New
Pages And Additions
1st
February 2018: "POOP from Group" February 2018
Newsletter available from "Site Info" page.
29th
June 2017: "POOP from Group" June 2017
Newsletter available from "Site Info" page.
16th January 2017:
789th Sq. Douglas Volk Crew Photo, Wendover. Photo Gallery
Two - 789th Sq. Crews.
13th
January 2017: "POOP from Group" January 2017
Newsletter available from "Site Info" page.
30th
May 2016: "POOP from Group" June 2016
Newsletter available from "Site Info" page.
22nd February 2015: Original 788th Lt.
Romayne Werdung Crew Photo, Photo Gallery Two.
28th January 2015: Kansas City 2015 Reunion
Registration/Details (Opening Page), "POOP from Group"
January 2015 newsletter available from "Site Info" page,
update to Casualties occurring at Wendover (Lt. Bonville
Crew) - Library Shelf Two, 789th Sq. Lt. Earl Bonville Crew
Photo, Photo Gallery Two - 789th Sq.
13th October 2014: 790th Sq. Edwin Lackens
Crew#72 Photo, Photo Gallery Two - 790th Sq. Crew Photos.
4th
May 2014: Photo of Veterans attending the New
Orleans 2014 Convention, Photo Gallery Twelve.
6th
April 2014: Two 789th Sq. Crew Photos
featuring Bell and Gebauer Crews. Photo Gallery Two - 789th
Sq. Crews. Photo of 791st Sq. Armourers Photo Gallery Nine -
Ground Personnel. Photo of B24H "III * SPECIAL" Photo
Gallery Six - B24s of the Group.
29th March 2014: "POOP from Group" April 2014
Newsletter available from "Site Info" page.
6th
January 2014: Medals/News-Cuttings/Military
Papers Sections containing many images added to the Kubacek
Collection, Photo Gallery Fourteen - S/Sgt Henry Kubacek
Collection.
2nd January 2014: Personnel Section
containing many images added to the Kubacek Collection,
Photo Gallery Fourteen - S/Sgt Henry Kubacek Collection.
31st
December 2013: 17 Group Aircraft and others
added to the Kubacek Collection, Photo Gallery Fourteen
- S/Sgt Henry Kubacek Collection.
30th
December 2013: "Witchcraft" images added to
the Kubacek Collection - Photo Gallery Fourteen, S/Sgt Henry
Kubacek Collection.
8th
December 2013: "POOP from Group" December
2013 Newsletter available on "Site Info" page. New
Orleans Convention 2014 Full Details and
Registration link on opening page at
www.the467thArchive.org
22nd
November 2013: Further additions to Collection of
Memorials, Markers, & Plaques in the Memorial Gardens,
Mighty Eighth Heritage Center, Savannah. Photo Gallery 13
- Memorials and Markers.
20th
November 2013:
Three 790th Sq. Crew photos featuring, Carner, Dickinson
and Schott Crews. Photo Gallery Two - 790th Sq. Crews.
4th November 2013: 790th Sq. David
Foster Crew#75 Photo, Photo Gallery Two - 790th Sq. Crew
Photos.
2nd
November 2013: Four 790th Sq. Crew photos
featuring Christie, Hays, Loveless, & Vogt crews. Photo
Gallery Two - 790th Sq. Crew Photos.
28th
October 2013: Photo of starboard side
"Tangerine" nose-art, Photo Gallery Seven - B24 Nose-art.
21st
October 2013: 790th Sq. Joe Zbikowski Crew#54
Photo, Photo Gallery Two - 790th Sq. Crew Photos.
13th
October 2013: 5 Photos all depicting 467th
B24s landing at Rackheath including "Angel", "Monster",
"Silver Chief", "Rosalyn" and B24L #591. Photo Gallery Six
- B24 Aircraft of the 467th BG(H).
