Not by a long shot. In fact nowhere close. And it is disengenious to say Patton said it and then when challenged say, "Oh not that Patton". There is only ONE PATTON.And another Patton can't be substituted for him. At least not to those who fought in WW II. Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS

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

The Curse Of Kant (1917) The papers publish sob-stuff And drool of the horrors of strife They speak of the fallen as murdered And lie about us and our life. But we who are in it know better There still is a glory to war The death which one dies for Country

Those who are interested in P-51's might do well to go to Google, type in Dudley Henriques, then scan down to his P-51 report. What a treat. A first hand account of flying the plane that destroyed the Luftwaffe. Dudley never flew combat but he served miliatry aviation and our country with his...

Remembering an Instructor I remember my bombing instructor at Big Springs. He was a burly fellow with a booming voice and a gruff, in your face manner. He had flown a tour with the Bloody 100th Bomb Group over Berlin and. lived to tell the tale, Now I had inherited him. He always yelled,...

Sehr verehrte Kunden, in den letzten Tagen sind wieder einige Neuheiten eingetroffen. Kagero Legends of Aviation No.2:Sopwith Camel 72 Seiten,90 Fotos,10 Farbprofile,Zeichnungen 17,50 EU Kagero Aircraft Monographs No.2:Brewster Buffalo

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...

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,...

How about we fix it so that in case of national emergency the guard goes FIRST before the regular troops. Great idea huh? Think we would still get everyone flocking to the National Guard in that case? I know Bush would have been first in line to join up.. Right? Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th...

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,...

There has been some talk of men who wanted combat but due to "timing" or "luck" they missed out. Well if you are in a unit that won't get into the fight, just try this. Go to your CO and say," Sir, I hear the 344th is moving out to the ETO. I want to go with them. Here is my transfer request....

Read, "The War Ended, But the Dying Went On". It is one of the stories on 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

60 years of hindsight with some revisionism thrown in have obscured the original intent of attacking an enemy from the air. I only flew one (of 50) mission over cloud cover using GEE. We didn't call it area bombing. We didn't call it blind bombing. Those are words are now used to stake out an...

Sehr geehrte Kunden / Dear Sirs, ich wünsche Ihnen allen Frohe Weihnachten und einen guten Rutsch ins neue jahr I wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. außerdem sind noch einige Neuheiten eingetroffen. Smoke Trails

Subject: Thought for Today A car company can move its factories to Mexico and claim it's a free market. A toy company can out-source to a Chinese subcontractor and claim it's a free market. A major bank can incorporate in Bermuda to avoid taxes and claim it's a free market.

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...

GRAVES OF 344TH BOMB GROUP MEMBERS BURIED AT CAMBRIDGE AMERICAN CEMETERY COTON ENGLAND NAME RANK UNIT DATE/DEATH SER. NO. Strauss, John A. S/Sgt 494 04 June 1944 12083270 Eckert, John K. 1 lt. 494 08 March...

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

Subject: P-47/51 deflection shots into the belly of the German tanks,reality From: (Walt BJ) Date: 8/6/03 10:07 PM Pacific I'd guess the pilot's eyes were on flak rather than a target a lot of the time. No point watching flak. There is nothing you can do about...

How come, as some claim, the CO at Nellis has no idea of the base closing but guys on this NG are "in the loop" and know stuff the base CO doesn't. How come? Arthur Kramer Visit my WW II B-26 website at: http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer