. Oe he ea, he hae hed a eea ad faiie  hei e  he d Aified. Cgaai  hi h ad ha  f a  ad  fai de f he e f he 93d Bb G.

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Page 5 .93bg.com Tabe f Ce Nofolk D-Da eean o open ne Nomand memoial ihin eeho of hee he landed in Jne 1944.1 Peiden Cone..6 Upcoming Renion ...........6 Infomaion on 2019 Renion...7 Folded Wing.15 Geeing fom he 93d BG Hioian (Reqe fo infomaion)18 Nelee Edio..18 93d BG Webie19 Hadick Docmena...19 93d BG Ball of Fie Qael Epe Sbcipion Fom.20 DIRECTORY 2016 - 2018 OFFICER Peide  JIM ROOT 15359 Red F Wa, We Oie, MI 49460 616-399-5990; jaedaid@a.c Vice Peide (Rei Cdia)  JOHN MARX 109 Ceaie S., Beae Fa, PA 15010 412-327-1909; 109ceaie@gai.c Secea - PAM KAWASHIMA 5698 Bh C, Sa Je, CA 95129 408-253-6129 aahia@.c Teae  WALLY BROWN 717 Pieb Die, Vigiia Beach, VA 23462 757-376-9813; eddighe@ei.e Mebehi  JEAN KOZNAREK 2644 W. Pa Bd., Shae Heigh, OH 44120 216-702-8430; j54@a.c ebe93bg@a.c Hiia  DON MORRISON 1375 We Ce Rd, Ci, OH 44216 Ce 330-415-2222 diac1967@bcgba.e Ba f Fie, Edi  DON MORRISON (See Hiia) Techg Maage  MICHAEL SELLERS 565 Ca S. A #4, B, NY 11215 917-975-7162; ee@ac.c EERAN' ADIOR BOARD GEORGE MCLEAN O C R Aia Teae - NANCY GRIMES STRANGER 783 N. Seda C, Gad Jci, CO 81506 970-945-2883; acage@hai.c PX Maage  PETER ASCH 979 Sh Ridge C., Taee Ci, MI 49696 231-933-8405 cach@chae.e Ba f Fie Maia- GEORGE JUNG Diibi S 2420 Re 17 A, Ghe, NY 10924 845-346-6551 bfaia@gai.c Rei Regiai - JOANNE SARGENT 1458 Lc S., Dee, CO 80220 720-408-9251; jidec@.c

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Page 6 .93bg.com Peiden Cone We cie    deai f hi ea ei i he Dei aea ad i i haig   be ahe fab 93d fai gaheig! Oe f he eea highigh f  edcai ei i be ge eae, Bi Kba, haig ifai ab   93d Bb G eea M Habe S, Be Ki. Y d a  i i! See e if  h i i haig , ae i he BOF, ag ih ei ad egiai deai! O dcea fi, R  Ha, cie  ge accade, aad, ad def eie f  ceeig! A he ceeig  Je 16h a he Naia Me f he Migh Eighh Ai Fce, i Pe, GA aiae 300 aedee ieed he fi. I addii,  fi aa, Michae Cdi a abe  aed ad aiciaed i a Q & A ei ih Michae See, iged agah,  efie ic, ide ad e ai ie ih eee h aeded. We ha hi f hi  ad aiace  ae hi a  d ca fi! We a ha he e f hig . The cd a eee ieeed ad ee ed b  fi! Tha f eee  ad  f he fi! Be e  chec  he chede f fe ceeig ad he aie, a .hadicfi.c. The 93d Bb G Aciai fai i eee addeed b he aig f bh Je Ec ad Abea DeGidice. Bh f hei e, gidace,  ad fiedhi  a f  i be dea ied. I i a ea h ad ide  hae  ad ed ih he e he ea. I i cfig   he ae bh eied ih Ra ad Lie, 93d Veea f he geae geeai. O eie ebehi ffe  ae, cdece ad ah  he faiie, f hei . Addiia ifai ca be fd fhe i he BOF. J a ie e 3 h, ad e i ee  i Dei! Ji R Peide, 93d BGA PComing enion oPPoni H, E 2020 E  75 : Ci ad I ae ig ad Ma 2020 f a ei. I eed   if  ae ieeed i gig. I i be caceed if e d  ge egh cie  aedig he ei. Peae ee i i id a  ae  acai a. 2020 i be he 75h aiea f Vic i Ee. If  hae a ei, eae cac D Mi. See cac if i he Office Diec.

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Page 7 .93bg.com Deoi Meo Aea Renion 2019 The Dei Me Ai Shea, Bbe Reaa, The Yaee Ai Me, Eae Michiga Uiei ad The He Fd Me ae a ied ad ead  h he 93d Bb G 2019 ei. The he f He Fd Wi R fac, Yiai ieed he aeb f 6,972 B-24 b he ed f a. Se f he ae ee aiged  he 93d. The e f e  he dci ie hee ad eehee ceaed he egac f he Rie he Riee. We hae aeed ih Eae Michiga Uiei Hi ad Phih Deae  ee  dcea, Re  Hadic, a he Sg Ha Adii. Oe  he bic,  g i ej ieig he fia dc f f ea diigece ad had . The 93d ha ed he Yaee Ai Me eff  eee a i f he Wi R a a a eia  he B-24 ad he e ad e h bi he. The deadie f he eeai ad egiai i Seebe 5h. Afe ha dae, he he i eeae a eaiig . Y ei ea  ae adace ae f ea, aai, ad eeaie. Ea egiai ae i e hef  faciiae he fia aagee. La da o egie  Sepembe 5h. 93d Bomb Gop Aociaion 2019 Renion Thda, Oc 10  Monda, Oc 14, 2019 Sep #1 - Mae he eeai , b  ae ha Sepembe 5h,  bai he g ae. H: Sa D M A 8000 Ma Ra R, MI 48174 Ra: 1-866-961-3982 O Sa Ca: Ahe C, a 734-713-0552  eai: Ahe.c@head.c T ece he g ae, e he eeaii  ae ih he 93d Bomb Gop.

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Page 9 .93bg.com RENION FEE REFND POLIC La  aa a a a    93 Bb G Aa. T   ba   aa  aa    a  a a a  a . W  ' ,    a  a a  a a   a. W  a   aa b   b  , a     a . H,    a  a   a     "a a  "   . W a   :  a  a a a a  '    a  aa,   a  a a a  aa a    a a b . I       a  a b,    a   a a . T, a a a, ba   a   a   b    a    a  a, a     a   Ba  F. R F R P: N       5. Regie fo Ren o Hadick Docmena Sceening Regiai f he ceeig f Re  Hadic a Eae Michiga Uiei, 3 , Ocbe 11, 2019. If  ae  egieig  aed he ei b a  aed he dcea, eae egie a .hadicfi.c. Sc d  fid he ceeig cai  he heage ad cic Peae Regie Hee. Thi he  a f he be f aedee ad   deai f he ee aedig. Rei aedee d  eed  egie. Pa a  a    a  a  R    b    a a  . Y       a a  .

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Page 10 .93bg.com REGISTRATION FORM Oe e ge Nae: _________________________________________________________________________ Adde: _________________________________________________________________________ (See) (Ci) (Sae) (Zi) Teehe: _________________ Eai: ______________________________________________ Emegenc Conac: ______________________________________________________________ (See  aeig ih ) (Nae) (Phe Nbe) When do o plan o aie/depa?_____________________________________________ (Aia Tie/Dae) (Deae Tie/Dae) Age (if a chid) _______ - Cac JAe Sage f Fee Relaionhip o he 93d: Veea Nae: ___________________________________ Ra: ______________ D Pii: ___________________ Sad/Seci:______________________ Reaihi: ______________________ Addiia Ifai:___________________________________________________ Meal choice: Cicle one ene pe meal (Food decipion follo): (If ecia eed i ciced, eae ideif he ecia diea eed) Thda Die: 1. Chice Bea 2. P Li 3. Paa Piaea - Vegeaia 4. Secia eed ______________________________________ Sada Lch: 1. Te Wa 2. Ha ad Si Wa 3. Gied Vegeabe Wa - Vegeaia 4. Secia Need _________________________________________ Sada Meia Die: 1. Sa Weig 2. 12  Si Sea 3. Raed Pabea Mh - Vegeaia 4. Secia Need _________________________________________

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Page 11 .93bg.com Calclae o egiaion fee: The egiai fee icde: Die f 4 eeig, 1 ch, eabiia , C Gad die, aai, edcai ei, bie eeig, Yaee Ai Me e. The eeaion fee doe no inclde o hoel oom o opional ip Baic egiai fee: $310 i b be f egiai _____ Toal $______ Pleae complee fom and encloe check paable o he 93d Bomb Gop fo he oal amon. A ingle check fo mliple ge i encoaged. Oia: Regiai f B-25 Miche Ride - $400 (Pae  eied i fia be f aicia ae .) Nae: _____________________________________ Nh Aeica B-25 Miche The B-25 Miche i a Aeica i-egie, edi bbe afaced b Nh Aeica Aiai. The ae a aed i h f Maj Geea Wiia "Bi" Miche, a iee f U.S. iia aiai. Ued b a Aied ai fce, he B-25 eed i ee heae f Wd Wa II ad afe he a eded a eaied i eice, eaig ac f decade. Pdced i e aia, ea 10,000 Miche ed f NAA facie. Thee icded a fe iied de, ch a he Uied Sae Maie C' PBJ-1 a bbe ad he Uied Sae A Ai Fce' F-10 ecaiace aicaf ad AT-24 aie. The B-25 iced abe i aaiabe f figh aig 25 ie f deae  adig a a c f $400 e e. A dic i ffeed if he ai be f ee aege i achieed. B-25 "Yaee Wa" - Fabe

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Page 12 .93bg.com F D Thda Plaed Dinne: Ee Seeci: 1. Saed Chice Bea ih Feie Sace Jiee Vegeabe Y Gd Mahed Pae 2. Hebed P Li ih Chef Sace Jiee Vegeabe Y Gd Mahed Pae 3. Paa Piaea Pee Paa ih Se Ta Sace Jiee Vegeabe He Saad ih 2 chice f Deig Feh Baed Die R ad Be Aed Ge Ccae Sabc Rega ad Decaffeiaed Cffee, Ta H Tea & Iced Tea Fida Bffe Dinne: Moon BBQ C e Red Si Pa Saad See ad Tag Cea Picic e iced Waee Wedge Ci Babece Chice Bea Caj Raed P Li ih See C Reih Cea Ded Cafih ih Sic Taa Cea acai ad cheee Feh Baed Sie R ad Be Ke Lie Pie Sabc Rega ad Decaffeiaed Cffee, Ta H Tea & Iced Tea Sada Lnch: Wap N Rn 1. Te Wa 2. Bac Fe Ha ad Si Wa 3. Gied egeabe Wa Gea e Pa Saad Aed Chi, Pee ad Cie Sabc Rega ad Decaffeiaed Cffee, Ta H Tea & Iced Tea

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Page 15 .93bg.com Folded ing E A. B aed aa  Mda, Feba 4h, 2019 a he age f 92. Edad Gadaed f M Peaa High Sch i 1946 ad Aba Bie Cege i 1948. He eeed he A Ai C  Ai 4, 1944. He d eed i WWII a a Aeia Ge  a B24 Bbe ih he 93d Bb G. He fe hi fi ii e Madebg, Gea  Mach 3d, 1945, hi 19h Bihda. Hi iia caee caied 15 ccef ii befe he a hab dichaged  Mach 30h, 1946. Edad ed f 27 ea a Regia Baaa C. befe ig  Geea Eecic ad fia eied f Fehaf Tcig. He a a faihf Paihie f S. Jeh' Chch i Scheecad, E Mebe Chae 2197 ad a ach ebe f he Scheecad Decaic Ciee. Edad ed big, iic, aig g die ih hi fai ad gig  Fida. He ed hi fai e ch ad i be ied. He a edeceaed b hi he, Re Hadi; fahe, Edad T Baga; ie, Rea Baga ad bhe, Daid P. Baga. He i ied b hi ife f 73 ea, Afeda Baga (ee Djai); daghe, Phi A. Be (Rbe), Chiie R. Wf ad , Edad A. Baga (Lida). He eae behid 10 gadchide, 18 gea -gadchide; f gea-gea-gadchide ad e cheihed iece ad ehe. Fea aagee ee iae ad he a bied a he Saaga Naia Ceee. Pbihed i The Dai Gaee  Feb. 11, 2019   C "" a b i Sacae  Ma 21, 1921 ad aed aa i Sacae  Je 6, 2019, a he age f 98, afe a bief ie. A ife-g eide f Ea Sacae, he i deceded f ea Ne Egad ee ad i a 10h geeai Aeica, 4h geeai Caifia ad 3d geeai Sacaea. He ji hi beed ife f 58 ea, Ee (d. 2010) ad daghe Sa (d. 1961). He i ied b chide Ece, Bi, Michae, Sa (Giae) ad Aiee Diae; gadchide Sa, Taege (Ria), Rei, Z ad Ei; gea gadchide Aid, Kia, Rie ad Rb; hi ie Lea, iece Ma ad Jie ad ehe Dae ad Rad. A ebe f he Geae Geeai, he eied ad becae a 2d L. i he A Ai C, 8h Ai Fce, 93d Sad, fig B-24 Libea dig Wd Wa II. I he Eea heae, he ccef ceed 35 bbig ii ad a hab dichaged i J 1945. Wified ed f Wee Eecic f 42 ea i hi eiee i 1983. A aid i, he cied fig iae ae a a ebe f he AOPA i he age f 86. He   gidig ad a a ebe f he Vae Saig Aciai ceebaig hi 90h bihda ih a gide figh. Fig eiee, he ejed aeig ih hi ife  ace ch a Ee, Meic, he ciea US ad Haaii (hee he ad Ee  a eabe gide figh e Oah). Wid eaied acie i g ch a he S i Reiee (SIRS), WECO, Ga Eage, ad Uied Sae Big Cge a  i hi 98h bihda. Wid a acie f begiig  ed. F a g age he a e diciied ad had ig. He a  ejed ife ad a beed  be abe  e a g ea. Wih a egagig eai, he a  f hi ic i ad ieigece ad a eeced ad eeaied b ea a he eceed. Pbihed i The Sacae Bee  Je 11, 2019

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Page 16 .93bg.com M.(.) B F A Je 23, 1918 - Ma 16, 2005 Lgie Mee Hi eide Be Faci Aeade died Mda a a Sa Adea hia. He a 86. He a b i Checah, OK, ad ge  i Oaha ad Tea. He jied he U.S. A i 1940 ad eed i he U.S. A Ai C ad he U.S. Ai Fce i hi eiee i 1960 a a aj. He a a eied U.S. Ai Fce i. Afe eiee, he ed hi fai  Fai Oa hee he e   f he C f Sacae i hi ecd eiee i 1979. Afe eiig, he ed  Mee Hi i 1982. He a a ebe f he F&AM Aad Ldge N. 65 i Jac, he Scih Rie, he Gde Sa Chae N. 66 Ode f he Eae Sa, ad Jac Uied Mehdi Chch. He a a a ifeie ebe f he Naia Rife Aciai ad 2d Ai Diii Aciai, 8h Ai Fce. M. Aeade i ied b hi ife, Shie Aeade f Mee Hi; a daghe, Hee Aeade-Wd f Sc; a , Rad Aeade f Keeie, Lae C;  gadchide; ad a gea-gad. J L H E E, 90, f Wiia, died J 28, 2019 a UPMC Wiia Regia Medica Cee. She a b Je 18, 1929, i Miebg, a daghe f he ae Sehe ad Jehie (Tbia) H. Je ge  i Miebg ad gadaed f Miebg High Sch. She eied f Lcig Cege hee he a ecea i he Edcai ad Nig Deae, ad a had ed f he Ta Office f Lac Aea Sch Diic. She a a ebe f Fi Uied Mehdi Chch ad eeed a Jae V. B Liba, Fi Uied Mehdi Chch, ad ai ciee a he Ideede Liig Aae, Wiia He. She ed he fai ad edig ie ih he, he chch, aeig, eadig, achig gf, ad ejig ecia e ih he a gd fied. I addii  he ae, ecedig he i deah a he fi hbad, Rad B. Ea, J. (. Jaa 1, 1950  Nebe 19, 1987) ad ecd hbad, Rad O. Ec (. Mach 1, 2008  Jaa 24, 2018). Siig i he , Rad Chc (Sa) Ea III; a daghe, Debah (Jh) Ge; gadchide, Eic (Aada) Ea ad Ca (Ti) Wige; gea-gadchide, Biea ad Ce Ea, ad Aa Wige; e daghe, Raee (Ric) Hei, Da (Ji) Befed, Babaa (Daid) Ti, Ma (Chi) Ha; e gadchide, Bia Hei, Sada Hei, Deie (Nic) Ki, Caig Befed, Daid (Jhaa) Befed, ad Ma (Kii) Ha; ad a e gea-gadchid, Madeie. A fea eice a hed Fida, Ag. 2, a Fi Uied Mehdi Chch, 2 R S., Wiia, ih Re. Richad D. Wae fficiaig. Bia fed i Mie Ceee I ie f fe, cibi a be ade  he chch.

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Page 17 .93bg.com Albea G. Alad DelGidice, 91, f Nh Hae, aed aa eacef  Sda, Ag 4, 2019 a he Cecic Hice, Bafd. She a he beed ife f he ae Li E. DeGidice. Abea a b i Hafd  Nebe 25, 1927 ad a he daghe f he ae Ha ad Iabee Hchi Aad. She had ed f Se Iace i ha ie he a ieed b he ee, aciae ad ce a beig cie fae ad haig a ca-d aide. Afe he eiee he ed a ie f he We Hae Ci He a a acc aabe ad eceiabe ffice. She a a ife ebe f 93d Bb G, Ai Fce Ecae ad Eadee Scie ad he 8h Ai Fce Hiica Scie. She a a deed ebe f S. Jh Eica Chch f e 45 ea. Abea a a gd fied  a, eecia he fai f he 93d. She ejed aeig, hehe i be  he Ea Ca  ac he d  Egad. Abea a ejed eadig, iig, baig cae, gadeig ad gig he beaif Afica Vie   he age f 89. She ed gig  ad achig  TV he Wa UCONN Hie, he ejed he  ch he d ae he he he he ee aig! Sehe f Sada Cc, Lida (Le) Wiha, Lie (he ae Kae) DeGidice, Vice (he ae Kibe) DeGidice, Dee DeGidice, Kae (he ae Daid) Mdie. She i a ied b he -i-a Richad (he ae Deba) Dad; 13 gadchide ad 12 gea-gadchide. The fai d ie  gie a ecia ha   Shia ad Beedee, he d-he-cc caegie h he ed dea ad he He Iead Sei Cae f Gifd. Fai ad fied ee iied  S. Jh Eica Chch, 3 Tb Pace, Nh Hae f a fea eice  Thda ig a 10:00 ad ee a iied  aed he cia eice iediae fig i Beaedae Meia Pa. Thee ee  iiig h. Shd fied deie, eia cibi a be ade  B T, Fahe Faaga B He, 234 M Die, B T, NE 68010  he 93d Bb G Aciai, Teae: Wa B, 717 Pie B Die, Vigiia Beach, VA 23462. Lie ad Abea  a i  Nich, Egad The ill be mied!

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Page 18 .93bg.com geeing Fom he d Bg hioian M We fe hi ab he aified a a ace fe i ie, e dig he a i a aie ih had f die, ae ad ehice ig ab. The  ided he ehice ch a he jee, ca, c  e ee, fe, bb ad eie ad he bae. I hae aied he ieage ad fe ci daa f he e f 1944. A  ca ee, i a e b ace. I Seebe, a 1 ii ga f fe a ed f ehice ad aicaf! The M i h i he hie cice  he ef. Jul- Aug- Sep- Miles Driven 1,1 1, 1, Fuel (Gallons) 1, , 1,0 Fuel (Gallons/Day)    Miles/Gallon .0 . . Aircraft Fuel (Gallons) ,000 M   E I a aa ig f a aice ab a ee ha ied he 93d BG. Thee ca be h ie ie b he eea  fai. If i i ieeig    ie i i be ieeig  a f  ! Thi i YOUR Ba f Fie Neee. Peae ed a aice bia  Lee  he edi   aei f ici i fe Neee. If  hae a ei egadig he 93d BG, eae cac e a eai/ee/ ca ih  ei  ic f a ii eeach jec. I i d  be  eeach a ae ad bih i i he eee. GRANDDAGHER O J 13, 2019,  , Die, ad daghe-i-a, Lacie, eced hei fi chid, Pie A Mi. I a  a d fi-ie gada!! C, D M

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Page 19 .93bg.com d eBie  Film PojeC 93d Bomb Gop Webie Updae Peae chec  he ebie hi h f dae   2019 ei ea Dei, Michiga. I i be he  --dae ifai  eae  f  i. A, eae ice  he heage ha he Feaed Fi ha bee daed ih he R T Ha aie. Righ  e hae e 3,000 ie ice i a eeaed  YTbe i Ma 2019. Wed e  ge ee e ie  eae cic he Feaed Fi i  he heage ad a achig! L f ie ea  f iee. A if e each 4,000 ie, YTbe a e  adeie ee e b addig i a he ed f he ide. Thi cd a   hae ahe e  hae i  cig ceeig  hee  dae f he fi -  cic aa! G  .93bg.c f he 93d ebie. Ren o Hadick Feae Docmena Updae A  i gig  ih he fi hi e. I ecage   ig  f eai dae a .hadicfi.c. Whe  aie a he ebie a egiai id i  aaica. D cic i ff!! I  i  ea da  cic ff e adeiee b hi e i e ade ha  a. Te i  eai ad hi OK -  i he be egieed  eceie h dae ab he fi aigh   ebie. A I ea igh  I i Mieai/ S. Pa geig ead f  ceeig a he Ceaie Ai Fce Miea Wig. The e hee ha bee aee i heig gaie he ee. S fa I hae iied Nich, Egad, Saaah, GA & Pa Gda, FL f ceeig f R T Ha. Ie ejed ee ceeig ad  fad  ee e i he h ahead. Ahe a  ge ee dae ih he fi i b gig  he Faceb Page. F eae if  ee checig hi ee  Faceb  d hae diceed ha e he ha dcea fiae Ke B eeed ab  fi (ee iage f hi ee aached  hi aice). I ee he ieie I did ih Age Magaie g hi aei ad he aed  e hi fe  ab  jec. C! Y ca ge bee ecgii ha f a ae fiae ie Ke B. We hd a be d e hae ae he fi hi fa. If  ae  checig dae  he Faceb Page eae g  .93bg.c ad ee he i  he Age Magaie ieie i he Ne eci  he heage. Michae See Pdce/Diec Re  Hadic Techg Maage 93d Bb G .hadicfi.c

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Page 20 .93bg.com 93rd BGA MEMBERSHIP FORM Name_________________________ ___ _________ Address____________________________ _____ Year 2019 Cit _________________________________ State __ ___Zip __________ Phone Number________________________ Email Address_________________________________ 93rd BG Connection: (eae cce aae) Vet is/as-self, father, uncle, grandpa  I am a Historian/friend. Name of 93rd eteran __ _____________________ _______________ Rank ________ _____ ________ Squadron _____ ________ Time period in Serice: ___ _____ 19___ _ to____ ____ 19___ ____ Airplane Name(s)_____________________ _____ _____ Pilot(s) _________________________ _____ Cre Chief(s)_________ _________ Comments (list cre if knon)___________________________ _________________________________ ___________________________________________________ (se back side for more info) Annual Membership $25 $________ 2 ear discount rate (2019 & 2020) $45 $________ Ta deductible Donation $________ (Te 93d  a 501(c)(3) Ogaa) TOTAL $________ ___ Please MAIL nesleer ___ Please E-MAIL nesleer _____Yes! I ould like to olunteer to help the 93rd BGA and m skill is: __________________________________________________________________________________ Make checks paable o: 93rd BOMB GROUP (Y a a a b PaPa g e 93d Bb G ebe, 93bg.c) Mail to: Jean Konarek 93rd Bomb Group Assn. 2644 West Park Bld. Shaker Hts., OH 44120 KEEP OUR HISTORY ALIVE! Consider a membership for a friend or famil member. (Make a cop of this form for additional memberships. Thank You!) Pleae noe, membehip i on a calenda ea.

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Ball  Fie QUARTERLY EPRESS NEWSLETTER OF THE 93d BOMB GROUP 2nd Ai Diiion, 8h Ai Foce, Hadick, England .93bg.com V. 27 N. 4 Wie 2019 2019 Tibeae Aad The 93d Bbade G Aciai i eaed  aad  Jea Kae he 2019 Timbelake Aad! Thi i cideed  be he highe h aaded b he 93d BGA, ad i a ibe ad ecgii  , f  cie ad dedicaed eice! I i aed i h f he Cadig Office f he 93d Bb G dig Wd Wa II, Geea Edad (J) Ted Tibeae. O behaf f  Veea, Mebe, ad Fied, e d ie  ecgie  adig  ad  a  Mebehi Chaie ad Fi C-Pdce. Y he ad  i egaiig ad eaiig he ebehi ce ad fae ad aeig iee i eed ad ch aeciaed! The he ih R  H e he a 6 ea ha bee adig! Wig  cci  he igh & ceaace f he fi, ag ih  ega ca  he fdaiig gidace ad eadehi, ae eee aabe ad ia  he cce f he fi! Ji R ad Jea Kae Tha  f  , a, ad dedicai  he 93d Bb G! C!

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 2 .93. Tabe f Ce Timbelake Aad Jean Konaek..1 Peiden Cone..3 2020 Hadick Upcoming Renion ..........4 Infomaion on 2020 Renion...5 Annal Bine Meeing Mine.7 Folded Wing.10 Geeing fom he 93d BG Hioian (Reqe fo infomaion)13 Hadick Docmena...14 93d BG Webie15 PX 16 Membehip..16 93d BG Ball of Fie Qael Epe Sbcipion Fom.17 DIRECTORY 2016 - 2018 OFFICERS Peide  JIM ROOT 15359 Red F Wa, We Oie, MI 49460 616-399-5990; aedaid@a.c Vice Peide (Rei Cdia)  JOHN MARX 109 Ceaie S., Beae Fa, PA 15010 412-327-1909; 109ceaie@gai.c Secea - PAM KAWASHIMA 5698 Bh C, Sa Je, CA 95129 408-253-6129 aahia@.c Teae  WALLY BROWN 717 Pieb Die, Vigiia Beach, VA 23462 757-376-9813; eddighe@ei.e Mebehi  JEAN KOZNAREK 2644 W. Pa Bd., Shae Heigh, OH 44120 216-702-8430; 54@a.c ebe93bg@a.c Hiia  DON MORRISON 1375 We Ce Rd, Ci, OH 44216 Ce 330-415-2222 diac1967@bcgba.e Ba f Fie, Edi  DON MORRISON (See Hiia) Techg Maage  MICHAEL SELLERS 565 Ca S. A #4, B, NY 11215 917-975-7162; ee@ac.c EERAN'S ADISOR BOARD GEORGE MCLEAN O C R Aia Teae - NANCY GRIMES STRANGER 783 N. Seda C, Gad Jci, CO 81506 970-945-2883; acage@hai.c PX Maage  PETER ASCH 979 Sh Ridge C., Taee Ci, MI 49696 231-933-8405 cach@chae.e Ba f Fie Maia- GEORGE JUNG Diibi S 2420 Re 17 A, Ghe, NY 10924 845-346-6551 bfaia@gai.c Rei Regiai - JOANNE SARGENT 1458 Lc S., Dee, CO 80220 720-408-9251; idec@.c

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 3 .93. President’s CornerThe aa 93d Bb G Aciai fai ei i Dei a ahe hge cce! Ecee aig aid ff, a a ee ad ae e e h! 66 aedee, icdig (3) f  igia Veea had a def ie hgh he 5 da. Highigh icded  edcai ei f ge eae, Bi Kba, haig ifai ab   93d Bb G eea M Habe S, Be Ki. Hiia D Mi gae a fab acc f he ii f he 93d BG i  f Oeai Oed/D-Da a Nad. The Veea Q & A ei a e ifaie agai, heaig diec f  Veea i aa ch a h, ad Geea Cabe acc ad hi f hi fahe e i D-Da ad he iia a faciaig! A he ee e h, ad a gea ie a had b a! If  cd ae i, hef  had a chace  ach e f he ee   ie eaig hgh he ebie,   Faceb age! A  aa ebehi bie eeig (eeig ie ae i he BOF), he ebehi aed addiia  ad fdig IF eeded, f he fi, diced egheig he PX ce, bdge ad dc ffeig, ad eieed eia fe ec ha he 93d BGA ca egage i. P he cai a eeced f he 2021 ei  headig  B!! O dcea fi, Re  Hadc cie  ge accade, aad, ad def eie f  ceeig! A ece ceeig  Ocbe 26h a he Me f Figh i Seae, a e aeded, icdig  aa Michae Cdi! A Q & A ei ih Michae See, Michae Cdi, ad ef, a e ifaie, ad e e ie igig agah,  efie ic, ide ad e ai ie ih eee h aeded. We ha hi f hi  ad aiace  ae hi a  d ca fi! We a ha he e f hig ! La, ha f eee  ad  f he fi ad  ei hi ea! Be e  chec  he chede f fe ceeig ad he aie, a .hadicfi.c ad  93d BGA ebie, .93bg.c. Hae a gea ie ad e i ee  i Sa Lae Ci i Ocbe, 2020! Ji R Peide, 93d BGA Chia cad f Ma Keeh R  fai 1944

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 5 .93. 93d Bomb Gop Aociaion 2020 Renion Sal Lake Ci, UT Ocobe 2020 O 2020 Rei ae ace i Sa Lae Ci, he Uah Sae Caia ad he he f he Chch f Lae-Da Sai. Sa Lae Ci i caed a 4225 fee abe ea ee ad i ded b he Waach F ai caed  he eae ide f he ae ad  he e b he Oih Mai. He  he 2002 Wie Oic ad hef  h he ie gae agai i 2030, he aea i ieaia  a a ie  deiai. The i ea e  Nebe 1 each ea. Uah i he he f fie a Naia Pa, Ache, Caad, Cai Reef, Bce Ca ad Zi. The ai (cde SLC) i acceibe f  a ai i he ai. Diec figh ae aaiabe f a. The ai i ce  he ci idig ea acce   ei he. The ee f a ce i dea . The ecific eeed dae eeced i baed  he he ee aig   che ie he he he ae  a b ad ca ffe e ceiie ae. A feae aaci i he Hi Aeace Me i Ogde, UT adace  Hi Ai Fce Bae. Wae Bae, T/Sg Egiee i he 330h Sad dig WWII ad hi ife, Maia, a echaic hee h ed  B-24 a Hi dig he a e i Ogde he Wae eed f eea. Me ifai ab he e ad he B-24  aic dia f. Hill Aeopace Mem Ogden, Uah The Hi Aeace Me i e f he eie aaci i Uah ad i caed  he he ce f Hi Ai Fce Bae, Uah, ab fie ie h f Ogde. The e a fded i 1982 a a f he Uied Sae Ai Fce Heiage Pga ad fi eed  he bic i 1987. I ed  i ce facii i 1991. The e aa ece ad 160,000 ii, cig f ee ae ad a feig cie. The Me ehibi e ha 90 iia aicaf, iie, ad aeace ehice  he gd ad iide he Ma Geea Re A. Hade Gae ad he Lidi Sea Fighe Gae. The ceci icde a ide aie f diace ad ii, a ae f aeace gd eie, iia ehice, if, ad had f he hiica aifac. A a fied e f he Uied Sae Ai Fce Me Se, he Mii f he Hi Aeace Me i  edcae ad iie a age hgh hi, ih a fc  he Uied Sae Ai Fce, Hi Ai Fce Bae, Uah Aiai, ad ie eaig eeiece.

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 6 .93. B-24D Libeao: Hill Aeopace Mem B-24D Libea S/N 41-23908 i  dia id a he Hi Aeace Me, Ogde, Uah ... b  afe a g e i he h c afe cahig i 1943. The ae a aiged  Gea Fa A Ai Fied, Maa,  Nebe 21, 1942 ad  diached  Eedf AAF, Aaa,  ai Aeica ai, ea, ad gd fce i eig he Jaaee iai f he Aeia Iad. The aicaf a he aiged  he 21 Bbade Sad (Hea) f he 28h Cie G a a fad bae  Ua Iad i he Aeia. F hee he aiae a ecaed  a a ai bae  Ada Iad, ee fhe e ad he Jaaee-hed iad a he ee ed f he Aeia. O Jaa 18, 1943, Caai Ee "Pa" Pe ad hi eigh-a ce, ag ih he ce f fie he B-24,  ff f Ada  cae ad bb hee Jaaee  hi eed headed f he hab f Jaaee-hed Kia Iad. The 500-ie i  Kia a ade hgh deeiaig eahe cdii. Whe he figh fia aied e he age, he ee fced  ab he ii de  he eahe ad head f he. Caai Pe i he eaiig aicaf, ig   fe, adied he Ada e ha he aed   d  Gea Sii Iad ab 25 ie hea ac he ba f he bae. Ca. Pe eaed he B-24  he da a ab 130h, ih he adig gea   ee fiig he aicaf. The B-24 id ab 1,000 fee e he d ad e ga befe i fia cae  e, aig beee eea age bde a he f f he caic ai  Gea Sii. The Na hi USS Hbe iced he ce  ae ha ae da ad eed he  he bae  Ada. F he e 50 ea he fge aicaf eed  ha e, id-e ai  he ihabied iad. The i he e f 1994 i a caed b a cig a f he Aeopace Heiage Fondaion of Uah, eachig a  Aaa B-24 cah ie f a eceabe aicaf f dia a Hi Aeace Me. A eedii a gaied f he e f 1995. Pe a caced b ebe f he Heiage Fdai ad aed if he d ie  e  he iad ad ai he ece ea i cig "hi" B-24 f bci. He ad eea ebe f he Heiage Fdai, he 419h Cba Lgiic S Sad, ad he 67h Aeia P f Hi Ai Fce Bae abed i he hah Aeia eahe f eea ee  cee diaebe he ae ad aee i  a aiig ece hi. I a he aed  a eai facii i Caifia. The eed B-24 feage fia aied a he e  Ma 17, 2002 ad he ig cee eci aied i ea Nebe 2006. Fia aeb i  cee, ad he e i he beaif eed B-24 diaed i a ecee diaa id a he Hi Aeace Me. Thi ifai i ae f he Hi Aeace Me ebie, aiaefhea

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  .93. 93d BGA Annal Meeing Mine BG Bie Meeig 10/12/19 i MI Aedee: 93d BG ebe, eeig hed a Shea Me, R, MI Ageda ad e: 1. Wece  Ji 2. Safe, cac #  Ji 3. Ne aedee/iai  Jea K. Mebehi (Jea K)  $25/ea  219 ebe  20 e  8 UK ebe ( chage) 4. Reie chede/giic  Jh 5. Reie 2019 ei fiacia a  Jh 6. Reie Bie eeig ide  Ji 7. Ped Office eeig, Sda igh, debief, a  - Ji 8. Meeig ie hae bee aed ad acceed 9. Ne Bie  Ne ec Bdge  Pee Ach ed i  eabih a bdge  he PX  he i  bdeed b he  f c. Afe e dici, Ji ggeed ha a a ciee be ceaed  edefie he PX ce  aid ebe fiacia c.  Ji eed f Wa, he eced ed f CY2019 Geea fd baace i be $32K Neee e (D, Hiia)  Cigh aice  be aed ad ce  be icded (Life agaie ce, bihed aice ab ebe, ec.) befe ig i eee  BOF achie cie ae  he ebie Webie ad fi dae (Michae)  Webie   ca  a eage i he b ce, -i ic, dici  O-ie egiai f ei ibe f e ea if i ca be de i a ece a, Michae i  i  Media eci eed daig, Michae ha bee b ih fi eff  Iace ha bee eeached, Chai f Tie i beig ed  Michae ha  eea aad ice ceeig he fi  Fi i i ed b Faebie/Michae ad he BG aciai  Bdge f fi ceed, $93,332 ha bee aied e he a 4 ea Fi Fdig Pa (Ji)  Pa Sich ae he i  ae e f $5000 a eegec fd  e f he BG bdge f fi e, Jea ecd. Aed. Rei e (Jh)  Fia $ i be bihed i he e BOF  2021 ei i be i Sa Lae Ci, Uah, Jh i a eeachig. N dae hae bee eabihed e.  Eeai i  4400 f. Cd hae . Cadidae f 2021 ei  B, MS  Peaca, FL  Sa Dieg, CA  Saaah, GA  Seae, WA  Tc AZ

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  .93. A e a hed, ig ice aig d he cadidae. B i f 2021 Rei! Ji L aid  cide Daa, TX f 2022 f he a WWII aiae ad e. Ohe/Mic.  Aa ig f e ggei  h he ee ae egaged. T  e he eee ad cia edia a ch a e ca. Cac Ji R if  ae ieeed i eeig.  (4) Secia ec ggeed b ebe ce e cee he fi ec: 1)93d BG Me a Da, OH,  a a ae i he gd. Shd e d ehig bigge? A ggei  ceae a e ciee  ee  eeach h ch ehig  a bigge cae d be, ie he eff. 2) S/ai ih eia Hadic Me Qe H efbih. 3) Eabih a Wi R/Yaee Ai Me eia  ehibi f he 93d BG. 4) Mig e biefig  ca & ide.  D aed  a c f a ig e f he Naia Achie. Mig e i a chage i a ch a aige, eae  ic. D e ha e ae a ec  c, ca ad ide a f he 93d BG ad aciaed i. o Mi  fd he cig f he Achie f $   $4000 ade b Michee Tie. Ve a eeced i fi eff ae cee. T eii ae.  Hadic ei 2020: T ibe eeed. Ma 8  Meia Da eeed. Le D  if  ae ieeed ad h ch  ae ieeed. Be ecific ih dae if  ae  aaiabe f e. 10. Cicai: Veea Meage: Wae Bae i gad  be hee, aeciae he had , ad i big hi fai  he 2020 ei. Pa L. ee a i  ad eeig. Mie ecd, Aed ad aded a 12:15 PM. L  R Jea Kae, Jh Ma, Ji R, Wae Bae (Veea), Pee Ach, Bi B (Veea), D Mi, Pa Kaahia,Gege Jg, Michae See

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  .93. 2019 Dei Me Rei Fiacia Re The 2019 Rei ccded ih a baace f $3,123 i he ei fd. Thi i a iceae f $832 f he begiig baace. O ga i  geeae ecei adeae  ce a ei eee. The a eee ee $15,040: igh e ha  ecei f $15,872. The diffeece a ab 5%. We had 60 aedee icdig hee 93d Bb G eea. The e f: 93d BGA Teae Re * Pei acc baace (Ed f CY 2018) $29,537 * Ice * Mebehi $ 1,330 * PX Sae $ 70 * Fi Dai $19,860 * Rei Regiai $16,350 * Ta Ice $37,610 * Eee * PaPa Fee $ 107 * Page & Piig $ 921 * Ba & Sbcii Fee $ 108 * Aad $ 110 * Chai $ 600 * Fi Eee $17,700 * Lega Fee (Fi) $ 1,235 * Rei Eee $ 5,000 * Ta Eee $ 25,781 * Aaiabe Baace (a f 10/10/19) $41,366 * Le ei & eaiig fi eee $ 8,610 * P-Fa Baace eiae (a f 12/31/2019) $32,756 Tile Epene Toal Begiig Baace $2,291 Recei @$310 e e  aia aede $15,872 Fd & Beeage $9,889 Taai $3,450 Me $1,298 Shiig $294 Regiai $57 Miceae $52 Ta Eee $15,040 Edig Baace $3,123

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 10 .93. Folded wings Hen John Nkamp, 95, f Had Thi, NJ, aed aa Fida, Ocbe 4, 2019 a hi he i Beachd, OH. B Nebe 15, 1923, a he i Had Thi, NJ, He a he   ad ge f f ibig. He a a 1943 gadae f Fech High Sch. I J 1943, He bega hi eice i he A Ai Fce ad a dichaged i Ocbe 1945 ih he a f Saff Segea. Dig hi eice, he a a e ge ad ae i a B24. He fe 35 ii f Hadic Egad e Ee. I J 2017, he a aaded he Fech Legi f H f hi aiciai i he ibeai f Face i Wd Wa II. He aied Beaice Vigiia C i Nebe 1945. F 35 ea, he ed a a ea ce ad ea deae aage f A & P Ca. He ad hi ife aied hei fai i Had Thi, NJ, hee He a a acie ebe i he VFW P 7857, eig a P Mae ad becig a Life Mebe. He a a ebe f he Phiibg Maic Ldge #52. Ag ih gadeig ad caig f hi e, He ed hig, big ad aig gf a he Oa Hi Gf Cb. He ed he Had Thi Liba, Had Thi Fie Deae, ad He f Hda Chide. S f he ae Hea ad Facia (Sche) Na, He i ied b hi daghe Jd Gi f Vigiia Beach, VA, ad Jea Kae ad he hbad Ma f Shae Heigh, OH, ad hi fie gadchide, Kibe ad he hbad Richad, Rebecca, Laa, Ae ad Wiia. He a edeceaed b hi beed ife Beaice, hi  Bce Na, ad hi ie Aae "Jea" Gade, Wiheia "Wia" Magaei, ad Da "Di" Da. Hoad Paie Jone, J., 94, f Waeb, eeed i e Fida afe, Decebe 28, 2018, a he Medica Uiei f Sh Caia i Chae. He a he ig hbad f i-i ea  he ae M. Neie Wae Je a he ie f he deah i 2012. B Je 15, 1924, i Scheecad, Ne Y, he a a  f he ae Had Paie Je, S. ad he ae Dh Gie Bce. He eed  c faihf i he Uied Sae Ai Fce, eig a a Tai Ge dig Wd Wa II. He eed a g ad dedicaed caee ih Geea Eecic, hee he eied afe f ea f ee f Mafacig Maagee. He a a ebe f he Aeica Wedig Scie ad he Hiica 8h Ai Fce G. He ed fihig ad had a ai f  diig, haig ceed hi eeeh  i Je 2018. Siig ae: hee , Had Paie Je, III f Beie, Daid Chihe Je ad hi ife Da f Nh Chae, ad Michae Jae Je ad hi ife Kae f We Cbia; a daghe-i-a, Cid Je f Waeb; ad  bhe, Richad Bce f Waeb ad Jae Bce f Seie. Thee ae ee gadchide, Tac Wa (Rad), Michae Je (Adee), Abe Whiie (Chi), Ei Kig (Seig), Rbe Dae, J. (Age), Ai Je (Kaheie), ad Te Je (Aea); ad eee gea gadchide ha a ie.

