Over Boston 1992 Second Air Division Association President's Message Eighth Air Force by Richard M. Kennedy 1992!!! This year marks the 50th anniversary of the HONORARY PRESIDENT JORDAN UTTAL founding of the 8th Army Air Force. Shortly after the 7824 Meadow Park Drive, Apt. 101, Dallas, TX 75230 initial cadre of personnel was formed the 8th was deployed to the United Kingdom, where they prepared to take part OFFICERS President RICHARD M. KENNEDY in what proved to be a series of important campaigns 8051 Goshen Road, Malvern, PA 19355 leading to the demise of Nazi Germany. 1992 will also Executive Vice President JOHN B. CONRAD 2981 Four Pines #1, Lexington, KY 40502 register the assembly of the 2nd Air Division Association in Vice President Las Vegas to celebrate the Association's 45th Reunion. Membership EVELYN COHEN Apt. 06-410 Delaire Landing Road Two highly significant events. Philadelphia, PA 19114 1992 also records a period of 47 years since the end of Vice President Journal WILLIAM G. ROBERTIE World War II. Can we, with any degree of accuracy, begin to visualize the vast amount of P.O. Box 627, Ipswich, MA 01938 records that any one of us may have accumulated? Treasurer DEAN MOYER 2nd ADA memorabilia and 549 East Main St., Evans City, PA 16033 It has been recently brought to my attention that many of our members continue to raise Secretary DAVID G. PATTERSON have 28 Squire Court, Alamo, CA 94507 the question of "what can I, or should I, do with precious items of memorabilia that I American Representative collected and saved over those 47 years?" The question is not only valid; it is extremely perti- Board of Governors E (BUD) KOORNDYK 5184 N. Quail Crest Dr., Grand Rapids. MI 49546 nent. I have just returned from Savannah. While there, along with the 2nd ADA Executive Committee, I was able to participate in the celebration of the formation of the Mighty GROUP VICE PRESIDENTS Eighth. The event also recognized the proposed building of the 8th AF Heritage Center. This Headquarters RAY STRONG 320 Burlage Circle, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 facility, when completed, will provide a repository for the memorabilia we are speaking of in 44th BG H C (Pete) HENRY this article. However, the Heritage Center is not a reality at this point in time; therefore we 164B Portland Lane, Jamesburg, NJ 08831 93rd BG FLOYD MABEE must consider existing facilities. 28 Hillside Ave., Dover, NJ 07801 As you know, several Bomb Groups have Group museums located on or near war-time 389th BG LLOYD E. WEST Box 256, Rush Center, KS 67575 bases in Norfolk. How permanent these repositories are, or will be, is somewhat ques- 392nd BG OAK MACKEY tionable. The 2nd ADA Memorial Library in the Central Library in Norwich cannot be 6085 Lincoln Drive, Apt. #316, Edina, Minn. 55436 445th BG CHARLES L. WALKER expected to effectively house the vast amount of material potentially scheduled for storage 1530 S. Pomona B-32, Fullerton, CA 92632 and display. I think we all have to remember that if our artifacts are to be safely stored, a 446th BG MARVIN SPEIDEL 708 Dianne Court, Rahway, NJ 07065 properly established and equipped museum must be selected as a repository. One such faci- 448th BG CATER LEE lity currently in operation is the Duxford Imperial War Museum (England). I would caution P.O. Box 850, Foley, AL 36536 453rd BG WILBUR CLINGAN anyone in sending individual collections directly to any facility. May I suggest that 2nd ADA 8729 Samoline, Downey, CA 90240 members contact their Group Vice Presidents concerning what approach has been taken by 458th BG E A ROKICKI 365 Mae Rd., Glen Burnie, MD 21061 the Group and develop a plan, with the help of the Group, that will assure a safe and suitable 466th BG ELWOOD NOTHSTEIN resting place for those treasures. Plan ahead and give yourself plenty of time in arriving at a 40 Meadow Dr., Spencerport, NY 14559 467th BG ROBERT SHEEHAN decision that will allow following generations to enjoy your collections. See you all in 1828 E. 27th St., Tulsa, OK 74114 Las Vegas! 