17th
September 2013: "POOP from Group" official
newsletter of the 467th BG Assoc. now available. 1st
August 2013 Issue on "Site Info" Page. 788th Sq. Marcus
Rubin Crew#15 Photo, Photo Gallery Two - 788th Sq. (Second
Org.) Crew Photos.
14th
September 2013: Collection of Memorials,
Markers, & Plaques to be found in the Memorial Gardens
at the Mighty Eighth Heritage Center, Savannah, GA. -
Photo Gallery Thirteen - Memorials and Markers.
12th
September 2013: Group Photo at San Antonio
Convention 2013, Photo Gallery Twelve.
25th
March 2013: 790th Sq. James Coffey Crew#56 Photo,
Photo Gallery Two - 790th
Sq. Crew Photos.
13th February 2013: Rare
crew photo of 789th Sq. Lt. Elwood Bragdon crew who
suffered a fatal crash in Dakar en-route to England in
March 1944. Photo Gallery Two - 789th Sq. Crew
Photos.
19th November 2012: 788th
Sq. Francis J. Sweeney Crew#18 Photo, Photo Gallery Two -
788th (2nd Org) Crew photos.
4th November 2012:
Convention Photo 2012 at Dayton, Photo Gallery Twelve.
Kirby Bedon, Norfolk, Memorial and Wright-Patterson Group
Memorial, Ohio, both Photo Gallery Thirteen.
16th August 2012:
790th Sq. Charles Deardorff Crew#56, Photo Gallery Two -
790th Sq.
Crew Photos.
14th August 2012: 790th
Sq. Jack Skinner Crew#65, Photo Gallery Two - 790th Sq.
Crew Photos.
13th August 2012: 790th
Squadron Kenneth Ford Crew#52, Howard Johnson Crew#69,
Edward Mosser Crew#54, and Vincent Siebern Crew#66, Photo
Gallery Two - 790th
Sq. Crew Photos.
12th August 2012:
Typical Airfield Scene added to Photo Gallery Five - Station
145 Rackheath during WW2. Senior Group Personnel pictured in
France during "Truckin'"
Operations September 1944 - Photo Gallery One, "Senior
Personnel".
11th June 2012: Historic
photo of remains of the Lt. William Truxes B24 which
crashed in Belgium, Christmas Day 1944, following an
attack by enemy fighter aircraft. Photo Gallery 13
Memorials and Markers of the 467th BG - Rettigny, Belgium.
11th May 2012: Photo
of 790th Sq. Flight Surgeon Capt. "Doc" Munger, Photo
Gallery One
"Senior Personnel". Nose-Art photo of B24 Angel Photo
Gallery Seven - B24 Nose Art.
14th November 2011: 789th
Sq. Maurice Freeman Crew#35 Photo, Photo Gallery Two -
789th Sq. Crew Photos.
4th November 2011: Photo
of Memorial to 1st Lt. Bill Moore and Dutch partisans at
Apeldoorn, Holland. Photo Gallery Thirteen - Memorials and
Markers of the 467th BG.
1st November 2011: Brand
new Photo Gallery Thirteen featuring Memorials and Markers
in recognition of 467th BG(H) Air Crews and losses that
have been established in both the UK and Europe since WW2.
Photos of the Barsham, Suffolk, and Rettigny in Belgium
Memorials.
16th September 2011: 788th
Sq. William W. Truxes Jr. Crew#14 Photo, Photo Gallery Two
788th Sq. (second org) Crew Photos.
26th August 2011: A
further photo of 789th Sq. Robert Hipps Crew#32, Photo
Gallery Two - 789th Sq. Crew Photos.
16th August 2011: Further
photos from "The Joe Smith Photo Collection" featuring
many quality photos of the Rackheath base. The "Personnel"
section now features several photos of the Rackheath
"Airliners" band. Photo Gallery Eleven.
14th August 2011: 791st
William Graf Crew#92 Photo - Photo Gallery Two - 791st Sq.
Crew Photos.