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 11 .93. Gene Bigh Gladell, age 93, fe f Idiaaic, FL aed aa  Sda, Je 30, 2019. He a b  J 2, 1925 i Hib, We Vigiia  L A. ad Ma L. (McN) Gade. Gee a a eea f Wd Wa II ad had eed i he A Ai C a a ai ge  B-24 bbe baed i Hadic, Egad. Fig he cci f he a he eed  We Vigiia ad aied Ma Face Pae ad eed i Dai ad Ei Cege i Ei, WV, gadaig i 1950. Gee he bega a caee i accig ad i 1960 he ad hi fai ed  Idiaaic hee he a he acca f The Mebe Tie i i a acied b Gae. He he e   f Gae a he cedi aage f he Fida Tda i Cca ad eied f Gae i 1985. M. Gade eeed f a be f ea a a eighbhd ciie i Sh Bead f he B Sc f Aeica. He a a ifeie ebe f he Adeiig Media Cedi Eecie Aciai (AMCEA) ad i eiee, he a a acie ebe f he Mebe Maic Ldge, The Mebe Shie, ad he Mebe Gf Leage. Gee a e-deceaed b hi ife f 61 ea, Ma (Pa) Gade i 2009; ad he eae behid  , See (Tia) ad Jh (Vici); e gaddaghe, A Gade Je (Jeffe); ad  gea gad, Ee ad Ja. Hoad G. Hallgah J O Je 13h, 2018, he fiihed hi fia ii ad ied hi beed ife Heia. Had a b  Je 15h, 1921  Had S. ad Bache LaMa (Va D), ad he ied hi eie ife i he Yaia Vae. A a h he a acie i B Sc  #1 affiiaed ih Yaia Pebeia Chch. Sc Mae Caece T  he   Sea Sc ba i  Caada ad ie i  he  cabi a Gd Hi. The e f he d deeed i cig ad cied i adhd a Had cibed a he a NW ea. Had Sei ed he Ci Mea Mae a 9 Nh Fi See ad i a hee ha Had J. becae ficie i he eai ea bie. Had d ae cedi hi eeiece i he ea ae ih hi eific abii  ciaie ih ee. Had aeded Yaia High Sch ad gadaed i he ca f 1939-1/2. Fig hi, he aeded Eae Wahig Cege i Chee, WA i 1942 he he ied he A Ai Fce. He a e  Tea hee he becae a B24 Libea i. Had a aied i Hadic, Egad ih he 93d bb g dig WWII. He fe 26 ii e Gea ad ade fd d e Pad. He had a ie  e ab fa ad he Gea fighe. Whe he a eded he fe a ha ai he  he ae. Had cied hi iia eice ih 20 ea i he Reee ad e  he a f L. Ce. He aa e hi d if i gd cdii ad e i i a Veea Da aade d Yaia Ae. Afe he a, Had aeded WSU. Afe gadaig f WSU ih a degee i Eg, he  hi edcai   a a fied a f Yaia Fae S. Had cied   i

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 12 .93. he agicheica bie ih Niagaa Cheica ad fia a a egia aage f FMC. Afe eiee, he faed ae ad ea  Si Vie Eei hee he ad Heia had bi hei ie id-ce he. Had #1  a iig ih hi daghe, , ad fied a Whie Pa. Thi a a acii ha he eed, ag ih he fee if ice, i age 90. He eae behid hi daghe Caie A Sih,  Bia ad Bce Hagah, a gadchide ad  gea-gaddaghe. Beed ih gd heah f e 90 ea, Had fe aid ha he had ied a e ieeig ife. Olie Rh Bele, 95, f Rae, Mii aed aa Sda Feba 25, 2018. She a b Ma 31, 1922  Cade ad Wiifed (Ca) Me i Oaha, Nebaa. She aied he hbad, Richad,  Seebe 2, 1946 i Oaha, Nebaa. Whe he a ge he ed  ai ad d a ad caf. She i ied b he f : Richad Bee, Rad Bee, Bce Bee, ad Pa Bee;  daghe: Paicia Ci ad L Hiebad: 8 gadchide ad 6 gea-gad chide. M. Bee i eceded i deah b he hbad Richad, he ae, bhe: Fd Bd Me ad ie Fae Mge. The ill be mied!

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 13 .93. greetings From tHe 93rd Bg Historian! H M De  he Hida ea, I hae eached h he Decebe 1944 Ui hi ad ed e ieeig eie. 328 BS R; Afe ch aig b he eeeaie eci head, he ee f he gd eche eed a fie eeig f eeaie  18 Decebe. Wih Ma Jh R. De a head aie; ad a he gd ad eea f he fig ffice aiig hi, a deici ea i ce a eeed  a he e. The e icded , hic ea, Fech fied ae, ea, c, ie a-a-de ad e f bee. Maa Si ad hi Hibiie highighed he eeig ih a iied eface. The Aeca Red C ad he Seca Sece eci did eehig ibe  gie he b a Me Chia. A dace a hed a he Ae Cb  he 20h ih e f e gi, gd ic ad aeiig efehe. The  adig a, a he chide Chia a, hed  Decebe 22d. We e  iiai  e 160 chide (age fie  fifee) iig i  eab iage ad a haage. Aiae 175 chide aeded. A g i a ed ea i he h ih he ae ad age f ee chid aedig, ad each die a aed  ig  f . The chide ee fi bgh  he  heae  ee Wa Die Reca Dag i Techic ad he cae  he Ae Cb hee he a had ice cea ad cae, ad a gif f fahe Chia. Beide a idiida gif each chid a gie cad ad g hich he b had cibed f hei ai. Lig e he iai i a had  e h a haig he bee ie, he chide  he die. Dig he Pa, 15 ga f ice cea a ced. F a f he, i a he fi ie he had ee eae ice cea. ARC Ae Cb Fi 5Th Geneaion aendee a a 93d BG Renion! Pe A M 5h geea a he 93d BG Re,  he Gea, Gea Gaddaghe f S/Sg Me M 328h BS. Ph (L  R) D S, Pe, D J, Lace Chee, D M

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 14 .93. 93rd weBsite & Film ProjeCt Ren To Hadick Docmena Updae W! L  cach   ih he ge f he 93d Bb G' dcea Re T Hadc. Sice he a dae i he Ba f Fie eee, he fi i geig ce  ceig ceeig ad he c. We hae bee abe  cee he dcea a e 20 ee f he ea ca  he e ca. I' bee a i   e hae bee e ad he hae bee fi feia. T e ce  id a highigh, he Naia Me f he Migh Eighh Ai Fce i Saaah, GA ad he Me f Figh i Seae, WA. We ee c  hae Hd ac Michae Cdi a bh f hee ceeig. Michae f ce did a  caea idci i he fi ad ide aai. Lie he 93d Bb G ad i' ebe, Michae ha  ed  bad  he ead he aaee f eebeig he acifice f  fae ad edcaig fe geeai. Michae ha daed hi ie ad hi ec ad i' e ecia  hae hi eee he fi a hee ee. The Q&A ei eded  beig gea ! Ph (L  R) ac Michae Cdi, Ki See, Ji See, Sehe See ad Michae See a he Naia Me f he Migh Eighh Ai Fce Fi feia hae a bee e eadig ad eaffiig ha e hae dced a e ecia fi. The DOCUTAH fi feia a deiged  hcae dceaie  ie . Ag ih 65 he fi, ee ceged i S. Gege, UT f a ee g ee. I'e die hgh hi a f he c a a id b fg  h beaif i i. I ae a gea bacd f he feia. I ee ied e  he Wee S Aiai Wabid Me  a  he ee ha  ha facii. The ae caed  ff he S. Gege Regia ai ad hae e aaig ae diaed hee. A fe ee f he  ce ee hed  f a ceeig f Re T Hadc he e da! I addii  a gea eeiece a feia e hae bee iig aad ! Tae a  a he feia ha hae acedged a f  had  (ee diaga aached). Fia, I a abe  cee he fi i  he f Jeffe Ci, Mii. N  cd e ge a bch f fied ad fai  g b  gadhe a abe  aed. I aeed ih he ad  gadfahe  he aa 93d Bb G ei f ea. M gadfahe a a bbadie/aiga i he 93d BG ad he ea eed he ei i hi ae ea. He aed i 2016 b i a gea  ge  gadhe  a age 94  ee he fi a he ca ciee ih eee. Ph (L  R) Michae See ih gadhe Bee Sia Peae ae e ha  ii .hadicfi.c ad ig  f eai dae. Michae See Pdce/Diec Re T Hadic

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 15 .93. Fi Feia Sceeig & Recgii Iac Dc Aad Aad f Mei  Secia Mei Ideede Fi Aad/Ld Be Dcea Feae Ahdie Fi Aad Be Dcea Feae Uied Sae Fi Feia Be U.S. Dcea O Fi Feia Be Dcea Feae Ti Tie Ieaia Fi Feia Be Cieagah Feae Ra Sa Fi Feia Be Dcea Feae Eege Fi Feia Be Dcea Feae Chagi Dcea Fi Feia Niaed f Ra "Seice abe Sef" Ad. Nhea Mai Fi Feia Officia Seeci Kaa Ieaia Fi Feia Officia Seeci DOCUTAH Fi Feia Officia Seeci Rc Mai Ieaia Fi Feia Officia Seeci Ne U Fi Feia Officia Seeci Ree Ea Tea Fi Feia Officia Seeci Me ad Ohe Sceeig Naia Me f he Migh Eighh Ai Fce Saaah, GA The Miia Heiage Me Pa Gda, FL Ceaie Ai Fce: Miea S. Pa, MN Eie Sae Aeciece Me Geie, NY The Me f Figh Seae, WA Pae f Fae Chi, CA Nich ad Nf Miei Liba Nich, Egad GQT Caia 8 Theae Jeffe Ci, MO 93d Bomb Gop Webie Updae The 93d Bb G ei i he Dei Me aea a a gea cce! We ee abe  ea he ei ie e Faceb ad he 93d' ebie .93bg.c. Hee i diaga f h a ee ached he ie ea (ee aach iage). We g ce  500 ee achig  3 da ie ea. Wha ee  be heig he  i geig he d  e Faceb. We had a fe echica ag b e a he ie eaig ha bee abe  he  hae  ei ih he h ca' ae i  hi icde eea h igh  be abe  ae he i ae. We he  cie hi eice f ebe ad he hae he ei ih a a ee a ibe. Michae See 93d BG Webae .93bg.c Live Viewers Total Live. V1ew5 L1v1: ,tream V1ews FB LJVeV1ews 484 87 397 'MIO '20 . 280 0 t ll )19 183 Total Views ./ 240 22 Uvestream Views . 161 FB Live Views 200 160 /• 120 I 80 L -----------~ 40 .e--- . . Oct 10 0d 11 Oct 12 Oct 13 Oct 14 • Total -•- Livestream •- Facebc>ok

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 16 .93. 93rd PX The 93d BGA PX i be gig de a cee eai e he e eea h. A ciee i beig fed  eie ad ie he PX ce, dc ffeig, bdgeig, ad eae f e. A iied a f dc, icdig Ted' Taeig Cic b i be aaiabe dig hi ie. We aeciae  ceai dig hi ie fae. memBersHiP Wih Fa   ad he hida  ad he ce, eea hig ae a f he ea f he 93d BGA. The Rei i Dei a a gea cce. I i e f he hig ha ae beig a ebe  ch f. Pee a d fied ad ade e e. Thee ee iga e ad e bie eeced icdig he hig f he fi, Re  Hadic. The he hig ha i a f he Fa ea i he ebehi eea die. If  ebehi eie  Decebe 31, 2019, I hae e  a ee ih a ebehi f. Peae ee  ebehi  if  hae aead. Peae fee fee  d   he ebie, 93bg.c. A   beig a a f he 93d BGA i ie beig a a f a fai. We ae a ceced hgh  WWII eea ad hei ie, hehe a eaie  a fied. We a ece ee ieeed i WWII ad he 93d BGA. O ii i  be dedicaed  eeig he egac f he e ad e h eed i he 93d Bbade G, 8h Ai Fce dig WWII. We a  he ga ad eff f he Meia T f he 2ADA Meia Liba i Nich, Egad ad he Migh Eighh Ai Fce Me i Saaah, Gegia. If  hae a ei egadig he a f  ebehi   ee h i ieeed i becig a ebe, eae fee fee  cac e. Tha  f  ebehi ad  f he 93d BGA. Jea Kae ebe93bg@a.c

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 1 .93. 93Bg.Com MEMBERSHIP FORM 2020 Name_________________________ _ __ Adde____________ ________ ________ Ci ________________________ _ ________ Sae __ _Zip _ __ Phone Nmbe_________ ______Cell Nmbe _ Email Adde____________________ _____________ 93d BG Connecion: (eae cice aiae) Ve i/a-elf, fahe, ncle, gandpa  I am a Hioian/fiend. Name of 93d eean __ _____________________ _______________ Rank ________ __ Sqadon _____ ________ Time peiod in Seice: ___ _____ 19___ _ o____ ____ 19___ ____ Aiplane Name()_____________________ _____ _____ Pilo() __________________ _______ Ce Chief()_________ __Commen (li ce if knon)____________ _ ____________ (     ) Annal Membehip $25 $________ 2 ea dicon ae (2020 & 2021) $45 $________ Ta dedcible Donaion $________ (The 93d i a 501(c)(3) Ogaiai) TOTAL $________ ___ P MAIL  ___ P E-MAIL  Peae e, ebeh   a caeda ea. M   : 93 BOMB GROP (We encoage o o pa b PaPal hogh he 93d Bomb Gop ebie, 93bg.com) Mail o: Jean Konaek, 93d Bomb Gop An. 2644 We Pak Bld., Shake H., OH 44120 Cop hi fom fo famil and fiend o become membe. Thank o! _____Ye! I old like o olnee o help he 93d BGA and m kill i: _ KEEP OUR HISTORY ALIVE!

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Ball  Fie QUARTERLY EPRESS NEWSLETTER OF THE 93d BOMB GROUP 2nd Ai Diiin, 8h Ai Fce, Hadick, England .93bg.cm V. 28 N. 1 Sg 2020 Remembeing Fallen Hee f he 93d b Je Pea The 93d Bb G  f f hee. Ma f hee hee dd  ce he; heefe,  bece  d  e he . Th  e g a , d 76 ea afe he acfced h fe  da h f h 21 bhda e he e f Ee. Tha  f eadg h , f f he ha a he  he d f e, he he  ee  ge. Smehee in England Rbe H. Fhe J. a b  he B, NY  Ocbe 31, 1922. Afe eg  he A A Fce  Seebe 11, 1941, he d  fd hef headed ac he Nh Aac a a ge/aa ad ea  a e-a ce f a B-24. He ad h ce aed a Hadc  ae J f 1943. A h e, ch f he 93d a  ea deache  Lba  aae  he Pe   a Oea Tda Wae. The Ce The ce ced f f ffce: , 2d. L. Rge W. Hae, c-, 2d L. Egee H. Cae, aga, 2d L. Ha J. L, ad bbade, 2d L. Geg Ba. The eed e ee egee/ e ge, T/Sg. He H. Had J., ad ea, T/Sg. Id F. Cea, ad f ge, S/Sg. Rbe H. Fhe J. (h a ef), S/Sg. Rbe J. Gaff, S/Sg. Cffd A. Ba, ad S/Sg. Rebe L. Gaea. Bede Rebe, e f he he ce ebe had eached he 30h bhda. The Miin Begin Ding Black Week Rbe J. ad h ce fe he f   Ocbe 10h, 1943. The a bbe ea a  aac Me, Gea, he Rbe J. ad he 93dd Bb G ee  f a de e he Nh Sea. Ab hafa hgh he , he ge e f he  e ge ad a ge  B-24D Dgach Rade faed, fcg Rbe J. ad h ce  ab he  ad  bac f Hadc. The ecd  d ae ace  Ocbe 14h. Th a he fa Secd Schef ad eded  ce Na ba-beag dc. A  a de   eahe cd e Egad eeed he 93dd Bb G f fg  h e g. A a ch ae bbe fce, he cade f he 93dd Bb G ceed he   a de ad Ede. Rbe J. ad h ce ade  bac  bae  B-24D Beag, b e 60 bbe faed  e  ha d

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 2 .93. be caed e f he  ee aea bae f he a. Wh ab 10 e  each bbe, hee ee e 600 e b  Egad ha gh. Qe a beg   fe f a e ce h   de he be. 18 Ocbe 1943 The Hae ce d be e ea  he g f Mda, Ocbe 18, 1943. Oce aga, he 93d Bb G d be fg a de f a fa f B-17 ha ee  bb ahag ad ad a ea  a  De, Gea. The d hae  fghe ec, ad hgh  a age a aged, he bbe dd ca  500 b. bb. Ce ee ge e  aac a ee hg c eceed e he Nh Sea. F ea , b ce, 2d L. Egee H. Cae, dd  f a c-  h . Iead, 2d L. Rge W. Hae  he c- ea, ad 1 L. Chae R. Hche a aged  ead he ce. L. Hche had ed he 93d Bb G  a h   befe Rbe J. ce, ad had f  adda bbg   Seebe. L. Hche had a fe ad  g b a he  Laa. He a 24 ea d. Rbe J. ad h ce ee aged  f  a B-24 ha had bee ad ce he 93d Bb G bega cba ea  ae 1942. He ae a Sh Le. The ga ce f Sh Le had aed bac  he ae, hag ceed 25 . Thgh a-ea, he a a h bd ha had bgh he ce bac f e 40 . Whe e he Nh Sea a ad 1:20 PM,  a eed b he ce ha Sh Le fe behd he fa. Th  he Sh Le a ed b hee  f Me-109 f Lfaffe  JG 3. A he ee aac cced, he bbe a a ee decedg  a cd ae, eab  a ae  e he fghe. Ne f he he bbe ce eed eeg Sh Le eege f he cd, ad  ad cac h Rbe J. ad h ce a eabhed. The Lfaffe  h aaced Sh Le ee abe  cf a c, a he   gh f he bbe  he cd afe he ecd aac. The e g e h had deaed Egad   he hd  ee  ed a g  ac. Oe ca  age he agh ad heaache fe b 2d L. Egee H. Cae. H e ce fed a Hadc ee  ge. A he a  h b ha gh, he gh f he hee e bed hee  h befe Rge, Ha, ad Geg had e,  hae bee a  ch  bea. Ufae, L. Cae d a e h fe  Decebe 22, 1943  a   Oabc. In Mem Each cea a h aaded a Pe Hea ad a A Meda, ad ae ceaed  he Wa f he Mg a he Cabdge ad Nehead Aeca Ceeee. A ebe ha bee ceaed  h he acfce f hee g e. I ha he dce, hgah, ad ee ha ee ed  e Rbe J. . The   he ebe  be. Tha  f ag he e  eebe  c ad he e he e h gae he g e f  feed. Sh Le Mea Webe h://behfhe.eeb.c/

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 4 .93. Presidents CornerHa 2020! He he ea aed ff e f a f  93d BGA eea, fa & fed! Y Offce hae a  f  gg    f he 93d BGA  e ae ff  a gea a f he ea! Be ae he hghgh f ha e ae g  (L f e dea  h e f he BOF, f e f hee): - Renin lanning (US) Ahe faac e  beg aed f Ocbe, 2020  Sa Lae C, UT! I  be ahe f e f he 93d BGA fa  he  ca  ! - Renin lanning (UK)  A   Hadc  beg aed f Ma, 2020 (cg  fa)! Th  aa a def   ea e ab he 93d Bb G Hadc Aede 104, (he dg WW II), ad  he Me a Hadc ad Nch, ad aed he Mea Sece f he 2d A D. - R  H  e had e ccef ceeg f he f ad he d, ceag a  f ee ad b ab  1 ca dcea! We ae  g  he hae f aeg ad db. - Membehi eneal  Th  he e f ea  fae  ebeh (f  hae aead)! I  a gea a   he 93d BGA, ad    ca  he ad ad ee f he 93d Bb G. - 93d BGA PX  A a b-cee ha bee fed   a  PX dc ad cee,  ehace  ebe ffeg, ad  e ace. If  hae gge f ha e f dc  d e  ee, eae cac e! - 93d BGA jec  Pe  e be eeg, e ae egag (4) ea ec ha he Aca cd/hd     f  . Th cde deeg ed cce, c, ad g,  ee hch ec() d be aae f   e fad h. Thee ae: 1) ehacg he 93d BG ea caed a he US A Fce Me  Da, OH, 2) cag/caagg 93d BG ae da g f bee eachab, 3) de  ad ece  eadg he Me a Hadc (f/he eeded e he ee f he 4h ae h bdg), ad 4) ee aa fdag  f he 93d BGA , ecea  ca   aed e (gh    ce f bdge  he geea fd,  hgh ebeh fee). Sb-cee ad ee ae aged  he h a 4, b f  hae a aca ee, ad a  he, eae cac e! - Alignmen ih he WW II g  We hae aed ea cea h he Heage Leage,  deee f hee  a ee,  beef  cbg e ace  ee, aca a  aa e. We hae aeed h  he a h he gaa, h e cce; hee, he Offce ce  be ceced  he g  a eff  becha ad  f a  he each he . Be e  chec  ebe, a .hadcf.c ad  93d BGA ebe, .93bg.c. Hae a gea Sg, ad e  ee   Sa Lae C  Ocbe, 2020! J R Pede, 93d BGA Ve day 75 years HardwiCk 22 H, E M 7  11, 2020 E  75  C ad I ae g ad a M Re e he Ma 7-11, 2020 eeed. We hae eached he  ee, ad a h eed hae  be caced h fa Re dea. I he ee  d e  g, e a hae a fe e . Peae cac e ASAP If  hae a e, eae cac D M. Cac f  h  he Offce Dec.

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 5 .93. Marx FaMily Honors UnCle and Crew on 75tH anniVersary oF tHeir deatHs on deCeMber 19 1944 1LT Rbe W. Ma,  ad h ce f 10 ee a ed  a ae-ff cah afe g a ee ea 1900 fee a he a ed. A 0947 h, B-24J #42-50597-P, ed b 1LT. Ma ade a e ae-ff  a eaa fgh  he Kbg aea  edc e a ad e e f he e f deag ad ceg he Gea ffee ha becae  a he Bae f he Bge. Sh afe ae-ff he ae cahed, eded, ad bed a B Oa Fa. The aae cah e f he fg c ffce  he cadg ffce, 93d bb g daed 22 Decebe 1944, aagah 2 ae, e  ag ff he  a he ege  ad ceaed he. A h e he ege ded a. The ae becae abe ad ceaed eea bc befe cahg aae e e h f he fed. F he 121 Ma Pce Ca (AVN), AAF Sa 104, APO 558, Decebe 1944 da e f he 19h, B-24 cahe aae e (1) e h f de. Bb ade acaf ede  cahg. Acaf a dehed ad e e aae a e. A ebe f he ce ee ed. O f bb ee fd ag ecage. Oe  f ae a aae a e f he e f ecage.e ad be fd aa f he ecage ed he cc f he cah ad e. Daage a cded a fa he ad ba eab. Ma Jh De a aed  he c e ad eed, Sh afe 1030 h, he g f acaf  ff. Afe a afe ea, 597-P (ee) a cea  ae ff. A h aae hch a ag ff  a 20 (200) aed  f f he c e, I head a acca  hch I beee a a ege bac fg. If h afc cced  bab caed a edc  e  ad a a cbg fac  he cah. The bad f ffce afe eeg he edece ccded ha he cah a caed b eahe (50%) ad ea e (50%). The e ae: he ae-ff a ade de e eahe cd de  gd fg h b f aae 50 ad. The ae a beed f he c e  ae a a ae-ff afe a gd  f aae 5,000 fee. Oe d e a head 20 ecd ae. Iega a he cee f he cah eeaed ha he ae c egh ee aae 900 ad f he ed f he ae-ff a. F he a he ee ee be,   beeed ha he ae a fg agh ad ee a a ade f 25 fee abe he gd he he f ee a c. Egh f he ee 500 d geea e bb eded he he ae c he gd. Ad hee   edece f abage. Afe 75 ea hae aed, h cah e ad a e e f ha haeed  he eee e h ded dde ad e ha g-ag e g. The ee f Dec 19, 1944 chaged  fa fee. We hae he eb  ae ha hee e ae  fge ad ha he acfce a   a. O Decebe 18, 2019 e ebe f he Ma fa ed  Egh fed  ceae he deah ad ge h  he h ded ha da. Th a  hd ea  h he f  1994  he 50h aea ad he ecd  2004  he 60h aea ad   he 75h aea. Each e e hae gaheed a he e de c    a ea ece, e hae ead he ae f he eee h ehed. F he f e, e f  ce  aeae a ee  eebe he a he ae he cae. Rbe Pe  he   f Uce Bb e, Dh, ad a aed

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 6 .93.  ha h ce d be fge. The he aeae  Rbe Ma, he f ehe b afe Uce Bb deah. He ha  aeed  Egad e. The e f , Jh, Raa, Rch, Ke, Ee Ma ad Ea ad See He, ee ffg a e d  be ee  h a aea. O Egh fed ed  f he cee  a he eec a e. Sadg ag a c ae e  feh ed ad e dd fed a  dea, b he he da he ded a dea ehe. U aa e ee eced b a dee fg ch e he e  1944. I  cae, he fg gae a  he  ad he da bgheed cdeab. The ede f gd cd a e beg a e eaed h ed he b a f a gea f ege hea ade bbe. Afe he ece eded e b Vca L Be, e de  he fag e ad 93d Mea hee he Aeca fag a aed b  ee-ea d gaddaghe, Ee ad e aed h  fed ab he g-ag da. I had  beee he e ha aed  c. O f eff  fd  ab he cah, ee  1992, he e e he Wd ad eaed ab he eff  ee ae he ee f he deed f he 93d. Te ha aed ad e ce  each e geea ab he e h acfced eehg. Hef, e  e f he 85h, 90h ad 100h aeae  ed each e geea ha feed ce a a hgh ce. Thee eee e gae  a def gf f feed! 1LT ROBERT W. MARX, PILOT * 1LT WILLIAM H. YOUNG, CO-PILOT * 1LT JOHN D. CAMP, NAVIGATOR * 1LT H. DAVID FULMER, JR., BOMBADIER * 2LT ROBERT. K. LOCKER, RADAR * T/SGT FRANK H. WHITTEN, ENGINEER T/SGT BENJAMIN C. WIEGAND, GUNNER S/SGT FRED D. PETTIGREW, GUNNER * S/SGT RALPH E. GIFFORD, GUNNER S/SGT ROBERT A. HUGHES, GUNNER S/SGT HAROLD GLICKMAN, GUNNER * BURIED AT THE AMERICAN MILITARY CEMETERY AT CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND The e da e aeed  he Aeca Ma Ceee  h he  ce ebe bed hee. The ceee  e f he  beaf, eacef ace  he d ad a fg ace f Bb ad fe he f h ce  be bed. We aced eah a he bae f each gae ae ad eebeed he e he ea ae bed hee  ee. The ae ded b hded f he h ade he ae acfce ad ae eaed h  dg ad eec b a gaef a. Thee ae  d  ee he bea ad ee ha eade he ceee. We ee hed  be ee 75 ea afe he deah. Thee e ae  fge!

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  .93. 2020 Re Sa Lae C, Uah Ocbe 15  19, 2020 O 2020 e ae ace  Sa Lae C (SLC), UT  Ocbe. Ahgh ha ee  be  he fa-ff fe,    ea  ae  eea. We  be ag a he: H Gade I 250 We 600 Sh Sa Lae C, UT 84101 O  ae  $119.00  a f 13.82% e gh ($135.45 ce) f Thda  Sda gh. The  ae cde a f ade--de beafa f . Beafa f hd ad fh ge  a   $5.00 e da. F he h a  ae ea  ea afead, he he ha eeded he ae f hee da  ad hee da afe he e. Aedee ae ebe  ae he  he eea. Peae ae  eea a he eae ! T ae eea cac Je Ye-Lech, Sae Maage a: (801) 364-5200 Ee 504  Je.eech@h.c . Be e  e  ae h he 93d Bb G  ece he g ae. If  d  each Je dec eae eae he a eage  ed a ea. D n call he Hiln Reeain linehe  n hae acce   g ae!

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  .93. The he ha a 24-h he, fee ag, fee WF  H H ebe, a fe cee, a d  ad ad. The 24-h Pa Pa ffe d ad ac. H H ebe e a 20% dc f e chaed f he Pa Pa. If  aead a ebe,  H H a h://.h.c/e/h-h/. Thee   fee  . A h befe e ae, he e Sa Lae C a ea  cheded f ce ag  ae he, e cfabe, ad cee. The eahe  SLC dg Ocbe  acaed  be  eaa. The aeage hgh  67 degee ad he   46 degee. SLC ha  da f eca   he f f a. I e ea he hae e da f   Ocbe. I geea, hee   f  ad cfabe eeae. O he  caed  10 e f he a ad h ag dace f he d ad  bc f he fee a e h he d aea. ACCOMMODATIONS: The 4- he ca 132 ge ad e h cea hgh-eed Iee acce  ge, eeg , bbe ad eaa, 43-ch LCD ee h HD chae, f bah aee ad ha de, , g bad & dda cae c, aa cc ad, cffeeae ad -  - efgea. A cea da eae  aaabe. I add  he he c, a ega fee ce he c f  che, eeg ea, aa, eaba , ad ga ace. A ega f  be cded  a fe eee e.

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  .93. Folded wings Richad "B" Dai, 95, aed aa eacef a he  Seebe 11, 2019. B  Rchfed, B a a fee ede. He a a cda a Reee Hgh Sch ad  f h fed e ad fa ceg  ae h eeded a deadg ea. He a aaded Rchfed ce f he ea  2002 f h a ece hgh he c. He had bee a Mae Ma ad a a ebe f he Mac fae f 70 ea. B a  d f h Wd Wa II a ece. He eed a a B-24 a ge ad fe 35 bbg  e Gea. Peceded  deah b h g fe f 62 ea, Dh. He  ed b h  , Dae Mga ad Jae. He a ed ad  be ed b a. B a eae ha ea c, h a a fe e ed. Mak Rbe Hn f Vece, FL, beed hbad, fahe ad gadfahe, aed aa a age 97  Ma 24, 2019. B  Feb. 1, 1922,  Lehgh, he a e f egh chde f he ae Gabe ad Sade H. Ma cae  Vece f Scch Pa, N.J.,  h eee  1985. He gadaed a he  f h ca h a degee  egeeg f Lehgh Ue, hee he a a ebe f he Thea XI Fae, ad e   f he Pbc Sece Eecc & Ga C.  Ne Jee, eg afe 36 ea a cae aage f a aeace. Ma eed a a aga  he A A C dg Wd Wa II, ad eed a he a f Ma  he A Fce Reee. He ced a fe f ece b eeg h e a Gace Ued Mehd Chch ad he L Cb, ad a a a ebe f he 8h A Fce Hca Sce, he Pbc Sece Reee Cb ad he Secd A D Aca. He eed ae ad gh-eeg, cd e, ad hg age fa gaheg a h he  Scch Pa ad Vece, ad a h ae he  he Pc Ma. H edge f he a ad cea a aed d  chde ad gadchde, a f h fd eebe agag h Ma. He  ed b h deed fe f 72 ea, Babaa Daghe, f Vece (a b  Lehgh);  daghe, Sha R (R) f Pee, NJ, ad Rb Ace (Ec) f Feead, MD;  , Ma E. (Babaa) f Pe Veda Beach, FL, ad Ga (A) f Maea OH; 11 gadchde ad 20 gea-gadchde. Wilfd W. Neln Ded Nebe 6, 2016 a he age f 93 A , bhe, hbad, fahe, gadfahe ad gea-gadfahe, he ea had a def fe. W a b  S. Pa  1923, he ecd ge f he egh chde f Jh ad Haah Ne. He gadaed f Jh Hgh Sch, eed a a f he Geae Geea  WWII, ad eed he  aed cege. He gadaed f he Ue f Mea  1950. He e h fe, Ma, he bh ed a e a Gace Naa Pa. Tgehe he aed f chde. W e h ee caee a Nh Aeca Lfe ad Caa. W a c  fd e a ecd e. I 2000, he aed Ma Gacagd. Tgehe, he aeed ad he US ad d. The had a ea f f, aghe, fa ad fed. W a eceded  deah b h ae ad bg, f fe Ma. He  ed b h fe, Ma Gacagd, h f chde, Maha (Aa K), Pee (A Fehebach), Paa Ffd (Da) ad Jae Me (Geg) a e a 11 gadchde ad 5 gea-gadchde. He a e f he gd e - e ad ag, he, fga, ehca ad g. He  be ed b a.

