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Parham Visit By Dick Drain I, along with Bill Pennebaker and Norm Coats, was invited to England for the rededication of the bells at Parham (they pronounce it Pairam) Church. Peter Kindred had called me on the phone before I left and told me I would by staying with his son-in-law and daughter, John and [...]

A Return To Parham And To Station 153 By Norm Coats When a man reaches the eighth decade of his life and is granted an opportunity of returning to the most exciting place of his young years, emotions flow like a river. I was barely 19 years of age when reaching Station 153 near Parham, [...]

John Warner Many of you have already heard that our friend, our comrade in arms, our valued volunteer at the 390th Memorial Museum has passed away. John had three major surgeries in the last few years and unfortunately succumbed to respiratory failure on April 29,2006 just after our last Bulletin went to press. For more [...]

Tour Through the Museum Part III by Andy Anzanos In our last Bulletin we covered the Eighth Air Force Bomb Groups display and the Munster Mission display. In this issue we will cover the “Target for Today” mission map located on the right side of the Berlin diorama. The “Target for Today” map presents a [...]

Our Today Air Warriors Have A New Look THESE AIR FORCE MEMBERS DID WHAT THEIR GRANDMOTHERS COULDN’T DO! U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Elizabeth Ortiz; (clockwise from lower left) 1st Lt. Alison, Capts. Heather and Waynetta, and Senior Airman Lyndi [Last names withheld for security purposes] The 376th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, flew an [...]

Tour Through the Museum Part II by Andy Anzanos Last Bulletin issue in Part I the mission map and the Marienburg Mission were covered. In this issue we will cover the Eighth Air Force Bomb Groups display and the Munster Mission display. Bomb Groups Display The 8th Air Force Bomb Groups display is mounted along [...]

SPECIAL AWARDS Dorothy Moller From the earliest days of the founding of the 390th Memorial Museum, Dorothy Moller has been active in our success. In recognition of her many years of service, the Board of Directors presented her with a special award. Set on clear Acrylic and about 9” tall, it features a photograph engraved [...]

The Four Horsemen By Andy Anzanos The most influential in the concept, design and construction of our 390th Memorial Museum, without a doubt in my mind, are four individuals whom I sometimes refer to as “The Four Horsemen,” pictured:   Joseph A. Moller, the master conceiver gifted with the dream, the contacts and the financial [...]

Tour Through the Museum Part I by Andy Anzanos We are intending to start a “Tour through the Museum” series where we will cover two or three displays per Bulletin issue. This is the first issue where we start our tour with the Mission Map and attachments. The Mission Map presents a comprehensive story of [...]

35 Original 390th Crews Study by Andy Anzanos Richard Drain, 570th squadron, researcher and developer of the “Drain Data,” has recently completed a study of the original 35 crews assigned to the 390th BG. Every one of the 369 men that composed the group was listed with his fate. The following table summarizes Richard’s findings: [...]

Around the Museum by Andy Anzanos Our proposed next project will completely fill the museum’s wall tops at the “Nose Art” level. The East wall has broken open areas that are not conducive to “nose art” but which permits us to design a display of a formation of B-17s from the 390th flying through a [...]

Nose Art Project by Andy Anzanos The Nose Art project has progressed very well. We have now completed the South wall and are beginning the plans for the West wall where space is available for a dozen more Nose Arts. Since our last bulletin we have received donations from the following contributors: James Blake, Leona [...]

Parham Airfield Museum (Station 153 Control Tower) Establishes a Web Site Our British friends have now established a web site for the control tower museum at Framlingham Station 153. The web site is http://www.parhamairfieldmuseum.co.uk The following three paragraphs are excerpted from their history presentation on the web site. The date was January 1942. Great Britain [...]

390th Bomb Group Memorial Trophy On 18 May 1983, Joseph A. Moller,  wartime commander  of the 390th Bomb Group (H), presented the 390th Bomb Group Memorial Trophy to the Commander in Chief, Strategic Air Command (SAC). The trophy is to be presented annually to the  wing commander  who demonstrates the most effective personal leadership to [...]

For the Record An article in the latest Veteran’s Newsletter called “For the Record” credited two men for the listing of the 731 prisoners of war in our display. I would like to amplify and give credit where credit is due. It is true that Mervyn Wilson in England had the largest share in preparation [...]

“Liberty Belle” Flies with 390th Museum Personnel

390th VETERANS REMEMBERING THE 390th By: John S. Warner In the recent past, three 390 veterans have found a specific method of contributing to the permanence of the memory of the men who were the 390th: 1. John E. Mitchell of Richmond, VA died on October 12, 1999. He was a Pilot in the 571st [...]

Meet Our New Office Help Tricia Lopez has come aboard joining our office staff. You will all get to meet her through our office correspondence and your visits to our Museum. Trica was raised in a military family and then served with the US Air Force from 1985- 1989 stationed at Nellis AFB. Tricia was [...]

Around the Museum by Andy Anzanos Once again our docent, Dean Floerchinger, brought his Arizona University ROTC group out to spruce up the Museum prior to our reunion. And once again our two Museum build/support veterans, Bill Frostick and Otto Vent have joined us lending their support for the entire month of March. Bill has [...]

Don Brooks’ B-17 Projects Liberty Belle The Square J takes to the air again. Liberty Belle made its maiden flight on the 8th of December 2004 after probably one of the most extensive reconstruction jobs ever attempted. The aircraft at one time underwent a major modification to serve as a test bed for a fifth [...]