11th June 2011: Series of
new photos depicting new road signs commemorating the
467th BG association with Rackheath and also external and
internal pictures of the former T2 Hangar located on the
former Tech Site. All Photo Gallery Four - Rackheath
Today.
5th June 2011: 789th Sq.
Evan L. Dastrup Crew#45 Photo, Photo Gallery Two - 789th
Sq. Crew Photos.
14th November 2010:
Photo of 467th Group Veterans attending Las Vegas 2010
Convention
Photo Gallery Twelve.
1st October 2010: 789th
Sq. Douglas Volk Crew#30 Photo and more, Photo Gallery Two
- 789th Sq. Crew Photos. Flag Ceremony Photos on the day
Rackheath was officially handed over to the 467th BG,
Library Shelf Four - Misc. items. Photo of the M.P.
Compliment at Rackheath, Photo Gallery Nine - Ground
personnel.
30th September 2010:
Numerous additional photos depicting the newly restored
Control Tower. Photo Gallery Four - Rackheath Today.
27th September 2010: Col.
Shower's Quarters revealed behind undergrowth - Photo
Gallery
Four - Rackheath Today.
21 September 2010: Crew
Photo and much more featuring Lt. Edward Holum Crew#5 and
subsequently Crew#88, 791st Bomb Sq. Photo Gallery Two -
791st Sq. Crew Photos.
26th August 2010: New
Library Shelf Seven featuring original War Journal of
790th Sq. Waist-gunner Mario Antetomasa. Fascinating
in-sight to flying regular combat through autumn and
winter 44/45.
25th March 2010: Photo of
Capt. Sharbaugh, the 467th Catholic Chaplain, Photo
Gallery
One - Senior Group Personnel.
11th November 2009:
Photo of 467th Group Veterans attending Savannah
2009 Convention
Photo Gallery Twelve.
17th March 2009: 789th
Sq. Ralph Krupp Crew#44, Photo Gallery Two - 789th Sq. Crew
Photos.
19th January 2009: Photo of "Prowler" and 789th
B24H #187 Photo Gallery Six Group Aircraft. 790th Crew#61
Bob Sheehan Crew, Photo Gallery Two - 790th Crew Photos.
17th November 2008:
Convention Photos from St. Louis 2008 - Photo Gallery Twelve
Convention Photos. POW Photos of the Mullican Crew#53, Photo
Gallery Two - 790th
Sq. Crew Photos.
20th October 2008: 789th
Sq. Robert Hipps Crew#32 Photo and James McGiverin Crew#27
Photo, Photo Gallery Two - 789th Sq. Crew Photos.
6th May 2008: Photo and
report of the dedication of the new Coffey Crew Gates, Photo
Gallery Four - Rackheath Today.
18th March 2008: Further
progress with "The Joe Smith Photo Collection" featuring
many quality photos of the Rackheath base. Photo Gallery
Eleven.
13th March 2008:
Brand new Photo Gallery Eleven featuring the wonderful
photographic collection of Cpl. Joe Smith who was assigned
to the Group Photo Section. Many more pictures to add in
the coming weeks.
26th February 2008:
Cpl. Joe Smith's "Memories of Rackheath and the Group
Photo Section" Library Shelf Three - Veteran's
Recollections.
28th December 2007:
791st Sq. George Kotraba Crew#87 Photo, Photo Gallery Two -
791st Sq. Crew Photos.
8th November 2007: 3
wonderful photos depicting the newly restored Control Tower,
Photo Gallery Four - Rackheath Today.
15th October 2007:
B24 "Perils of Pauline" added to Photo Gallery Six - Group
Aircraft.
14th October 2007:
3 new photos: B24 "Pete the POM Inspector" Photo Gallery Six
- Group Aircraft. Air Mechanics from the 789th Sq. Photo
Gallery Nine - Ground Personnel. Nose Art photo of B24 "Ten
of Us" Photo Gallery Seven - B24 Nose Art.
12th October 2007: Great
Photo of B24 "Alice" landing at Rackheath, Photo Gallery
Six - Group Aircraft.