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 11 .93. greetings FroM tHe 93rd bg Historian We aa hea ab he bae f he Bge ad h he bad eahe gded he A A Fce f eea da. Whe gg h he d fe, I fd e eeg e f h he 93d Bb G ed he  b fg , afeg e  he Ifa ad e. Bae f he  he ce ee ced  f a ee h had e ha fe. Whe ae ee eeded    gd fce, e ee gded de  bad eahe. Sce he eahe ha chaged, e hae bee dec g he gd fce. O 24 Decebe, h g dached ff-fe (55) acaf, he age be ee   he a  e  f h bae. Ne Yea Da Jaa 1, 1945 The d ea ded ad he e ea a b h ch fafae hee  he . G aeed f a Tacca age   f  had eed gd   he Bge. The eahe f he f ee f he h a eee bad, a he aae ee gded eg  a geea   ace. O hee (3) cca hee a hea  fa eeg  e be  he cc  he Pb Cag ace. 328h BS Dg he h he ad fhed he fg aed eed e  he fa efcee ag Cad. C. Gege Fae, C. De Shee*, C. Ge Chae, C. Rbe Tha, Pfc. Ah Sabbag, Pfc. Abd Zech* 329h BS Sg. C Bab a afeed  he Ifa Refcee . 330h BS The fg e ee afe f he ad  he fa; C. Cffd Wdee, P. Jae Bea, P. Jh See, P. Gege Ca ad Pfc. Wa C 409h BS Fe e aeed he ca f he fa f a efcee. F f hee e ee ebe f he aae ec C. Rbe Laaa, C. Fa Leahed, C. Jae Be ad Pfc. Cec Iga. The ffh a Pfc. Wa Paec J a aged  he dace ec. Ohe e  he   a eeed f he fa, b ad he ae ee  ecded  he h e. *Thee e ae  ed  he e f he 93d S fm m Ganda Sl f Cke Afe S/Sg Me M ceed h 30   Seebe 26, 1944; he a aed  a  ad   S f a fe h. Dg ha e, e f h de a  dee ce f he heag f he h. He ad ccaa, a ffce d    a ad ge a e ea ce, he ha haeed, S/Sg M gae he a ee bce  e. Ph: (L  R) Me M, Jh Beae ad Gad Da Chee, D Mi

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 12 .93. Bk Reie Bied n he Balefield N M B The Ren f he Dead fm Wld Wa T B William L. Beigel I 1947,  gadhe a aed b he Wa Deae ha he d e  hae hae h he  eah ea. She, a Gd Sa Mhe, a ge he chce  hae h ea eed  he Ued Sae f ba  a ae ceee  f ba  a Naa Ma Ceee   hae h ea ebed  a eae ceee eea ea hee he ded  be bed eea  a ae ceee. The fa a aed  ae he he   a adad Ree f D f Rea f. M gadhe eceed a bche, eaed b he ffce f he Qaeae Geea, decbg  ahec dea h he eaa ga ed. A c ee be b he Ued Sae Gee. O fa a e f had faced h h dec. Wa Bege b  he f f  d  ae  eae h he ce ed ad  ge face ad ae  he ae fe-ea eff deae  eaae had f ea bed a e he d. O he Ued Sae cd deae ch a ae b ad ca   h a cce. Dee he c, bc ee a ebe. Aeca he, fahe, ad e aed he ed e he. Th  a ae g ede  be d. U Wd Wa II,  C had ee aeed ch a ae ec, b ce he h ha bee  acce. The Ued Sae Mae de heee  ee eag a fe Mae behd  ae ha. Tha ade ha bece he adad f a ece. We had he ad hae da, a ae ce  ace  cae, def ad ece a he eceebe   a. Th eff  ee a he ea  C ca d f he h ge he e   ece. Afe decbg he ee ae  e def he ea f ee e, he a ece ded ae a decbed cdg he deg ad cc f cff ea  he a, he ce f cag h  a h  ca he ea f he Eea ad Pacfc heae f a,  he ece ge a he e  ad a he ceeee hee he ea ee fa eed. Ee hgh he ga a eeced e fe ea, he fae ee eage  ee he ed e fa he! Th  b  e eeached ad g ede. Wa Bege   be ceded f dg h a a f a g e-ed eff  f hgh   a aced bga. F  fa,  gadhe ad fe he fae decded  eae he ea  Egad hee he e ded. The aed he  be gehe f a e. The  gae ae ea  each he  a beaf ceee hee aa ee ae hed each Mea Da  eebe he acfce. Whe Gadhe Ma ed  he 60 h  A Nac, he ee cced he ade he gh dec. Uce Bb ea cd  be  a e beaf ca. He  ag fed! Pbhed b Mdgh  1 AM Pbhg, Cgh 2019, eeed b Jh Ma

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 13 .93. Bk Reie A Man f Inelligence, Memi f Wa, Peace and he CIA b Geneal Chale P. Cabell USAF (1903-1971) A  2019 e  De, Bgade Geea Chae (Chc) P. Cabe J., Geea Cabe , eeed a a deag h Fahe e  he ag f ad cdc f gfca ea dg WWII. A a chae ebe f Geea He Ha Ad ad cc  h e a cade f he A A Fce, he L C Cabe a  a e   acae  a f he aegc dec ade f 1942 ad. Lae, a a Ce, he caded he 45h Cba Bbade Wg ced f hee g fg B-17. A he a ced, Geea Cabe a ed  ag f he a f Nad ad a aca  he   a dc, he a f he Face, ad he ae Pe caag caed Oea Re ha  ace  1944. H e dea he ag ad eec f D-Da ad ccde ha he P-51 a ec f he hea bbe h he eeded age ed  he dec f he Lfaffe eg  cee a e f he Ae hgh he e f 1944. Chc, h fe, Hae ad h bhe, Be, e  f  da acag   e ace. Eee ade he fee ece ad eed eeg ad ag gehe. Afe he eea ccded  Sada eeg, Chc gac eeed he 93d h a c f h Fahe Me. I  he b he ad     ac f b  ead. Wh a fe ee, I bega eadg he 416-age e ceed  he fa ea f h fe. The b a eded b h  ad ed  1997, e- ea ae. Thee a aec f a g ad g caee ae hghghed: (1) Wd Wa II ad he Kea Wa; (2) he eace afe WW II eed b he Kea Wa ad he  a ea; ad (3) he Cea Iegece Agec (CIA) hee he eed a de f ee ea h ee  he fedg ad ea f he U-2 cdg he Ga Pe h d ad hgh he Ba f Pg ea de Pede Keed. Each chae eeaed de fa ab he ee ed. The b  egg ad a  deadg  a h. I  ad, ee h  fced eadg ab he A A Fce  WWII, I had ea ee head f Geea Cabe  h ea e. N ha Ie ceed h Me, I a hced ha I dd  f h. He a a e ae ad e eeced b Geea Maha, Eehe, Ad, Saa, De, ad Tg. Sce I fhed h b, I hae ead  he decbg he ae ee ad bh hghgh Geea Cabe cb. He  he  fa WWII ea A Fce eade ha I had ee head ab. Th  a gea b! I hgh eced . If  a  b , e e , ad   be  he a   edae. IMPAVIDE Pbca, Cad Sg, CO 80919, Cgh 1997, ISBN 1-893180-02-6, B ee b Jh Ma

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 14 .93. 93rd FilM ProjeCt We ae ff  a gea ea h he Re T Hadc dcea! We ae fhg  a fe ceeg e hae ad he c ad eaa. Ye - eaa! We ee c egh  ge acceed  f fea  Ja, Ida ad Ld, Egad. A f g h ace, he fea  Ida a  Jaa 20h. The Ld ceeg  be  Feba 17h. I a a a ce e  ge a ffca eec f he Seda Ieaa F Fea. Ee ea h fea cae aadg g f ad e ae e c  be cded  he 2020 e . The fea  cee Re T Hadc ce--ce  Feba 23d ad aga  Feba 25h. Peae  .hadcf.c f a he dea. I add  e ceeg ha ae ef f 2020, e hae hfed  ae  db. Th deed  ahe a  cb b ecg db  a he h hae ee he f  e  e   DVD/B-a. Oe hde e had  ece a ceag a he h ad f ha aea  he dcea. Sce e hae decded  ae he ec bc e eed e f ee ha  he ae ed  he f. I a e had ab 450 ee f h ad f ha eeded  ge ceaed. Ag h  ae, e hae ceaed 99% f he ae, ad e ae  g fad. Ce e ae ag   db cae ad b e a e   Feba. I ge eee   he Faceb age f he ec ad a he ebe. If  ae eeed  ee a he eee f 2019 eae g : h://.hadcf.c/eeeache Mchae See Pdce/Dec Re T Hadc .hadcf.c

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 1 .93. 93rd Px The 93d BGA PX  be gg de a cee ea e he e eea h. A cee  beg fed  ee ad e he PX ce, dc ffeg, bdgeg, ad eae f e. A ed a f dc, cdg Ted' Taeg Cc b  be aaabe dg h e. We aecae  cea dg h e fae. MeMbersHiP Ha Ne Yea! Ha La Ne Yea a! I a he ae becae a e f  ,  hbad ed a age a f he ea  Shehe, Cha, eachg. (He   hee a he e de  he ca bea.) Leag a ch a I hae ab Cha f  hbad ha bee facag. He ae a e he c cecg ea. Befe he eed, he aeed a e he US f h b ad ceced ed ea, ecfca aage ad ba. He e ch e  Oaha ad feeed eea bche h. Seea f  ebe d a ha a e e e. Tha ed e f  ebe h ae eea. Oe h  a Oaha b, B B,  100 h ea. I a deg hch bche h he gh g  f he bhda a aage. Ahe f  eea  Gege McLea, h  a Ne Oea ede. I he he  eg he e eadg   Fa Teda! Ad  Cafa , Lead Sece, h h h , ha bee a ad e f  f, Re  Hadic. We ce hae 25 eea h ae  ebe ad eadg he chage  ag he de  e. Tha  f ha  fea. We hae 65+ ee h  eed  ee he ebeh hch eed  12/31/2019. Y  be geg a ede ee f e. Peae fee fee  g  he ebe, 93bg.c ad ee h PaPa. I fa ad ea ad ece. I    d  . F he 214 h hae he de   dae, THANK YOU! I d a e  ha a f  h hae ed he 93d Bb G Aca hgh ee  ad da. Th fhe   f eeg he egac f he 93d BGA ae. B , eee ce  h gaa h  eea, a ad ee. Tha  f  ebeh ad  f he 93d BGA. Jea Kae ebe93bg@a.c

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 1 .93. 93bgCoM MEMBERSHIP FORM 2020 Name_________________________ _ __ Adde____________ ________ ________ Ci ________________________ _ ________ Sae __ _Zi _ __ Phne Nmbe_________ ______Cell Nmbe _ Email Adde____________________ _____________ 93d BG Cnnecin: (eae cce aae) Ve i/a-elf, fahe, ncle, ganda  I am a Hiian/fiend. Name f 93d eean __ _____________________ _______________ Rank ________ __ Sadn _____ ________ Time eid in Seice: ___ _____ 19___ _ ____ ____ 19___ ____ Ailane Name()_____________________ _____ _____ Pil() __________________ _______ Ce Chief()_________ __Cmmen (li ce if knn)____________ _ ____________ (     ) Annal Membehi $25 $________ 2 ea dicn ae (2020 & 2021) $45 $________ Ta dedcible Dnain $________ (The 93d  a 501(c)(3) Ogaa) TOTAL $________ ___ P MAIL  ___ P E-MAIL  Peae e, ebehi i  a caeda ea. M   : 93 BOMB GROUP (We encage   a b PaPal hgh he 93d Bmb G ebie, 93bg.cm) Mail : Jean Knaek, 93d Bmb G An. 2644 We Pak Bld., Shake H., OH 44120 C hi fm f famil and fiend  becme membe. Thank ! _____Ye! I ld like  lnee  hel he 93d BGA and m kill i: _ KEEP OUR HISTORY ALIVE!

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Ball  Fie QUARTERLY EXPRESS NEWSLETTER OF THE 93d BOMB GROUP 2nd Ai Diiion, 8h Ai Foce, Hadick, England .93bg.com V. 28 N. 2 Se 2020 MIA L. Eal F. Fegon ha been Recoeed O Ag 1, 1943, he 93d Bb G a e f fie g aiciaig i he -ee aac  he Pei i fied i Raia. Oeai Tida Wae a e c. Of he hi-ie 93d B-24 ha  ff f Beghai, hi-f eached he age. O fifee cae aa f he age i fai ad f he,  fie ecaed ih ie daage. A B-24D (42-40781 U) f he 329h BS aed He Age ied b LT R C. Ha a h d. Of he 10 cee, e, Sg Jac W. Reed, ied b aachig f 300 fee. Reed, he egiee aded  he efie gd, a eee ijed ad ae ie. The he, LT Eal F. Fegon, c-i; LT Wiia W. Hah, J., Bbadie; LT Abe W. Sah, Naiga; SGT Rah E. Richad, adi; SGT Wified V. Lg, ai ge; SGT Jh Shfi, Ad M. He, ad Michae Da, a ge; ee ied. O Seebe 30, 2019 he Defee POW/MIA Accig Agec eeaed a aee a f: The Defee POW/MIA Accig Agec (DPAA) aced da ha U.S. A Ai Fce 2d L. Ea F. Feg, 26, f Phii, Sh Daa, ied dig Wd Wa II, a acced f Se. 30, 2019. I he e f 1943, Feg a a i aiged  he 329h Bbade Sad, 93d Bbade G (Hea), 8h Ai Fce. O Ag. 1, 1943, he B-24 aicaf  hich Feg a he c-i cahed a a e f ee ai-aicaf fie dig Oeai Tida Wae, he age bbig ii agai he i fied ad efieie a Piei, h f Bchae, Raia. Hi eai ee  ideified fig he a. The eai ha cd  be ideified ee bied a U i he He Seci f he Ciiia ad Miia Ceee f Ba, Piei, Paha, Raia. Fig he a, he Aeica Gae Regiai Cad, he gaiai ha eached f ad eceed fae Aeica ee, diieed a Aeica eai f he Ba Ceee f ideificai. Oe e ha cd  be ideified a deigaed U X-5300 Neie, ad eieed

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 2 .93. i he Aeica Miia Ceee a Neie-e-Cd, Begi. I 2017, DPAA bega ehig  beieed  be aciaed ih acced f aie f Oeai Tida Wae e. O Ag. 28, 2017, U X-5300 Neie a diieed ad e  he aba f aai. T ideif Feg eai, ciei f DPAA ed dea ad ahgica aai. Addiia, ciei f he Aed Fce Medica Eaie Se ed ichdia DNA (DNA) aai. Feg ae i ecded  he Tabe f he Miig a he Fece Aeica Ceee, a Aeica Bae Me Cii ie i Iea, Ia, ag ih he i iig f WWII. A ee i be aced e  hi ae  idicae he ha bee acced f. Feg i be bied i hi he. The dae ha e  be decided. F fai ad fea ifai, cac he A Caa Office a (800) 892-2490. DPAA i gaef  he Aeica Bae Me Cii ad  he U.S. A Regia Ma- Ee/Afica f hei aehi i hi ii. F addiia ifai  he Defee Deae ii  acc f Aeica h e iig hie eig  c, ii he DPAA ebie a .daa.i, fid   cia edia a .faceb.c/ddaa  ca (703) 699-1420. Feg ee fie ca be ieed a h://daa.ece.fce.c/daaPfie?id=a0J00000004NEAI. Sce he .daa.i F L  R: R C. Ha-Pi, Ea F. Feg- C-Pi, Wiia H. Hah- Bb, Edi L. Whiefied-Na (N  ce f Pei, Kied  Feb 4, 44), Jac J. Reed-Ge Bac L  R: Rah E. Richad- RO, Ad M. He- Ge, Abe W. Sah-Na ( iie ID), Michae Da- Ge, Jae E. Gda- Ge( Kied  J 12, 1943)

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 3 .93. Tabe f Ce MIA L Eal Fegon Remain ecoeed..1 Peiden Cone4 2021 Hadick Upcoming Mini Renion ........5 Infomaion on 2020 Sal Lake Ci..6 Folded Wing.9 Geeing fom he 93d BG Hioian (Ree fo infomaion)..10 Hadick Docmena.12 PX 14 Chaplain Cone15 Membehip..15 93d BG Ball of Fie Qael Epe Sbcipion Fom.16 DIRECTORY 2018 - 2020 OFFICERS Peide  JIM ROOT 15359 Red F Wa, We Oie, MI 49460 616-399-5990; jaedaid@a.c Vice Peide (Rei Cdia)  JOHN MARX 109 Ceaie S., Beae Fa, PA 15010 412-327-1909; 109ceaie@gai.c Secea - PAM KAWASHIMA 5698 Bh C, Sa Je, CA 95129 408-253-6129 aahia@.c Teae  WALLY BROWN 717 Pieb Die, Vigiia Beach, VA 23462 757-376-9813; eddighe@ei.e Mebehi  JEAN KOZNAREK 2644 W. Pa Bd., Shae Heigh, OH 44120 216-702-8430; j54@a.c ebe93bg@a.c Hiia  DON MORRISON 1375 We Ce Rd, Ci, OH 44216 Ce 330-415-2222 diac1967@bcgba.e Ba f Fie, Edi  DON MORRISON (See Hiia) Techg Maage  MICHAEL SELLERS 565 Ca S. A #4, B, NY 11215 917-975-7162; ee@ac.c Aia Teae - NANCY GRIMES STRANGER 783 N. Seda C, Gad Jci, CO 81506 970-945-2883; acage@hai.c O C R PX Maage  PETER ASCH 979 Sh Ridge C., Taee Ci, MI 49696 231-933-8405 cach@chae.e Chaai & Ba f Fie Maia- GEORGE JUNG Diibi S 2420 Re 17 A, Ghe, NY 10924 845-346-6551 bfaia@gai.c Rei Regiai - JOANNE SARGENT 1458 Lc S., Dee, CO 80220 720-408-9251; jidec@.c VETERAN'S ADVISORY BOARD GEORGE MCLEAN

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 4 .93. Presidents CornerHe eee i afe, ad acicig cia diacig ad had ahig  hi COVID-19 Padeic i ca! Tig he d ide d! Y Office cie  hae a  f  gig  i  f he 93d BGA  be ae he daed highigh f ha e ae ig  ( f e deai i hi ie f he BOF, f e f hee): - Renion planning (US) Ahe faaic ei i beig aed f Ocbe, 2020 i Sa Lae Ci, UT! I i be ahe f ei f he 93d BGA fai  he  ca ji ! A fia decii  hdig he ei   i be ade i Ag. If i i caceed, e i ace a Pa B f cdcig  eied aa bie eeig ie  hgh he ai. - Renion planning (UK)  Ufae, gie he ae eici ad adeic iai, he VE Da i  Hadic a caceed. Kee  he  f a fe Hadic Rei! - Ren o Hadick  A  ead hgh  id-ea dae, he aeig ad diibi hae i ig fa! We hae had a e b 2 h ig ih  ega ea, Gaia (he diibi ca), ad F R iace (eied E & O iace caie). We hae a hied a Pbici  ae  fi  aj e. A ihi  fi bdge. - Membehip eneal  Tha  f eeig  ebehi! If  fg, hee i i ie! I i a gea a   he 93d BGA, ad  ii  ca  he adii ad eie f he 93d Bb G. - 93d BGA PX  A a b-ciee ha bee fed   a  PX dc ad cee,  ehace  ebie ffeig, ad  ei aciiie. If  hae ggei f ha e f dc  d ie  ee, eae cac e  Pee Ach! - 93d BGA pojec  Pe  ei bie eeig, e ae i i ce f ieigaig (4) eia jec ha he Aciai cd/hd   i  f  ii. Thi icde deeig ed cce, c, ad iig,  ee hich jec() d be aiae f   e fad ih. Thee ae: 1) ehacig he 93d BG eia caed a he US Ai Fce Me i Da, OH, 2) caig/caagig 93d BG aie dai g f bee eachabii, 3) ide  ad ece  eadig he Me a Hadic (if/he eeded e hei ee f he 4h Qe h bidig), ad 4) ee aa fdaiig i f he 93d BGA, ecea  ca   aed e (igh    ce f bdge  he geea fd, i ebehi fee). Sb-ciee ad ee ae aiged  he ih a 4, b if  hae a aica iee, ad a  he, eae cac e! - Alignmen ih ohe WW II gop  We hae iiiaed ea ceai ih he Heiage Leage,  deeie if hee i a iee,  beefi i cbiig e aciiie  ee, aica a  aa ei. We had a gea fi eeig, ad geeaed e gea idea,  h  he each he . I a eaed  ace (2) igifica Peideia aie: Gege Jg a he 93d BGA Chaai, ad Jea Kae a he 93JV, LLC., Maage.

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 5 .93. The 93d BGA Chaplain die ae a follo: 1. A he ei, cdiae a ae befe each eeig ea. Lead he ae  a ahe aedee i adace  ead. Nif he Peide egadig h i eibe f he ae. 2. Pa ad cdc a chae eice. If he Chaai de  fee cfabe  d hi, a ge ca be aed  ffi hi e 3. Wie a Chaai Meage f he Ba f Fie. The 93d JV, LLC., Manage die ae a follo: 1. Maage a ceed/ecei f Gaia, e ageee  he 93d BGA ad Faebie. 2. Reccie he h checig acc  he 93JV, LLC. accig eadhee/geea edge. 3. Re  a ega bai  he 93d BGA Office a f he 93JV, LLC. Acc. 4. Oeee, he Fedea Ice a eig  he IRS. We ae ecied ad eaed f bh Gege ad Jea iige  ee f hee ii! Bh ii i be icded i a fe B-La dae hi fa f ebehi aa. Be e  chec  ebie , a .hadicfi.c ad  93d BGA ebie, .93bg.c. Hae a gea e, a afe, ad hef, e i ee  i Sa Lae Ci i Ocbe! Ji R Peide, 93d BGA Ve day 75 years HardwiCk 2020 CANCELLED de  he Ca 19 Vi I a iig hee iig hi ice  Ma 8h, 2020 iead f beig ih he a fied f he 93d Bb G i Nich. I ih eee a e afe VE Da ad gea ig fad  a ie he ife ca e  a. De  he caceai f he 2020 ei, Ci ad I ae ig ad a Meia Da 2021 Rei. Mark our calendars Hardwick Reunion 2021 H, E M 28  31, 2021 Ci ad I ae ig ad a Mii Rei e he Ma 28-31, 2021 eeed. If  hae a ei, eae cac D Mi. Cac if i h i he Office Diec.

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 6 .93. 2020 Renion Sal Lake Ci, Uah Ocobe 15  19, 2020 A  ai cie  dea ih he COVID 19 adeic effec, e ae begiig  ee e ae ad eeig  ec ad eig  ee  f ie. O Ocbe ei ae ace e ha i h f . We a  ceed ih he ei a g a e ca d  afe. A fia decii i be aced i  Ag eee  a adeae ie  fiaie ae aagee. I i ie  ae  eeai (Ne: Fee caceai   24-h i adace). We i be aig a he: Hi Gade I 250 We 600 Sh Sa Lae Ci, UT 84101 O  ae i $119.00  a f 13.9% e igh ($135.54 icie) The ae icde a f ade--de beafa f . Beafa f hid ad fh ge i each  i $5.00 e da. F he h a  aie ea  eai afead, he he ha eeded he ae f hee da i ad hee da afe he ei. Aedee ae eibe  ae hei  he eeai. Peae ae  eeai a he eaie i b cacig: Jie Ye-Lech, Sae Maage a: (801) 364-5200 Eei 504  Jie.eech@hi.c Be e  ei  ae ih he 93d Bb G  ece he g ae. If  d  each Jie diec eae eae he a eage  ed a eai. D  ca he Hi Reeai iehe i  hae acce   g ae! The he ha a 24-h he, fee aig, fee WiFi  Hi H ebe, a fie cee, a id  ad ad. The 24-h Paii a ffe di ad ac. Hi H ebe ej a 20% dic f ie chaed f he Pa. If  aead a ebe, ji Hi H a h://.hi.c/e/hi-h/. Thee i  fee  ji. A h befe e aie, he e Sa Lae Ci ai eia i cheded  e aig  ae he, e cfabe, ad ceie. The Ocbe eahe i SLC i aiciaed  be  eaa. The aeage high i 67 degee ad he aeage  i 46 degee ih i da f ai. I geea, hee ae  da ad cfabe eeae.

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  .93. O he i caed 10 ie f he ai, ihi aig diace f he d ad  bc f he fee a e. ACCOMMODATIONS: The 4- he cai 132 ge ad ie ih ciea high-eed Iee Acce i ge, eeig , bbie ad eaa, 50-ich LCD eeii ih HD chae, f bah aeiie ad hai de, i, iig bad & idiida ciae c, aa cc adi, cffeeae ad i- ii-efigea. A ciea dai eae i aaiabe. I addii  he he c, a egiai fee ce he c f fie ea, aai, eabiia , ad ga aciiie. Wach f he egiai f i  Ag eee. A daf chede i icded i hi ie  ide a gie f  aed aciiie. Highigh icde: 1) Hi Aeace Me, Hi Ai Fce Bae  The e ha a B-24  aic dia eceed f he Aeia Iad ad eed. A adjace Rie he Riee dia i deed  Maia Meie Bae, 1927  2018 (Wae Bae ife),  e  Rie, h ag ih he fai ed a Hi dig he a. The hi f aiai i aed ih a aicaf ad eabiia. 2) Beie Ciea Pb, i Ogde  A ie heae hee e i cee Re  Hadic ad ej a ea f  e ii. We i ea i a caa eig ad de f a e ih a ide aie f a-Aeica fd ad beeage. 3) Tee Sae i Sa Lae  The ee i de cci ad i  e f chch ebe  ii, g ae eced ab he ae ad  he Sh Vii Cee. Ieac ih a cae de f he Sa Lae Tee ad ie he iicae deai f each . Uce h he ee  40 ea  bid ad h ee ae  ia  he M faih. 4) Ci Cee Cee - 700,000-ae-f hig ad diig deiai. Se f he cee' abe achieca feae ae a eacabe igh f, a  bidge e Mai See cecig he ea ad e ide f he cee,  aefa, a 1200-f cee, ad hee eecica ced fai ad e ha 90 e ad eaa. 5) THIS IS THE PLACE HERITAGE PARK - A iig hi aaci ha a ii  eeiece dai ife a i a ied b 19h-ce iee. The a icde e ha 40 eed he ad he bidig, a hiic ai, eig ca, ad Naie Aeica iage. Y ca a ii a gi i ad a f ea gd i a a cee.

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  .93. Folded wings Wae Fai Hghe died  Ai 26h 2020 i Keaa, Haaii, a he age f 98 ea. He i ied b  Rbe (Ja) Hghe f Bie, Idah, Tha (Vici) Hghe f Pac, Wahig; daghe, Paicia (Eddie) Macbe f Keaa, Haaii; bhe Le Hghe f Sa Dieg, Caifia; f gadchide ad e iece, ehe, ad eeded fai. Wae F. Hghe a b  Jaa 27h 1922 a Cage Hia i Saa Babaa, CA  Wii Mei Hghe ad Miie Ee D Hghe. Wa aeded UC Dai i 1940. He a i hi di  he fig Decebe, he he head ab he Jaaee aac  Pea Hab. Sh heeafe, a Jaaee baie heed he -he i fied e f Gea. Se f he he aded ihi a hded ad f he ae hee hi dai c ee gaig. He a aead a ebe f ROTC ad he e he aed  f. S he e  he Na eciig ffice ad he d hi ha ice hi f eeh did ce efec gehe, he cd e he  ich ff a ge be. S he d be eigibe  bece a Na i. N eig ha a hi abii, he e d  he A ad he had  ch adad,  he A Ai C i a. He aed a hi figh aiig ad a aiged  i i egie bbe, ad a aied  f B-24. He a e  Egad ad ceed hi 35 eied ii i he 8h Ai Fce. He a ded ce, ad hi ci ad be fied a ied agide hi, b he aa bgh he ae bac  bae. Afe he Wa, Wa eed  Caifia, ad aied he eehea he e a Mach Fied, Caifia, a beaif ea ca eeed baie WAC aed Vie Sa. Eide ie d aac. Reig  Dai afe he a, Wa gadaed ih bache degee i Aia Hbad ad Ag ih egh cedi f a hid degee i Chei, hie Vie  cae b did  gadae. Vie g b ih a fai hie Wa eed i he fi ca f he e Veeia Cege a UCD he i eed i 1948. Wa ade ea e ig a a ech i he P Sciece deae. Whie i e ch, Wa cabaed  die f ia dieae i  afe beig iied b hi adiig fe. Afe gadaig a he  f he ca a a Dc f Veeia Medicie, DVM, Wa aed  acice, fi dig a geea eeia edica eidec i Lacae CA, ad he ig  Peaa, CA,  ae  hi fi feia jb ig ih . Hi caee icded a highigh icdig ceaig ecia egg ha ee ed i he ace ga  e  c ae. Wa gea e a he d. He  hi fai caig ad bacacig a ea ce a e, ad  a a he id a hi  d iie. Ma ee g hei fi ae f caig b gig  e f Wa eci i he ai. Ma ee i he Ba Aea fi e Wa a a ge dce f he Cig Fdai, hich bgh e f he a fig B-24 ad B-17 aicaf  eea ie ad he Ba each ig. He did ha f 27 ea. F 2004 i 2018, he fe f Haaii  Liee  ae a i he aa Meia Da ii b he bbe. I a a deigh f hi  de i hi igia de if (hich i fi), ad  ee hgh he ae, eig he ab hi eeiece, ad eig hi ei f he a. He ade a fied e he 25   ea ha he ad Vi ed he . He aid ce ha he ea he a ee  ad cd ee hig he cd a becae I Ca F. He iea cd - i hi id,  eed f a aiae  de. He fig  ih Vie b hi ide, aig fee i he iee a a. He ill be mied!

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 11 .93. 42-95043 42-95109 without the Yellow and Black tail markings Coecion o he 93d Roll of Hono in Ted Taelling Cic S/Sgt Stephen J Eppolito serial # 16038095 was killed on Oct 9, 1942 while fling on 41-23678 Big Eagle Pilot Capt A. Simpson. He was killed on the first mission of the 93rd BG. He was from Oak Park Illinois. The photo is from March 1942 Information and photo were provided b Adam De. Ada i he gad f Louis Geer who was a friend of Stephen before the war. S  93 BG  I am looking for an photos, diaries, records or other items from the time at Hardwick. If ou know of an items, please let me know as I would like to get copies to further m research into the 93rd BG. Please do not assume that I alread have it. Ever time I see a collection, I find something new! FREE M   R I a iig  ca a dce, ecd ad h f a 93d BG eea ad e ALL f he igia ie (haed) ag ih CD f a ca/jeg iage, ag ih a addiia ifai I ca add egadig ae, ae eia #, a ad ace. Thee i NO chage f hi eice! I ca a ae ea CD cie f fai ebe. I hae de hi f eea eea e he ea. M cac if i h i he Office Diec. If  hae a ei egadig he 93d BG, eae cac e a eai/ee/ ca ih  ei  ic f a ii eeach jec. I i d  be  eeach a ae ad bih i i he eee. Cheers, Don Morrison

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 12 .93. 93rd Film ProjeCt 93d Bomb Gop and ebie pdae A f da, e hae had 112,481 ii  he 93d ebie! Se ii  he ie ee aced a he a f Ld, Pad. A he ie f hi bicai, he ebie i be daed ih he ce ifai f  ei i Sa Lae Ci, UT. The be hig  d i g  .93bg.c ad  he heage  ef ad cic he Rei ab. Oce  ge  he ei age  i ee a he aaiabe ifai. If  a  chec  he e Feaed Vide eae g bac  he heage ad  b igh. Cic  he ie TV ad  i ee a gea ide  gehe b Gai Yb f Nf, Egad. The fi feae he b ea Hadic caed he Thee Nag. Hee' ha Gai ed  Faceb ab he b: M grandfather and grandmother, Jimm and Dais Elmar, ran this pub near Hardwick Airfield during WWII. I have found some video clips which I have pieced together with some stills and audio to make this 4-minute collage. Ren To Hadick docmena pdae The 93d Bb G ha ce a g a ih he dcea Re T Hadic. I' ha  a ha a he ie f hi bicai, he dcea i be aaiabe f e-de  iTe. H big a dea i hi  VERY BIG! We eced diibi igh ih a eabe diib, Gaia Vee. The ae a eadig diib f aaie ad dcea fi baed i Ceead, OH. The igh icde Nh Aeica ad Caada ce ad cd ead  feig diibi a a ae dae  b e'  ge ahead f ee! Gaia Vee i  ig f  ad hei ga i  ge Re T Hadic   he bic ad ae i aaiabe  a a ide  dead (VOD) af a ibe. Ae' iTe i hee i a a ad  Ma 9h e-de e   eee a c. O Je 9h  i be abe  e  chae he fi. Ma e af ie Aa, VD, Dih TV, Vei, Gge Pa, ec i a e   Je 9h. Peae g  .hadicfi.c a ge he ae ifai. Thi i a gea i f ee ha hae  ee he fi e. Peae e  fied ad fai ebe ha he  f he 93d Bb G i gig ie ie! Peae ee he h be f a  bac a  e  Hadic. Tha Y! Michae See 93d BG Techg Maage Diec/Pdce Re  Hadic A ea haf f he g aedig he 2015 i bac  Egad!

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 15 .93. CHaPlains Corner Gace ad eace be   a. I he ha  a ae dig e ad hae bee abe  a heah ee a e hae had  ea ha cia diacig i a ab. B he ie ha  ead hi,  ih i ha ife i eha eig  a f . I cig   i hi ie f he Ba f Fie i a e e, a he 93d Bb G Aciai Chaai. F he a fe ea, I hae bee iieged  ead  G Sda ig -deiaia hi eice dig  aa ei, ad , a Ji R ad Jh Ma ee, I a beed  fa ae he e a  chaai, a e. I ha e, I  fad  eig he iia ad ae eed f a f he ebe f  g, hei faiie ad fied. Of ce, I i cie  a f  g, b if hee ae ecia eed ha  d ie  hae, eihe ih e  ih  g a a he, I he ha  i cac e. Y ca each e eihe hgh  g eai, bfaia@gai.c,   ea eai, gjg@hc..c. I i cie eig a  BOF aia, a e a i hi e e. I he  ee  i Sa Lae Ci i Ocbe. Sa heah ad be afe. Beig   a, Gege Jg, Chaai memBersHiP Ma hae eeaed he Ma  ie i ieeig ie. I a  e he eed  be hi ieeig hgh. Ma,  hbad, i a i Chia eachig a hi ie, b ha bee he ice he ed f Jaa. (Tha ha bee ieeig.) Ua, hi i he ie f ea ha I a aedig a cce ad ecia a he Ceead Iie f Mic ad he Ceead Ochea, b eehig i ced ad ic i ie . (Tha ha bee ieeig.) I he Sig gade cee ae a def ace  g  aie ii ad ed e. B ie ae ced f he ie beig  I a ig a gade caage. (Tha ha bee ieeig.) We hae a had e eeiece ad ie f he a 6-8 ee. (I he ha ha bee ieeig ad   dieig.) Dig hi adeic (ad h eid i ha hae), ee hae cied  ee hei ebehi. Peae fee fee  cac e if  hae a ei ab  ebehi a. Y d hae eceied a ee f e if  i ed eae ed  if  hae  eeed. Oheie,  ca ea. Oe he hig. Afe ig  Mebehi f he 93d BGA f ab 6 ea, i i ie  fid a eacee. Thi jb ha bee f ad eadig. Oe ie, he ecd eeig ha bee eaied ad i a Ece dce. If  ae ieeed, eae cac e ad I a ha  dic he eiee f he e. Thi  ha a ad a g a e ea f hi, he egaie aec i iigaed. Tae cae f ee ad each he. Jea Kae 216-702-8430 ebe93bg@a.c

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 16 .93. 93Bg.Com MEMBERSHIP FORM 2020 Name_________________________ _ __ Adde____________ ________ ________ Ci ________________________ _ ________ Sae __ _Zip _ __ Phone Nmbe_________ ______Cell Nmbe _ Email Adde____________________ _____________ 93d BG Connecion: (eae cice aiae) Ve i/a-elf, fahe, ncle, gandpa  I am a Hioian/fiend. Name of 93d eean __ _____________________ _______________ Rank ________ __ Sadon _____ ________ Time peiod in Seice: ___ _____ 19___ _ o____ ____ 19___ ____ Aiplane Name()_____________________ _____ _____ Pilo() __________________ _______ Ce Chief()_________ __Commen (li ce if knon)____________ _ ____________ (     ) Annal Membehip $25 $________ 2 ea dicon ae (2020 & 2021) $45 $________ Ta dedcible Donaion $________ (The 93d i a 501(c)(3) Ogaiai) TOTAL $________ ___ P MAIL  ___ P E-MAIL  Please note, membership is on a calendar ear. M   : 93 BOMB GROUP (We encoage o o pa b PaPal hogh he 93d Bomb Gop ebie, 93bg.com) Mail o: Jean Konaek, 93d Bomb Gop An. 2644 We Pak Bld., Shake H., OH 44120 Cop hi fom fo famil and fiend o become membe. Thank o! _____Ye! I old like o olnee o help he 93d BGA and m kill i: _ KEEP OUR HISTORY ALIVE!

