This day in 1944: Bastogne resupplied

We flew 2 missions that day. The sky was black with our planes. The USAAC was
flying 11,000 missions a day. And the sky was packed with what seemed to be
hundreds of C-47's dropping thousands of cargo chutes into Bastogne loaded with
food, ammo, clothing, weapons and medicines. We later ;learned that 0ver 90% of
the chutes dropped were sucessfuly recovered by 101st forces. A remarkable
tribute ot he accuracy of the C-47's. The battle was far from over, but at
least the 101st now had what they needed to fight on. But Christmas would be a
K ration day. We might take a moment this Christmas and think of those men so
many years ago as we enjoy our Turkeys with all the fixins. Iron men in harms
way.






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

"ArtKramr"

We flew 2 missions that day. The sky was black with our planes. The USAAC
was
flying 11,000 missions a day. And the sky was packed with what seemed to
be
hundreds of C-47's dropping thousands of cargo chutes into Bastogne loaded
with
food, ammo, clothing, weapons and medicines. We later ;learned that 0ver
90% of
the chutes dropped were sucessfuly recovered by 101st forces. A remarkable
tribute ot he accuracy of the C-47's. The battle was far from over, but at
least the 101st now had what they needed to fight on. But Christmas would
be a
K ration day. We might take a moment this Christmas and think of those men
so
many years ago as we enjoy our Turkeys with all the fixins. Iron men in
harms
way.

Art:
I really enjoy reading your stories about the war years. I wish more
veterans would do the same. It won't be very many more years where much of
this first hand information will no longer be available. This era in our
history should never be forgotten. Thank you for your efforts.
Ed

Subject: This day in 1944: Bastogne resupplied
From: "Ed Majden"
Date: 12/22/03 8:21 PM Pacific Standard Time
Message-id: cpPFb.794884$9l5.400963@pd7tw2no


"ArtKramr"

We flew 2 missions that day. The sky was black with our planes. The USAAC
was
flying 11,000 missions a day. And the sky was packed with what seemed to
be
hundreds of C-47's dropping thousands of cargo chutes into Bastogne loaded
with
food, ammo, clothing, weapons and medicines. We later ;learned that 0ver
90% of
the chutes dropped were sucessfuly recovered by 101st forces. A remarkable
tribute ot he accuracy of the C-47's. The battle was far from over, but at
least the 101st now had what they needed to fight on. But Christmas would
be a
K ration day. We might take a moment this Christmas and think of those men
so
many years ago as we enjoy our Turkeys with all the fixins. Iron men in
harms
way.

Art:
I really enjoy reading your stories about the war years. I wish more
veterans would do the same. It won't be very many more years where much of
this first hand information will no longer be available. This era in our
history should never be forgotten. Thank you for your efforts.
Ed




Thanks for the kind words Ed. Actually all posts up to this point got little or
no responses and I have the feeling that there is very little interest in this
subject on this NG. I had planned on stopping with this last post. But with
your encouraging post, I think I might continue a while longer . Thanks again.
I appreciate your coming forward.

Best Regards,



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 23 Dec 2003 04:37:11 GMT, (ArtKramr) wrote:

Thanks for the kind words Ed. Actually all posts up to this point got little or
no responses and I have the feeling that there is very little interest in this
subject on this NG. I had planned on stopping with this last post. But with
your encouraging post, I think I might continue a while longer . Thanks again.
I appreciate your coming forward.

I suspect a lot of folks are like me. I really enjoy these postings,
but don't have anything to add. So I don't.

Please continue.

Mary

--
Mary Shafer Retired aerospace research engineer

From: Mary Shafer


(ArtKramr) wrote:
Thanks for the kind words Ed. Actually all posts up to this point got
little or no responses and I have the feeling that there is very little
interest in this subject on this NG. I had planned on stopping with this last
post. But with your encouraging post, I think I might continue a while longer .
Thanks again.I appreciate your coming forward.

I suspect a lot of folks are like me. I really enjoy these postings, but
don't have anything to add. So I don't. Please continue.
Mary Shafer

My brother's father-in-law (recently deceased) was with the 106th Division at
St. Vith. I believe he was a forward artillery controller, but he didn't talk
about it at all. Somehow he made it out alive, although the 106th was destroyed
as a unit in the opening onslaught of the Bulge.
Run over by a freight train actually. Probably the worst defeat of any US unit
in the European theater, but any unit parked in that particular line position
would have suffered the same fate.

I was going to post that comment to the St. Vith thread, but since I wasn't
directly involved in what he went through and really know very little of his
story, relating it seems clumsy.

