On this 4th of July let us honor all who fought. But let us especialy never forget the special few who came forward volunteering and said, "Take me. I'll go" It was these men who formed American elite units; Marines, Airborne, Seals, Submarine Service, Air Corps and Air Forces. We owe them all...

I'm Hit!, I'm Hit! Bob slammed back his copilots seat and threw his hands over his face."I'm hit! I'm hit!" he shouted. I whirled around to see Bob over my right shoulder from my position in the nose. Bob was writhing in pain holding his head. Then Paul came on the intercom, "There's no blood,...

Subject: "I'm hit. I'm hit" From: John K. Marshall Date: 3/1/04 1:52 AM Pacific Standard Time Message-id: Art, Do you really have absolutely nothing else to do with your life than to seek pitifully some attention in...

Lately I have gotten some requests from model builders who want to build scale models of Willie the Wolf. I am gathering nose art, fuselage markings and colors for them. If anyone else wants to build a Willie model let me know and I will gather enough stuff for all. I thank you, But above all...

You are on a mission. What is the most frightening thing you can hear over the intercom? Any opinions? Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany Visit my WW II B-26 website at: http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer

Which fought better? Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany Visit my WW II B-26 website at: http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer

Aachen June 1945. The city abandoned. http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer/Aachen.htm Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS

Medal are awarded by supererior officers based on reports, investigations and recommendations. Kerry didn't award himself anything. And the neocons who say he did are all liars as usual. Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany Visit my WW II B-26 website...

I saw him land on a carrier wearing a funny suit. That proves it. Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany Visit my WW II B-26 website at: http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer

On one mission a 20mm shell came into the cockpit of Willie, ricochet around a bit and andas it lost speed it bounced off our coplot's. nose. The nose swlled up like a grapfruit but the skin was not brokem No Purple Heart. Read, "I'm Hit, I'm Hit on my website for the entire story. Arthur...

If you have never seen a bomb truck click on "BOMB TRUCK" in my website. Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany Visit my WW II B-26 website at: http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer

Bob's Story Paul, Bob and I were in a repple depple in the English midlands (Hanley, Stoke on Trent) waiting to join the 344th as a replacement crew. We all roomed together as pilots, copilots and bombardiers did.. One evening I entered the room to find Bob sobbing and shaking, wracked with tears...

FLAK, EVASIVE ACTION AND THE DEADLY GAMES WE PLAYED Flak took a greater toll on our bombers than fighters did. We had two weapons against flak, "window" and evasive action. Sometimes they worked, sometimes they didn't. But work or not, we played them anyway. There was no other choice. "Window"...

Subject: Flak, Evasive Action And the Deadly games we played From: Stephen Harding Date: 8/8/03 8:57 AM Pacific Daylight Time Message-id: ArtKramr wrote: In the Marauders we had an air bottle. When you hit it, it locked...

Subject: Enola Gay: Burnt flesh and other magnificent technological From: RogerM Date: 12/13/03 7:12 AM Pacific Standard Time Message-id: Peter Aitken wrote: 1) We could have dropped the bomb in a lightly populated...

Subject: ?? Wasps flew Hurricanes and Spits?? From: "Emmanuel Gustin" Date: 12/20/03 2:40 AM Pacific Standard Time Message-id: "vincent p. norris" wrote in...

THE PILOT WHO WOULDN'T FLY I am only telling you this story because he passed away two years ago. I won't reveal his identity. Let's call him Captain Johnson. Captain Johnson's plane was badly hit over the target. He and his crew bailed out. But Johnson never liked to keep his chute harness...

An officer never complains. An officer never explains. And an officer never allows himself to be put on the defensive. Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany Visit my WW II B-26 website at: http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer

Did military discipline become looser and more liberal since WWI?. Is military life easier now than it was then? Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany Visit my WW II B-26 website at: http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer

Take the thousands of tactical missions flown against targets behind the Normandy beaches to deny the Germans access cutting of re-enforcements. Bridges, railines, marshalling yards. crossroads, ordnance depots, choke points, ammo dumps, fuel dnmps, gasometer farms all destroyed contributing...