11th October 2007: Brand
new Photo Gallery Twelve documenting all previous 467th BG
Association conventions over the years. First pictures
feature Dayton 2007.
22nd April 2007: Photo of
members of the 789th Sq. Lt. Charles Kagy Crew en-route to
England at Fortaleza, Brazil. Library Shelf Four -
Miscellaneous Items.
20th April 2007: Two
Photos of members of the 789th Sq. Edgar Cason crew
returning from a combat mission, Photo Gallery Five -
Station 145 Rackheath During WW2.
17th April 2007: 789th Sq.
Edgar Cason Crew#46 Photo, Photo Gallery Two - 789th Sq.
Crew Photos.
3rd March 2007: Road
Naming Ceremony in Belton, Norfolk, in memory of the
aircraft "Belle of the East", Library Shelf Four - Misc.
Items.
22nd January 2007:
New photo of the Rackheath Control Tower showing
renovation work. New plaques on the former Quartermaster
Office site. All Photo Gallery Four - Rackheath Today.
12th December 2006: More
on the 12th March 45 Swinemünde mission. Fascinating account of
Fritz von Pilgrim a 16 year old drafted from high school
manning a flak battery unit.
See
Library Shelf Six - The Swinemünde Mission.
19th
November 2006 Story of Herbert Weber who
experienced the bombing of Swinemünde from the ground as a
14 year old school boy. Library Shelf Six - The Swinemünde
Mission
13th
November 2006: 791st Capt. Troy E. Wild Crew#78 Photo,
Photo Gallery Two - 791st Sq. Crew photos.
19th October
2006: Better quality nose-art pictures of "Up In
Arms", "Homeward Bound", "Pappy's Yukum", "Ruth Marie",
"Silver Chief", and "Wolves Inc". Photo Gallery Seven - B24
Nose Art
11th October
2006: Revised Casualty list to Library Shelf Two. All
known casualties occurring at Wendover, Utah, during the
training phase now recorded.
26th July 2006: 789th Sq.
Frank Kerr Crew#48 Photo, Photo Gallery Two - 789th Sq.
Crew Photos. Also full identification of the Jack Lang
crew in the stateside photo 789th Sq. Crew Photos.
23rd July 2006: Original
788th Sq. James Roden Crew#9 Photo, Photo Gallery Two -
Original 788th Sq. Crew photos.
13th April 2006: Great
photo of "Witchcraft" (#3) Photo Gallery Six - Group
Aircraft.
17th February 2006: 2
Photos of the crash of B24H "Tommy Thumper II", Photo
Gallery Eight - Accidents and Mishaps.
13th February 2006:
Lt. Willard Sell pictured in Marrakesh en-route to England -
Library Shelf Four - Miscellaneous Items.
3rd February 2006: 788th
Sq. Earl Brothers Crew#20 Photo, Photo Gallery Two - 788th
Sq. (2nd Org.) Crew Photos.
13th January 2006: 789th
Sq. William Shiner Crew#38, Photo Gallery Two -
789th Sq. Crew Photos.
16th September 2005:
Fine photo of the 789th's B24H "Tail Wind" - Photo Gallery
Six Group Aircraft
5th September 2005: 2 crew
photos of the John Lang crew#31, 789th Sq., Photo Gallery
Two - 789th Sq. Crew Photos.
17th July 2005: Nose-Art
photos of B24s Lil' Peach & Tangerine Photo Gallery
Seven - B24 Nose Art.
7th June 2005: Photo
of unusual visitor to Rackheath, (Library Shelf Four -
Misc.) an RAF Mosquito battle-damaged returning from the
famous "Shell House Attack" on the Gestapo HQ, Copenhagen,
Denmark. Read F/O Bob Kirkpatrick's account of the raid on
Library Shelf Three, Veteran's recollections &
stories.
10th February 2005: 2
visiting Beaufighter aircraft photos added to Photo
Gallery Five - Station 145 During WW2. Fred Holdrege's "On
The Way To Combat" Photo, Library Shelf Four -
Miscellaneous Items.