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 2 .93. Table f Ce 2020 Renion cancallaion noice....1 Peiden Cone3 Inodcion of Kenna (Lee) (Roo) Pane, Teae..4 2021 Hadick Upcoming Mini Renion ........4 Folded Wing..5 Geeing fom he 93d BG Hioian (Ree fo infomaion)....6 Hadick Docmena...7 PX .8 Chaplain Cone8 Membehip...8 93d BG Ball of Fie Qael Epe Sbcipion Fom.9 DIRECTORY 2018 - 2020 OFFICERS Peide  JIM ROOT 15359 Red F Walk, We Olie, MI 49460 616-399-5990; jaedaid@al.c Vice Peide (Rei Cdia)  JOHN MARX 109 Cleaie S., Beae Fall, PA 15010 412-327-1909; 109cleaie@gail.c Secea - PAM KAWASHIMA 5698 Bkh C, Sa Je, CA 95129 408-253-6129 kaahia@lk.c Teae  KENNA PAYNE 4261 Saaga Rad, Richd, VA 23235 804-272-9656; 93d bgeae@gail.c Mebehi  JEAN KOZNAREK 2644 W. Pak Bld., Shake Heigh, OH 44120 216-702-8430; jk54@al.c ebe93bg@al.c Hiia  DON MORRISON 1375 We Ce Rd, Cli, OH 44216 Cell 330-415-2222 diac1967@bcglbal.e Ball f Fie, Edi  DON MORRISON (See Hiia) Techlg Maage  MICHAEL SELLERS 565 Call S. A #4, Bkl, NY 11215 917-975-7162; elle@ac.c Aia Teae - NANCY GRIMES STRANGER 995 Cd Lae, Gled Sig, CO 81601 970-945-2883; acage@hail.c O C R PX Maage  PETER ASCH 979 Sh Ridge C., Taee Ci, MI 49696 231-933-8405 cach@chae.e Chalai & Ball f Fie Maila- GEORGE JUNG Diibi S 2420 Re 17 A, Ghe, NY 10924 845-346-6551 bfaila@gail.c Rei Regiai - JOANNE SARGENT 1458 Lc S., Dee, CO 80220 720-408-9251; jidec@.c VETERAN'S ADVISORY BOARD GEORGE MCLEAN

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 3 .93. Presidents cornerI He eee i afe ad acicig cial diacig ad had ahig  hi COVID-19 adeic i ca! I cie   he ld ide d! Y ffice cie  hae a l f k gig  i  f he 93d BGA. Bel ae he daed highligh f ha e ae kig  (lk f e deail i hi ie f he BOF, f e f hee): - Renion planning (US) Ahe faaic ei i beig laed f Ocobe, 2021 i Sal Lake Ci, UT! I ill be ahe f ei f he 93d BGA fail  he  ca ji ! Pe  Secial Acee daed Jl 16, e decided  e he 2020 ei. The eied 93d BGA aal bie eeig ill be cdced  Ocbe 17, 2020 a eil aced, ia ZOOM  he iee f cial eeig. Me ifai ad he bie eeig ageda, ill fll. - R  H  We cie  hae gea cce ih he fil diibi! Lk f he fil dae lae i hi BOF. Thak , agai,  eee h daed, ad/ leeed  ake hi a ld cla dcea e ae all d f! - 93d BGA PX  We ae lkig f idea  ha dc  ld like  ee i he PX? If  hae ggei leae cac elf  Pee Ach! - 93d BGA pojec  Pe  ei bie eeig, e ae ill i ce f ieigaig (4) eial jec ha he BGA cld k  i  f  ii. Thi iclde deelig ed cce, c, ad iig,  ee hich jec() ld be aiae f   e fad ih. Thee ae: 1) ehacig he 93d BG eial lcaed a he US Ai Fce Me i Da, OH, 2) caig/caalgig 93d BG aie dail lg f bee eachabili, 3) ide  ad ece  ai he eei ad/ ead he Me a Hadick 4) ele aal fdaiig i f he 93d BGA, ecea  ca   aed e (igh ,  l ce f eee  he geeal fd, i hgh ebehi fee ad dai). Sb-ciee ad lee ae aiged  hel ih all f, b if  hae a aicla iee, ad a  hel, leae cac e! Me ifai ill be ided a  aal bie eeig! - Alignmen ih ohe WW II gop  We hae iiiaed ela ceai ih he Heiage Leage  deeie if hee i a iee  beefi i cbiig e aciiie  ee, aiclal  aal ei. We had a gea fi eeig ad geeaed e hhile idea  h  hel each he . We ill cie  e hi. I a leaed  ace a aie  he BGA Office: Kea Pae i he e 93d BGA Teae. Y ca ead he idci lae i he BOF. She ha a gea accig backgd ih -fi g! We hak Wall B f all f hi hel ad  a  Teae f he a 4 ea! Be e  check  ebie, a .hadickfil.c ad  93d BGA ebie, .93bg.c. Hae a gea fall, a afe, ad hefll, e ill ee  a  93d BGA aal bie eeig  Sada, Ocbe 17, 2020 ia ZOOM, ad al i Sal Lake Ci i Ocbe, 2021! Ji R Peide, 93d BGA

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 4 .93. introduction of KennA Lee root PAyne treAsurer B a he We Pi Milia Acade  hial ad aied i ae Ne Yk,  e Teae i he daghe f Maj Keeh Week R, J., ad i aed f hi. (Ye, Peide Ji R i he bhe!) She i he hid f i childe f Ke ad Hele (Sla), ad lied  he fail fa il he fiihed cllege ad ed  Richd, VA. She ha a Bachel i Sciece degee i Accig f Ihaca Cllege. I Richd, he ked ih Pice Waehe, a ieaial blic accig fi. She ha al ked f a ck bkeage ebe fi f he Ne Yk ck Echage ad f a clig ad ecdkeeig ca f alified eiee la. She eied i Jl 2014 f he la ii a he CFO f he ae-ide ebehi gaiai f achiec i Vigiia. N ha he eied, he ca fc  he hig he eall ej! The  ei hbb i ic  he la iaadga ad cdc he chi a he he Pebeia chch, ig i he 150-ice Richd Sh Ch, ad ahe all g f eighee fied h ig f f ad  hel g aie e f h cae. The adeic ha eall eed  hi hbb! She i acie i he geace f he Pebeia Chch, ad ee a he chai f he ia adiiaie ciee a he lcal ebe. She i he Teae f he Richd Chae f he Aeica Gild f Ogai (ice 2014), chaied he Je 2017 Regial AGO Cei held i Richd, ad  ee  he aial AGO Ciee f Cei. Tael, ckig, eig, gadeig, ad eadig al ake  a gabbig he aei. She aied a Vigiia b 35 ea ag, ad leaed  le he Uiei f Vigiia  ea  Wah Wah!. She ill ge ge b a he hgh ha he e bakeball ad lace ea ae ill he Naial Chai (f he ig f 2019). She i delighed  be eig he 93d BGA a i Teae, ad lk fad  a ea f eice  he g. Ve dAy 75 yeArs HArdwicK 2020 H, E M 28  31, 2021 Cli ad I ae lkig ad a Mii Rei e he Ma 28-31, 2021 eeked. If  hae a ei, leae cac D Mi. Cac if i h i he Office Diec.

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 5 .93. foLded wings B H, B OH; D 1, 1944 1 L Edad T. Ted Chale J, 25 h had cleed 30 ii a a bbadie ad Naiga e Ee a killed Wededa ig i a lae cah ea Salia, Kaa. Ol  f M. ad M. Edad P. Chale f Babe Ohi, he leae hi ife, he fe Lai Hai f Bkbe, TX h he aied i Ag 1942. Wie f he Diigihed Flig C ad he Ai Medal ih 4 ak leaf cle. He eed  he Uied Sae la Je fllig 10 h eea. Dig hi caee ih he heaie, he aiciaed i he aal  Beli (3), Ache, Gha (ice) Ldighae (ice), Bick (ice), T (ice), Hadf ad age i he Pa De Calai aea. *B  D. M (93 BG H) , 21   30 M      D, 1943  M, 1944      409 BS. B   O     EO  S, 1943  J, 1944.    20   21       L C F . H   L. F   M 19, 1944             H  (N    )      3    B. L,              . B    ,    M 19, 1944  42-100336 L Fh Ce. De  he ali f he Obia h, I a able  ake a iie Ideificai f L Chale. He ill be mied!

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 6 .93. greetings from tHe 93rd Bg HistoriAn I a cel kig  eeal eeach jec f failie ad eial. If  hae a ifai ch a h, aie aek ch a de, diaie,  lee, leae le e k. N cle i  all! Aicaf eeach pojec 42-94971 Fa Sack Tie I a ig  eif ae ad eial # likage. 42-95024 G Qee I a ig  eif ae ad eial be likage. 42-95527 4-F I k hi a he ae f he aicaf afe i a i he 93d BG. Need  deeie if i a ee hile a he 93d BG. Sada A Uk Seial # B-24, Olie Dab fiih dig eal 1944 f he 329h BS Veean eeach Pojec Pal Bea 409h BS Kal Eiele J 409h BS Richad Bagiki 328h BS Chee Ik 328h BS Edad Chale 409h BS ee Flded ig Jeh Gki 328 ad 329h BS Ee Gege 329h BS ig 1944  he L Jh Blacki ce S  93 BG  I     , ,         H. I     ,      I            93 BG. P     I   . E  I   , I   ! FREE M   R I a illig  ca a dce, ecd ad h f a 93d BG eea ad e ALL f he igial ie (haed) alg ih CD f all ca/jeg iage, alg ih a addiial ifai I ca add egadig ae, lae eial #, ak ad lace. Thee i NO chage f hi eice! I ca al ake ea CD cie f fail ebe. I hae de hi f eeal eea e he ea. M cac if i h i he Office Diec. If  hae a ei egadig he 93d BG, leae cac e ih a eail/lee/call ih  ei  ic f a ii eeach jec. I ill d  be  eeach a ae ad blih i i he elee. C, D M

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 7 .93. 93rd fiLm Project 93d Bomb Gop ebie pdae I bee 11 ea ice I deied he 93d Bb G ebie! Back i 2009, e f  93d eea ee ig he ie, ad I a d  cie he k ha he aed. Wha feigh he had  j  he ld ide eb ad le ele k ab he g ad hei hi f WWII. N ha he R  H dcea ha bee cleed ad cel aailable f eee  ee, I gig  ich gea ad k  daig  ce ebie. Pleae a ed. Cel I hae daed he Feaed Veea eci  he heage. The feaed eea i Be Kki. The Sihia Naial Ai ad Sace e   a gea aicle ab Be ad he ce COVID-19 adeic. I hak 93d ebe Gege Jg f ig hi   Facebk igiall. The aicle ce ie ha e ae dealig ih da ad jae he ih Be caee dig WWII. Check i  if  hae ie. Ren To Hadick docmena pdae O dcea R  H ha bee aailable f chae digiall (iTe, Aa, VUDU) ad  DVD/Bl-a (Aa, Wala, Be B, Tage) f  h ! O diib ell  ha i ill be aailable f ahe h  aacial laf ad he ich  bcii laf like AaPie. Pleae g  .hadickfil.c f he lae ifai. I al hae aed eachig    diib  dic feig diibi. Id like  ake he fil aailable fi i he UK ad ead  he eiie. We hae bee geig a l f iee f ce f  UK fied e cial edia,  ha he fil i aailable. We ae gig  k had  ge hi de. Tiia!! Did  k a he la ie befe  Je 9h eleae e daed  e f all VOD laf ad he ce f he DVD/Bl-a? Wh? We eeded  cach he ee f a l f eial iee ha igh k hig ab Hadick  he 93d Bb G. We ee lck egh  ge a h clleci f Jh Ma (hi clleci i al ed i he fil). Jh i he  f Sale L. Ma h a i he 93d Bb G. I j hae  be ha e h f Sale iig  a bb i ie ee-cachig  a he lea. Y ca ee he igial h al befe i a ced. Thak Y! Michael Selle 93d BG Techlg Maage Diec/Pdce Re T Hadick A WWII DOCUMENTARY

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 8 .93. 93rd PX The 93d BGA PX ill be gig de a clee eai e he e eeal h. A ciee i beig fed  eie ad ie he PX ce, dc ffeig, bdgeig, ad eae f e. A liied a f dc, icldig Ted' Taellig Cic bk ill be aailable dig hi ie. We aeciae  ceai dig hi ie fae. cHAPLAins corner Gace ad eace be   all. I he ha  ad  failie ae dig ell ad ejig a defl e, ee i hi age ie ha ee liig i. I a  ha e ill  be able  ge gehe hi Fall i Sal Lake Ci ad ill i he caaadeie, fellhi, ie ad hi le, b ill lk fad  geig back gehe e ea ih  all. I hi ie f ceai ad , I ake cf i he d fd i Philliia 4, D  be ai ab ahig, b i ee iai, b ae ad eii, ee  ee  Gd. Ad he eace f Gd, hich aced all deadig, ill gad  hea ad id. A ala, I ill cie  a f  g, b if hee ae ecial eed ha  ld like  hae, eihe ih e  ih  g a a hle, I he ha  ill cac e. Y ca each e eihe hgh  g eail, bfaila@gail.c,   eal eail, gjg@hc..c. Sa healh ad be afe. Bleig   all, Gege Jg, Chalai memBersHiP Thi Fall i gig  be age f . We  be gaheig i Sal Lake Ci f  ei. Thgh e ill hld  bie eeig iall, I  be able  hea  lagh a he jke I cack. The e hig e ill be dig a al hi Fall i he ebehi eeal die. If o membehip epie on 12/31/2020, I ill be ending o a lee aking fo o de. I ill be ailig he lee b he ed f Seebe. Kee a ee  f i. If  eed  ee, ad I d hea f , a eide ill be e. Oe he ea, a f  hae e e, ce ad ifai ab  eea. I hae ala aeciaed he. Pleae feel fee  cie cacig e ih a ce  ei. Hae a gea Fall ad leae a healh. Jea Kaek Mebehi Chai

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  .93. 93Bg.com MEMBERSHIP FORM 2020 Name_________________________ _ __ Adde____________ ________ ________ Ci ________________________ _ ________ Sae __ _Zip _ __ Phone Nmbe_________ ______Cell Nmbe _ Email Adde____________________ _____________ 93d BG Connecion: (leae cicle aiae) Ve i/a-elf, fahe, ncle, gandpa  I am a Hioian/fiend. Name of 93d eean __ _____________________ _______________ Rank ________ __ Sadon _____ ________ Time peiod in Seice: ___ _____ 19___ _ o____ ____ 19___ ____ Aiplane Name()_____________________ _____ _____ Pilo() __________________ _______ Ce Chief()_________ __Commen (li ce if knon)____________ _ ____________ (     ) Annal Membehip $25 $________ 2 ea dicon ae (2021 & 2022) $45 $________ Ta dedcible Donaion $________ (The 93d i a 501(c)(3) Ogaiai) TOTAL $________ ___ P MAIL  ___ P E-MAIL  P ,      . M   : 93 BOMB GROUP (We encoage o o pa b PaPal hogh he 93d Bomb Gop ebie, 93bg.com) Mail o: Jean Konaek, 93d Bomb Gop An. 2644 We Pak Bld., Shake H., OH 44120 Cop hi fom fo famil and fiend o become membe. Thank o! _____Ye! I old like o olnee o help he 93d BGA and m kill i: _ KEEP OUR HISTORY ALIVE!

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Page 2 www.93bg.com Table of Contents 2021 Reunion announcement notice………..……..………………………………………………………………….………….1 President’s Corner……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………3 Introduction of new officers, Mary Yamamoto, Membership and Jim Blumenfeld, Secretary ………………...………4 2021 Hardwick Upcoming Mini Reunion ……………..………………………………………..…………………….......………4 Folded Wings…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..5 Greetings from the 93rd BG Historian (Request for information)…………………………………………………………...10 BOF Editor …………………………………………………..……………………………………………………………………..…11 PX …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……….. 11 Chaplain Corner…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..… 11 Hardwick Documentary……………………………………………………………………………………….…………..……..… 12 Membership…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..13 Fundraising Project ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 14 2020 Annual BGA Business Meeting Minutes ………………………………………………………………………………... 15 Congratulatory Letters to TL Recipients ………………………………………………………………………………………. 20 93rd BG Ball of Fire Quarterly Express Membership Form……………………………………….………………………… 23 DIRECTORY 2020 - 2022 OFFICERS President – JIM ROOT 15359 Red Fox Walk, West Olive, MI 49460 616-399-5990; jamesdavidroot@aol.com Vice President (Reunion Coordinator) – JOHN MARX 109 Clearview St., Beaver Falls, PA 15010 412-327-1909; 109clearview@gmail.com Secretary – JIM BLUMENFELD 150 Willow Grove Dr., Lincroft, NJ 07738 jimb208xx@gmail.com Treasurer – KENNA PAYNE 4261 Saratoga Road, Richmond, VA 23235 804-272-9656; 93rdbgtreasurer@gmail.com Membership – MARY YAMAMOTO 1538 Waltham Dr., Ann Arbor, MI 48103 93rdbgmembership@gmail.com Historian – DON MORRISON 1375 West Comet Rd, Clinton, OH 44216 Cell 330-415-2222 doniac1967@sbcglobal.net Ball of Fire, Editor – PAM KAWASHIMA 5698 Brookhurst Ct, San Jose, CA 95129 408-253-6129 pkawashima@outlook.com Technology Manager – MICHAEL SELLERS 565 Carroll St. Apt #4, Brooklyn, NY 11215 917-975-7162; mtsellers@mac.com Assistant Treasurer - NANCY GRIMES STRANGER 995 Cottonwood Lane, Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 970-945-2883; nancystranger@hotmail.com 93rd VJ LLC Manager - JEAN KOZNAREK 2644 W. Park Blvd., Shaker Heights, OH 44120 216-702-8430; jnkoz54@aol.com Other Critical Roles PX Manager – JEAN KOSNAREK 2644 W. Park Blvd., Shaker Heights, OH 44120 216-702-8430; jnkoz54@aol.com Reunion Registration - JOANNE SARGENT 1458 Locust St., Denver, CO 80220 720-408-9251; joyridecp@msn.com Chaplain & Ball of Fire “Mailman”- GEORGE JUNG Distribution Support 2420 Route 17 A, Goshen, NY 10924 845-346-6551; bofmailman@gmail.com VETERAN'S ADVISORY BOARD GEORGE MCLEAN

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Page 3 www.93bg.com PRESIDENT’S CORNERHope everyone is safe, practicing social distancing, wearing face coverings, and washing your hands frequently! This COVID-19 pandemic is crazy and seems to be surging here in Michigan! We also want to wish our veterans of the Greatest Generation and all men and women who have served our country a “Happy Veterans Day” and heart-felt “Thank you” for your service! We had a fantastic annual 93rd BGA business meeting on October 17 via ZOOM! It was a great success thanks to the sub-committee who planned it! We also thank those that attended! You can see the resulting business meeting minutes posted later. We gained approval to update the By-Laws, approval to “kick off” a fundraising effort for the Hardwick Museum and the 93rd General Fund, awarded (3) Timberlake Award Winners, and approved the new Officers! You can see details further in the BOF. This was an election year for our officers who serve for 2-year terms. We have several new volunteers and several have moved to new positions. You can see the full list in the annual meeting minutes as well. Congratulations to all the new Officers and Key Members, and I look forward to continuing to work with all of you! As I reflect on this past year, we had many successes, despite the challenges of the pandemic: 1. Return To Hardwick – our film had a tremendous public “roll out” in mid-June with great support, exposure, and fantastic reviews! We all are proud of this fantastic documentary. 2. Reunion planning – although the pandemic postponed our reunion for a year, our plans, schedule, and events will carry into 2021, with a seamless transition. Thanks to John and the reunion committee! 3. Treasurer/Financial transition – we transitioned in mid-year to a new Treasurer - first appointed, then elected. We appreciate the work Wally did over the 6 years as a volunteer, and had a smooth transition to Kenna Payne! 4. Social Media - We continue to expand our presence on Facebook with new group members, answering family search questions, and connecting electronically in new ways, that helps continue the legacy of the veterans of the 93rd Bomb group! Thanks to everyone who helps with this effort! 5. 93JV, LLC – There was a tremendous amount of time, work and effort to create this business entity with the legal staff, to ensure our film was ready for the public release, as well as our rights were protected, and had minimal liability. Thanks again to everyone who helped with this! 6. 93rd Veterans – Finally and MOST IMPORTANTLY, we are very pleased and blessed to be working this past year with many of our original veterans. We all are grateful to them, and are proud to support them, and to carry on the 93rd BGA mission and the legacy of the 93rd Bomb Group! Be sure to check our websites, at www.93bg.com and www.hardwickfilm.com. Have a great holiday season, stay safe, and we will “see you” at our 93rd BGA Reunion in Salt Lake City in October, 2021! Jim Root, President, 93rd BGA

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Page 4 www.93bg.com INTRODUCTION OF NEW OFFICERS JIM BLUMENFELD - SECRETARY Jim is the husband of Donna (Eck) Blumenfeld, daughter of Lt. Col. Raymond Eck. Jim and Donna have been members of the 93rd since 2013. Jim is recently retired from a career in the chemicals and plastics manufacturing industry, and wished to play a more active role in the 93rd in any capacity that was needed. MARY YAMAMOTO - MEMBERSHIP I’d like to introduce myself. My name is Mary Steichen Yamamoto. I am a retired pediatric occupational therapist. I live in Ann Arbor, Michigan with my husband David and am the mother of two children. My father 1st Lt. Paul R. Steichen was a navigator with the 409th Squadron and completed 35 missions at Hardwick between September 1944 and April 1945. I am excited for this opportunity to be the membership chair for the 93rd Bomb Group Association. My father was a past president of the 93rd and was the founder of The Ball of Fire newsletter. My brother Paul Steichen, Jr. took the reins as president for several years when Fernley Smith and the others passed the leadership of the organization on to the 2nd (and now the 3rd!) generation. I know how important this bomb group was to my Dad, and how, above all, he wanted his fellow airmen who sacrificed their lives to be remembered and honored. Since my father is no longer with us, it is important to me to carry on his legacy of honoring the brave members of the 93rd bomb group and to keep telling their story. Many thanks to Jean Koznarek, who so deftly and with her own personal touch carried out the role of membership chair for almost six years. Jean so kindly drove all the membership materials from Shaker Heights, Ohio to Ann Arbor, Michigan to pass on to me. It has been good to know she is only an email or call away to answer my many questions! VE DAY +75 YEARS HARDWICK 2020!Hardwick, England May 28 to 31, 2021 Colin and I continue to closely monitor the Covid-19 virus and its impact on the Mini Reunion plans. As of now, international travel is still very restricted. If it is a go, it would be on Memorial Day weekend, May 28-31, 2021 weekend. Please direct any questions to me and tell me if you are interested so we can react as quickly as possible when the virus is under control. . My contact info is shown in the officer Directory. Don Morrison!

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Page 5 www.93bg.com FOLDED WINGS Sam Bargamian BARGAMIAN, Sam, 87, beloved husband, father and grandfather, passed away February 20, 2010. Survived by daughter, Nancy and grandchildren, Kyra and Wyatt. A Celebration of Life Service was held Friday, April 23, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Phillips in the Hills Episcopal Church. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Optimist International, 4494 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63108 in his name. Sam served in the Air Force as a First Lieutenant and was a decorated war Veteran of the 93rd Bombardment Group and the co-owner of the Chobanian Rug Company for over 40 years. He served his country, his community and his family. He will always be remembered for his great strength, sense of humor and honor, and humility. He is greatly loved and is dearly missed. Harold A. Burks Harold A. Burks, 98, of Holmes Beach, died Oct. 26, 2020. He was born Aug. 22, 1922, in Louisville, Kentucky. He was the last surviving member of his U.S. Air Force crew and was the radio operator on 36 combat missions in a B-24 aircraft over enemy-occupied territory of Germany in World War II. He was awarded the 5th Oak Leaf Cluster (Silver) to the Air Medal. His work in civilian life included head of personnel for several international oil companies, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Temple University Health Centers and the state of Pennsylvania. After retirement, he taught CPR for the American Red Cross. His hobbies included reading spy novels, sailing, woodworking and short-wave radio. Norman G. Gould Age 97, of Hastings, formerly So. St. Paul passed away peacefully August 7, 2019. He was a WWII Veteran and a former Dakota County Deputy Sheriff. Norman was preceded in death by his sons, Curtis and Jeffrey; and grandchildren, Erin Jean Okeson, and Craig Norman Felton. He is survived by his wife, Shirley; daughters, Connie (Jerry) Felton, Cheryl (Terry) Hoines and Rhonda (Kevin) Okeson; 8 grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren; and one great great grandchild. Private Interment, Fort Snelling National Cemetery.

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Page 6 www.93bg.com Joe Hernandez February 22, 1924 - August 26, 2020 A lifelong resident of San Antonio, Joe was the fifth of six children born to Enrique Hernandez Martinez and Carlota Hernandez Garza-Villarreal. He was preceded in death by his parents; his loving wife of 66 years, Aurora Z. Hernandez; son, George Hernandez and brothers Enrique, Rogelio, Rodolfo, Raul and Ruben Hernandez. In addition to his family, he had a great love of music, reading and photography. The joke in the family was that everything was a "Kodak Moment" for Joe. He left thousands of photographs, slides and 8MM films as treasured memories. As a young boy growing up on San Antonio's Westside, where he shined shoes and sold newspapers to help his family, he couldn't have imagined what life had in store for him. His family ran a small restaurant on Buena Vista St. His dad was a butcher and his mother, a fabulous cook. He and his brothers helped out at the restaurant. Always a lover of music, it was there that he cultivated his appreciation for Jazz. With segregation at its highest, Jazz musicians in town for performances were not welcome in most restaurants so his family's restaurant in downtown San Antonio became a haven for them; and thus, his introduction to Jazz. His mother's cooking and his father's knowledge of great cuts of meats led him to his appreciation of good food. Ribeye steaks, lamb chops, shrimp with pasta and garlic butter sauce, chiles rellenos, mole, cabrito and flautas were among his many favorites. Dad was a proud World War II veteran. Family and friends enjoyed listening to his anecdotes about his experiences while serving our country in the U.S. Army Air Corps. He served with the 8th Air Force, 93rd Bomb Group as a Top Turret Gunner on B-24s. He participated in 35 bombing missions over Germany and during the Battle of the Bulge. He would often recall some of his harrowing experiences including being met with a barrage of anti-aircraft fire as his plane and crew approached their target. He would explain how the flak exploding next to them would shake the plane and on three different occasions, the damage was so bad they had to make emergency landings. Yet, it was his own squadron that triggered his closest brush with death. While flying in tight formation, the B-24 was caught in the violent turbulence created by nearby aircraft, a condition called propeller wash. The whirlwind plunged the plane into a tailspin. The pilot gave the order to bail out but there was so much centrifugal force that the crew couldn't move. The craft dropped several thousand feet before the pilot was able to regain control. Eventually they landed safely. On his 21st birthday he was shipped back to the states on the Queen Mary. He became an aerial gunnery instructor in Boise, Idaho until his honorable discharge in October 1945 with the rank of S/Sgt. For his service Joe was awarded the Air Medal with five Oak Leaf Clusters, the European Theater of Operations Ribbon with three battle stars for the Northern France, Rhineland and Ardennes campaigns and the Good Conduct Medal. It was back home after the war that he met and married the love of his life, Aurora Zapata, and reared five children. He worked at Kelly A.F.B. as an Aircraft Electrical Armament Foreman, Equipment Specialist, and Production Management Specialist during a career that spanned 30 years. His retirement years were spent being a "taxi service" to and imparting his wisdom and love of reading and learning to grandchildren. He and Aurora always enjoyed trips to Las Vegas, San Francisco and most importantly, visiting extended family and friends in Monterey, Mexico. He also became a fixture at Mi Tierra Café and Restaurant for his morning coffee,

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Page 7 www.93bg.com afternoon merienda and Sunday morning breakfast with his wife enjoying the Marimba music in their Mural Room. More recently he enjoyed reading to and spoiling his great grandchildren. In 2004 Joe participated and was featured in the U. S. Latinos and Latinas WWII Oral History Project at the University of Texas at Austin and in 2007 he was interviewed for a PBS documentary on the contributions of Latinos during WWII. In 2015, he travelled to the WWII Memorial in Washington, D.C. with other local veterans on a trip sponsored by Honor Flight of San Antonio. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Honor Flight San Antonio de Valero, 14080 Nacogdoches Rd. PMB 340, San Antonio, Texas 78247 in his memory.. Joe is survived by daughters, Christine Hernandez and Eleanor H. Ramirez; sons Marshall Hernandez (Elizabeth Martinez) and Dan Hernandez (Eloy Ortiz); grandsons Eloy J. Ramirez (Amber) and Daniel R. Ramirez (Kelly Lopez), Dominic L. Hernandez and Jonathan M. Hernandez; granddaughters Alyson M. Hernandez, Valerie J. Gutierrez and Clarisa Sanchez (Alfred, III); great-granddaughters Samantha S. and Payton P. Ramirez, Isla J. Gutierrez and Arianna G. Hernandez; great-grandsons Alfred (IV), Vincent and Marcial Sanchez; and numerous nieces, nephews and friends. William Warren Lee W. Warren Lee, 95, passed away on April 17, 2020. He was born on August 31, 1924 in Bronxville, NY. He served in WWII from March 1943 to October 1945 as a Staff Sergeant. Trained as a nose gunner, he flew 25 missions on a B-24 Liberator. He was in the 93rd Bombardment Group in the 2ndAir Division based in Hardwick, England. He attended Bucknell University in Lewisburg, PA, one semester before the war. He returned 3 years later to complete a Masters Degree in Political Science and Economics. He was a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity and Phi Beta Kappa.Lambert Pharmaceuticals, PepsiCo, Welch Foods, and Hunt Wesson. He began his own CPA Practice in CA, and continued in it until he retired in 1994. Since high school he has played trombone with various bands. He was a 14 year member of the Tampa Bay Community Band. His favorite sport was golf. He is survived by his wife, Jean, and their four children; Kathy Rivers (Lee) Virginia Beach, VA, Richard Lee (Michelle) Olive Branch, MS, Barbara Daerr (Nick) Tampa, FL, and Douglas Lee, Fullerton, CA, nine grandchildren, seven great grandchildren and his brother, Paul Lee (Brenda) of Trinity, FL. He was a member of St. James UMC of Tampa. Kristen S. Lent (widow and veteran) Kris Lent, 99, passed away peacefully in hospice at Paoli Hospital on October 24, 2020.

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Page 8 www.93bg.com Brunhilde Kristin Swan was born January 16, 1921 in Sioux City, Iowa, to Wilbur F. Swan and Enid B. Sutton. Kris graduated from the Andrews School in Ohio and attended University of Iowa before completing Pilot Training and being accepted Into the Women’s Air Force Service Pilot (WASP) program. She completed WASP Special Training in August of 1944 and Advanced Instrument Training in November. The WASP program was abruptly terminated and Kris received an honorable discharge from the US Air Force in December of 1944. In March 2010, surviving Women Air Force Service Pilots were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for their service in World War II. Kris was the beloved wife of Robert L Lent for 60 years and mother to four children, Mary Barton, David Lent, Lisa Erlbaum, and Jon Lent. Most of her married life was spent in Dobbs Ferry, NY, where Kris was an active member of the First Reformed Church in Hastings-on-Hudson. Kris and Bob relocated to Paoli, PA in 1999 to be closer to three of their children. Kris was a devoted grandmother to nine grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. After Bob passed away in August 2005, Kris renewed her friendship with one of Bob’s crew members and married William (Bill) Gros in 2006. Bill was the radio operator and Bob the bombardier in the Eager Beaver of the 93rd Bombardment Group, which flew 29 missions in Europe and North Africa. Kris had a strong religious life and attended Trinity Church in Berwyn, Pa. She will be remembered for her devotion to God and her warm and loving nature. Donations in her memory may be made to Trinity Church or to Doctors Without Borders. Kathleen Ann Cooke Morrison Kathleen Ann Cooke Morrison passed peacefully after a brief illness on Saturday, August 15, 2020. She was born in Waynesburg, PA on March 3, 1945 to the late George Francis and Elizabeth Jean (Clelland) Cooke. Kathy graduated from!Valley High School in Lucasville, OH in 1964 and then married her one true love, “her whole world”, Melvin D. Morrison (Butch) on May 29, 1965 in Akron, Ohio. She taught Sunday school at Trinity Chapel and was a leader with Butch for the youth group at Manchester UMC. Kathy and Butch raised their boys in a house on Manchester Road that they fully remodeled. After being a stay-at-home mom with her boys, she worked part time at Nolley Elementary School as a yard lady and volunteered as a teacher’s aid. The volunteer teacher’s aid position evolved into many different roles over the years such as full-time teachers aid, Title 1 reading, and the “Computer Lady.” She worked at Nolley for 35 years, 1978 to 2013. Kathy enjoyed camping, traveling, going for rides with Butch in their Corvette, spending time at the family cabin, putting on tap shoes and dancing in the basement with her granddaughters, and any time spent with family. She loved all things Disney and Mickey Mouse. She will be remembered for her ultimate love for her family and her macaroni salad. She was preceded in death by her husband, Melvin (Butch) Morrison (2007). Survived by: Sons; Donald and Lori of Clinton and Brian and Laurie

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Page 9 www.93bg.com of Akron. Grandchildren: Donald (Lacie), Megan Baglia (Stephen), Tiffany Forsythe (Kyle), Nicole and Timothy. Great Grandchild: Piper Ann. Inez May Strombom (widow) BORN December 15, 1925 DIED September 2, 2019 LOCATION Wausau, Wisconsin Inez was born on December 15, 1925 and passed away on Monday, September 2, 2019. Inez skipped second grade and graduated in 1942 with a class of 20 students from Clinton High School when she was 16 years old. Online condolences may be expressed at www.heindlfuneralhome.com Memorial contributions may be made to either the Ogema Baptist Church, The Ogema Public Library, or the 8th Air Force Museum in Savannah, Georgia. B. Joseph Troisi Benjamin Joseph Troisi, “B. Joseph,” passed away at age 96 on March 30, 2020, at Haven Care Hospice in Edison, N.J., from complications of pneumonia. Mr. Troisi was born in Williamsport, to Domenic and Bernardine (nee Beiter) Troisi, where he grew up at 420 Vernon Avenue in a house his father custom designed. As the second son of Domenic, the owner of Troisi, Finer Things for Men, B. Joseph created several award-winning window displays and redesigns for the store, formerly located at Fourth and Court Streets. B. Joseph enjoyed baseball and boxing and achieved the honor of becoming an Eagle Scout. At 17, he served in the Army Air Force during World War II, eventually being promoted to the rank of Staff Sergeant before the war ended. He served as a waist gunner on a B-24 bomber named Duration Baby! where he completed 32 missions over Europe, plus an uncounted decoy mission along the coast of Denmark on D-Day. After the war ended, B. Joseph attended Lycoming College, Syracuse University and Pratt Institute, where he earned degrees in art and technical design. B. Joseph had a lengthy career as a store planner, working for Macy’s and JC Penney department stores in New York City. He was an active member of the Knights of Columbus at St. Matthias in Somerset, N.J., and the Institute of Store Planners in New York City. B. Joseph was an astute chess player and loved playing crossword puzzles. As an accomplished fine artist, he exhibited his portraits and still-lifes in various art shows throughout Middlesex County, N.J. He was also an enthusiastic horticulturist, winning several first place ribbons year-after-year for his beefsteak tomatoes and peace roses at the Middlesex County Fair in East Brunswick, N.J. As a civic-minded, generous and kind man, B. Joseph served as the president of the PTA at St. Anne’s Parish School in Ossining, N.Y., and volunteered for several community and charitable organizations throughout his life. He was a proud son, a mentor and role model to his many brothers and sisters, a loving husband and father. He will be greatly missed by all whose lives he touched.