Keep posting. UseNet space is free.
Dave

Please don't stop. I've read every post of yours for a couple of years now
even if I don't comment on them

ExpatEgghead

"ArtKramr" wrote in message
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Subject: This day in 1944: Bastogne resupplied
From: "Ed Majden"
Date: 12/22/03 8:21 PM Pacific Standard Time
Message-id: cpPFb.794884$9l5.400963@pd7tw2no


"ArtKramr"

We flew 2 missions that day. The sky was black with our planes. The
USAAC
was
flying 11,000 missions a day. And the sky was packed with what seemed
to
be
hundreds of C-47's dropping thousands of cargo chutes into Bastogne
loaded
with
food, ammo, clothing, weapons and medicines. We later ;learned that
0ver
90% of
the chutes dropped were sucessfuly recovered by 101st forces. A
remarkable
tribute ot he accuracy of the C-47's. The battle was far from over, but
at
least the 101st now had what they needed to fight on. But Christmas
would
be a
K ration day. We might take a moment this Christmas and think of those
men
so
many years ago as we enjoy our Turkeys with all the fixins. Iron men in
harms
way.

Art:
I really enjoy reading your stories about the war years. I wish more
veterans would do the same. It won't be very many more years where much
of
this first hand information will no longer be available. This era in our
history should never be forgotten. Thank you for your efforts.
Ed




Thanks for the kind words Ed. Actually all posts up to this point got
little or
no responses and I have the feeling that there is very little interest in
this
subject on this NG. I had planned on stopping with this last post. But
with
your encouraging post, I think I might continue a while longer . Thanks
again.
I appreciate your coming forward.

Best Regards,



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

Please continue !

There is simply not much to say really. It speaks for it self...


Gunnar


"ArtKramr" skrev i melding
...
Subject: This day in 1944: Bastogne resupplied
From: "Ed Majden"
Date: 12/22/03 8:21 PM Pacific Standard Time
Message-id: cpPFb.794884$9l5.400963@pd7tw2no


"ArtKramr"

We flew 2 missions that day. The sky was black with our planes. The
USAAC
was
flying 11,000 missions a day. And the sky was packed with what seemed
to
be
hundreds of C-47's dropping thousands of cargo chutes into Bastogne
loaded
with
food, ammo, clothing, weapons and medicines. We later ;learned that
0ver
90% of
the chutes dropped were sucessfuly recovered by 101st forces. A
remarkable
tribute ot he accuracy of the C-47's. The battle was far from over, but
at
least the 101st now had what they needed to fight on. But Christmas
would
be a
K ration day. We might take a moment this Christmas and think of those
men
so
many years ago as we enjoy our Turkeys with all the fixins. Iron men in
harms
way.

Art:
I really enjoy reading your stories about the war years. I wish more
veterans would do the same. It won't be very many more years where much
of
this first hand information will no longer be available. This era in our
history should never be forgotten. Thank you for your efforts.
Ed




Thanks for the kind words Ed. Actually all posts up to this point got
little or
no responses and I have the feeling that there is very little interest in
this
subject on this NG. I had planned on stopping with this last post. But
with
your encouraging post, I think I might continue a while longer . Thanks
again.
I appreciate your coming forward.

Best Regards,



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

Art:
I really enjoy reading your stories about the war years. I wish more
veterans would do the same. It won't be very many more years where much
of
this first hand information will no longer be available. This era in our
history should never be forgotten. Thank you for your efforts.
Ed

Thanks for the kind words Ed. Actually all posts up to this point got
little or
no responses and I have the feeling that there is very little interest in
this
subject on this NG. I had planned on stopping with this last post. But
with
your encouraging post, I think I might continue a while longer . Thanks
again.
I appreciate your coming forward.

Best Regards,

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

Let me add to that, please don't stop posting.

And there must be many more like me who read but don't post very often.

- Michael

I too enjoy these stories.
Thank you,
VL
(Can't wait to hear about your recollection of the Windmill Girls "Revudeville"
with Vivian Van Damm visiting the base............!!)

Subject: This day in 1944: Bastogne resupplied
From: Mary Shafer
Date: 12/22/03 9:34 PM Pacific Standard Time
Message-id:

On 23 Dec 2003 04:37:11 GMT, (ArtKramr) wrote:

Thanks for the kind words Ed. Actually all posts up to this point got
little or
no responses and I have the feeling that there is very little interest in
this
subject on this NG. I had planned on stopping with this last post. But with
your encouraging post, I think I might continue a while longer . Thanks
again.
I appreciate your coming forward.

I suspect a lot of folks are like me. I really enjoy these postings,
but don't have anything to add. So I don't.

Please continue.

Mary

--
Mary Shafer Retired aerospace research engineer



Thanks Mary. I'll keep going.And thanks to all who expresssed encouragement and
interest. I appreciate 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