8th February 2005:
Rackheath Runway Caravan & B24s ready to depart
photos, Photo Gallery Five - Rackheath During WW2
6th February 2005: 2 Flak
damage photos added to Photo Gallery Eight - Accidents and
Mishaps.
28th January 2005: 790th
Sq. Robert Willis Crew#64 Photo, Photo Gallery Two - 790th
Sq.
Crew Photos. B24 "Mary Ellen" wreck, Photo Gallery Eight -
Accidents and Mishaps.
21st January 2005: Photo
of 791st Sq. Executive officer "Bob" Boucher, Photo
Gallery One
"Senior Personnel".
31st October 2004: Two
790th Sq. crew photos; Ralph Davis crew#57 and Jimmie D.
Thomas crew#66, both Photo Gallery Two - 790th Sq. Crew
photos.
13th September 2004: B24
"Normandy Queen" added to Photo Gallery Six - Group
Aircraft.
22nd April 2004:
Photo of All Saints Church, Rackheath. 4 new photos of the
Control Tower showing internal views. Photo Gallery Four -
Rackheath Today.
14th March 2004:
German V-2 Rocket "Attack" - Library Shelf Four, Misc.
Items.
"The Cherub" B24 Nose-art - Photo Gallery Seven, B24 Nose
Art. Inside the Officers Club - Photo Gallery Five,
Rackheath during WW2. Crew Locker & Drying Room -
Photo Gallery Four, Rackheath Today.
5th March 2004: Updates to
Links on the Contacts page - a number of useful
Research and Historical Agencies web sites now listed.
4th March 2004: 8 more
examples of nose-art on Group B24s, Photo Gallery Seven -
B24 Nose Art. Also "Can You Help" page (Gallery Three)
asks, what is the full identification of the two nose-art
photos depicting B24s "Blonde Bomber" and "Homeward
Bound".
22nd February 2004: 8
additional photos of scenes and present day remains of the
former airfield and base. Photo Gallery Four - Rackheath
Today.
2nd February 2004: 791st
Sq. Dave Swearingen Crew#78 Photo, Photo Gallery Two -
791st
Sq. Crew photos.
18th January 2004:
Updates to Links on the Contacts page - a number
of 2nd Air Division Bomb Group web sites now listed.
24th December 2003: 791st
Sq. Earl Sawyer Crew#84 Photo, Photo Gallery Two -
791st
Sq. Crew Photos.
24th November 2003: 789th
Sq. Alford Robinson Crew#41 Photo, Photo Gallery Two -
789th
Sq. Crew Photos. Also Capt. Ted Gerringer 791st
Bombardier, Photo Gallery One - Senior Group Personnel
& "Can You Help?" Photo Gallery Three.
15th October 2003: 789th
Sq. Roderick McKay Crew#43 Photo, also 789th Sq. Charles
Russell Crew#36 Photo, Photo Gallery Two - 789th Sq. Crew
Photos. Also Charles Russell "Tale of Tailwind" story
Library Shelf Three - Veteran's Recollections.
4th September 2003:
789th Sq. Donald Reab Crew#26 Photo, Photo Gallery Two -
789th Sq. Crew Photos.
30th August 2003: 13
new photos added to Photo Gallery Four - Rackheath Today.
Scenes of present day remains around the former Rackheath
airfield and base.
28th
January 2015: Kansas City 2015 Reunion
Registration/Details (Opening Page), "POOP from Group"
January 2015 newsletter available from "Site Info" page,
update to Casualties occurring at Wendover (Lt. Bonville
Crew) - Library Shelf Two, 789th Sq. Lt. Earl Bonville
Crew Photo, Photo Gallery Two - 789th Sq.
**Relaunch of site 24th August
2003 with new host at http://www.the467thArchive.org
**
Anticipate many additional pages with "new" photos in the
coming weeks and months.