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Page 10 www.93bg.com B. Joseph is predeceased by his wife of 55 years, Patricia (nee Fleming) Troisi; his siblings, Robert and Paul Troisi; sisters, Anne Marie McClain, Bernadine Hamm and Marguerite Carapellucci. He is survived by his son, Gerard Troisi, of Plainfield, N.J.; and daughter, Jeanine Troisi of New York City; as well as siblings, John Troisi, of Williamsport, Jim Troisi, of Seneca Falls, N.Y., Helen Arney, of Peoria, Ill., and Mary Troisi, of Williamsport. Donations to the Knights of Columbus at St. Matthias Church in Somerset, N.J., are welcome in his memory. They will be missed! GREETINGS FROM THE 93RD BG HISTORIAN! !On August 15th, 2020; my mother Kathy Morrison passed away. Over the last 16 years, she attended several reunions and enjoyed them greatly. As we deal with the loss and selling her home, my time to work on projects has been limited. Please understand, I will be back full strength shortly. As always if you have a question just ask, and I will help anyway possible.! !Search for 93rd BG items I am looking for any photos, diaries, records or other items from the time at Hardwick. If you know of any items, please let me know as I would like to get copies to further my research into the 93rd BG. Please do not assume that I already have it. Every time I see a collection, I find something new! FREE Memorabilia cataloging and Research!I am willing to scan any documents, records and photos of a 93rd BG veteran and return ALL of the original items (unharmed) along with CDs of all scans/jpeg images, along with any additional information I can add regarding names, plane serial #, artwork and places. There is NO charge for this service! I can also make extra CD copies for family members. I have done this for several veterans over the years. My contact info is shown in the Officer Directory.!!If you have any questions regarding the 93rd BG, please contact me with an email/letter/call with your question or topic for a mini research project. I will do my best to research an answer and publish it in the newsletter. Cheers, Don Morrison

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Page 11 www.93bg.com MESSAGE FROM THE NEW BOF EDITOR After serving as secretary on the board, I volunteered to be the new BOF editor and Don Morrison can focus on being an even better Historian (is that possible?). Thank you, Don for your six years of hard work as editor and passing the baton to me. I have large shoes to fill. I look forward to serving on this special board and especially in keeping the legacy of our vets alive. I like to think that my dad, 1st LT Forrest Lam, lead navigator, 30 combat missions, would be happy and proud to see me supporting this effort. It’s really an honor to be part of it. While I do my best, I welcome input and ideas for any improvements in the BOF or ideas for new articles (400-500 words). Like Don would say, “It’s YOUR newsletter”. Do you want to share your vets life with the group? (I personally love hearing those stories.) Did you read a good book and want to share a review? How about a WWII movie, old or new? Or visit an air museum (new to you) you want to share with us? I welcome it. My contact info is in the Officer Directory. Your faithful editor, Pam Kawashima 93RD PX The 93rd BGA PX will be going under a complete renovation over the next several months. A committee is being formed to review and improve the PX process, product offering, budgeting, and ease of use. A limited amount of product, including Ted's Travelling Circus books will be available during this time. We appreciate your cooperation during this time frame. CHAPLAIN’S CORNER Grace and peace be with you all. Fall is upon us and Winter is not far behind. This is the traditional time where many gather as families to celebrate Thanksgiving. Even now, in this strange time that we are experiencing, it is still proper to stop to give “thanks”. Whether in person, or virtually via Zoom or other means, I hope that you have the opportunity to celebrate this season with family. I would like to offer these words of comfort and promise found in Colossians 3, “Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.” As always, I will continue to pray for our group, but if there are special needs that you would like to share, either with me or with our group as a whole, I hope that you will contact me. You can reach me either through my group email, bofmailman@gmail.com, or my personal email, gjung@hvc.rr.com. Stay healthy and be safe. Blessings to you all, George Jung, Chaplain

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Page 12 www.93bg.com 93RD FILM PROJECT 93rd Bomb Group website update The 93rd Bomb Group Association has started to formally promote a few fundraisers in the coming months. The association would like to make the fundraisers visible on the 93rd Bomb Group website. Please look for a new “Donate” button on the homepage. By clicking the donate button it will take you to information about the fundraisers and how to donate. Also please remember that you can also renew your membership though the “Membership” section of the website. You can start a new membership or re-new a “one” year membership for $25.00. For $45.00 dollars you can lock in a two year membership. Return To Hardwick documentary update It’s been 5 months since the 93rd Bomb Group documentary Return To Hardwick was released digitally in the United States and Canada. The film is also now available on Amazon Prime. If you have an Amazon Prime subscription you can watch Return to Hardwick at no extra cost. The link to the film on Amazon Prime is https://www.amazon.com/Return-Hardwick-Michael-Cudlitz/dp/B088SXDBWF Just recently the film has also become available on Hoopla. Please read some details on the Hoopla service: Hoopla is a groundbreaking digital media service offered by your local public library that allows you to borrow movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics and TV shows to enjoy on your computer, tablet, or phone – and even your TV! With no waiting, titles can be streamed immediately, or downloaded to phones or tablets for offline enjoyment later. We have hundreds of thousands of titles to choose from, with more being added daily. hoopla is like having your public library at your fingertips. Anytime. Anywhere. You will need to go to https://www.hoopladigital.com/ and check to see if the service is available in your area. And finally, the 93rd Bomb Group Association and Frankenbite Productions has signed a foreign distribution deal with our distributor Gravitas Ventures. Currently the contract covers the United Kingdom however, other territories could be included at later dates. We are still formalizing details with Gravitas on a release date so more updates coming soon! Thank You! Michael Sellers 93rd BG Technology Manager Director/Producer “Return To Hardwick” !

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Page 13 www.93bg.com MEMBERSHIP Membership renewals were mailed in October to those of you whose membership expired at the end of 2020. Thank you to all of you who have renewed via the US postal service or Paypal. Thank you also to those who let me know about changes with our veterans or included documents, pictures, or information about your family member’s service. l will send out a reminder at the end of the year to those of you who have not yet renewed. The 93rd Bomb Group Association is pleased to welcome these 26 new members in 2020: • Daniel Asch, brother of Col. Alfred Asch • Kathleen Asch, sister-in-law of Col. Alfred Asch • Cathie Ballard, daughter of T/Sgt. William Gros • Phil Barlow, son of Richard John Baginski • John Boma, nephew of 1st Lt. Paul Steichen • Sarah Brown, great niece of 1st Lt. William M. Brown • Austin Caldwell, son of 1st Lt. Brent B Caldwell • Lt. Col. Anthony Christino III, great nephew of T/Sgt. Frank L. Zadra • Marc Feigenblatt, son-in-law of Julius Glantzman • Amanda Helberg, granddaughter of Capt. Lew Brown, Jr. • Newell Howard, a Vietnam Veteran who after viewing “Return to Hardwick” joined to support our mission • Dawn Jehorek, granddaughter of 2nd Lt. Fernley Smith • Ann Koznarek, granddaughter of S/Sgt. Henry Nykamp • Laura Koznarek, granddaughter of S/Sgt Henry Nykamp • Will Koznarek, grandson of S/Sgt. Henry Nykamp • Julia McGinty, daughter of 1st Lt. Paul Steichen • Rick Monje, son of N.M. “Chico” Monje, a B17 and Glider Pilot registered in Silver Wings Museum • Geoffrey Nese, grandson of 1st Lt. Robert Dale Frost • Geralyn Plakmeyer, niece of 2nd Lt. Robert Timmer • Robert Porter, nephew of 1st Lt. Robert Marx • Katha Root, daughter of Major Kenneth W. Root, Jr. • Carole Shanley, daughter of Daniel John Smyth • John M. Smith, son of 1st Lt. John Wylie Scott • Eric Sperley, stepson of Robert F. Dixon • Kimberly Vacca, granddaughter of S/Sgt. Henry Nykamp • Tiffiny Wright, granddaughter of Daniel John Smyth Mary Yamamoto Membership Chair

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Page 14 www.93bg.com 93RD BGA FUNDRAISING PROJECT By the time you read this article, you should have received a letter from the officers about a fundraising appeal for three distinct needs. The letter was mailed in mid-November to all members. We are raising monies for (a) needed major repairs to the four Quonset huts at the Hardwick Museum, which house the documents and memorabilia of the Museum (this project was approved by the membership at the Annual Business Meeting on October 17), (b) future projects at the Museum (repairs, programs, etc.), and (c) improving the Association’s financial status and for future projects of the Association, including our own programs and projects of other groups. As of the date of the letter, we had received a match pledge for the contributions for the roof project from Candace Bernard and Robert Glickman, in memory of Ms. Bernard’s father, Leon E. Bernard. Additionally, we had already received over $8,000 in lead pledges and payments for these three needs, and hope that we will have received many more contributions through now. You can find the full details in your copy of the mailed letter. It’s not too late to make a contribution! Contributions can be made by check or online. Checks should be made payable to the 93rd Bombardment Group Association and sent to the Treasurer, Mrs. Kenna Payne, 4261 Saratoga Road, Richmond, VA 23235, along with an indication of the designation(s) you wish to make. Online contributions can be made via the DONATE HERE button on the website’s home page (93bg.com) and following the additional instructions found there. You might wish to make your contribution in memory or honor of a veteran – please provide those instructions with your payment. Thank you in advance for your consideration of making a contribution to any or all of these needs. And thank you for your membership in and support of the 93rd Bombardment Group Association. Kenna Payne Fundraising Committee, and 93rd Officers

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Page 15 www.93bg.com 93RD BOMBARDMENT GROUP BUSINESS MEETING MINUTES Below please find the Board meeting minutes from the Oct. 17, 2020 meeting held on the internet with the Zoom meeting tool. October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eturn'to'Hardwick.!*)3H)7&6'>F!\[20;);!/'(,&! ! ! ! ! ! D)8(!S2K(87)I!! "N#!52+80!3)3H)7&!4!])+)78(&!^!"R!_-W!'(!12(+81+`F!a2(C])+)78(&!^!""WF!!!!bS![7')(;&!^!cd!a):!3)3H)7&!?27!"#"#!^!"R![20;);!/'(,&!_?723!38(9!&2%71)&F!8(;!(2+!T%&+!'(!"#"#F!H%+!7)>27+);!'(!"#"#`M!e;:87;!5.!B6870)&F!D7.F!e%,)()!*.!X)00)7F!D2&)>6!X)7(8(;)KF!/80+)7!X%,6)&F!8(;!A0'=)!$)0+)7!_&>2%&)`.!UPD]F!YYB! ! ! ! ! ! D)8(!S2K(87)I!$),'(('(,!8&&)+&!2?!f-#F!-"NF!0)&&!)J>)(&)&!2?!fcFPW#F!0)8=)&!8!1%77)(+!8&&)+!H808(1)!8&!2?!UgP#g"#!2?!f-F<WN!57)8&%7)7! ! ! ! ! ! S)((8!G89()!UC32(+6F!"#"#!7)=)(%)&!2?!fNF"-cF!0)&&!)J>)(&)&!2?!f"-FP"NF!0)8=)&!8!()+!;)10'()!?27!+6)!>)7'2;!2?!f-WF-#<.!!!B%77)(+!+2+80!8&&)+&!8&!2?!UgP#g"#!87)M!16)1I'(,!8112%(+!H808(1)!2?!fcFW<NF!G89G80!V112%(+!H808(1)!2?!fRU"F!Gh!i(=)(+279!2?!f-F#Pc!8(;!i(=)&+3)(+!'(!UPD]F!YYB!2?!f<Fc##!?27!8!+2+80!2?!f-cF##N.!!!Ball'of'Fire'Editor' ' ' ' j2(!*277'&2(gQ)27,)!D%(,!PA _IATIO

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Page 16 www.93bg.com Sent!the$newsletter$to$all$members$of$the$93rd!BG#Association:!!! 115#Printed!&"164$Email$$=$$$279$total! !!(271%USA,%%8%UK/EU)!Historian! ! ! ! ! ! Don!Morrison!Respond!to!member!questions,!research!93rd!BG,!monitor!social!media,!support!the!film.!93rd!BGA!Website! ! ! ! ! ! Michael!Sellers!!Planning!a!redesign!in!2021,!new!PX!section!coming,!PayPal!issues!need!to!be!resolved.!7.!The!following!Current!Business!items!were!continued!from!last!year’s!meeting:!' Return'to'Hardwick! ! ! ! ! ! Michael!Sellers!- Finished!2019/2020!film!festival!&!museum!screening!circuit!- Secured!national!distribution!deal!-!May!2020!- Official!Video!on!Demand!(VOD)!release!to!major!streaming!platforms!-!June!2020!- Secured!UK!distribution!deal!-!September!2020!- Released!on!Amazon!Prime!(subscription)!-!September!2020!- New!budget!proposal!to!support!marketing!efforts!- Proposal!for!sub-committee!to!manage!screening!requests!2020!Salt!Lake!City!Reunion!Update! ! ! ! ! ! John!Marx,!VP!- Reviewed!the!locations!of!the!previous!20!years.!- Reviewed!the!4!trips!to!Hardwick!and!1!to!Iceland!- Had!to!postpone!the!2020!trip!to!Salt!Lake!City!and!the!2020!trip!to!Hardwick!due!to!the!pandemic!! 2021!Salt!Lake!City,!UT!reunion!Update! ! ! ! ! ! John!Marx,!VP!- Hotel!contract!secured!for!2021!in!Salt!Lake!City!- Potential!events!and!education!sessions!remain!as!planned!for!2020.!- It!was!also!noted!that!the!Hardwick!reunion!planned!for!2020!is!tentatively!rescheduled!for!Memorial!Day!May,!2021.!2022!Reunion!location!selected!Boston! ! ! ! ! ! John!Marx,!VP!- Boston!selected!by!the!attendees!of!the!Detroit!reunion!in!2019.!- Planning!will!begin!in!Winter!2021!Future!Projects! ! ! ! ! ! Jim!Root!( !4)#potential#projects#discussed#as#follows:!! 1.#Enhanced#memorial#at#National#Air#Force#Museum#–!Dayton,(OH!2.#Hardwick#Museum#–!donation'for'Quonset'huts'roof're-paint/seal3.#Digitizing#and#cataloguing#93rd!!Bomb%Group%original%morning%briefings4.#Annual&93rd!!BGA$fundraising$for$general$fund!All#project#evaluations#and#Officer#discussions#continue.Plan%to% present%recommendations%at%2021%reunion.!! - A"question"was"brought"up"on"the"Hardwick"Museum"roof"re-paint/seal*project:**Is*this*a*high$priority?! - Both%Don%and%Colin%gave%details%on%the%condition%of%the%museum%roof,%and%its%on-going%maintenance.))They)also)have)a)quoted)estimate)on)the)work)to)use)a)different)rubberized)material(to(seal(and(coat(the(roof.! - A"motion"was"made"by"Candy"Bernard"to"authorize#the#93rd!BGA$to$fund$and$support$the$Hardwick)roof)pr oject,)and)begin)a)fundraising)effort)necessary)for)the)funding.))It)was)seconded' by'Michael'Sellers.''! - A"unanimous"consent"vote"failed"due"to"(1)"objection.""The"question"of"not"enough"detailed"information'on'the'project,'and'competing'with'the'other'projects'listed.! - A"vote"by"the"membership"resulted"in"26"in"favor,"and"1"against.""The"motion"passed.!

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Page 17 www.93bg.com - A"comment"after"the"vote"recommended"that"we"also"consider"a"future"effort"to"create"a"fund%for%supporting%future%Hardwick%maintenance%and%programs.!- The$fundr aising$effort$will$be$combined$with$the$other$fundraising$activities$for$2020$&$! !2021.8.!The!following!(4)!New!Business!items!were!discussed:!! 1.!93rd!BGA!By-laws!Proposal! ! ! ! ! ! ! John!Marx!! ! By-Laws%changes%are%reviewed%by%By-Laws%Committee.%%!! By-Laws%Committee:%John%Marx,%Jean%Koznarek,%Jim%Root! !!! ! !There%are%(4)%updates%to%By-Laws%proposed,%as%follows: 1. Add Article IV, Section j: Chaplain Officer position 2. Add Article IV, Section k: 93JV, LLC. Manager Officer position 3. Modify Article VI, section i: reduce financial audit requirement to 2 years4. Add Article XIII: Creation and description of 93JV, LLC. Entity Refer to the By-Laws posted on www.93bg.com, with proposed changes highlighted in red text.The By-Laws Committee made a motion to adopt the proposed By-Laws changes as presented. No 2nd was needed. After no discussion, the By-Law changes were passed by unanimous consent. !2.!93rd!BGA!Officer!Elections! ! ! ! ! ! Nick!Timmer!For the 2 -years of 2020 – 2022 Officer Nominations: Nominations are reviewed by the Nominating Committee. Nominating Committee: Nick Timmer, Becky Burch, George McLean Current 2020 – 2022 a. President Jim Root Jim Root b. Vice President John Marx John Marx c. Secretary Pam Kawashima *Jim Blumenfeld* d. Treasurer Wally Brown *Kenna Payne* e. Assistant Treasurer Nancy Stranger Nancy Stranger f. Membership Chair Jean Koznarek *Mary Yamamoto* g. Ball of Fire Editor Don Morrison *Pam Kawashima* h. Historian Don Morrison Don Morrison i. Technology Manager Michael Sellers Michael Sellers j. Chaplain New 2020 *George Jung* k. 93JV, LLC. Manager New 2020 *Jean Koznarek* Note: *Red highlights are new for 2020 – 2022* The$Nominating$Committee$made"a"motion"to"adopt"the"proposed"Officers"as"presented!for$2020$–!2022.$$The$Officer$nominations$were$passed$by$unanimous$consent.$$Congratulations$and$thank$you$to$the$new$Officers!!Other!“Key!Member”!positions:!Ve teran Board: Current 2020 - 2022 Veteran Board #1 George McLean George McLean Veteran Board #2 Bill Brown Bill Brown Veteran Board #3 Wayne Baker Wayne Baker Other Key Members: PX Manager Pete Asch Jean Koznarek Assistant BOF Editor George Jung George Jung Reunion Registration JoAnne Sargent JoAnne Sargent !

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Page 18 www.93bg.com 3. Fundraising – General Fund Kenna Payne A Fundraising proposal was reviewed from the Fundraising committee, as follows: Timing: “Kick-off” for November and December 2020 How: Via a separate mailing/communicationWhy: To support the continued financial viability of the Association. To build monies without any restrictions for use in support of other projects and the 93rd BGA general operations. Since we didn’t have a reunion this year, and we didn’t have the expense of reunion What: registration fees, hotel costs, airfare, or anything they might have spent if they had attended a reunion. Would you consider donating to the 93rd BGA a portion of the budget you would have spent on the physical reunion? In addition, based on the passed motion to raise funds in support of the Hardwick Museum roof, the fundraising committee will combine the effort. THANK YOU to EVERYONE for your support!! !4. Other/Misc. Jim Root The potential to have a “mid-year” type of event, possibly on ZOOM again, was discussed. Having Veteran stories, of live video of the Hardwick Museum, were ideas discussed. 9. Timberlake Award! ! ! ! ! ! Jim Root!This%award%is%the$highest$recognition$for$someone$who$currently$goes$“above$and$beyond”$volunteering$in$support'of'the'93rd!Bomb%Group%Associations%purpose%to%“carry&on&the&traditions&and&memories&of&the&93rd!Bomb!Group.”!! Established!in!2015!! Named!for!General!Ted!Timberlake,!Commanding!Officer!! Beautifully!engraved!trophy/award!including!a!B-24!etching!! Former!Veteran!advisor!Fernley!Smith!“it!is!very!valuable!to!recognize!someone!who!is!currently!volunteering!to!continue!the!legacy!of!the!93rd!Bomb!Group”!! There!have!been!14!award!winners!to!date.!!Previous recipients: 2015 – Omaha – Scott Stewart, Jim Lux 2016 – San Antonio – Joe/Phyllis Duran, Jim Guddal, Bill/JoAnne Sargent 2017 – New Orleans - Michael Sellers, Don Morrison, Colin Mann 2018 – Washington, DC – Michael Cudlitz, Nick Timmer, Nancy Stranger 2019 – Detroit - Jean Koznarek 2020 – (3) award winners this year are: David&Cuppage!!For$his$outstanding$support$on$the$93rd!BGA$legal$matters$for$Return'to'Hardwick." He#provided#excellent#support#and#guidance#on!the$rights$&$clearances,$distrib uti on$ contract,$creating$the$93JV,&LLC.&entity,&and&ensuring&our&rights&are&protected,&in&a&very&complex&film&industry!

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Page 19 www.93bg.com He#was#also#extremely#responsive#and#attentive#to#our#questions#and#needs#in#a#timely#fashion,#and#always#willing&to&help&in&any&way,&to&support&the&93rd!BGA! Thank&you,!David!!!!David&Woodrow!For$his$outstanding$support$on$the$93rd!BGA$throughout$many,$many$years!$ As#the#owner#and#steward#of#the#property#where#the#Hardwick#Aerodrome#104#and#modern-day$museum%is%located,)he)has)always)been)magnificent)in)helping)continue)the)legacy)of)the)93rd!Bomb%Group,%and%our%greatest'generation'veterans!'' As#a#veteran#himself,#he#knows#the#true#sacrifices#so#many#have#made#to#ensure#freedom#around#the#world. Thank&you,!David!! !Paul%Thrower!For his outstanding support and work to maintain the 93rd Bomb Group museum located at Hardwick. Paul has always been a tremendous curator, to ensure the museum is world class in the exhibits, and telling the story of the 93rd Bomb Group during the war. He helps to continue the legacy of the 93rd Bomb Group, and our greatest generation veterans! His work is truly outstanding, passion-driven, and enjoyed by all! Thank you, Paul!! Congratulation to all (3) winners, and a huge Thank You for your dedication, support and help with the 93rd BGA!! 10. Veteran Board message George McLean/Wayne Baker/Bill Brown Although no Veterans could attend, they all appreciate our hard work to make this great organization continue to thrive! 11. Adjournment Jim Root A motion was made to adjourn, was seconded and adjourned at 3:30 PM.

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Page 21 www.93bg.com October 17, 2020 David Woodrow Airfield Farm, Topcroft Bungay, UK NR35 2BA Dear David, As the President of the 93rd Bombardment Group Association, I am excited and pleased to award you with the 93rd Bomb Group Association 2020 Timberlake Award! This is considered to be the “highest” honor awarded by the 93rd BGA, and is a tribute and recognition to you, for your commitment and dedicated service! It is named in honor of the Commanding Officer of the 93rd Bomb Group during World War II, General Edward J. “Ted” Timberlake. On behalf of our Veterans, Members, and Friends, we would like to recognize your outstanding support and guidance as the owner and steward of the property and farm where the Hardwick Aerodrome 104 and modern-day museum are located! You have always been magnificent in helping continue the legacy of the 93rd Bomb Group, and our greatest generation veterans! As a veteran yourself, you know the true sacrifices so many have made to ensure freedom around the world. You have also been extremely responsive and attentive to our questions and needs in a timely fashion, and are always willing to help in any way, to support the 93rd BGA! We are truly proud and blessed to know you and your family! Thank you for your loyalty, dedication and contributions of honoring the service and sacrifice of our veterans of the 93rd Bomb Group! Congratulations! Regards, Jim Root President, 93rd Bomb Group Association 15359 Red Fox Walk West Olive, Mi 49460 616-399-5990 (h), 616-218-0787 (m) B , !BARD if! ·ocJATIO 8 ~ 329th 330th 409th

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Page 22 www.93bg.com October 17, 2020 Paul Thrower 12 St. Davids Close Long Stratton Norwich, UK NR12 2PP Dear Paul, As the President of the 93rd Bombardment Group Association, I am excited and pleased to award you with the 93rd Bomb Group Association 2020 Timberlake Award! This is considered to be the “highest” honor awarded by the 93rd BGA, and is a tribute and recognition to you, for your commitment and dedicated service! It is named in honor of the Commanding Officer of the 93rd Bomb Group during World War II, General Edward J. “Ted” Timberlake. On behalf of our Veterans, Members, and Friends, we would like to recognize your outstanding work, support and guidance to maintain the 93rd Bomb Group museum located at Hardwick! You have always been a tremendous curator, to ensure the museum is world class in the exhibits, and telling the story of the 93rd Bomb Group during the war. You have also been extremely responsive and attentive to our questions, research, and help with artifacts and exhibits at the museum. You are always willing to help in any way, to support the 93rd BGA! Your work is truly outstanding, passion-driven, and enjoyable by all! Thank you for your loyalty, dedication and contributions of honoring the service and sacrifice of our veterans of the 93rd Bomb Group! Congratulations! Regards, Jim Root President 93rd Bomb Group Association 15359 Red Fox Walk West Olive, Mi 49460 616-399-5990 (h) 616-218-0787 (m) B , !BARD if! ·ocJATIO G ~ 328• 329th 330th 409th

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Page 23 www.93bg.com 93BG.COM MEMBERSHIP FORM 2020 Name__________________________________________________________________________________________ Address________________________________________________________________________________________ City ___________________________________________________________ State ____________Zip ___________ Phone Number_________________________________Cell Number______________________________________ Email Address__________________________________________________________________________________ 93rd BG Connection: (please circle appropriate) Vet is/was-self, father, uncle, grandpa or I am a Historian/friend. Name of 93rd veteran _____________________________________________ Rank _________________________ Squadron _________________________ Time period in Service: _________ 19 ______ to _________ 19 ______ Airplane Name(s)___________________________________ Pilot(s) _____________________________________ Crew Chief(s)___________________________________Comments (list crew if known) _____________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________ (use back side for more info) Annual Membership $25 $________ 2 year discount rate (2021 & 2022) $45 $________ Tax deductible Donation $________ (The 93rd is a 501(c)(3) Organization) TOTAL $________ ____ Please MAIL newsletter ____ Please E-MAIL newsletter Please note, membership is on a calendar year. Make checks payable to: 93rd BOMB GROUP (We encourage you to pay by PayPal through the 93rd Bomb Group website, 93bg.com) Mail to: Mary Yamamoto, 93rd Bomb Group Ass’n. 1538 Waltham Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48103 Copy this form for family and friends to become members. Thank you! _____Yes! I would like to volunteer to help the 93rd BGA and my skill is: ________________________________________________________________________________________________ KEEP OUR HISTORY ALIVE!

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Page 2 www.93bg.com Table of Contents President’s Corner………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………………3 2021 Reunion announcement notice………..……..……………………………………………………………….….…….…….4 2021 Hardwick Mini Reunion cancelled ..……………..………………...……………………..………………….….......………5 BG Historian (Request for information)……………………………….………………..………………………………………....5 Folded Wings…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……..6 Chaplain’s Corner………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……7 Bill Brown receives French Legion of Honor ………………………..…………………………………………………….……8 David Woodrow shows off his Timberlake award …………………………….............………………………………….……8 Assembly ships ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….9 Movie Review ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……..11 BOF Editor..…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………..…12 Hardwick Documentary……………………………………………………………………………………….…………..……..… 13 Membership…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……..15 Fundraising Project …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….….. 15 Mystery Solved! ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…..19 93rd BG Ball of Fire Quarterly Express Membership Form …………………………………….………………………...… 22 DIRECTORY 2020 - 2022 OFFICERS President – JIM ROOT 15359 Red Fox Walk, West Olive, MI 49460 616-399-5990, jamesdavidroot@aol.com Vice President (Reunion Coordinator) – JOHN MARX 109 Clearview St., Beaver Falls, PA 15010 412-327-1909, 109clearview@gmail.com Secretary – JIM BLUMENFELD 138 Huntingwood Dr, Lancaster, PA 17602 jimb208xx@gmail.com Treasurer – KENNA PAYNE 4261 Saratoga Road, Richmond, VA 23235 804-272-9656, 93rdbgtreasurer@gmail.com Membership – MARY YAMAMOTO 1538 Waltham Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48103 93rdbgmembership@gmail.com Historian – DON MORRISON 1375 West Comet Rd, Clinton, OH 44216 Cell 330-415-2222, doniac1967@sbcglobal.net Ball of Fire, Editor – PAM KAWASHIMA 5698 Brookhurst Ct, San Jose, CA 95129 408-253-6129, pkawashima@outlook.com Technology Manager – MICHAEL SELLERS 565 Carroll St. Apt #4, Brooklyn, NY 11215 917-975-7162, mtsellers@mac.com Assistant Treasurer - NANCY GRIMES STRANGER 995 Cottonwood Lane, Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 970-945-2883, nancystranger@hotmail.com 93rd JV LLC Manager - JEAN KOZNAREK 2644 W. Park Blvd., Shaker Heights, OH 44120 216-702-8430, jnkoz54@aol.com Chaplain & Ball of Fire “Mailman”- GEORGE JUNG Distribution Support 2420 Route 17 A, Goshen, NY 10924 845-346-655, bofmailman@gmail.com Other Critical Roles PX Manager – JEAN KOZNAREK 2644 W. Park Blvd., Shaker Heights, OH 44120 216-702-8430, jnkoz54@aol.com Reunion Registration - JOANNE SARGENT 1458 Locust St., Denver, CO 80220 303-915-7546, joyridecp@msn.com VETERAN'S ADVISORY BOARD GEORGE MCLEAN

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Page 3 www.93bg.com PRESIDENT’S CORNER Happy 2021 – it sure arrived fast! We are all anxious for a better, and more prosperous year ahead of us! Here are a few thoughts and comments on the progress we are making in the 93rd Bomb Group Association: • We achieved another “milestone” with the recent release of Return To Hardwick in the UK on their PBS station! We continue to get great reviews and comments on the film – congratulations to all who made it possible! • Reunion planning – work continues to re-plan and schedule the reunion in Salt Lake City in October 2021 and we are hoping we can still have it! Unfortunately, the reunion plans for the Hardwick reunion in May 2021 are postponed again. • We had a very successful fundraising campaign! The Officers and Veterans continue to be overwhelmed by the generosity and support of our 93rd BGA members! We would like to send a huge thank you to all who helped with the planning and logistics of the fundraising and those who donated! • Social Media - We continue to expand our position on Facebook with new group members, answering family search questions, and connecting electronically in new ways, that helps continue the legacy of the veterans of the 93rd Bomb group! Thanks to everyone who helps with this effort! We also have tentative plans to begin a refresh of the 93rd BG website in 2021, including the PX. • Our own Bill Brown achieved two fantastic milestones recently with his 100th birthday in July 2020, and receiving the French Legion of Honor award! We offer our congratulations to Bill and we are very blessed to have him, and all of our Veterans with us. We are proud to support them and to carry on the 93rd BGA mission and the legacy of the 93rd Bomb Group! Be sure to check our websites, at http://www.93bg.com and http://www.hardwickfilm.com. Have a great spring season, stay safe, and we will “see you” at our 93rd BGA Reunion in Salt Lake City in October 2021! Jim Root, President, 93rd BGA

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Page 5 www.93bg.com VE DAY +75 YEARS HARDWICK 2021 CANCELLED! Hardwick, England May 28 to 31, 2021 - Colin Mann and I regret to announce that the mini reunion scheduled for May 2021 in England has been cancelled due to the Covid-19 virus. Currently, England is experiencing a surge in cases that is resulting in further travel limitations limiting our ability to plan a quality experience. We are now looking forward to next May. Stay safe and see you in 2022! Don Morrison GREETINGS FROM THE 93RD BG HISTORIAN! Search for 93rd BG items I am looking for any photos, diaries, records or other items from the time at Hardwick. If you know of any items, please let me know as I would like to get copies to further my research into the 93rd BG. Please do not assume that I already have it. Every time I see a collection, I find something new! FREE Memorabilia cataloging and Research I am willing to scan any documents, records and photos of a 93rd BG veteran and return all of the original items (unharmed) along with CDs of all scans/jpeg images, along with any additional information I can add regarding names, plane serial #, artwork and places. There is NO charge for this service! I can also make extra CD copies for family members. I have done this for several veterans over the years. My contact info is shown in the Officer Directory. If you have any questions regarding the 93rd BG, please contact me by email/letter/phone with your question or topic for a mini research project. I will do my best to research an answer. Cheers, Don Morrison

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Page 6 www.93bg.com FOLDED WINGS Howard C. Cox Indianapolis - Howard C. Cox, 99, passed away December 22, 2020 in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. He received an Associate Degree in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University after farming for 20 years. Following his degree from Purdue, he worked at Allision Gas Turbine/Division of General Motors, where he retired in 1983. Howard was a World War II veteran serving in the Army Air Corps, 2nd Air Division, Eighth Air Force in the 93rd Bombardment Group. Stationed in Hardwick England, he flew 33 missions over enemy territory in 1944. As a critical part of the Army Air Corps, his crew supported the efforts of the Allies as they prepared for and engaged in D-Day, the turning point of WW II. He was preceded in death by his first wife Elizabeth A. Cox and survived by his children, Victoria L. (Cox) Champion, Barbara A. (Cox) Collet and Howard M. Cox; sister, Margaret Gilmore; 4 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. He is also survived by his wife, Marietta McDowell Cox. Graveside services were held Monday December 28, 2020 at Memorial Park Cemetery- Indianapolis IN. Online condolences may be shared at www.conklefuneralhome.com. Donations may be sent to Indy Honor Flight at http://indyhonorflight.org/donate/. Bill Gros Bill Gros passed away January 4, 2021 at the age of 97. He was in the 8th Air Force, 93rd Bombardment Group, 409th Bombardment Squadron in World War II. He was the radio operator on the B-24 Liberator, Eager Beaver and completed 31 missions early in World War II when most missions were unescorted and the chance of surviving that many missions was less than one in five. Bill was the last surviving member of that crew. His best friend was Ken “Jeff” Jeffers, the radio operator who was killed in the crash of the B-24 Liberator Hot Stuff in Iceland in 1943. Jeff was bringing photos Bill had taken during his time in Europe and North Africa home to Bill’s mother. Bill never got over the loss of his friend Jeff. He knew most of Hot Stuff’s crew and was most helpful in proving to the United States Air Force that Hot Stuff was the first heavy bomber in the 8th Air Force to complete 25 missions. It was with Bill’s help, there is now a display in the National Museum of the United States Air Force honoring Hot Stuff and her crew. He was also the technical advisor and provided much of the historical content for the book “Before the Belle.”

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Page 8 www.93bg.com BILL BROWN AWARDED FRENCH LEGION OF HONOR Our very own William Brown, pilot of the 93rd Bomb Group and the 328th bomb squadron with 35 bombing missions, was awarded The Medal of Knight of the French Legion of Honor in February 2020. This prestigious distinction underlines the deep appreciation and gratitude of the French for their contribution of the liberation of their country during World War II. Napoleon Bonaparte originally initiated this award in 1802. It has been retained by all later French governments and régimes. This is the highest honor the French government offers. In order to receive it, you must have been on a mission that directly led to the liberation or France. According to Bill, the bomb racks in their B-24 were removed and replaced with shelves capable to hold food and bags of flour. They flew to an airfield outside of London where the plane was loaded with flour that they transported to Paris. Upon landing at the Paris airport they were greeted by sniper fire as their plane was being unloaded by the Parisians. This "flour run" was repeated by Bill and his crew in the Allied effort to feed the starving French people who had recently been liberated and much of their food commandeered by their Germans occupiers. The Legion of Honor is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Bill currently lives in Nebraska and recently had heart surgery and is doing great. Bill turned 100 years young last July. It’s never too late to receive an award. What an honor to be recognized by the French people. Congratulations to Bill! DAVID WOODROW WITH HIS TIMBERLAKE AWARD Our Timberlake award recipient sent a very appreciative thank you note for honoring him with this award. David Woodrow’s help is recognized because of his outstanding support and guidance as the owner and steward of the property and farm where the Hardwick Aerodrome 104 and modern-day museum are located! He has always been magnificent in helping continue the legacy of the 93rd Bomb Group, and our greatest generation veterans! At 96 and a veteran himself of D-Day Normandy, he knows the true sacrifices so many have made to ensure freedom around the world. An award well deserved. We thank you David! Bill*Brown*and*his**grandniece*Sara*in*Detroit*

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Page 9 www.93bg.com ASSEMBLY SHIPS “Ball of Fire” and the necessity and role of an Assembly Ship As you may have noticed the “Ball of Fire” graphic on the front page has been updated. The one we have been using for the last several years was found to be a colorized photo that was done incorrectly. Luckily, I was able to find an artist, Andy Gaster, who was willing to provide a correct color rendition of the “Ball of Fire” Serial # 41-23667 for the newsletter. Andy had an uncle (S/Sgt James W. Poe) who flew on “Ball of Fire” before it became an assembly ship. S/Sgt James Poe first Mission was Oct 9, 1942 and his last one was August 1, 1943 to Ploesti. Thank you so much for your help, Andy! What is an assembly ship? The first known use of an assembly ship in the 93rd was November 30, 1943. An assembly ship was used to help each Bomb Group properly identify their formation in the crowded skies over East Anglia. As you can see in the photo, the sky would be full of B-24s from many groups. Each Bomb Group would have an assembly ship painted in bright colored patterns. The assembly ships would fly a large rectangular flight path and each crew would identify the correct formation by looking for the “Ball of Fire” and then join onto the 93rd BG formation. Once the bomb group had completed the assembly process, the assembly ship would return to base as the bomber formation would head on to their assigned target. There were 3 bases within 5 miles of Hardwick and 5 within 8 miles. What a busy place to fly‼ The bright paint job would evolve slightly over its time (mostly in the tail area) as the assembly ship. In the beginning the tail had horizontal stripes, then the B in the circle, serial number and letter were added. The last version of the “Ball of Fire” had its tail updated again to better match the newly applied, all-yellow tail markings. The “Ball of Fire” tail did not include the vertical black stripe but had the serial # and letter H. The original “Ball of Fire” survived the war and was scrapped on May 5, 1945 at Langford in Northern Ireland. A 2nd Assembly Ship “Bear Down” / “U name It Peg” A second assembly ship for the 93rd BG was created in July 1944 to replace an aging “Ball of Fire. The second assembly ship was “Bear Down”/”U name it Peg” with a serial # of 42-72869. It was not painted with the Historic “Ball of Fire” nose art and had a different bright paint graphic. The second assembly ship was still referred to as the “Ball of Fire” on some mission paperwork.

