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Summer, 2005

Summer, 2005 Web Site Guestbook Entry Posted By Michael Hallman on 6/17/2005: Gentleman of the 390th…I raise my hat to you all and extend my utmost respect and gratitude for what you went through during WWII and further more I am glad to hear that some of you can talk about it. I am aware [...]

Winter, 2004-2005

Letters from the Winter, 2004-2005 Issue REMEMBERING A LOVED ONE by Tom Twohill For many years I was very interested in my uncles war record with the Eighth Air Force. Although I was very close to him he never seemed to want to discuss his experiences and I never pressed him. Although I spent ten [...]

Spring, 2004

Letters from the Spring, 2004 Issue Discovery By James May It’s odd how surprising, interesting and often rewarding discoveries are made in the midst of otherwise unpleasant events. Shortly after my father’s death in 1996, I was going through some of his memorabilia where I came across 4 “V-Mail” letters from his brother Bud. I [...]

Winter, 2003-2004

Letters from the Winter, 2003-2004 Issue Our Friends from Parham Dorothy Moller received another letter from Peter and Kathleen Kindred. Excerpts: We have had good visitor numbers at the museum this year. One of the highlights was when we had a small bus full of people from a little village in Switzerland where a B17, [...]

Summer, 2003

Letters from the Summer, 2003 Issue Hi Andy, Got a rather long story for you about that Mar. 8 mission to Berlin. We arrived at the 390th shortly after the Royal Flush crew finished up and inherited their plane . We of course started out in coffin corner and finally ended up in #3 spot [...]

Winter, 2002-2003

Letters from the Winter, 2002-2003 Issue Nov 2, 2002 Dear Andy, I just received my dad’s 390th BG Veterans Association dues notice. Regrettably, I must inform you that he, Haven P. Damar, passed away unexpectedly on 2 Feb 2002. He piloted a B-17 from Framlingham during 1944 & 1945 and his crew was #100. My [...]

Fall, 2002

Letters from the Fall, 2002 Issue Open Letter to Members From: Irene and Bob Arnold What legacy will you leave? Number one – A very honorable one. Serving your country to preserve our freedom. Number two – How about giving one around 30 years or so down the line. I mean a real live person [...]