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Here is a picture and a mini bio of each of our members. Click on the picture for enlargement and on the name for that members web site.
 Frank Adams 1st Lt. AAC. Flew as a Radar Navigator, Bambardier with the 20th Air Force based on Guam. 23 missions over Japan from Jan.1945 to Aug 1945. 325 combat hours .awarded 3 Air Medals and the DFC.

1923-2005

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Bert Butterworth Major AF Retired Still flying at 82. Flew 550 combat hours over the "Hunp' from June 1943 to Sept. 1944. Awarded the DFC and stayed in the reserve and saw duty in the Korean War and the Cuban Crisis. new butterworth.jpg (168383 bytes) Olin Carter Lt. Col. USAF RET. Flew P51s P47s and P40s. 82 Missions with the Ist air commando in the CBI. Flew P 38s in WW II also 30 missions in Korea. Duty from1941 to 1966. Awarded2 air medals and 2 DFC s new carter.jpg (332704 bytes)
Joe Chrenko Major USAF B25 pilot with the 12th air force 57th bomb wing 340th bomb group 448th bomb squadron . Flew a tour of missions over northern Italy bombing rail bridges and ammunition dumps. Received his DFC by bombing a target with a severely shot up aircraft and managed to bring the aircraft back to its home based making a wheels up belly landing without injury to his crew mvc-005s.jpg (21823 bytes) Norman Cohen

1st Lt. AAF B24 pilot flying with the 464th Bomb group 779th Bomb Squadron  in Italy. He flew 54 missions high altotude 9 hours braving enemy aircraft    and flak from G erman 88 flak guns His group received two presidential unit citations and Lt Cohen received the Air Medal with two clusters and the DFC,also 5 battle stars to his European ribbin

 

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Davy Crocket Major USAF serced from 1940 to 1946 . Combat was with the 5th Air Force 43rd Bomb Group !9th Bomb Squadron Awarded the DFC crocket.jpg (15665 bytes)

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 Jack Danner Major USMC flew 146 Dive Bomber missions with VMSB 1943-1944 in the Pacific Theater. Awarde the Air Medal / clusters and DfC/clustersJ danner.jpg (349200 bytes)

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Gene French Lt. Cdr USNR Served in the Pacific, as Naval Air Technical Officer taking the first squadron equipped with Electronic Countermeasures to find ,technically,analyze and report all types of Japanese Radar and communication equipment and then Jam the process. This took place during the Mashall, Wake and Phillipine campanges french new 1.jpg (384077 bytes) Dan George MSGT. USMC RET. Enlisted March 1941, served in Pacific 1942 with 1st Marine Division. Did a year on exchange duty as RIO with the RAF as a RIO in a F3D on night mission over North Korea made radio contact with enemy aircraft. Obtained a radar lock   Aircraft destroyed. george new 1.jpg (177068 bytes)
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Joe Gualano 1st Lt. AAC Pilot of B17s and B24s. Flew 35 Missions with the 8th air Force Awarded 5 Air Medals and 2 DFCs. Gualano.jpg (503448 bytes) Frank Gresik CW2 Us Army Hellicopter pilot Viet Nam from Dec. 1968 to Dec. 1969. Flew Cobras , Hueys and Scouts. Flew search and destroy missions. 1100 combat hours. awarded 2 Purple Hearts, Bronze Star, Air Medals and the DFC greisik 3.jpg (234600 bytes)
Martin S Goldberg Tech Sgt. A. A. C.. Enlisted in the Air Corp in Sept. 1942. Flew 39 Missions as a Radio Operator and the top Turret Gunner with the 7th air force in the Central Pacific Theater of  operations. Post Army atttended Ohio State University graduaing in 1952. Practiced Law for 50 years as a Trial Attorney now in retirement is the author of a novel. goldberg gunsight.jpg (1200722 bytes)
Paul Gilbert 1st Lt. AAF. Survived 35 missions over Germany and occupied territories as a B17 Pilot. Shot down over Eindhoven and ditched in the North Sea. After 11 hours on life rafts they were spotted by the British air sea rescue planes and the entire crew was picked up unharmed . Received the DFC, six Air Medals ,the Purple Heart and Presidential Citation Gilbert 1.jpg (388939 bytes) Howard Hassett LT. USNR PVB 137 Flew P1 as co pilot in the south Pacific in 1944 Completed a total of 61 missions On a mission to Borneo Due to aircraft problems they  had to ditch and were rescued by a PT Boat. Lost the pilot  and Hassett rescued an injured crew member. Awarded three air medals the DFC the Asia Pacific medal with 2 stars Hasset 1.jpg (246525 bytes)
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Timothy  Hayes Captain, USN (ret) Entered the Navy 8/66 in AOCS, NAS Pensacola Fl.. Commissioned Ensign 10/66. Completed flight training, earned pilot wings 2/68. Served in Vietnam with Seawolves from 5/68-5/69 flying 485 missions, earning 23 Air Medals and 2 DFC. After Vietnam continued active duty serving as Commanding Officer in 3 Commands Retired 9/96 hayes 1.jpg (114066 bytes) Paul Henderson Colonel USAF RET. after 30 years. Combat: 4 missions P51 ETO. 116 missions F86 Korea, 1 Year Staff Vietnam. Decorations  Silver Star, Leg. of Merit, DFC, Air Medal, Purple Heart. 6200 flying hours in 15 different aircraft                Henderson new.jpg (76321 bytes)
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William T. Hewlett  COL. RET US Air Force. B52 Radar Navigator with 28th Bomb Wing. Flew 235 missions over seas Sept 1969 to Oct. 1973. Awarded the DFC and 12 Air Medals Hewlett.jpg (119003 bytes) Dr. Dean W. Hunter Lt. COL USAF RET. 26 years in the Military and 24 years in education Combat in Korea Inchon landing to Handnum . 1950 Cold war in B47 AC. Vietnam Fighter Pilot 1st Air Commandos1963-1964. Flew 166 Combat Missions in AT-28D Nomad Awarded Silver Star, DFC, BS/V, 14 Air Medals + 49 other awards hunter and gun.jpg (224328 bytes)
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Roy E. June !st Lt. Aemy Air Corp. P51 pilot with the 20th Air Force Flew B29 Escort and fighter sweeps Iwo Jima to Japan March 1945 to end of War. Awarded the DFC and 2 Air Medals Roy June.jpg (17411 bytes) James S. Keating Colonel United States Air Force 1956 to 1982 now Retired 4500 hours. SAC aircrew commander Squadron Ops. Officer, Flt Commander. Flew 240 Close air Support Missions in Vietnam Career was in various aircraft. B 47,T 29,At 33, At 37, FB 111 Awards, Legion of Merit,DFC,12 Air Medals,Vietnamese Cross of Gallentry w/Bronze Star plus 5 other medals keating 1.jpg (690762 bytes)
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