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Page 11 www.93bg.com As an interesting note, the 93rd BG provided nine older aircraft (war weary) to several other bomb groups in the second Air Division to serve as assembly ships. Four of the nine were original aircraft from the group’s arrival in England in the summer of 1942. Submitted by Don Morrison MOVIE REVIEW – THE COLD BLUE (2018) Although this movie focuses on the friendly rival to the B-24, the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, it nevertheless depicts what our brave young American airmen went through in the skies over Europe. My husband and I are huge fans of golden era movies, especially 1940’s and 50’s. I am also a big fan of the director William Wyler, who directed The Best Years of our Lives, Mrs. Miniver, Roman Holiday, The Big Country, Ben Hur and many, many other great movies. In 1944 William Wyler released a documentary called The Memphis Belle – A Story of a Flying Fortress. The Memphis Belle was among the earliest heavy bombers to complete 25 missions and return to the US successfully. To capture this, Mr. Wyler took three cameramen up in B-17’s with him to film actual bombing raids. One cameraman was tragically killed while doing this on a bombing mission. Over the years, all versions of this movie were in disrepair and damaged. There were no good copies. Director Erik Nelson learned that 34 reels (90 hours) of original film footage were at the U.S. National Archives in excellent original condition. Mr. Nelson was able to use this footage, match it to the footage used by William Wyler in his movie, and laboriously restore the scratches and enhance the color, frame by frame. Nelson and his team did an excellent job on this. Nelson then took what he restored and cut a new documentary called The Cold Blue. There was no sound in the original footage, so recordings from real bombing missions (enhanced with the use of modern audio equipment) were seamlessly blended with Wyler’s original archived footage. In addition to that, Nelson was able to interview a number of veteran B-17 airmen and vividly capture their memories of what those dangerous missions were like. The documentary is 72 minutes long. It covers life on the airbase, early morning briefings, crazy hours they worked, the gear they wore while flying at altitudes in freezing temps, meals they ate, how they felt on a mission, getting into formation, fusing and loading 4000lbs. of bombs, and seeing that they were a family in the air looking out for each other. And of course, the hardship of war and the luck of making it back. I think this movie captures the thoughts of the young veterans and the lives they led while in the Army Air Corps. Nelson was able to take this Memphis Belle film footage and present a view of what these young men really encountered on missions. Personally, I cannot imagine how harrowing each and every one of these missions were, milk run or not. I thought it was done very well, regardless of the aircraft. I give it a thumbs up. I hope this inspires you to check this movie out. Submitted by Pam Kawashima

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Page 12 www.93bg.com MESSAGE FROM THE BOF EDITOR I hope you look forward to the next BOF as much as I do. As editor, I not only compile what the board members provide, such as announcements and news on veterans, but I also try to include interesting articles we can all enjoy. I encourage you to share a movie review, a book review, submit a bio on your veteran’s life, share your quest to learn what your veteran’s life was like during or after the war, a diary or logbook you found in your veteran’s belongings. I welcome human-interest stories. What would you like to see in the BOF? We want to see it too. For example, I recently virtually “met” the son of one of my dad’s pilots on the 93RD BG user group on facebook. (I’ve “met” a couple others there too). He saw some of my posts and pics (one with his dad and my dad together in front of a ship he knew his father flew) and put two and two together. In fact, he was the pilot when my dad received the DFC (Distinguished Flying Cross) for returning the squadron on a very challenging mission. My dad (Forrest Lam) was lead navigator of the squadron; the lead pilot was (then) Lt. Bill Engel. On Nov. 16, 1944, they were returning from a bombing mission and Hardwick said they were “socked in” with that unpredictable British weather. They directed the squadron to go to an RAF base. So off they go, getting low on fuel, in a horrible storm, using faulty instrumentation, visibility was so bad; they were flying at 200 feet. They were able to land in RAF Hartford Bridge, a Spitfire and Mosquito base harboring a Polish RAF squadron. They stayed there for two days with Polish pilots determined to punish Germans before returning to Hardwick. As mentioned, the pilot was Lt. Bill Engel who I heard my dad speak very highly of. Bruce (his son) was saying that if it weren’t for my dad, he might not be here today. I told Bruce, if it weren’t for YOUR dad, I wouldn’t be here today! We both had very brave fathers! My contact info is in the directory if you want to submit something. The deadline for the next edition is May 10, 2021. FEB. 12 GUNG HAY FAT CHOY - HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR! Happy New Year of the ox to you! As the Chinese use the lunar calendar, the date falls on a different day every year. Every Chinese New Year, I think about my dad and the contributions all of the Chinese Americans that served in the 93RD and beyond. Growing up in San Francisco’s Chinatown, my dad was exposed to all the festivities of the new year. The tradition was to get together with family sometime before the end of the year (to close the old year) and again on or after the new year to welcome it. Since we don’t live in a village like in China, getting together once was good. One of these dinners was when your aunts and uncles gave you a small red envelope with money in it for good luck for the year. Before the new year, you were supposed to pay all debts (difficult with a mortgage), reconcile personal differences, wash your hair, clean your house and set fireworks off on your porch to scare off evil spirits! My dad would always prepare a wonderful Chinese dinner for the family on Chinese New Year. I have many fond memories of this. We continue to celebrate by getting together today. By the way, if you know anyone who is celebrating “their” year (ox, hare, snake, whatever animal of the Chinese zodiac), you know their age is an increment of 12! Your faithful BOF editor, Pam Kawashima

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Page 13 www.93bg.com 93RD DOCUMENTARY FILM PROJECT Return To Hardwick documentary update Well, we did it! We finally made Return To Hardwick available in the United Kingdom. On January 8th and January 10th our film premiered on PBS America in the UK. We have been working with our distributor Gravitas Ventures for months to get it across the pond! We hope to get more locations where the film can be watched in the months ahead. Many people from the UK have responded positively on Facebook about the release on PBS America and here are comments from just a few: Si Happen "Fantastic film. Made me cry all those brave young men who give their lives for us, thank you for your service, RIP". Robert Nichols "Well worth watching. I have recorded it so the kids can see. Hopefully, it [Hardwick Museum] will be open again this year". Val Kerry "Brilliant documentary, thoroughly enjoyed watching it". Louise Mcdonald "Thoroughly enjoyed it, as my grandfather was there it brought home what is was like. I live near Hardwick and have visited but this really brought new meaning to the base. My neighbours own the hanger and fly their planes from there, it was lovely to hear the stories, thank you". David Kavanagh "I watched this last night. I thought it was very good. Well-researched and good to see something on TV produced by people who know what they are talking about. Well done again"! In addition to Facebook, we also made the papers! Here is a mention in the Sunday Times in the UK:

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Page 14 www.93bg.com Steven Young "Brought a tear to my eye. It should be compulsory watching in schools so the sacrifices of the young US airmen and women based in Britain during the Second World War will never be forgotten". Just a reminder! Return To Hardwick is available for purchase digitally (iTunes, Amazon, VUDU) and on DVD/Blu-ray (Amazon, Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Target). The film is also available on Amazon Prime. If you have an Amazon Prime subscription you can watch Return to Hardwick at no extra cost. Michael Sellers 93rd BG Technology Manager Director/Producer “Return To Hardwick” THE SUNDAY Tl'.\IE.li Toda) 's seclions v l',l'l ""'•'" hplon• v Tmll'"(,1d10 Tum•s. \h .,uounl v Search Q Culturl' HAVE YOUR SAY You say: readers' views on A Perfect Planet, The Pembrokeshire Murders and more The Sunday Time, Sunday JaNJ>ry 241011. 11 Olam GMT. The Suoday T,me, A Perfect Planet (BBC One) is a brilliant programme, beautiful photography, Sir David at his best. Tasteful music, but why is it so loud? Those of us with poor hearing can't hear what is being said. This seems like a current trend. Phil Hanson Beginning, drama, order, have, end, middle in that, preferably, should have. Viewer of The Serpent (BBC One) will know what I mean. Pat Taylor The Wheel (BBC One). Mindless drivel. Anthony pooner Return To Hardwick (PBS America) brought a tear to my eye. It should be compulsory watching in schools so the sacrifices of the young US airmen and women based in Britain during the Second World War will never be forgotten. Steven Young

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Page 15 www.93bg.com MEMBERSHIP Thank you to all of you who have renewed their memberships. I also want to give a big, warm welcome to our new members: Ben Abramson, Nancy Bargamian, Cathy Egolf, Ted Eisele, Terrence Eisele, Marlane Flack, Joe Gonzales, Steve Scorey, John Scott, Steven Smith, and Kerry Wilmot. I hope that you will be able to join us for our next reunion in Salt Lake City in October. The reunions are wonderful, and even though my father passed away many years ago, I always feel so connected to him when I go to a reunion and feel like I am his representative. I know if he were still with us he wouldn't miss any of these. He loved more than anything being with his buddies from the 93rd. Mary Yamamoto 93rd Membership Chair 93RD BGA FUNDRAISING PROJECT I am very pleased to report that the fundraising campaign in November and December 2020 was extremely successful, with amounts raised approaching $20,000 for all funds. We were able to raise sufficient funds to realize the repairs to the Hardwick Museum roofs, which will be taken care of as soon as the Museum staff members in the U.K. emerge from their pandemic restrictions. The need to support the Museum and other programs of interest to the Association will remain in the coming years. The funds (Film Fund, Hardwick Museum Fund, and General Fund) have been permanently created, and are available to members and friends for future donations as one way to continue honoring the memory and sacrifices of the servicemen in the 93rd Bombardment Group. Contributions can always be made through the Association’s website or mailed to either the Membership Director or the Treasurer. Please specify which fund(s) you wish to be credited with your donation, and certainly let us know of the honoree for your donation. Thank you to everyone who supported this fundraising effort! Kenna Payne Treasurer

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Page 16 www.93bg.com 93rd Bombardment Group Association Donors to the Association CY 2020 Donations to the General Fund Comments David Asch James Blumenfeld Erin T. & Dennis D. Cavit Kerry Fox Jean G. & William B. Hubbard Lisa & Orval Huff, Jr. Elizabeth F. & George R. Jung Frances Lam & Pam Kawashima in memory of 1st Lt. Forrest Lam Annette Lazzaro in honor of Bill Brown and Robert C. Young Robert Luise Gail B. & Joseph L. Mailloux Rayann & John A. Marx Barbara M. & Robert L. Marx Helen & Russell Morgan Wilmer H. Paine, Jr. Kenna (Root) & John S. Payne in memory of Major Kenneth Weeks Root, Jr., Sr. Eng. Off., and in honor of James D. Root, President of 93BGA Nina & Anthony J. Piro Robert Porter Cecilio H. Preciado James D. Root in memory of Major Kenneth Weeks Root, Jr., Sr. Eng. Off. Katha L. Root in memory of Major Kenneth Weeks Root, Jr., Sr. Eng. Off. Judith B. & Guy F. Sapienza Michael T. Sellers in memory of John L Sullivan Linda M. & Richard D. Smith Eric Sperley in continued memory of Robert F. Dixon Barbara E. & David E. Tosi Todd Tremble in memory of Willard E. Babcock and Rachael Homer Babcock Debra H. & Robert H. Vickerman in memory of Staff Sergeant Harry O. Vickerman Charla A. & Channing E. Winnett Mary Yamamoto in memory of Donald E. Petersen, Co-Pilot Donations to the Film Fund James Blumenfeld Julie Harding & Larry Markes Theodore Harwick Walter F. Hughes Pamela & David Kawashima Nancy E. & James C. Lux Barbara A. Mangels Pegi McNeely Dale Harry Melin Kenna (Root) & John S. Payne in memory of Major Kenneth Weeks Root, Jr., Sr. Eng. Off. Derek Pfaff Barbara A. & Robert C. Porter James D. Root in memory of Major Kenneth Weeks Root, Jr., Sr. Eng. Off.

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Page 17 www.93bg.com Judith B. & Guy F. Sapienza Susan D. & Thomas E. Steichen Thomas E. Steichen Mary G. & Edward J. Timberlake, IV Donations to the Hardwick Roof Fund Mary Jo & Alan Bernard Family Candace Bernard & Robert Glickman in memory of Leonard E. Bernard, Pilot James Blumenfeld Richard Brown Richard Comingore Janette C. Dondi Michael Eisele in memory of Karl A. Eisele, Jr. Timothy Eisele in memory of Karl A. Eisele, Jr. Helen E. Farrington John Fiegel Mary K. & Dennis L. Glenn K. James Guddal in memory of 1st Lt. Floyd R. Cook David A. James in memory of 1st Lt. Paul V. James Brett Johnson in memory of Fred Strombom Mary Ann & Stephen Johnson, III Elizabeth F. & George R. Jung Paul Levine in honor of Sam Harris, Bombardier Philip Long Gail B. & Joseph L. Mailloux in memory of Helen MacDonald Brannan & Lt. Col. Charles F. Brannan Barbara A. Mangels in memory of Fernly Smith Rayann & John A. Marx Julia McGinity Kenna (Root) & John S. Payne in memory of Major Kenneth Weeks Root, Jr., Sr. Eng. Off., and in honor of James D. Root, President of 93BGA Joseph Perrotta in memory of Staff Sergeant Robert H. Fisher, Jr., Gunner Donations to the Hardwick Museum Fund Erin T. & Dennis D. Cavit Marc Feigenblatt in memory of Sargent Julius Glantzman Elizabeth F. & George R. Jung Pamela & David Kawashima in memory of 1st Lt. Forrest Lam Jean Koznarek Nancy E. & James C. Lux John R. & Patricia Rouche Rev. Living Trust James D. Root in memory of Major Kenneth Weeks Root, Jr., Sr. Eng. Off. Michael T. Sellers in memory of John L Sullivan Mary Yamamoto in memory of Donald E. Petersen, Co-Pilot

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Page 19 www.93bg.com MYSTERY SOLVED! Have you ever watched the PBS program, History Detectives? The show features “Digging deeper into the complexities of historical mysteries, this popular PBS program uses traditional investigative techniques, modern technologies, and old-fashioned legwork to provide new insights into our national history, and oftentimes presents a human story associated with age-old artifacts.” Our 93rd historian, Don Morrison, has always taught me when faced with a mystery to follow the details and find the explanation for the unexplainable. Last year, I undertook unraveling a mystery of my own. When my uncle was killed-in-action, he not only left behind a grieving mother, brothers and sisters, but a longtime girlfriend who was grieving as well. 1LT Robert W. Marx was killed in a takeoff crash at Hardwick, England on December 19, 1944. He along with his crew were lost when the plane hit a tree and nosed into a farmer’s field. Over the years, I had sought as much information as I could find about my uncle and his death with considerable success. Help from the Friends of the 93rd in England and the members of the 93rd Bomb Group and 446th Bomb Group Associations were able to provide considerable background and introduction to a number of soldiers and civilians who were there and heard the crash. Eyewitnesses were not available as the plane flew into a dense fog and was not visible when it crashed. No one on the base that morning or in the surrounding area had any doubt as to what happened when they heard the crash and explosions. In Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, my uncle’s hometown, no one knew what had happened to him until January 4, 1945 when the telegram was delivered notifying Bob’s Mother of his death. The telegram wasn’t delivered to his home, however, because it was known that his family was not there. They were at the funeral home receiving sympathy from friends and family regarding the death of Bob’s Father, Ernst Edward Marx on January 2, 1945. His father died never knowing that his son predeceased him. When the telegram was delivered on January 4th, my grandmother saw the delivery person and said, “Oh no, not that too?” and fainted. Without reading the telegram, she knew that her son was dead. Back to the mystery, one of my questions about Bob’s personal life that I asked my parents was, “Did Uncle Bob have a girlfriend?” The response was always a vague and hesitant, “Yes” but nothing serious. Since I was more interested in the military aspect of his life and death, I accepted that answer without questioning further. I did have his letters home that occasionally referred to the mysterious Jean, but I never really focused on the name. Last year, as I was going through some family keepsakes, I found the book provided by the funeral home to the family after my grandfather’s funeral. Included were the names of all the attendees, a list of the floral arrangements and who sent them plus slides with photos of the flowers, the pallbearers and the cars in the funeral procession. The names of each person in each car were also included. In Car #1 were four people: my grandmother Marx, my Aunt Marion, a Navy nurse stationed in Philadelphia, my Aunt Dorothy, and Jean Watson. In Car #2 were my parents News Tribune, Beaver Falls, PA - Jan 1945

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Page 20 www.93bg.com and two of my younger uncles and so forth through each car. Wait, who is Jean Watson? She was important to our family—who could she be? Unfortunately, both of my parents had passed away years ago and there was no one to ask except for my Aunt Nancy who lived in Alaska. So later that evening, I called her and posed my question. She said that Jean was my uncle Bob’s girlfriend and well loved by the family. I asked, “What happened to her? Do you know?” Aunt Nancy told me that she was in my mother’s graduating class from Beaver Falls High School, Class of 1942 and suggested I should look in my mom’s yearbook. I did and there she was. Now why were my parents so vague in responding to my question? I don’t have an answer to that question even today. Curiosity is a great motivator, and I decided to locate Jean if I could and find out what happened to her. My wife, Rayann, suggested I look in my Mother’s class reunion books saved from every five-year reunion. At their 20-year reunion, Jean Watson was listed with her married name, Smith. Now I needed to find a Smith—the most common name in America. The Smith’s had three children, one, a girl named Linda, who was 11 years old in 1962, was the same age as me. I looked in my yearbook and found pictures of two Linda Smith’s. Which one was it? Now, what? Jean’s address was on the same country road I grew up on but there wasn’t a phone number. Looking at my Mom’s most recent reunion book, I found a phone number for Jean Smith. It was fifteen years since listed. Would it still work? Well, nothing ventured nothing gained. So, I dialed the number and left a message. A dead-end for sure. All my detective work had come down to this. How do you find a woman named Smith after 60+ years? You probably don’t. Rayann disagreed with me and encouraged me to wait and see if I got a call back. The next morning the phone rang and Rayann answered it. She called me to the phone and said with a mischievous smile that it was Jean Smith. I thought no it was probably a telemarketer! I answered and to my surprise it was Jean. I told her who I was and why I had called. She was very friendly and told me how much she and my uncle cared about one another and of their plans to marry after the war. She also told me all about our family and asked questions a stranger couldn’t have known. Jean and my Mom were friendly and always talked at their class reunion and when they encountered each other shopping. I asked if we could stop by and meet her. She agreed but asked me to wait until her daughter Linda came to visit from Florida. About three weeks later, when we were running an errand, Linda stopped by our house and dropped off a photograph she copied from the only one her mother had saved of Bob and Jean together. I looked at the picture and realized the same picture was in my Uncle’s photograph album with the two of them and another couple, the Lowry’s, who were also from Beaver Falls. Now I knew who the people were in the photos. A short time later, we were invited to visit and meet Uncle Bob’s lost love. Jean was charming and friendly. After Bob’s death and the war’s end, she met another pilot, fell in love and married. She said she was blessed to have loved two wonderful men in her lifetime. Then she told me the rest of the story. On December 5, 1943, my uncle completed flight training and was presented his wings at Stuttgart Army Air Field near Little Rock, Arkansas. A photo was taken at the time showed my aunt, Ensign Marion Marx, a Navy nurse, pinning the wings on her brother’s uniform. I showed the picture to Jean so she could see the two of them together. She said, “I know about that. I was there!” Jean told me that Marion and Jean were driven by my Uncle Ed, Bob’s oldest brother and a truck driver, to Arkansas to attend the ceremony. Jean stayed with Bob’s friend and his wife, Charles “Bud” and Kathleen Lowry, who were living there while the two men were in flight school. I had always wondered how my aunt traveled from Philidelphia to Little Rock during Jean and Bob - Dec 1943 Bud & Kathleen Lowry & Jean and Bob - Dec 1943

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Page 21 www.93bg.com the war. The picture of Jean and Bob provided by Jean was half of the photo I had with them with their friends (right). Jean also told me about my grandfather’s funeral where she learned about Bob’s death along with the rest of the family. She said she stayed close with my Grandmother and was treated like family by her until my grandmother’s death in 1968. Jean, now in her late 90’s, still lives down the road from where I was raised and where Rayann and I now live. She was blessed to have a second chance and marry another wonderful man and raise three great children. Later, as I was looking closely at the guestbook from my Mom and Dad’s wedding on July 2, 1942 I found notes from Bob Marx and Jean Watson! She wrote, “May you and yours have a very happy and healthful life.” And my uncle Bob wrote, “Keep the home fires burning. Yours, Lt. Robert W. Marx (ha-ha).” Jean helped me to understand what life was like when she and my Mom were young women building their lives in the midst of a world at war. They were friends and hoped to be in-laws. Although my Uncle’s death precluded the fulfillment of Jean’s dream, her life has been full of love and joy. The detective story was an adventure in itself as I followed the trail from one fact to the next. Even now, there is more to be learned from our family history about the people who have gone before us. Jean’s wish for our family came true. My parents did have a very happy and healthful life! Submitted by John Marx, nephew of 1LT Robert W. Marx Marian pins wings on brother

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Page 22 www.93bg.com 93rd BOMBARDMENT GROUP ASSOCIATION 93rdBG.COM MEMBERSHIP FORM 2021 Name ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Address ______________________________________________________________________________________________ City ________________________________State _____ Zip __________Home phone ______________________________ Cell Phone _____________________________ Email Address ________________________________________________ RENEWAL _____ NEW MEMBER______ If you are a new member please fill out 93rd BG Connection section below: ____ I am a 93rd veteran ____ My father, uncle, grandfather, great grandfather, great uncle, served in the 93rd (circle which one) ____I am a Friend/Historian Name of 93rd veteran __________________________________ Rank ___________________ Squadron _____________Time Period in Service: ________ 19_____ to_______ 19_______ Airplane Name(s) __________________________Pilot(s) ____________________Crew Chief(s) ____________Comments (list crew if known)_________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________(Use back side for more info) Annual Membership $25 $_________ Paid by ____ check____ PayPal 2 year discount rate (2021&2022) $45 $_________ Paid by ____ check ____PayPal Tax deductible Donation $________ (The 93rd is a 501(c)(3) Organization) TOTAL $________ Please note, membership is on a calendar year Make checks payable to: 93rd BOMB GROUP ASSOCIATION Or access PayPal through the 93rd Bomb Group website: 93bg.com Mail to: Mary Yamamoto, 1538 Waltham Dr., Ann Arbor, MI 48103 For questions: email 93rdBGmembership@gmail.com _____Yes! I would like to volunteer to help the 93rd BGA. Skills include:__________________________ KEEP OUR HISTORY ALIVE!

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Page 2 www.93bg.com Table of Contents President’s Corner………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………………3 2021 Reunion announcement notice………..……..……………………………………………………………….….…….…….4 2021 Reunion Schedule ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………...6 2021 Hardwick Mini Reunion cancelled ..……………..………………...……………………..………………….….......………7 BG Historian Announcements……………………………….………………..…………………………………………………….7 Folded Wings…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……..9 Veteran Profiles ...…………………….………………………………...……………………………………………………………12 Chaplain’s Corner…………………………………………………………………………………………………...……………… 17 BOF Editor ………………………………………………………………………….............………………………………….….…17 93rd Documentary Film Project …………………………………….…………………………………………..………..……..… 18 BGA Treasurer Report …………………………..…………………………………………………………………………….…... 19 Membership …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…….20 Book Reviews …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……........ 21 93rd BG Ball of Fire Quarterly Express Membership Form …………………………………….………………………...… 22 DIRECTORY 2020 - 2022 OFFICERS President – JIM ROOT 15359 Red Fox Walk, West Olive, MI 49460 616-399-5990, jamesdavidroot@aol.com Vice President (Reunion Coordinator) – JOHN MARX 109 Clearview St., Beaver Falls, PA 15010 412-327-1909, 109clearview@gmail.com Secretary – JIM BLUMENFELD 138 Huntingwood Dr, Lancaster, PA 17602 jimb208xx@gmail.com Treasurer – KENNA PAYNE 4261 Saratoga Road, Richmond, VA 23235 804-272-9656, 93rdbgtreasurer@gmail.com Membership – MARY YAMAMOTO 1538 Waltham Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48103 93rdbgmembership@gmail.com Historian – DON MORRISON 1375 West Comet Rd, Clinton, OH 44216 Cell 330-415-2222, doniac1967@sbcglobal.net Ball of Fire, Editor – PAM KAWASHIMA 5698 Brookhurst Ct, San Jose, CA 95129 408-253-6129, pkawashima@outlook.com Technology Manager – MICHAEL SELLERS 565 Carroll St. Apt #4, Brooklyn, NY 11215 917-975-7162, mtsellers@mac.com Assistant Treasurer - NANCY GRIMES STRANGER 995 Cottonwood Lane, Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 970-945-2883, nancystranger@hotmail.com 93rd JV LLC Manager - JEAN KOZNAREK 2644 W. Park Blvd., Shaker Heights, OH 44120 216-702-8430, jnkoz54@aol.com Chaplain & Ball of Fire “Mailman”- GEORGE JUNG Distribution Support 2420 Route 17 A, Goshen, NY 10924 845-346-6551, bofmailman@gmail.com Other Critical Roles PX Manager – JEAN KOZNAREK 2644 W. Park Blvd., Shaker Heights, OH 44120 216-702-8430, jnkoz54@aol.com Reunion Registration - JOANNE SARGENT 1458 Locust St., Denver, CO 80220 303-915-7546, joyridecp@msn.com VETERAN'S ADVISORY BOARD GEORGE MCLEAN

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Page 3 www.93bg.com PRESIDENT’S CORNER We hope everyone’s spring is going well, and you are anxious for the upcoming warm weather of summer! October is fast approaching, and with the great progress on controlling the pandemic, we are excited to be able to resume our annual 93rd BGA “family” reunion in Salt Lake City! Please plan on joining us! Look for detailed information later in this BOF newsletter. Here are a few updates: - We achieved another “milestone” with the recent release of Return To Hardwick in the UK on their PBS station in January! And now a release date of May 27th has been announced for UK I Tunes! We continue to get great reviews and comments on the film – congratulations to all who made it possible! - Reunion planning – work continues to finalize the plans and schedules for the reunion in Salt Lake City in October, 2021. John Marx and the reunion sub-committee put in a tremendous amount of volunteer time to make the reunion a success! - As reported in the last newsletter, we had a very successful fundraising campaign! The Officers and Veterans continue to be overwhelmed by the generosity and support of our 93rd BGA members! We would like to send a huge thank you to all who helped with the planning and logistics of the fundraising and those who donated! We would also like to thank and welcome our newest members to the 93rd BGA! - I would like to acknowledge and give a special “Thank You” to our newest Officers as well as the Officers who have changed roles this year. They are extremely dedicated, put in a lot of volunteer hours, and can be relied on to ensure the best programs, projects, and the reunion are world-class in support of, and in honor of, our 93rd Bomb Group Veterans and the 93rd BGA purpose/mission! Thank you all! (You can see the list of current Officers and Key Members on the front of this BOF newsletter). Also, be sure to check out and keep current with our websites, at www.93bg.com and www.hardwickfilm.com. Have a great summer season, stay safe, and we will “see you” at our 93rd BGA Reunion in Salt Lake City in October, 2021! Jim Root, President, 93rd BGA

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Page 5 www.93bg.com Our reunion theme is “Wings over Utah!” We plan to feature 93rd veterans with connections to Utah and the surrounding states. The group will visit the Hill Aerospace Museum on Friday afternoon, where a restored B-24 is on display with several women depicting the famous Rosie the Riveter working on the plane. Be prepared for a special surprise. We will hold three Educational Sessions addressing the role played by regional 93rd veterans. The 1993 Emmy Award-winning PBS documentary, “A Wing & a Prayer, the Saga of Utah Man” will be screened on Friday evening. This film relates the Ploesti Raid events and features Walt Stewart of the 93rd Bomb Group, who hails from Benjamin, Utah. In 1941, he was a 24-year-old US Army Aviation Cadet at the University of Utah. By the 1943 Ploesti mission, Captain Stewart was assigned to the 93rd and flying deputy lead in ‘Utah Man’ following Col Baker and Maj Jerstad in ‘Hell’s Wench.’ Later Captain Stewart piloted ‘Boomerang’ on a bond drive tour of the United States including a stop in Utah. If you know of a 93rd veteran whose story should be included let us know. _____________________________________________________________________________ Our tentative reunion schedule is attached for your review. We begin with a welcome dinner on Thursday and conclude with a final breakfast at the hotel. As you can see, we have an ambitious schedule that will be informative, interesting and fun for all. We hope to see everyone there!

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Page 6 www.93bg.com 93rd Bomb Group 2021 Reunion Salk Lake City, Utah (Draft) Day 1 – Thursday October 14 10 AM – 5 PM Registration / Memorabilia Room Setup – Everyone is welcome! 2 – 3:30 PM Officers’ Meeting 6 – 8 PM Welcome Dinner - Attendee Introductions – Hotel Day 2 – Friday – October 15 7:30 – 9 AM Breakfast - Hotel 9:30 – 10:45 AM Educational Session #1 10:45 – 11:30 AM Veterans’ Q&A - Hotel 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM Lunch - Hotel 12:45 – 1:30 PM Enroute to Ogden 1:30 – 4:30 PM Hill Aerospace Museum, Ogden 4:30 – 4:45 PM Enroute to Brewvies Cinema Pub 5:00 – 6:30 PM View 93rd Film 6:30 – 7:30 PM Dinner at Brewvies (on your own) 7:30 – 8:15 PM Transportation to hotel Day 3 – Saturday – October 16 7:30 – 9 AM Breakfast – Hotel 9:30 – 11:30 AM Business Meeting - Hotel 12:00 – 1:00 PM Lunch – Hotel 1:15 - 2:30 PM Guest Speaker 2:30 – 4:00 PM Educational Session #2 5:00 – 5:30 PM Group Photo 5:30 – 6:00 PM Reception 6:00 – 8:00 PM Memorial Dinner at Hotel Day 4 – Sunday – October 1 7:30 – 9 AM Breakfast at Hotel 9:00 – 10:00 AM Religious Service (non-denominational) 10:15 – 10:30 AM Enroute to Temple Square 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Tour Temple Square 12:30 – 1:45 PM Lunch at City Creek Center (On your own) 1:45 – 2:00 PM Enroute to “This is the Place Heritage Park” 2:00 – 4:00 PM Tour “This is the Place Heritage Park” 4:00 - 4:15 PM Bus Returns to Hotel 6 – 8 PM Dinner - Hotel 8 PM - Closing Memorabilia Room Pack-up – Everyone is welcome! Day 5 – Monday – October 18 6 – 9 AM Breakfast at Hotel

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Page 9 www.93bg.com Search for 93rd BG items I am looking for any photos, diaries, documents, or other items from the time at Hardwick. If you know of any items, please let me know as I would like to get copies to further my research into the 93rd BG. Please do not assume that I already have it. Every time I see a collection, I find something new! FREE Memorabilia cataloging and Research I am willing to scan any documents, records and photos of a 93rd BG veteran and return all of the original items (unharmed) along with CDs of all scans/jpeg images, along with any additional information I can add regarding names, plane serial #, artwork and places. There is NO charge for this service! I can also make extra CD copies for family members. I have done this for several veterans over the years. My contact info is shown in the Officer Directory. If you have any questions regarding the 93rd BG, please contact me with by email/letter/phone with your question or topic for a mini research project. I will do my best to research an answer. Cheers, Don Morrison FOLDED WINGS Cecil “Beanie” Preciado Cecil Preciado passed away peacefully at home on the evening of March 16, 2021. Born on April 14, 1928 the eighth of eleven children to Leon Frias and Ester Huerta Preciado, Cecil experienced the hardships of America's Great Depression learning and earning the value of hard work but shared in the joy that came from a loving family of 7 sisters and 4 brothers. He served in the Army during the Korean War from 1950-1952 . Cecil joined the Ventura County Fire Department in 1954 and rose to the rank of Captain until his retirement in 1979. Cousin to Joe and Phyllis Duran, Cecil was a mentor to many in their family and was a great source of encouragement in the early days of their research on Uncle Capt. Joseph Avendano. He always stressed the importance of helping to keep the legacy of 93rd men alive. Cecil loved accompanying Joe and Phyllis to many of the 93rd Reunions starting in 2002. Where upon he was able to meet many of the men who actually served with Uncle Joe Avendano as well as the rest of the 93rd Veterans. In passing he leaves behind sons Victor of Oahu, Hawaii and Cid (and partner Gil Rodriquez) of Palm Springs, and grandson Cylus of Oahu, Hawaii. We will deeply miss his cheerful smile and the support he gave to all of us. Submitted by Joe and Phyllis Duran

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Page 10 www.93bg.com Marian Lorraine Spencer Marian Spencer passed away peacefully on Saturday morning, January 23, 2021 at the board and care home that she shared with her husband Leland (Lee). Marian was born on February 18, 1923 in Los Angeles, California, and was less than a month away from her 98th birthday. Lee always said of Marian that she was “born happy and never recovered.” Those who knew and loved her understand how true those words are! Marian’s parents, Warren and Ivy Rogers, were also native Californians, born in Los Angeles and San Luis Obispo respectively. Marian was the second of their four daughters. Ellen, Marian, Lois, and Frances all grew up in their family home in Los Angeles and attended Manual Arts High School. It was there, in her junior year, that she met Lee in a music appreciation class. Two years later, August 15, 1942, they were married at Plymouth Congregational Church where she had attended for years. Their tiny first home was in south Los Angeles and their son, Roger, was born on July 13, 1943. This was during World War II and Lee was in training to be a pilot in the US Army Air Corps. Lee left for Europe to be a B-24 bomber pilot and their second son, Bruce, was born on October 2, 1944, while Lee was flying bombing missions over occupied Europe. He returned home on March 30, 1945, to be reunited with Marian and Roger, and meet Bruce for the first time. Soon their little family moved into a small home not too far from her parents until 1950. On February 21, 1950, Marian was in the hospital giving birth to Russell, while Lee and the boys moved into the new family home in Monterey Park. This was to be the only home the family would know for the next 70 years, and Marian set about to be the best mom she could be. She loved all children, but especially hers. She loved going airplane camping with Lee or family camping with her boys, fishing, hiking, to the beach, and everywhere in between. Hers was a life of service, first and foremost to her family, but she always found ways to serve others as well. When her boys grew up, married, and moved away from home, Marian decided to go to college and earned her degree/teaching credential so that she could teach school. She spent the next eleven years as a kindergarten teacher and loved her new kids. They loved her as well, and told her what a great teacher she was whenever she saw them in later years. Throughout her life she was happiest when she was around children. In her mid-thirties, Marian was introduced to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by her next-door neighbors. In spite of Lee’s disapproval, she became active in the church, but put off baptism to keep peace in the family. She served in numerous church callings as a non-member, all of which almost always involved children and music. It was almost twenty years later, after the kids were gone, that she finally worked up the nerve to ask Lee for his permission to be baptized. To her shock, he said yes, and she entered into the covenant of baptism on January 5, 1974. It was one of the happiest days of her life and brought her great peace. She continued her church service in a number of capacities, but it wasn’t until 1996 that she

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Page 12 www.93bg.com HEAVIES BOMBING GERMANY AFTER D-DAY: ONE MAN'S STORY My father, Karl Eisele, Jr., served aboard a B-24 Liberator as a bombardier. He was stationed with the 93rd Bomb Group, based in Hardwick, on the east coast of England. While he rarely spoke of his war service to his family afterwards, it was clear to all of us that it had profoundly moved him, changing him in many ways. After Dad returned from the war, my brothers and I appeared in rapid succession – 1946, 1948, 1951, 1956, and 1959. Five sons are naturally inquisitive about the wartime exploits of their father, and we five pestered him endlessly to tell us about his adventures during that period. We eventually came to know the basics of his service: Dad had flown in B-24s in the 8th Air Force; he had had several close calls; Mom had gotten a terrifying telegram from the War Department that Dad was “missing in action.” Beyond those bits of information, however, we equally knew that Dad was reluctant to share (he even seemed uncomfortable whenever he tried to share) his thoughts and feelings about those times and places. Janet!and!Karl!Eisele!in!1944!Dad passed away in 1988. We five sons inherited, among the items that he possessed at his death, a scrapbook with a voluminous collection of news articles clipped from the wartime “Stars & Stripes,” and a treasure trove of photographs from that era. Since that time, we have pored over these materials many times. They enable us to piece together at least a portion of what it was like to be engaged in the tremendous effort, via strategic long-range bombing, to liberate Europe. All of Dad's bombing missions came after D-Day. He flew from September 1944 into January 1945 being a part of the Allied effort to shut down German industries and transportation facilities, crippling the Nazi war economy. Despite Dad’s reticence about his wartime experiences, he did once mention to me that in one respect he regretted missing D-Day. The bombing missions to interdict the Normandy beaches – their defense installations and the hardened areas behind the five beaches where the Allies would eventually land in June, 1944 – tended to be comparatively short flights with strong fighter escorts protecting the bombers. After D-Day, however, the American bombing missions switched back from France to Germany itself, requiring deeper flights penetrating into the Ruhr industrial area, or even deeper into the heart of the beast. These longer missions exposed the bombers to the full force of the Luftwaffe fighter pilots, as well as to the deadly flak concentrations of the German 88's. No one realistically wanted to run that dreadful gauntlet time after time – and my father was a realist. When my father served as a bombardier, 30 missions were the standard tour of duty in the 8th Air Force. Some men volunteered for more, but they were not the norm. From what I can tell, reading the eye-witness literature after the war, most fliers seemed willing to do their duty, but not necessarily to go beyond that. And, when you consider the odds, why should they? The 8th Air Force had one of the highest attrition rates in WWII among the American fighting forces. “More airmen with the Eighth Air Force lost their lives than in the entire Marine Corps, whose enrollment included 250,000 more people.” [Gerald Astor, The Mighty Eighth, (Donald Fine Books, 1997), p. 420.] I mentioned that my father's Bomb Group was the 93rd in Hardwick, England. That group comprised four Bomb Squadrons: the 328th, the 329th, the 330th, and the 409th. My Dad's plane was a part of the 409th. After their long training period in the States, Dad and his crew members

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Page 13 www.93bg.com flew their brand-new B-24J from Topeka, Kansas, to England. He told me that the jaunt over the Atlantic seemed a bit harrowing; that is, until he experienced the bombing missions into Germany, after which the Atlantic crossing seemed, comparatively speaking, more of a boring milk run. The crew members for his ship comprised a group of regular American guys. Leo Baumann was the pilot and crew commander; he hailed from Peoria, Illinois. The co-pilot, Bernie, came from Vallejo, California. Hank, the navigator, from Chicago, IL. Ed, the radio operator, came from upstate New York. Leo Henry, the tail gunner, from Madison, WI. David, one of the waist gunners, came from NYC. I never found out the home-town of Steve, another gunner, or of Hart, their crew chief and engineer. The men seem, then, to have been a cross-section of American males drawn from around the U.S. (My father was born and raised in Madison, WI.) One of the original crew members, Hank, the navigator, was pulled from the crew soon after their arrival in England, apparently as an emergency measure. Hank ended up flying on a plane to re-supply the airborne troops dropped at Arnhem in September, 1944 (depicted in the movie, “A Bridge Too Far”). This was a failed attempt to shorten the war, first by punching a hole in the line, then by-passing the Nazis in the Netherlands, with the hope of securing a bridge and quickly getting over the Rhine. Hank's supply transport plane was shot down, unfortunately, and he spent the remainder of the war in a German prison camp. The rest of the men in the original crew, including my Dad, set to work flying their missions. The first came on September 21st, when they bombed rail-yards in Coblenz. Soon after, they hit industrial targets near Kassel. Then, on their 3rd mission, they returned to the rail-yards at Coblenz. In October, 1944, they bombed truck factories in Gaggenau; later, they raided the Luftwaffe station at Paderborn. Their 6th mission was a visit to the Rhenania oil refinery at Harburg. And, after once again hitting targets in the Coblenz area, they later went on to bomb the marshaling yards at Osnabruck. This stretch of bombing amounted to eight missions in some twenty-odd days, almost one mission every three days. It was a weary group of airmen who then received a two-to-three week break from flying. The respite proved, however, to be all too brief. On October 30, 1944, the crew flew its 9th mission, which was to bomb oil refineries near Hamburg. Their 10th mission saw them hitting rail facilities in Bielefeld; and, on November 4th, their 11th mission targeted synthetic oil facilities in the Misburg-Hanover vicinity. The medical aftermath of their 11th mission probably saved my father's life and the life of the co-pilot, Bernie. Due to inner ear problems caused by the lack of a pressurized flight cabin, both men were grounded by the flight surgeon, thereby missing the 12th mission for the rest of the crew on November 5th. The crew's 12th mission took them to Karlsruhe, where they hit rail-yards and oil refineries. But their plane was badly damaged over the target, and they slowly limped back to Allied territory. At the time, there were Allied-controlled areas aplenty on the continent. My Dad learned later that, despite having the ability to land in (or bail out over) one of those areas on the continent, the replacement bombardier urged the pilot, Leo Baumann, to try to return to the base at Hardwick. The replacement had a hot date in London that evening, and he didn't want to miss it! Sadly, Leo made the attempt; but the plane ran low of fuel and crashed in England. Some of the

