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| '''Jason Mcneil''' <br/>6/25/2001 8:51:20 AM 
| I am looking for any pictures, or any info on my great uncle SSgt. Horace W. Wood, he was known as Boose or Boos. He was a tail gunner in the 613th bs lost with his crew on Dec. 31 1943 in the &quot;Hey Lou&quot; Any info would be great 
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| '''Donald A. Byers''' <br/>6/29/2001 8:44:02 PM 
| All Missing in Action (MIA)<br/> <br/> 2nd Lt. D.. Lawry        Pilot<br/> 2nd Lt. J.S. Dockendorf  Co-Pilot  <br/> 2nd Lt. H.W. Self        Navigator<br/> 2nd Lt. B.   Weiner      Bombardier<br/> S/Sgt L.J. Peters        Radio Op.<br/> T/Sgt F.G. Waterman      Engineer<br/> S/Sgt H.W. Wood          Tail Gunner<br/> Sgt   R.D. Knutson       Left Waist Gunner<br/> S/Sgt L.G. College       Right Waist Gunner<br/> <br/> Missions:<br/> <br/> Paris          5 Dec 1943<br/> Emden         11 Dec 1943<br/> Kiel          13 Dec 1943<br/> Bremen        20 Dec 1943<br/> Ludwigshaven  30 Dec 1943<br/> Bordezux      31 Dec 1943    42-31064 (IN-H) &quot;Hey Lou&quot;<br/> <br/> Their B-17 crashed into the sea just off St. Catherines Point in the English Channel.  Only the body of Lt. Dockendorf was recovered.<br/> <br/> No picture indicated in B-17 Nose Art Directory.<br/> <br/> 2nd Lt. D.H. Lawry is listed in the 401st Book as being with the 613th. But the B-17 Flying Fortress Story lists in the 614th and so does the B-17 Nose Art Directory.  I believe the 401st Book is correct.<br/> <br/> If you visit my site you will see how to obtain the IDPF file on your Great Uncle.  <br/> <br/> [http://members.home.net/dabyers2/<br/>] <br/> Donald Byers<br/> Lubbock Texas 
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| '''Rita Benafield Henard''' <br/>12/17/2002 9:00:10 PM 
| Jason, I do not have any pictures as you requested, but I would like to correspond with you.  Horace was a first cousin of mind.  His mother and my father were brother and sister.  My dad was the baby of that Benafield generation.<br/> <br/> Sincerely,<br/> <br/> Rita Benafield Henard<br/> Little Rock  AR  <br/>  
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