Subject: A Letter from my co-pilots niece
From: nt (Krztalizer)
Date: 3/3/04 12:52 PM Pacific Standard Time
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cool, Art. What is hard to understand for some folks is that these stories
sometimes have unforeseen consequences - when I wrote about CDR Carlson's and
Mike Ampong's death, it was for my own healing process. Along the way, the
families of both men have contacted me for additional information, as the
Navy
didn't tell either family a thing about the accident. Being able to share
with
the families helped me in ways I can't put into words, and is really the only
method available to me to honor those former shipmates.

v/r
Gordon

Exactly right. We must always honor those we flew with. We loved Bob, He was a
great co-pilot and a greaa friend as welll as a wiz on the radio compass. The
letter came as a shock and I shed a tear or two on reading it. I have passed it
on to my pilot, Paul Shorts and to our old commanding officer Col Bob Witty.
although he visits my website regularly and I get constant comments from him..
Also many members of the 344th Bomb Group Association who knew Bob are also
regular visitors to the website. Never forget our absent friends wherever they
may be.


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