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Page 15 www.93bg.com with so many survivors of the war, my Dad was visited with the thought, “Why did I survive, and Leo die?” Dad never made it back to Europe after that visit in 1984. Four years later, he died on his 66th birthday. I have heard it said about the men and women who fought for America in World War II, the Greatest Generation, that “uncommon valor was a common virtue.” Knowing my father as I do, and having learned something of his war record and experiences, I can't find anything to change in that assessment. Submitted by Tom Eisele (with factual and photographic assistance from Tim, Ted, and Mike Eisele) Reprinted from Heritage Herald #59 SUPPLY RUN BY PILOT JOSEPH MCCULLOUGH My father and I lived far apart, but I tried to visit him several times a year in his later years. He was more willing as he aged to talk about his wartime experiences, and whenever we had a conversation about his time in the military, I made sure to quickly write down as much as I could remember. By an extraordinary coincidence, one of those conversations involved his supply run to France, and I happened to already be thinking about it and two photographs when you (Kerry Wilmont) and Mary (Yamamoto) contacted me yesterday. In a year of pandemic, I have had the leisure to curate his photos and transcribe letters. On July 9, 2012, a few months before my father passed, we watched an episode of “American Pickers” together in which the hosts acquired a heavy box with a German WWII mine detector. “Why would anyone bring home something so big and heavy?” I asked. He replied: “Well, a couple of my crew tried to bring back the tail of a Messerschmitt.” The story followed: He flew a non-combat mission to Orleans, France [southwest of Paris] with no gunners, just his radio operator and flight engineer, and a cargo of K-rations, which they placed on a platform laid in above the bomb bay doors. They flew across the Channel at 500 feet, dropping the wheels, climbing to 1000 feet and firing a flare as they approached Cherbourg, then dropping back down to 500 feet. That was a recognition signal to keep the Army from shooting at them, because Cherbourg had only fallen a few weeks before. They landed at Orleans on a single long, straight runway surrounded by dispersal areas with wrecked German planes. The cargo was unloaded by black soldiers and Frenchmen, and transferred immediately to waiting supply trucks of the Red Ball Express. He said that Patton had just roared through and “the ground was still shaking” from all the tanks. [I believe Orleans fell to Patton on August 15, so he may have been exaggerating just a bit. His logbook shows no flight Pilot Joseph McCullough Tom,%Mike%and%Tim%Eisele%at%Hardwick%in%2019%

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Page 17 www.93bg.com CHAPLAIN’S CORNER Grace and peace be with you all. Spring is here and the earth is bringing forth new life and re-growth. So we wish the same for all of us! With summer is fast approaching, I, for one, am glad to leave the cold behind and bask in the warmth for a while. I had a delightful conversation with one of our veterans, Bill Brown, just a couple of weeks ago. It was great to talk with him, and true to form, while he expressed regret that he probably wouldn’t be attending this year’s reunion in Salt Lake City, he said, “But that’s not carved in stone!” So I know that no matter what, Bill will be with us, in one way or another. Please join me in wishing Bill a very happy pre-birthday, as he prepares to celebrate his 101st birthday in July. On another note, it has come to my attention that one of our members is battling cancer in a couple of different forms. So please join me in praying for him, that God will be present with him and grant him a special measure of His love and peace during this time. As always, I will continue to pray for our group, but if there are special needs that you would like to share, either with me or with our group as a whole, I hope that you will contact me. You can reach me either through my group email, bofmailman@gmail.com, or my personal email, gjung@hvc.rr.com. Stay healthy and be safe. I am looking forward to seeing you in October! Blessings to you all, George Jung, Chaplain MESSAGE FROM THE BOF EDITOR I hope everyone is healthy and has been vaccinated. We have a couple of excellent veteran profiles in this BOF. I hope you enjoy reading about them. We always welcome veteran profiles. In addition to the updates on our reunions and regular topics, we also have a couple book reviews and some new members. And our Historian Don Morrison always seems to find very interesting details about the 93rd Bomb Group to share. (Congratulations to Don Morrison on his new granddaughter, a fifth generation BGA member!) I encourage any members to share their veterans life or a book or movie review. Do you want to see something in the newsletter? We do too! My contact info is in the directory if you want to submit something. The deadline for the next edition is August 10, 2021. Your faithful BOF editor, Pam Kawashima

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Page 18 www.93bg.com 93RD DOCUMENTARY FILM PROJECT Return To Hardwick documentary update The 93rd Bomb Group’s documentary "Return To Hardwick” will be released on iTunes in the United Kingdom on May 27th, 2021!! This is a follow up to the films release in the UK on PBS back in January. With a few negotiations, the group was able to move forward with our distributor Gravitas Ventures and make the film available to our UK friends. This is very fitting since most of the film takes place in England. To watch the film in the UK, you would need to have an iTunes account through Apple and rent or purchase on any iOS device (phone/iPad), laptop or computer (Mac or PC), or an Apple TV (internet box that connects directly to your HD TV). Lots of UK residents last year were wondering when they would be able to see “Return To Hardwick.” Time and time again I would get asked this question on social media. Our distribution deal initially was setup for U.S. distribution only but we had it amended late last year to include the UK. This is the first step in getting the film widely available across the pond! Just a reminder! “Return To Hardwick” is available for purchase digitally in the U.S. (iTunes, Amazon, VUDU) and on DVD/Blu-ray (Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, Target). The film is also available on Amazon Prime. If you have an Amazon Prime subscription you can watch Return to Hardwick at no extra cost. Michael Sellers 93rd BG Technology Manager Director/Producer “Return To Hardwick” www.hardwickfilm.com www.93bg.com Movies Documentary Gravitas Ventures ~ETURNTo • (100%) Return To Hardwick !UNRATED! About the Movie The 93rd Bomb Group was arguably the most decorated, most traveled and most effective bomb group of WWII. Helping to cripple Hitler's Europe from the air, they executed some of the most daring bombing raids of the war. Along with the group's rich history, sons, daughters and grandchildren travel to England and explore the 93rd's long forgotten air base - Hardwick Aerodrome 104. Trailers .100% 1Jl' 100% -----· --· © 2019 Frankenbite Productions and Trailer t1iTunes Available 5.27.2021 In the UK The 93rd Bombardment Group Association Cast& Crew Actors Michael Cudhtz George Jung John Marx Gail Mailloux Don Morrison Colin Mann Director Michael Sellers Screenwriters Michael Sellers Ed Reilly Nick Timmer Producers Michael Sellers The 93rd Bombardment Group Association

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Page 2 www.93bg.com Table of Contents President’s Corner………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………………3 2021 Reunion announcement notice, instructions for registration and registration form .………..…….….…….…….4 2021 Reunion Schedule …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….10 VE Day +75 Years Hardwick 2021 Hardwick Postponed...……………..………………............................................….…11 Greetings from the 93rd BG Historian ……………………………….……..………………………………..………………..…11 Message from the BOF Editor ………………………………………………………………………….......……………….…....12 Folded Wings……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…..13 Veteran Profile – Willard Hunzeker .…….……...…………………...……………………………………………………………14 Book Review ….………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……......... 16 PX Updates …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……….17 Chaplain’s Corner…………………………………………………………………………………………………...……………… 18 BGA Treasurer Report …………………………..……………………………………………………………………………..…...19 Membership …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…….19 93rd BG Ball of Fire Quarterly Express Membership Form …………………………………….………………………...… 20 DIRECTORY 2020 - 2022 OFFICERS President – JIM ROOT 15359 Red Fox Walk, West Olive, MI 49460 616-399-5990, jamesdavidroot@aol.com Vice President (Reunion Coordinator) – JOHN MARX 109 Clearview St., Beaver Falls, PA 15010 412-327-1909, 109clearview@gmail.com Secretary – JIM BLUMENFELD 138 Huntingwood Dr, Lancaster, PA 17602 jimb208xx@gmail.com Treasurer – KENNA PAYNE 4261 Saratoga Road, Richmond, VA 23235 804-272-9656, 93rdbgtreasurer@gmail.com Membership – MARY YAMAMOTO 1538 Waltham Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48103 93rdbgmembership@gmail.com Historian – DON MORRISON 1375 West Comet Rd, Clinton, OH 44216 Cell 330-415-2222, doniac1967@sbcglobal.net Ball of Fire, Editor – PAM KAWASHIMA 5698 Brookhurst Ct, San Jose, CA 95129 408-253-6129, pkawashima@outlook.com Technology Manager – MICHAEL SELLERS 565 Carroll St. Apt #4, Brooklyn, NY 11215 917-975-7162, mtsellers@mac.com Assistant Treasurer - NANCY GRIMES STRANGER 995 Cottonwood Lane, Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 970-945-2883, nancystranger@hotmail.com 93rd JV LLC Manager - JEAN KOZNAREK 2644 W. Park Blvd., Shaker Heights, OH 44120 216-702-8430, jnkoz54@aol.com Chaplain & Ball of Fire “Mailman”- GEORGE JUNG Distribution Support 2420 Route 17 A, Goshen, NY 10924 845-346-6551, bofmailman@gmail.com Other Critical Roles PX Manager – JEAN KOZNAREK 2644 W. Park Blvd., Shaker Heights, OH 44120 216-702-8430, jnkoz54@aol.com Reunion Registration - JOANNE SARGENT 1458 Locust St., Denver, CO 80220 303-915-7546, joyridecp@msn.com VETERAN'S ADVISORY BOARD GEORGE MCLEAN

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Page 3 www.93bg.com PRESIDENT’S CORNER We hope everyone’s summer is going well, and you are anxious for the upcoming reunion in Salt Lake City, UT! October is fast approaching, and with the current situation with the pandemic, we are excited to be able to continue our plans for our annual 93rd BGA “family” reunion, at this point in time! Please plan on joining us! Look for detailed information later in this BOF newsletter. Here are a few updates: - We had a successful release of Return To Hardwick in the UK in May on I Tunes! We continue to get great reviews and comments on the film – congratulations to all who made it possible! - Reunion planning – work continues to finalize the plans and schedules for the reunion in Salt Lake City in October, 2021. John Marx and the reunion committee put in a tremendous amount of volunteer time to make the reunion a success! - Due to our successful fundraising campaign and the relaxing of the lockdown in the UK, we are able to make some progress on planning for the repair of the Quonset hut roofs at Hardwick. Once complete, we will communicate the results. - Be sure to check out and keep current with our websites, at www.93bg.com and www.hardwickfilm.com. Have a great summer/fall season, stay safe, and we will “see you” at our 93rd BGA Reunion in Salt Lake City in October 2021! However, please note: - we are monitoring the CDC guidelines and the potential impact from any changes due to the Covid pandemic and how it could impact our reunion plans in the state of Utah, Salt Lake City, reunion event venues, and travel, - we will also comply with any hotel policies and guidelines at the time of the reunion, per our contract, - we plan to communicate to registered reunion attendees prior to the reunion, the latest guidance that will be required to keep everyone safe! Jim Root, President, 93rd BGA

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Page 4 www.93bg.com 2021 REUNION ANNOUNCEMENT Salt Lake City, Utah 2021 Reunion 14 – 18 October 2021 !As summer turns toward fall, we are anticipating the resumption of our annual reunion after missing last year’s event and having to postpone the Hardwick 2021 trip in May. The planning for the Salt Lake City reunion is complete, and now is the time to make your plans. Our pre-registration resulted in 48 people indicating they planned to attend. In addition, we anticipate 45 Wayne Baker family members attending the Hill Aerospace Museum tour and more than 30 joining us for the Memorial Dinner. Wayne Baker served as an expert consultant at the museum to complete their B-24 display. When you go, you’ll see why the B-24 is important to the Baker family and to the 93rd! On Sunday, we will tour Temple Square, the center of history and worship for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The five-acre site is a special place to enjoy beautiful gardens, majestic architecture, and the peace and reverence of this iconic space of worship. In the afternoon we will take a bus trip to the Golden Spike National Historical Park where we can see the greatest technological achievement of the 19th century--the completion of the first transcontinental railroad across the United States. The National Park entrance fee is free to any four people with an America the Beautiful pass. Everyone who has a pass is asked to bring it along. Special passes are issued to seniors and military active duty and veterans. If you have a National Parks Passport, be sure to bring it with you to get your passport stamped. Best of all, we can renew old friendships and make new ones, too. We are looking forward to seeing everyone again in person! The deadline for hotel reservations is Friday, October 1st. You must contact the hotel directly to make your own reservations. After that date, the hotel will release any remaining rooms to the public. Your reunion team must make advance payment for meals, transportation, and entertainment. Early registration payment is very helpful to facilitate the final arrangements. Please mail your registration form(s) and check by Wednesday, September 15th. Registrations and payments must be received by October 1st.

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Page 5 www.93bg.com 93rd Bomb Group Association 2021 Reunion Thursday, Oct 14 – Monday, Oct 18 Suggested Registration Instructions Step #1 - Make your hotel reservations now, but not later than October 1st to obtain the group rate. You must contact the hotel directly. Hotel: Hilton Garden Inn Salt Lake City 250 West 600 South Salt Lake City, UT 84101 Reservations: (801)746-1000 Our Sales Coordinator; Julie.Youlelenoch@hilton.com or 801-746-1000 To secure the group rate, tell Julie you are with the 93rd Bomb Group. Room Rate: $119.00 plus tax of 13.82% per night ($135.45 inclusive). (Rate good from Monday 10/11 – Wednesday 10/20) Includes: Complimentary 24-hour airport shuttle Complimentary self-parking Complimentary internet access Complimentary breakfast for 2 guests per room (Additional guest breakfasts are $5 per day) Fitness Center Indoor Pool Complimentary Airport Shuttle: The shuttle is a ten-minute ride from the airport. Upon arrival, after securing your baggage, call the hotel at 801-364-5200, and press “0” for the front desk to schedule the shuttle.!!The shuttle should arrive within 15 minutes. When you check-in, schedule your departure shuttle. The shuttle departs on the hour. Be at the shuttle pick-up five minutes before the scheduled departure. Step #2 - Complete a reunion registration form (see below) for each attendee and mail the form(s) with your check by September 15th. Make your check payable to 93rd Bomb Group.

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Page 6 www.93bg.com Step #3 - Make travel arrangements to arrive in time for registration between 2:00 - 5:00 PM on Thursday, October 14th. Our welcome dinner starts at 5:30 PM with a reception followed by dinner at 6 PM. Step #4 - Mail forms (one for each attendee) and your check to: JoAnne Sargent 1458 Locust St. Denver, CO 80220-2833 (303) 915-7546 joyridecp@msn.com ___________________________________________________________________ REUNION REGISTRATION REFUND POLICY Last minute cancellations can cause significant loss to the 93rd Bomb Group Association. This loss results because we must guarantee your attendance to the hotel relative to all meals and other related costs. When you don't show, we still get charged for meals and other charges related to those meals. We recognize that there will always be unforeseen events beyond your control, and we truly regret your personal inconvenience. However, your executive committee has decided that we must stay with our policy of "pay as you go" for reunion costs. We have reviewed the choices: we can either add an extra amount to everyone's fees to cover last minute cancellations, or we can set a deadline date for cancellations after which the fees paid cannot be refunded. In order to keep our reunion fees as low as possible, your executive committee has chosen the deadline date choice. Therefore, a deadline date, based on hotel contract requirements for each reunion will be provided to you at the time you make your reservations, and included in our reunion announcements in the Ball of Fire. Reunion Registration Refund Policy: No refund will be made after October 1st

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Page 7 www.93bg.com REGISTRATION FORM One per guest Name: ___________________________________________________________________________________ Address: __________________________________________________________________________________ (Street) (City) (State) (Zip) Telephone: _________________ Email: ________________________________________________________ Emergency Contact: __________________________________________________________________ __________________(Someone not traveling with you) (Name) (Phone Number) When do you plan to arrive/depart? _________________________________________________________ (Arrival Time/Date) (Departure Time/Date) Age (if a child) _______ - Contact JoAnne Sargent for Registration Fee - Relationship to the 93rd: Veteran’s Name: _________________________________________ Rank: ______________ Duty Position: ______________________ Squadron/Section: _________________________ Relationship: ________________________ Additional Information: _______________________________________________________ Meal choices: Circle one entrée per meal (Menu options follow): (If Special need is circled, please identify the special dietary need) Saturday Memorial Dinner: 1. Chicken Cordon Blue 2. Filet/Salmon Combination 3. Lasagna - Vegetarian 4. Special Need _________________________________________ Sunday Box Lunch: 1. Turkey Wrap 2. Ham and Swiss Wrap 3. Caprese Sandwich - Vegetarian 4. Special Need _________________________________________ Do you have an “America the Beautiful” National Parks Pass? Yes/No (If yes, please bring your pass) Calculate your registration fee: The registration fee includes: Dinner for 4 evenings, 3 lunches, Memorabilia room, Color Guard and Guest Speaker dinners, transportation, education sessions, and business meeting. The registration fee does not include your hotel rooms Basic registration fee: $320 Multiply by Number of registrations _____ Total $______ Please complete form and enclose check payable to the 93rd Bomb Group for the total amount by September 15th. A single check for multiple guests is encouraged.

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Page 10 www.93bg.com 93rd Bomb Group 2021 Reunion Schedule Salt Lake City, Utah (Draft) • Day 1 – Thursday October 1 10:00 AM – 5 PM Memorabilia Room Setup – Everyone is welcome! 12:30 – 1:30 PM Officer’s Coordination Meeting 2 – 5 PM Registration 5:30 – 7:30 PM Welcome Dinner – Hotel – Guest Speaker: Steve Snyder 7:30 – 9 PM Attendee Introductions • Day 2 – Friday – October 15 7:30 – 9 AM Breakfast - Hotel 9:30 – 10:45 AM Educational Session #1 10:45 – 11:30 AM Veterans’ Q&A – Hotel 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM Lunch - Hotel 12:45 – 1:30 PM Travel to Ogden 1:30 – 4:30 PM Hill Aerospace Museum, Ogden 4:30 – 4:45 PM Travel to Brewvies, Ogden 5:00 – 6:30 PM Dinner and movie “A Wing & a Prayer, the Saga of Utah Man” 7:00 – 7:45 PM Return to hotel • Day 3 – Saturday – October 16 (Hotel all day) 7:30 – 9 AM Breakfast - Hotel 9:30 – 11:30 AM Business Meeting 12:00 – 1:00 PM Lunch 1:15 - 2:30 PM Educational Session #2 2:30 – 4:00 PM Educational Session #3 5:00 – 5:30 PM Group Photo 5:30 – 6:00 PM Reception 6:00 – 8:00 PM Memorial Dinner • Day 4 – Sunday – October 17 7:30 – 9 AM Breakfast – Hotel 9:00 – 10:00 AM Religious Service (non-denominational) 10:15 – 10:30 AM Travel to Temple Square 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Tour Temple Square 12:30 – 1:50 PM Travel to Golden Spike National Historic Site (Box Lunch Enroute) 1:50 – 3:50 PM Tour Golden Spike 3:50 – 5:10 PM Return to Hotel 6:30 – 8 PM Dinner - Hotel 8 PM - Closing Memorabilia Room Pack-up – Everyone is welcome! • Day 5 – Monday – October 18 6 – 9 AM Breakfast – Hotel

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Page 11 www.93bg.com VE DAY +75 YEARS HARDWICK 2021 POSTPONED! Hardwick, England May 28 to 31, 2021 Colin Mann and I continue to watch the Covid-19 virus situation. Hopefully things continue to improve. We are now looking forward to May 27 to 30, 2022. Please contact me if you are interested in attending as we need to develop a rough head count for planning purposes. Stay safe and see you in 2022! GREETINGS FROM THE 93RD BG HISTORIAN! Post Exchange (PX) I am looking for any photos or recollections about the Hardwick PX. Please let me know if you have anything that would help. My contact information is listed in the directory Researcher Tip (National Archive) Researcher Tip (National Archive) The National Archives has an online collection of award cards. They can be found in Record Group 64. Here are the main awards that can be found: Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, Purple Heart, Commendation Medal, Bronze Star, Distinguished Service Cross, Legion of Merit, Medal of Honor, and Silver Star. Sample of Air Medal is shown to the right. Link to the National Archive Awards Section (RG:64) https://catalog.archives.gov/id/45300021 Looking for Information on the following men Antonio J Galluccio, Lt Frank Vanucci, Charles Carroll, Floyd Elgaaen, Wayne Moeller, Paul Bata, Norman Casey, Donald Purcell, Thomas McDermott, Joseph Gurski, Adrian Uribe, and the Hollis Hunt Crew. If you have any information or clues on these men, please let me know. Search for 93rd BG items I am looking for any photos, diaries, documents, or other items from the time at Hardwick. If you know of any items, please let me know as I would like to get copies to further my research into the 93rd BG. Please do not assume that I already have it. Every time I see a collection, I find something new! AIR MEDAL DE ORA TIO ~RRISui', .I I . L., 35397552, 'it., lir Corps General Ord•r■ No. 377, Hq. Eighth Air Force, May 17, 194-4 Akron, Ohio

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Page 12 www.93bg.com FREE Memorabilia cataloging and Research I am willing to scan any documents, records, and photos of a 93rd BG veteran and return all of the original items (unharmed) along with CDs of all scans/jpeg images, along with any additional information I can add regarding names, plane serial #, artwork and places. There is NO charge for this service! I can also make extra CD copies for family members. I have done this for several veterans over the years. My contact info is shown in the Officer Directory. If you have any questions regarding the 93rd BG, please contact me with by email/letter/phone with your question or topic for a mini research project. I will do my best to research an answer. Cheers, Don Morrison MESSAGE FROM THE BOF EDITOR As we continue to dodge the COVID virus and its different variants, I hope you are staying safe and healthy. As always, we try to keep our newsletter interesting and informative. We always welcome veteran profiles. This issue we have an article on a veteran, Willard Hunzeker 1922-2016, who has passed away but had the opportunity to ride in a B-24 seventy years after the war. I’ve included an article with his son’s permission. Willard attended many reunions and enjoyed them all. Our historian has also included a link to the National Archives Awards that may help you in a search on your veteran. We have an interesting book review by John Marx. We are always looking for articles for our newsletter. Please contact me if you have something. My contact info is in the directory. I look forward to seeing many of you at the reunion. Your faithful BOF editor, Pam Kawashima

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Page 13 www.93bg.com FOLDED WINGS Howard Patrie Jones, Jr. Mr. Howard Patrie Jones, Jr., 94, of Walterboro, entered into rest Friday afternoon, December 28, 2018, at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. He was the loving husband of sixty-six years to the late Mrs. Nellie Warner Jones at the time of her death in 2012. Born June 15, 1924, in Schenectady, New York, he was a son of the late Howard Patrie Jones, Sr. and the late Dorothy Grime Bruce. He served our country faithfully in the United States Air Force, serving as a Tail Gunner during World War II. He served a long and dedicated career with General Electric, where he retired after forty years of employment from Manufacturing Management. He was a member of the American Welding Society and the Historical 8th Air Force Group. He loved fishing and had a passion for skydiving, having completed his eleventh jump in June 2018. Surviving are: three sons, Howard Patrie Jones, III of Belize, David Christopher Jones and his wife Donna of North Charleston, and Michael Jameson Jones and his wife Karen of West Columbia; a daughter-in-law, Cindy Jones of Walterboro; and two brothers, Richard Bruce of Walterboro and James Bruce of Summerville. There are seven grandchildren, Tracy Wall (Randy), Michael Jones (Audree), Amber Whitmire (Chris), Erin King (Sterling), Robert Dawsey, Jr. (Agnes), Austin Jones (Katherine), and Tyler Jones (Alexa); and eleven great grandchildren that also survive. Capt Howard Brazelton Nisbet Captain Howard Brazelton Nisbet folded his wings on May 22, 2012 at the age of 92 at Lost Creek Ranch, Allen, Texas. He served as a pilot in the 409th Squadron. Howard successfully completed 28 combat missions (176 hours and 10 minutes of combat) over France, Norway and Germany. Joseph D. (Dan) Roure Corporal/Staff Sergeant Joseph D (Dan) Roure from Staten Island, NY folded his wings on July 29, 2019 at the age of 98. He served as a gunner in the 328th Squadron. He completed 14 missions until VE Day, his last mission being the final 8th Air Force mission to Salzburg. He achieved the rank of LtCol with the US Air Force serving in Korea and Vietnam. They will be missed!

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Page 14 www.93bg.com VETERAN PROFILE – WILLARD HUNZEKER Navigator Hunzeker Flies Again after 70 years This article is taken from a history website and copied with Mr. Hunzeker’s family’s permission. I’m sure many of you remember Willard (Zeke) Hunzeker as he attended many of the 93rd BG reunions with his good friend Tom Massie. Mr. Hunzeker passed away in 2016, the year that he took his last flight in the B-24. The last reunion he attended was in San Antonio in 2016 with his son Mark. I’ll share this story with you. I remember looking at the poster boards in the Memorabilia room in San Antonio and looking at an article on this. Mr. Hunzeker was about 20 feet away from me sitting at a table. After reading the article, I looked at him and turned and looked at the article and pointed to him and pointed to the article in disbelief. My face said, “Is this you?” and he smiled and nodded to me. Yup, that’s me. That made me smile. I gave him a thumbs up. We miss Mr. Hunzeker at our reunions. May he RIP. Submitted by Editor Pam Kawashima Veteran Returns to Skies in a B-24 Bomber Taken from an internet War History website dated August 7, 2016, written by Erik Mustermann The last time Willard Hunzeker flew in a B-24, it was 1945. World War II was nearing its end, and the 22-year-old navigator was on his 33rd and final mission. On Friday, more than 70 years after that flight, 95-year-old Hunzeker was surprised by friends with the opportunity to fly in the last fully-operational B-24J Liberator in the world. “At 95, it’s going to be a little different than 22,” he said. “I hope the body can stand it.” Hunzeker knew that the Collings Foundation was flying him to Omaha’s Eppley Airfield to look at WWII-era aircraft. He only learned that he would get to ride in one as they were preparing the plane for takeoff. “It’s bringing back memories,” Hunzeker said before the flight. “I don’t excite very easily.” The excitement eventually got to him, and he needed a handkerchief. “I flew 33 missions in one of these.” After he was deployed to England in 1944, he was sent all over Europe – including Germany and France. 93rd BG Navigator Willard Hunzeker and son Mark

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Page 15 www.93bg.com He grew up in Humboldt, Nebraska on the family farm. Before deploying to Europe, he was stationed in Liberal, Kansas. He would occasionally take a plane and circle over his home. “I can still see my father and mother and sister waving from down below,” he said. Since alcohol was prohibited in Kansas, the pilots would fly to cities that allowed alcohol, and they would come back with cases of it. “It got to be so much trouble,” he said. “When you landed, you had to carry it to your barracks, so we quit.” Tom Massie, 69, is a neighboor of Hunzeker and his best friend in Wahoo. He was in Omaha, helping with the surprise. “It just about makes me cry,” Massie said before Hunzeker found out about the flight. “He’s a wonderful man.” The two became close after Hunzeker’s wife died. Massie began talking to Hunzeker about his time in the military. After being discharged from service, Hunzeker entered the education profession, eventually becoming superintendent of Wahoo Public Schools. A volunteer asked Hunzeker how the crew went to the bathroom while on a mission. “There were tubes connected to the outside of the plane,” he said. “It’s not quite American Airlines.” The flight was provided free-of-charge by the Collings Foundation. They also have a B-17 Flying Fortress and a P-51 Mustang on display. The public can pay to walk through the planes or take the 20-minute flight between Lincoln and Omaha. Michael Dober is a volunteer coordinator with the Collings Foundation. He said that providing the free flights to veterans brings him joy. “When I see the look on that guy’s face,” Dober said, “that’s worth all the money in the world.” B-24Ds of 93rd Bomb Group in formation (wiki)

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Page 16 www.93bg.com BOOK REVIEW The War of the Cotton-Tails By William R. Cubbins Reviewed by John Marx, Nephew of 1LT Robert W. Marx, KIA, 19 Dec 1944 Last month, we drove to Virginia to visit the widow of our friend, Charles Adams. She asked if we could visit Charles’ grave in Arlington National Cemetery, something we do on most of our visits to see her. While there, we met a man who was visiting his father’s grave nearby. He agreed to take a photo of the three of us together and then proceeded to tell us about his father, a Navy Captain. He also explained that during his visits, he became curious about the men buried around his father. One, William R. Cubbins, had been a prisoner of war. As those things go, he decided to look up Cubbins and see if he could discover his story. He found that Cubbins had written a memoir of his time piloting a B-24 while assigned to the 450th Bombardment Group (known as the Cotton-Tails), 15th Air Force in Italy. The memoir, titled, The War of the Cotton-Tails, Memoir of a WWII Bomber Pilot, by William R. Cubbins is the topic of this review. If you look closely at the headstone, you’ll note that Lieutenant Colonel Cubbins served in three wars and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Purple Heart. When he writes about his experience, he paints a realistic and credible picture of flying missions into Europe. His first mission, as a rookie flyer was to Ploesti in May 1944. From the August 1, 1943 Ploesti mission which the 93rd and four other groups executed, until the final attacks on Ploesti in July 1944, the 15th Air Force attacked Ploesti 20 separate times. Finally, to overcome the inaccuracy of high-level bombing, a raid with fighters equipped with 1,000-pound bombs protected by other fighters was successfully carried out finally cutting off more than one third of the fuel to Germany and helping defeat the Nazi war machine. In some ways, this book could be titled something like, “The Final Hours of Ploesti”. However, the reader will find the book is much more than that. In an early mission, Cubbins successfully flies his damaged aircraft to allied territory where the crew parachutes onto a tiny island. One man is lost in the ocean but the others survive. Then on his final mission, the plane is struck by flak and a fuel leak threatens to blow them out of the sky; 2Lt Cubbins again follows his men to the ground by parachute. Landing safely, he is immediately captured by the Romanian Army, questioned by the Germans and then held in a POW camp in Bucharest. His experiences as a POW are a tale in itself. The King of Romania and his family worked against the Germans to end their alliance. Princess Catherine Caradja "Angel of Ploesti" became famous for her efforts to protect Allied flyers. Eventually, the Romanians end their alliance with the Nazis and join the Allies. In another remarkable saga, more than 1100 POWs are evacuated by B-17s and returned to Allied control. Prince Constantin Cantacuzene, a Captain in the Romanian Air Force, played a pivotal role in arranging the evacuation. This little-known side of the war is brought out of the shadows, and we are given a glimpse of life in another corner of the war. The Cotton-Tails is highly recommended and readily available.

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Page 17 www.93bg.com PX UPDATES We are pleased to report that the PX is open for business and stocked with old favorites and some new items that will become favorites. NEW ITEMS Mug Recently we received a supply of 11oz. ceramic mugs with the 93rd BGA logo. These would be a great gift as a single mug, in pairs or even a set of 4! We currently have a good stock of them, but don’t wait to get your supply. Tote Another fun item is a ripstop fabric tote bag with the 93rd BGA logo embroidered on the front pocket. This bag is big enough to use as an overnight bag, briefcase or even a picnic tote. The outside pockets will hold your water bottle while the front pocket is ideal for your phone or train tickets. Size: 14" x 19-1/2" x 5". Shoulder-length handles ensure carrying comfort. Pin An attractive lapel pin with the 93rd BGA logo was recently added to the PX. Proudly wear this and spark conversations. Apron Grill that meat, or bake that cake wearing this embroidered B-24 93rd BGA apron. Various colors available. Will fit men and women. Books Bill Mauldin – Life Up Front The definitive biography of two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, Bill Mauldin. The greatest cartoonist of the Greatest Generation. Week after week, Mauldin defied army censors, German artillery and Patton's pledge to "throw his ass in jail" to deliver his wildly popular cartoon, "Up Front," to the pages of Stars and Stripes and hundreds of newspapers back home. Find out about the wisecracking "dogfaces" Willie and Joe. Twin Destinies A true WWII account of twin brother fighter pilots, Delbert and Delmer Forsberg, who along with their crews were shot down behind enemy lines while flying B-24 Liberator Bombers. With the help of Yugoslavian Partisans, Delbert and his crew would make a perilous escape hiking through

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Page 18 www.93bg.com rugged mountains. Delmer and all but one of his crew would be captured by the Germans becoming Prisoners of War. Neither twin would know the fate of the other until after the war ended. Return to Hardwick We currently have DVDs and posters of our film, Return to Hardwick. The posters were generously printed by our member Scott Stewart (son of veteran and author Cal Stewart). There is also film swag, t-shirts and hats for men and women! Sizes are limited, so please order soon. OLD FAVORITES Hats As always, we have the tan and navy caps with the B-24 embroidered on the front. These caps are size adjustable. Books One of our best-selling items, of course is Ted’s Travelling Circus, by Cal Stewart. Also on the bookshelf is the book about Ben Kuroki, Lucky Ears, The Whole Nine Yards, by Lt. Al Asch and Ploesti. Go to the website http://www.93bg.com, click on PX and fill your shopping cart soon! Jean Koznarek BOF PX Coordinator CHAPLAIN’S CORNER It seems like summer is slipping away all too quickly. I hope that you have enjoyed this season, although I pray for all of you that have been, or continue to be, plagued by the extreme weather being experienced in some parts of the country. Please stay safe! I do especially look forward to greeting many of you at the upcoming reunion in Salt Lake City. Two years is too long a time between visits with our 93BG family, so I hope to see you there! As always, I will continue to pray for our group, but if there are special needs that you would like to share, either with me or with our group as a whole, I hope that you will contact me. You can reach me either through my group email, bofmailman@gmail.com, or my personal email, gjung@hvc.rr.com. Stay healthy and be safe. I am looking forward to seeing you in October! Blessings to you all, George Jung, Chaplain

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Page 20 www.93bg.com 93rd BOMBARDMENT GROUP ASSOCIATION 93rdBG.COM MEMBERSHIP FORM 2021 Name ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Address ______________________________________________________________________________________________ City ________________________________State _____ Zip __________Home phone ______________________________ Cell Phone _____________________________ Email Address ________________________________________________ RENEWAL _____ NEW MEMBER______ If you are a new member please fill out 93rd BG Connection section below: ____ I am a 93rd veteran ____ My father, uncle, grandfather, great grandfather, great uncle, served in the 93rd (circle which one) ____I am a Friend/Historian Name of 93rd veteran __________________________________ Rank ___________________ Squadron _____________Time Period in Service: ________ 19_____ to_______ 19_______ Airplane Name(s) __________________________Pilot(s) ____________________Crew Chief(s) ____________Comments (list crew if known)_________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________(Use back side for more info) Annual Membership $25 $_________ Paid by ____ check____ PayPal 2 year discount rate (2021&2022) $45 $_________ Paid by ____ check ____PayPal Tax deductible Donation $________ (The 93rd is a 501(c)(3) Organization) TOTAL $________ Please note, membership is on a calendar year Make checks payable to: 93rd BOMB GROUP ASSOCIATION Or access PayPal through the 93rd Bomb Group website: 93bg.com Mail to: Mary Yamamoto, 1538 Waltham Dr., Ann Arbor, MI 48103 For questions: email 93rdBGmembership@gmail.com _____Yes! I would like to volunteer to help the 93rd BGA. Skills include:__________________________ KEEP OUR HISTORY ALIVE!

