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| '''Group Historian''' <br/>11/25/2009 9:51:56 PM 
| The 401st Bomb Group is looking for Oral Histories from all Veterans who may not be attending the Savannah Ga. reunion in 2010.  Please consider this as you can have an inpact again for those who will be looking for information in the future.<br/> <br/> The two sites are:<br/> <br/> [http://connections.smsd.org/veterans/veterans_questions.htm<br/>] <br/> And<br/> <br/> [http://www.searchforancestors.com/scrapbook/militaryinterview.html<br/>] <br/> Don Byers<br/> Group Historian<br/>  
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| '''Craig Holley''' <br/>11/29/2009 7:56:26 PM 
| Don,<br/> <br/>     A couple of items.  My father (Eugene Holley) was a navigator with the Lady Jane II (shot down over Berlin in March 1945, POW in Germany at LuftStalag I) and has written a pretty extensive narrative of what happened.  I can probably get you a copy if you are interested.  I believe a local WWII historian has also taken an &quot;oral&quot; history as well.  I went and found the gravesites for him while I was in Germany (stationed there) at the AF cemetery in Belgium of some of his crew that died, and he came over and found the field he parachuted into (before he was eventually captured).<br/>     I would like any info about your reunion you might have.  If you are sending letters he might get it but otherwise, he has no internet so wouldn't know about it.<br/>     Also, looking at your crew list....I didn't see the crew of pilot Dick Vermeer listed (went down with the plane).  Was curious why that might be.  Info is:<br/> Crew Identification	 <br/> <br/>  	The Crew of:<br/> Unit:	2nd Lt D.E. Vermeer<br/> 613th Bomb Squadron	<br/> ________________________________________<br/> Crew Members<br/>  	Pilot	2nd Lt	 D.E.	 Vermeer	      KIA<br/>  	Copilot	2nd Lt	 J.J.	 Thompson	      POW<br/>  	Navigator	2nd Lt	 E.E.	 Holley	      POW<br/>  	Togglier	Sgt	 E.J.	 Butlin	      KIA<br/>  	Radio Operator	Sgt	 M.	 Basara	      KIA<br/>  	Engr / Top Turret	Sgt	 H.E.	 Churchill	      POW<br/>  	Ball Turret Gunner	Sgt	 F.E.	 Gerhardt	      POW<br/>  	Tail Gunner	Sgt	 H.L.	 Babcock	      POW<br/>  	Waist Gunner	Sgt	 R.A.	 Williams	      POW<br/> <br/> Thanks,<br/> <br/> Best Regards,<br/> Craig Holley<br/>  
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| '''Group Historian''' <br/>12/6/2009 1:00:26 AM 
| Pilot 2nd Lt. Dick Vermeer is listed near the end of the 613th BS combat crews.  Also we would be over joyed to have history from Mr. Holley.  You can contact me at historian@401bg.com<br/> <br/> Don Byers<br/>  
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