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Table of Contents President’s Corner………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………………3 Lifetime Achievement Award Wayne Baker …………………………………………………………………………………….. 4 Ted Timberlake Awards ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………...5 2022 Reunion Announcement ………………………………………………………………………………………………………7 2023 Annual Reunion Planned for Dallas, TX ……………………………………………………………………………..…… 6 Mini Reunion in Norwich Schedule …………………….....……………..………………..............................................…..….8 Greetings from the 93rd BG Historian ……………………………….……..………………………………..………………..…12 Reunion Highlights ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….14 Message from the BOF Editor ………………………………………………………………………….......……………….…....15 Reunion Group Photo ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….….…. 15 Special Birthday party invite for 100 year old Capt. Leland Spencer ……………… ………………………….....……… ..16 Salt Lake City Reunion Financial Results …………………………………………..……………….…………………….….. 17 Folded Wings/In Memoriam…………………..………………………………………………………………………………..…..18 Veteran Stories – George McLean ...…….…………..……..……………………………………………………….……….......21 Congressional Gold Medal Award …………………………………………………………………………………..………….. 22 Chaplain’s Corner…………………………………………………………………………………………………...……………… 23 PX Updates …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……….24 BGA Treasurer Report …………………………..……………………………………………………………………………..…..25 Membership Report …………………………..……………………………………………………………………………….…….26 93rd Bomb Group Annual Business Meeting Minutes ……………………………..……………………………………….. 27 93rd Bomb Group Association By-Laws …………………………………………………………...………..…….…...….…...32 93rd BG Ball of Fire Quarterly Express Membership Form …………………………………….………………………...… 35 DIRECTORY 2020 - 2022 OFFICERS President – JIM ROOT 15359 Red Fox Walk, West Olive, MI 49460 616-399-5990, jamesdavidroot@aol.com Vice President (Reunion Coordinator) – JOHN MARX 109 Clearview St., Beaver Falls, PA 15010 412-327-1909, 109clearview@gmail.com Secretary – JIM BLUMENFELD 138 Huntingwood Dr, Lancaster, PA 17602 jimb208xx@gmail.com Treasurer – KENNA PAYNE 4261 Saratoga Road, Richmond, VA 23235 804-272-9656, 93rdbgtreasurer@gmail.com Membership – MARY YAMAMOTO 1538 Waltham Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48103 93rdbgmembership@gmail.com Historian – DON MORRISON 1375 West Comet Rd, Clinton, OH 44216 Cell 330-415-2222, doniac1967@sbcglobal.net Ball of Fire, Editor – PAM KAWASHIMA 5698 Brookhurst Ct, San Jose, CA 95129 408-253-6129, pkawashima@outlook.com Technology Manager – MICHAEL SELLERS 565 Carroll St. Apt #4, Brooklyn, NY 11215 917-975-7162, mtsellers@mac.com Assistant Treasurer - NANCY GRIMES STRANGER 995 Cottonwood Lane, Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 970-945-2883, nancystranger@hotmail.com 93rd JV LLC Manager - JEAN KOZNAREK 2644 W. Park Blvd., Shaker Heights, OH 44120 216-702-8430, jnkoz54@aol.com Chaplain & Ball of Fire “Mailman”- GEORGE JUNG Distribution Support 2420 Route 17 A, Goshen, NY 10924 845-346-6551, bofmailman@gmail.cOther Critical RolesPX Manager – JEAN KOZNAREK 2644 W. Park Blvd., Shaker Heights, OH 44120 216-702-8430, jnkoz54@aol.com VETERAN'S ADVISORY BOARD – George McLean Reunion Registration - JOANNE SARGENT 1458 Locust St., Denver, CO 80220 303-915-7546, joyridecp@msn.com

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PRESIDENT’S CORNER We hope everyone’s fall is going well, and you had a wonderful time at the reunion in Salt Lake City, UT! This newsletter contains all the information about our reunion in Salt Lake City! Be sure to read it carefully! It includes: - Annual 93rd BG Business meeting minutes - Financial results of the reunion - Approved, updated 93rd BGA By-Laws highlights - Timberlake Award winners! - Group photo at the reunion of attendees - Other highlights Overall, the reunion was extremely successful! We had great participation (75 total attendees), excellent education sessions (a lot of learning of 93rd BG veteran families we hadn’t heard from before), fabulous events at Hill AF Museum, tribute to Walt Stewart, our own 93rd BG ‘Utah Man’, Brewvies theatre, the Golden Spike National Park, and downtown Salt Lake City tour of Temple Square. It was wonderful meeting and engaging with Wayne Baker and all of his family, and family of Walt Stewart! And as always, our Memorial Dinner on Saturday evening was very special honoring all of the 93rd BG veterans with a candle lighting ceremony led by Wayne Baker, a flag folding ceremony, and special patriotic remarks, complete with color guard, and remembrances of all of our members of the Greatest Generation - heroes of the 93rd BG!! The membership voted/selected the location for our 2023 93rd BGA family reunion as Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX!! So polish up your cowboy boots and dust off your hat! THANK YOU TO EVERYONE who made the SLC reunion a great success and family-oriented event!! Our Officers have already begun planning for Boston! We are also exploring the possibility to work with and combine our reunion at Boston with the Heritage League. So be sure to check out and keep current with our websites, at www.93bg.com and www.hardwickfilm.com. Have a great fall/winter season, stay safe, and we will “see you” at our 93rd BGA family reunion in Boston, MA in October 2022! Jim Root, President, 93rd Bomb Group

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2022 REUNION ANNOUNCEMENT Boston, Massachusetts October 6 – 10, 2022 !The 2022 Reunion takes place from October 6 – 10 in Boston, MA. Although the planning has started, there is significant work to complete. We plan to attend the American Heritage Museum’s annual Battle for the Airfield Re-enactment –held each year on Columbus Day weekend. The Museum is located at the headquarters of the Collings Foundation and seeks to engage, educate, entertain, and enlighten its audiences in the history of our military and veterans through a chronologically arranged series of exhibits and educational interpretation. The foundation has an outstanding collection of WWII aircraft including the B-24J, “Witchcraft.” The Boston area has a wide variety of activities to offer. Some possibilities under consideration are Paul Revere’s Home, Bunker Hill Monument, Old North Church, the USS Constitution, and Fanneuil Hall Marketplace. Although, we haven’t selected a hotel yet, we will strive to stay close to Boston Logan International Airport and find a property with an airport shuttle. Mark your calendars now and plan to gather in Boston next October. THE 2023 ANNUAL REUNION IS PLANNED FOR DALLAS, TEXAS!!!! At our 2021 business meeting, the group selected Dallas as our destination for 2023. We intend to hold our reunion at the same time as the annual air show, “Wings over Dallas” sponsored by the Commemorative Air Force. The show is one of the best in the nation featuring aircraft from all eras.

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GREETINGS FROM THE 93RD BG HISTORIAN! John Archer On the 6th of August 2021 John passed away and the 93rd BG and I lost a very dear friend. I have known John for over 30 years. John was a young man who lived near the airfield and would bike over and talk with the crews during the war. I contacted him while in late 1980’s asking questions about the old base and my grandfather’s plane crash. He was so helpful with my quest and even walked the crash site and sent me a few bits of wreckage. I was so excited to have a pen pal in England and to have pieces of the plane. During my first trip to Hardwick in 1993, John picked my wife, Lori and I up at the Wedgewood hotel in Norwich. He drove us all around the old field and even drove down the runway and part of the perimeter track. We then walked to the site of the crash. It was very special experience for me. Afterward, we went back to his house for lunch. John was always helpful and very encouraging any time I needed anything. After the 2015 Reunion, John helped us get on to the 446th BG site so we could see similar building to those at Hardwick. Sadly, the ones at Hardwick were torn down. I am sure many will recognize John due to his appearance in the Return to Hardwick documentary. I will greatly miss him and send my sincere sympathy to his family. Looking for Information on the following men: Antonio J Galluccio, Lt Frank Vanucci, Charles Carroll, Floyd Elgaaen, Wayne Moeller, Paul Bata, Norman Casey, Donald Purcell, Thomas McDermott, Joseph Gurski, Adrian Uribe, and the Hollis Hunt Crew. If you have any information or clues on these men, please let me know. Search for 93rd BG items I am looking for any photos, diaries, documents, or other items from the time at Hardwick. If you know of any items, please let me know as I would like to get copies to further my research into the 93rd BG. Please do not assume that I already have it. Every time I see a collection, I find something new!

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Richard Hennip, Son-in-law of Ray Eck Richard Dale Hennip, 73, of Loveland, CO went to be with the Lord on October 14, 2020. He passed away at McKee Hospice Care Center after a battle with cancer. Born April 20, 1947 in Sayre, PA, he was the son of the late Jacob and Alberta Hennip. He grew up on a farm in Wysox, PA. He graduated from North Bradford High School in Rome, PA, Rochester Institute of Technology in N.Y., and received his MBA at the University of Montana while serving in the Air Force at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Great Falls, MT. He began his civilian career as an Accountant for Air Products and Chemicals in Allentown, PA, which involved transfers to KY and TX. He later worked for a few other companies eventually retiring as Chief Financial Officer for Clarewood House Retirement Home in Houston, TX. In 2014, he retired in Loveland, CO that same year. He was a man of faith and was active in each church we attended throughout our many moves. His life revolved around his family. He volunteered as a soccer and basketball coach in several Youth Sports programs while the children were growing up. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Raylene, his son Brian of Houston, TX, daughters, Sandra of Ft Worth, TX and Denise Kostiv (Nick) and granddaughter Madeline of Loveland, CO, sister, Ruth Chapman (Bob) of Boston, MA, brother John Hennip (Sue) of Edinboro, PA, sister-in-law Donna Blumenfeld (Jim) of Lancaster, PA, sister-in-law Barbara Tosi (Dave) of York, PA, sister-in-law Myra Holloway (Chip) of York, PA, three nephews -in-law, Craig Blumenfeld (Sharon), Dave Blumenfeld (Johanna), Mark Holloway (Kristen) and one niece, Or Corinne Chapman. Will Koznarek, Grandson of Henry Nykamp Our wonderful, funny son, William John Koznarek (28), recently left us and is now at peace. He will be missed every day by his loving parents, Mark Koznarek and Jean Nykamp Koznarek, his sisters, Laura and Anne, his many aunts, uncles and cousins and his many grateful friends. He was predeceased by his grandparents, Beatrice and Henry Nykamp and Delores and Edward J. Koznarek. He was a manager at U Break I Fix stores for many years and could fix anything. A technology hardware whiz, he designed and built his own devices for music and data. The passions in Will's life were technology, music, especially Phish, and his adopted cat, Tela. There was never a day when he did not brighten the world with a smile, a kind word, a pun or a “dad" joke. He was a fiercely loyal and generous son, brother and friend.

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Frances Lam, Widow of Forrest Lam Frances Lam was born November 15, 1929 in Suisun, CA and passed peacefully in San Jose, CA on October 15, 2021, one month before her 92nd birthday. Frances grew up on a farm in Suisun, CA with her immigrant parents from China; she was the fifth of six children. She spent her formative years in Suisun and always spoke fondly of her days growing up on her family fruit orchard farm. Frances attended UC Berkeley where she met her future husband Forrest Lam. Forrest was in the 93rd BG during WWII before they met. Soon after, they married and settled in San Leandro, CA, where they would spend the next 50 years together raising their four children till Forrest's passing in 1997. Her early years of married life were full of school and PTA events and many family dinner parties. As the children grew older and less dependent on her care, she embarked on new challenges. She acquired her real estate license, and following that, she moved on to property management. Frances was a vibrant, energetic and independent woman who was loved by all. Even after retiring she was always busy. She volunteered her time at the local library and other charitable organizations, took part in bowling, mahjong games and line dancing with friends. Plus, her love of gardening beautified any yard where she lived. She had a circle of tennis friends and played regularly until she was 80! Her passion for the sport never waned. Frances didn’t attend a 93rd BG reunion but would always ask about them when her daughters returned from one. They would give her vivid details and photos of what they did and what they saw. She was always interested in the activities. She died of complications from Alzheimer’s at home with her family and her beloved caregiver. Even in her failing health, she always had a smile for you. She was in good spirits and never lost her sense of humor. She is survived by her sister Daisy Low Gilbert, her children Randall Lam (Randy), Phyllis Lam (Cal), Pamela (David Kawashima), grandsons Brian Kawashima, Clint Lam-Song, Stuart Kawashima, cousins and many nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by her husband Forrest (1997) and son Dennis (1981). They will be missed!

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VETERAN RETURNS TO THE SKIES – GEORGE MCLEAN 93rd veteran waist gunner George McLean shared a story from his ride on a B-24 he took in 2003. Some veterans have been able to go for free but not for George, $300 for each 30-minute ride at the time. Still a ride of a lifetime. As told by George McLean: To feel authentic I wore my replica A-2 jacket my wife had given me that someone in the 93rd had made to order according to the 1943 specifications. With six or eight of us secured by our "make-shift" seat belts and the familiar roar of the four Pratt-Whitney engines at takeoff power, we lifted off and climbed to around 3500 ft. When allowed to move around I took my position (as usual) at the right waist window. I had never flown at low altitude over the area before and so I enjoyed it. I also chatted with my daughter as she watched us flying around over the city from her office window. After about what seemed like 20 minutes we landed. There was also another ex B-24 crewman on board with a fresh looking A-2 and out of curiosity I asked where he obtained it since they were long out of production and here is his tale. They were shot down over German held territory and while they were evading capture, their personal things were put in storage. When they finally returned their items were given to them. Except his A-2 was missing and the army would not replace it. This frustrated him greatly. Time passed and one of his children was a boy who became a USAF pilot. One day the son was piloting the aircraft, which was carrying the Secretary of the Air Force to a meeting. After landing, the Secretary thanked the crew and asked if he could do them any favors. The pilot told him about his Dad's lost jacket and a few weeks later his Dad received one from the Secretary of the Air Force! Turns out that our pilot was an attractive blond lady, about 5'-5" and 120 lbs. We vets agreed she could never handle a B-24 fully loaded. ☺ Submitted by George McLean 93rd BG Waist Gunner A-2 replica jacket sold by Hammacher Schlemmer online

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CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL AWARDED TO MEMBERS OF THE 93RD The Congressional Gold Medal is the highest expression of national appreciation that the US Congress can award and is given to individuals or groups who “have performed an achievement that has an impact on American history and culture that is likely to be recognized as a major achievement in the recipient's field long after the achievement.” So it was that an act of Congress, signed into law in the Fall of 2018, authorized the issuance of a Congressional Gold Medal to Chinese American Veterans of World War II. At least two members of the 93rd Bombardment Group are registered as Chinese American Veterans of World War II, my father, 1st Lt. George Jung of the 329th BS and 1st Lt. Forrest Lam, father of Pam Kawashima and Phyllis Lam, of the 409th BS. Each served as lead navigators in their respective squadrons, and each is entitled to receive a bronze replica of the Congressional Gold Medal. (Pam and Phyllis have received their medals on behalf of their dad via USPS as they were not able to attend the ceremony.) Upwards of 20,000 Chinese Americans, nearly 1 in 5 of those Chinese Americans living in the US, served in the military during World War II, in all 6 branches of the military: Army, Army Air Force, Navy, Marines, Coast Guard and Merchant Marines, and in all theaters of action. That this many patriotic Chinese Americans were willing to serve is set against the backdrop of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, still in effect at the start of the war, which denied citizenship to any non-US born Chinese American or allowed them to own land. 40% of the Chinese Americans who served did so without benefit of citizenship. Although no full accounting of Chinese American veterans was ever made, a registration project was undertaken over the past several years to get a count of Chinese American veterans. To be properly registered, a veteran, or proxy, was required to provide documentary proof of service in the military during World War II, and as of February 2021, only a little over 5,000 Chinese American veterans have been formally identified. Karyn, Stephen, Elizabeth and George Observe face of medal Reverse face of medal

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The National Gala for the presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal was originally scheduled to be held in 2020, but due to the pandemic, the ceremony was delayed until fall of this year. Other regional ceremonies were scheduled throughout the country to be able to present the medal to those families unable to attend the national gala. On September 30, 2021, my sister, Karyn, and her husband, Stephen, my wife Elizabeth, and I were privileged to attend the national gala and award ceremony held in Arlington, Virginia, on behalf of our dad, George Jung and receive his medal. It was quite an event, with 700 families represented, including a handful of veterans still able to make the trip. Each family was presented their medal by a ranking officer of Chinese American descent from their branch of service. My dad’s medal was presented to Karyn and me by Maj. Gen. Darryll Wong, USAF, Ret. We received the medal with gratitude and a strong sense of pride that our father was being so well recognized with this award, and we accepted on behalf of him, as well as on behalf of the 93rd, with whom he so proudly served. George Jung, Chaplain CHAPLAIN’S CORNER Appropriately, Thanksgiving is approaching as I think that there is much to be thankful for. A wonderful reunion was held in Salt Lake City after a 2-year hiatus with several new members able to participate and share some wonderful new information and stories. We are hopefully coming out of a terrible pandemic, which has created havoc in all of our lives. And maybe, just maybe, the spate of extreme weather, fire, drought, floods, is abating and everyone has come through in good shape. For those able to make it to Salt Lake City this year, it was so good to see you and share the long weekend! For those unable to be in SLC, I hope that you’ll join us in Boston next year. As always, I will continue to pray for our group, but if there are special needs that you would like to share, either with me or with our group as a whole, I hope that you will contact me. You can reach me either through my group email, bofmailman@gmail.com, or my personal email, gjung@hvc.rr.com. Stay healthy and be safe. May you all have a Blessed Thanksgiving! Don’t eat too much turkey … save room for pie! Blessings to you all, George Jung, Chaplain Karyn, Maj Gen Darryll Wong, USAF Ret, George

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OCTOBER 16, 2021, 93RD BGA ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING Salt Lake City (Minutes by Jim Blumenfeld) In-Person Officer Attendees: Jim Root, John Marx, Mary Yamamoto, Pam Kawashima, Kenna Payne, George Jung, Jim Blumenfeld MEETING MINUTES: A) Meeting was called to order and attendees were welcomed by President Jim Root at 9:35 AM. - Invocation was presented by Chaplain, George Jung. B) Jim Blumenfeld, Secretary, asked if there were any corrections, additions, or objections to the October 17, 2020 business meeting minutes held the previous year. None were voiced. Treasurer Kenna Payne moved that the 2020 minutes be accepted, and Vice President John Marx seconded the motion. The motion to accept the minutes was passed. C) Jim Root reviewed the list of current officers and who filled additional critical volunteer roles for the attendees. He then previewed the meeting agenda OFFICER REPORTS: Communications was presented by Jim Root. - In addition to monthly Officer meetings, the 93rd BGA is in contact with - The Heritage League (spin-off from the 2nd Air Division) which is an education, research, and referral organization for descendants and interested non-veterans of WWII 2nd Air Division bomber and fighter groups. - Five or six other bombardment groups and the Eighth Air Force Historical Society. - The Ball of Fire quarterly publication. - Social Media, including a Facebook group page. - Exposure is also gained through the “Return to Hardwick” film. Membership and Folded Wings were presented by the Membership Chair, Mary Yamamoto - Total current members are 209. Membership is down from the previous years’ 250 count due to a combination of members passing, not renewing, and from a “cleaning” of the database. Thirteen 93rd BG Veterans are still within the BGA. - It was reported that the Board had voted for complimentary veteran lifetime memberships. - Folded Wings included: Bill Gros and B. Joseph Troisi in 2021, Harold Burks, Howard Cox, and William Warren Lee. In 2020, and Sam Bargamian, Norman Gould, Howard Brazelton Nisbet and Joseph Roure, previously between 2018-2019. - Mary also reported the 2021 passing of Spouses of veterans: Kristen Lent, Marian Lorraine Spencer, and Inez Strombom; Members: John Archer, Wally Brown, Kathleen Cooke Morrison, Richard Hennip, William Koznarek, and Cecil Preciado Treasurer Reports were presented by Kenna Payne - Modified 2020 YE Treasurer reports were presented showing breakdowns for various categories such as Hot Stuff, film, Hardwick Roof, etc. - 9-month 2021 reported Revenues of $17,110 versus Expenses of $34,110 yielding a net decline of $11,500. It was clarified that this report doesn’t show 2020 revenues

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for which spending in 2021 may have occurred. - Current 2021 Assets amount to $38,043 while Liabilities are zero, resulting in a bank statement of $38,043. Kenna reported that the inventory is fully valued. She also reported: - Banking is being moved to facilitate treasurer access. - Sales Tax exclusions have been filed for all relevant states. - State filings for taxes are unsolicited donations have been made. - John Marx reported that the BGA avoided paying about $1,150 in Utah sales tax due to this exclusion filing. - Questions were posed about donations and membership renewals through the 93BGA website and PayPal. The website has the current “Donation” button, but nothing yet specifically for memberships. It was explained that using this method could be facilitated by using the PayPal “NOTES” section to explain what the monies were intended for. The website would be modified in the future to allow for separate membership renewals. Financial Audit information was presented by Gail Mailloux. - Gail reported that the Financial Reports were reviewed and audited by an Audit Sub- Committee comprised by Gail Mailloux, Nick Timmer, and Joe Duran. - No exceptions were found, and all reports were accurate, in good order, and were approved. Ball of Fire Newsletter Report was presented by Editor Pam Kawashima. - Pam explained the various responsibilities and steps required to make this publication. She is continually soliciting articles and book reviews to include. - Current distribution is comprised of 95 printed and 187 emailed copies to both North America and to locations in the UK and the EU. - A question was posed about whether the 93rd BGA website BOF archive was electronically searchable or indexed, for which it is not. It was reported that the Heritage League is in process of making the 93BGA BOF digital and searchable, along with newsletters from many other bomber groups. 93JV, LLC Report which was presented for Manager Jean Koznarek by Jim Root. - The scope of this LLC is to provide funding and gross receipts from the “Return to Hardwick” film through distribution by Gravitas. Distribution revenues are divided on a 70/30 basis between the JV and Gravitas, after the initial distribution fee of $7,500 is close to being paid off. To-date, $7,072 has been paid. The JV has a current balance of $1,207.83 and provide financial reports on a quarterly basis. The JV is a 50/50 Joint Venture between the 93rd and “Frankenbite Productions”. The film was recently broadcast over UK PBS. PX Report which was presented for Manager Jean Koznarek by Jim Root - A listing of PX items was shown to the meeting attendees, along with a list of what was displayed for the reunion. New items added to the PX were well received. - It was reported that the PX has 10 remaining books of “Ted’s Travelling Circus” followed by a short discussion of what inquiries were being made to possibly acquire future ones. Historian Report was presented for Historian Don Morrison by Jim Root - A slide showing the many responsibilities and activities by the historian, including but not limited to: Responding to questions, conducting information searches, monitoring social media, conducting research, seeking 93rd BG related items. 93rd BGA Website Report presented for Technology Manager Michael Sellers by Jim Root - Michael Sellers manages the current website, and a 93rd website redesign is planned for the fall of 2021. - The redesign will also include more 93rd archival films and also reunion clips. (many clips are currently retained by Michael, Don Morrison, and Joe Duran)

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- A separate “Return to Hardwick” section will be included, along with a new PX section. - Ongoing PX purchase issues through PayPal have been resolved. - The intent is to also include reunion registration capability and to pay for reunion fees into and through the website. Return to Hardwick Film Update presented for Technology Manager Michael Sellers by Jim Root - Distribution is actively available to all popular streaming platforms in both the US and the UK. - Through the film and through its own website and FB page, it continues to drive interest towards the 93rd BGA. 100 DVDs in the EU “PAL” format have been donated to the Hardwick Museum. It was separately mentioned that the DVD supplementary information is highly recommended as opposed to owning a digital copy of the film. 2020 Projects Update presented by Jim Root. Four potential 2020 projects were discussed during the year: - Enhancing the Dayton, OH National Air Force Museum memorial. Jim reported that it may make sense to enhance the presence of the 93rd BG by funding a bench. No action is being taken at this time. - Hardwick Museum Quonset huts roof repairs: Completed and Jim thanked all who contributed to that effort. - Digitizing and cataloguing the 93rd BG original morning briefings”; On-Hold per Don Morrison. - Annual 93rd BGA fundraising for general fund: Completed. - A separate slide was shown for all 2020 Fundraising Projects: -General Fund – 47 Donors / $6,578 -Hot Stuff Fund – 19 Donors / $9,465 -Film Fund – 18 Donors / $3,120 -HD Roof Fund – 25 Donors / $10,960 -Museum Fund – 22 Donors / $7,335 2021 93BG Reunion Salt Lake City Report presented by John Marx. - John reported a reunion attendance of 43 full attendees, one veteran, and 38 partial reunion (registered) attendees. - With a beginning bank balance of $4,531, receipts of $16,050, and expenses estimated to be around $15,128, it leaves an ending balance of $5,453. - It was noted that the total attendance was closer to 90 or 100 persons as many more Wayne Baker family members came than were originally formally registered. 2022 Upcoming 93rd BG Reunion reviewed by John Marx. - Location will be in Boston, MA between October 6-10, 2022. - Things to see include the USS Constitution, the Freedom Trial, the Collings Foundation in Stow, MA, and the American Heritage Museum. - Exploring the possibility of combining or working with the Heritage League reunion. D) NEW BUSINESS 2023 93rd BG Reunion Location Planning presented by John Marx.

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The 2023 Candidate Cities presented for consideration were: Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX; Pensacola, FL; San Diego, CA; Savannah, GA; Seattle, WA; and Tucson, AZ. Each candidate city was reviewed and discussed as a group including their relation to WWII, B-24’s, and local sites and activities of possible interest. Two rounds of voting were cast by show of hands. Round one yielded 9 votes for Dallas/FW, 6 votes for Pensacola, 11 votes for San Diego, and two votes each for Savannah and Seattle. The three highest voted cities then moved to the second voting round, being San Diego, Dallas/FW, and Pensacola. Round two resulted in 17 votes for Dallas/FW, 5 for Pensacola, and 8 for San Diego. Dallas was declared to be the location for the 2023 93rd BG reunion. 93rd BGA By-Laws Proposal – presented by John Marx - Two updates to the By-Laws were proposed by a sub-committee including John Marx, Kenna Payne, and Jim Blumenfeld. - One update is to have all officers complete a Conflict-of-Interest statement annually, or on an as-needed basis per the current COI policy. - The other proposed update was to amend the position of Assistant Treasurer to strike the statement that the position would be selected by the Treasurer, thus maintaining consistency of all officer positions being elected The motions from the sub-committee were opened for discussion. There were no questions or issues raised by the membership. The motion to pass the changes was then put to a verbal vote. There were no dissenting votes, and the motion passed. 2021 – 2022 Other Business presented by Jim Root - It has been reported that the Reflection Pool at the B-24 monument in San Diego, CA is in need of repair. Somebody will need to engage the city of San Diego parks department to clean and to repair it. Jim Stocking volunteered to be that person. - A Memorial Garden has been proposed to be placed at the Hardwick Museum. This would be funded by a separate fundraising effort if approved and designed. There has been a preliminary dialogue with Colin Mann and Paul Thrower to place a landscaping design by the Museum tree entrance area with positive reception to the concept. Other 2021 – 2022 project ideas discussed by the membership - A mid-year Zoom business meeting was discussed as a possibility for the future. No decision was made. - An annual fundraising drive was discussed as a specific method to raise general funds. No decision was made. - It was proposed that the BOF archives be made digitally searchable through the 93rd BGA website. It was again discussed that the Heritage League is doing this as part of their ongoing project, and that once completed, the 93rd site may provide a link to that location. - It was proposed that the 93rd BGA website be modified with both a public area and a private password protected member area. It was decided to relay this to the Technology Manager Michael Sellers for his input. 93rd BGA Timberlake Award reviewed by Jim Root at the business meeting and was announced at the Memorial Dinner. The award is the highest recognition for someone who currently goes “above and beyond” volunteering in support of the 93rd Bomb Group Associations purpose to “Carry on the

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93RD BOMBARDMENT GROUP ASSOCIATION BY-LAWS Revised: October 16, 2021 ARTICLE I – NAME The name of this organization shall be “93rd Bombardment Group Association,” short title: 93rd Bomb Group, or 93rd BGA. ARTICLE II – PURPOSE The purpose of this organization shall be: 1. To carry on the traditions and memories of the 93rd Bomb Group after the veterans of that war have deceased. The offspring of the generation which fought in World War II have expressed a keen interest in the 93rd Bomb Group. They participate as full members with voting privileges in all activities of management, financial activities, planning and the holding of conventions and reunions. 2. The 93rd Bomb Group will continue to advocate and to support an adequate, effective and efficient Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force at all times 3. To perpetuate the friendships and memories of service together in the 93rd Bomb Group. 4. To support the programs and efforts of the Memorial Trust of the 2ADA Memorial Library, located with the Norwich Central Library, England, the 93rd Bomb Group Museum at Savannah, Georgia, and any like organization that exists to perpetuate the memory of those who served in WWII. ARTICLE III – MEMBERSHIP 1. Veteran members are those men and women, military and civilian, American or British, who at any time served with the 93rd Bomb Group during WWII.#2. Non-veteran members are all others: immediate family members of the 93rd Bomb Group, both men and women and lineage for that and subsequent generations and any individual who, by virtue of association with the organization demonstrates his interest in the 93rd Bomb Group.#3. Members shall be at least eighteen (18) years of age.#4. All members are entitled to vote at any duly called meeting of the association.#ARTICLE IV – OFFICERS 1. Officer’s term shall be for two (2) years from date of election at a duly called business meeting. Officers may be elected to additional two-year terms. 2. All Officers are required to review and complete a current Conflict-of-Interest statement (as may be revised), per the current COI policies, upon election or appointment. 3. The elected officers are: a. PRESIDENT. Shall preside at all meetings of the 93rd Bomb Group and all Executive Committee meetings. 1) Appoint committees as required. 2) In the event of a vacancy in any elected office, the president shall fill the vacancy by appointment. Such appointee shall serve until the next regular election. b. VICE PRESIDENT. Shall support and assist the President in carrying out his/her duties and shall replace the President if he/she becomes unable to serve for any reason. Shall arrange for the scheduling, location, selection, convention programs and entertainment, hotel accommodations, bus transportation, entering into contracts for convention services and work with the Treasurer for the collection of convention funds from the membership attending. c. SECRETARY. Shall keep the minutes of all regular and Executive Committee meetings and shall conduct the correspondence of the 93rd Bomb Group and perform other duties as the President may require. d. TREASURER, shall receive all moneys due the 93rd Bomb Group, including membership dues and fees, and shall deposit all such moneys in the 93rd Bomb Group’s name in a bank of his/her convenience. 1). shall, by check, disburse funds as needed for the routine operation of the 93rd Bomb Group. One such disbursement shall be the Group’s newsletter, The Ball of Fire Quarterly Express, and the postage costs for mailings of notices and like activity. 2). No moneys may be expended in excess of $250.00 for activities outside the normal operating expenditures without the approval of the Executive Committee. 3). Financial oversight: Any single expense of $500 or greater, total expense report of $1,000 or greater, or any individual budget line item exceeding 25% of plan, must be approved by the President and Treasurer, prior to reimbursement. This applies to normal operating expenditures, special projects, or reunion expenses.

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Any contracts or agreements entered into with the 93rd BGA, exceeding $1,000 must be signed by the President. 4). Shall make an annual financial report to the membership. 5) Shall cause the preparation and timely filing of all required federal and state tax reports. e. ASSISTANT TREASURER shall assist the Treasurer in his/her duties and shall replace the Treasurer if he/she becomes incapable of performing the duties of the office for any reason until an election or appointment can be held to replace the Treasurer. The Assistant Treasurer shall be a member in good standing. f. MEMBERSHIP CHAIR. Shall maintain the member database in coordination with the Treasurer and Ball of Fire Quarterly Express Editor, prepare reports as needed, and assist the Treasurer in the collection of annual dues and member contacts. g. BALL OF FIRE QUARTERLY EXPRESS EDITOR. Shall prepare, publish and distribute the Ball of Fire Quarterly Express in a prompt and timely manner. h. HISTORIAN. Shall maintain historical records of the 93rd Bomb Group and author special articles for publication in the BOFQE, the 93rd Bomb Group Web Page and other appropriate media. 1). Provides instructions to members for their storage of archival information and organizes archival information about the 93rd Bomb Group for storage at an appropriate location. i. TECHNOLOGY MANAGER. Shall create, develop, provide information, and maintain, all technological needs of the 93rd BGA. This may include www.93bg.com website (as stated in Article VIII), social media sites (example: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or others). Be the 93rd BGA representative for all technological needs. j. CHAPLAIN – Shall provide spiritual guidance to members of the 93rd BGA, conduct non-denominational religious services and prayers at 93rd BGA events and reunions, and author special articles. k. 93JV, LLC. MANAGER – Shall be responsible to manage all tasks associated with maintaining the 93JV, LLC. joint venture entity, under the guidance of the 93rd BGA Officers and per the 93JV, LLC Operating Agreement dated March 24, 2020, Article VIII, page 10. ARTICLE V – EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 1. Shall consist of all officers named in the above two Articles. Any person holding more than one office of the 93rd Bomb Group is entitled to only one vote. 2. Shall act on all matters it might properly find before it. 3. Shall meet yearly or at the call of the President. The meetings should be held in connection with conventions to avoid unnecessary travel. A majority of one-half of the committee members shall constitute a quorum. 4. Shall manage the operation of the 93rd Bomb Group and oversee its financial affairs. 5. Shall not have the power to commit the 93rd Bomb Group beyond $2,000.00 for special items outside of normal operating requirements without the approval of the general membership. ARTICLE VI – SPECIAL COMMITTEES 1. NOMINATING COMMITTEE. Shall nominate persons to fill officer vacancies caused by the expiration of term of office or vacated prior to expiration. a. Shall consist of three active members in good standing appointed by the President. Every effort will be made to have at least one veteran serve. b. The chairman of the committee shall be appointed by the President. c. Nominee recommendations shall be made by the committee chairman to the Executive Committee for review and agreement before presenting them to the full membership for consideration. 2. AUDIT COMMITTEE. Shall, in coordination with the Treasurer, conduct a comprehensive review of the 93rd Bomb Group financial records. a. Shall consist of two members in good standing appointed by the President. b. The chairman of the committee shall be appointed by the President. c. Prepare a written report to be presented at the next general membership meeting. d. Audits are conducted every two years, plus upon vacancy of the Treasurer position. 3. CONVENTION/REUNION COMMITTEE. a. Shall assist the Vice President in convention site selection and, as required, hotel selection, entertainment arrangements, bus transportation, costs and the collection of convention fees.

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b. Shall consist of three or more members in good standing appointed by the President c. The Vice President shall be the chairman. ARTICLE VII – MEETINGS 1. Annual 93rd Bomb Group meetings shall be called with a minimum of 90 days’ notice to all members. Each member shall be entitled to one vote on any matter presented. 2. ORDER OF BUSINESS for meetings with the 93rd Bomb Group President presiding. a. Call to order. b. Reading and approval of minutes of previous meeting. c. Communications, including major interfaces with other organizations and important news affecting the members of the 93rd Bomb Group. d. Treasurer’s Report of membership and financial information including numbers of members and those lost and gained during the past year. e. Report of the BOFQE Editor. f. Report of the Convention/Reunion Coordinator. g. Report of any additional committees. h. Continuing business. i. New Business. j. Report of nominating committee and receiving nominations from the floor. k. Election of officers. l. Adjournment. ARTICLE VIII – PUBLICATIONS 1. The 93rd Bomb Group shall publish the “Ball of Fire Quarterly Express” as a means of keeping members informed of group activities and help in reuniting friends and crew mates. 2. The Editor shall be independent and able to call on anyone for information and advice. He/she is answerable to the direction of the Executive Committee for: (a.) producing the Ball of Fire on a quarterly basis and (b.) controlling and properly disposing of material submitted for publication. ARTICLE IX - WEB PAGE 1. The 93rd Bomb Group shall maintain a web page as an additional means to keep members informed of group activities and assist in providing information about the 93rd to anyone interested in learning more about the deeds and exploits of the men who served in the 93rd during WWII. 2. The Web Master is appointed by the Association Officers to maintain the web page, update the information therein, and continually seek ways to take advantage of new web technology. a). Maintains and updates organizational and membership information on the 93rd Bomb Group’s web site, making the information available to others over the internet. ARTICLE X – DISSOLUTION 1. The 93rd Bomb Group Association may be dissolved by a 2/3 majority of those members attending a duly constituted 93rd Bomb Group general membership meeting. 2. If dissolved, remaining assets are to be distributed to an organization with a purpose consistent with those stated in Article II above. 3. Consideration is to be given to combining with the Heritage League of the 2nd Air Division Association. The members are not required to join the Heritage League if they judge the course of action to be contrary to the 93rd’s purpose. ARTICLE XI – AMENDING THE BYLAWS 1. Bylaws may be amended by a 2/3 majority of those members attending a duly constituted 93rd Bomb Group meeting. 2. Exception: Article II - PURPOSE, Sections 1 – 4. exact, original wording created by original 93 Bomb Group veterans, as stated, may only be changed by 100%, unanimous decision of those members attending a duly constituted 93rd Bomb Group meeting. ARTICLE XII – PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY 1. Robert’s Rules of Order, Revised, shall be the parliamentary authority for all matters of procedures not specifically covered by the By-Laws of the Association. ARTICLE XIII – 93JV, LLC. 1. Adhere to and support the LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, OPERATING AGREEMENT OF 93JV, LLC, an Ohio Limited Liability Company, dated March 24, 2020. 2. Per section 3.3 of ARTICLE III Business, Purpose and Term of Company, of the 93JV Operating Agreement, dated March 24, 2020: The reasons for Formation - The 93rd BGA, a fifty percent (50%) Member, is tax-exempt pursuant to Code §501(c)(3). The Company shall solely exist and operate for the purpose of furthering the tax-exempt mission and work of the 93rd BGA. The Company shall engage in no other business of any nature or sort.

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#####93rd BOMBARDMENT GROUP ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP FORM 2022 Name________________________________________________________________________________________________ Address ______________________________________________________________________________________________ City ________________________________State _____ Zip __________Home phone ______________________________ Cell Phone _____________________________ Email Address _________________________________________________ RENEWAL _____ NEW MEMBER______ Annual Membership $25 $________ paid by ____ check____ PayPal 2 year discount rate $45 $________ paid by ____ check____ PayPal Tax deductible Donation $________ (The 93rd is a 501(c)(3) Organization) TOTAL $ ________ Please note, membership is on a calendar year. If you are a new member please fill out this section: _____ I am a 93rd veteran (lifetime complementary membership) _____ My father, uncle, grandfather, great grandfather, great uncle, cousin, served in the 93rd (circle one) _____ I am a Friend/Historian Name of 93rd veteran __________________________________ Rank ___________________ Squadron___________ Time Period in Service: ________ 19_______ to_______ 19_______ Airplane Name(s) _________________________ Comments (list crew if known)________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Make checks payable to 93rd BOMB GROUP ASSOCIATION or access PayPal through the 93rd BG website: www.93bg.com Mail checks and membership forms to: Mary Yamamoto, 1538 Waltham Dr., Ann Arbor, MI 48103. For questions: send email to 93rdBGmembership@gmail.com ___ Yes! I would like to volunteer to help the 93rd BGA. Skills/Interests: ____________________________ KEEP OUR HISTORY ALIVE!