489th BG NEAL SORENSEN 132 Peninsula Road, Medicine Lake, MN 55441 491st BG F C (HAP)CHANDLER 5318 Fairfield West, Dunwoody, GA 30338 492nd BG BILL BEASLEY 1525 S. Garfield, Denver, CO 80210 Folded Wings HERITAGE LEAGUE President JEANE STITES 9334 Kahl Rd.. Black Earth, WI 53515 44th 448th 467th JOURNAL Robert J. Weber Joe W. Berry Thomas Goodyear Editor WILLIAM G ROBERTIE P.O. Box 627, Ipswich, MA 01938 Warren R. Brickner Louis H. Greiner Dwight W. Covell 93rd Earl H. Johnson DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Robert C. Hooper, Jr. DAVID G PATTERSON William C. Beveridge 28 Squire Court. Alamo, CA 94507 William J. Kennedy (491st) Melvin E. Kilburn Alfred F. Mendus 489th Attilio Verna MEMORIAL BOARD OF GOVERNORS James P. Sullivan Erwin G. Esterling THOMAS C. EATON, Chairman Ltc. Bernard F. Twomey, Ret. 3 Upper King Street, Norwich, Norfolk, NR3 1RL England PAUL R. KING, Vice Chairman 389th Noverre House, Norwich NR2 1RH, England 491st MRS. MICHAEL BARNE Oscar A. Otto 453rd Crowfoots, Sotterley Beccles, Suffolk NR34 7TZ Nicholas Dashcund Neil C. Schmitz Joseph A. Aiello ROGER A. FREEMAN Everett M. Robbins May's Barn, Dedham, Nr Colchester. Essex, England G07 6EW Hugh Doherty FRANK W. GADBOIS Ira D. Riggs Thomas D. Rogers III Dept. of the A F 392nd Robert E. Sweet RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk, England John H. Talbot DAVID J. HASTINGS Milton E. Kroll Horatio E. Wirtz "Westering,- Salhouse, Norwich, Norfolk, NR13 6R0, England L.D. Robinson ALFRED A. JENNER 15 Ransom Rd., Norwich, Norfolk NR1 4AJ 458th 492nd EDWARD McBRIDE Donald J. Flateland 24 Grosvenor Sq , London, WIA IAE, England 445th Gildo Gregory PROFESSOR HOWARD TEMPERLEY John E. Tredway School of English and American Studies John W. Campbell University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 77J, England John P. Lynes LT. COL. W.D. WUEST 14 St. Andrews Close, Hingham, Norfolk NR9 4JT John C. Miner 466th HDQ MRS. FRANCES DAVIES Vic I. Cleveland Marie Mitchell Orr 57 Church Lane. Eaton. Norwich NR4 6NY Hartgerink E.(BUD) KOORNDYK Robert J. 5184 N. Quail Crest Or . Grand Rapids. MI 49546 446th Arthur J. Sessa EDWARD 0 INMAN Earl B. Schaeffer James Springsteen Director of Duxford Imperial War Museum SM Duxford Airfield, Cambridge CB2 4OR Jack B. Stickel Fred D. Venables Peter E. Bond 2 Table of Contents President's Message 446th Bungay Bull Whatzat? RICHARD M. KENNEDY 2 MARVIN SPEIDEL 24 ROY HOELKE 9 Vice President's Message The 448th Speaks "The Gunner" JOHN B. CONRAD 3 CATER LEE 5 BUD CONDER 11 A Report to the 2nd ADA 453rd Bunchered Buddies MARTIN LEVITT 6 Operation Market Garden WIB CLINGAN 12 ROBERT E. OBERSCHMID 13 2nd ADA Amateur Radio Net 458th Bomb Group ED SCHWARM 8 Curtains RICK ROKICKI 16 50th Anniversary Commemoration C.N.'BUD' CHAMBERLAIN 14 RAY STRONG 18 466th Bomb Group BILL NOTHSTEIN 23 Coincidence at Cambridge Folded Wings 2 MURRAY D. FRIEDMAN 15 467th Poop from Group Letters 31 BOB SHEEHAN 25 The Twain Have Met 45th Annual Convention 35 GEORGE A. REYNOLDS IS 489th Notes NEAL SORENSEN 7 Wings of Memory GROUP REPORTS 491st Ringmaster Reports MARY LOU WILSON 17 HAP CHANDLER 30 Division Headquarters Unbelievable! A.E. RAY STRONG 22 492nd Happy Warrior Happenings WILEN 18 W.H.'BILL' BEASLEY 10 44th News Operation Home Run H.C.'PETE' HENRY 14 MAURICE BARRANGON,SAMUEL TAYLOR 19 Open Letter to the 93rd ARTICLES & POEMS Land Short and Roll Out FLOYD H. MABEE 21 ED JOHNSON 24 93rd's Nisei Hero 389th Notes Dedicates WWII Museum A Bit of Trouble Over Norwich LLOYD E. WEST 8 CAL STEWART 4 FRED BECCHETTI 25 392nd Bomb Group Observations The London Char Woman OAK MACKEY 26 EARL ZIMMERMAN 6 GEORGE M. COLLAR 25 The 445th Reporting Remembering Howard Five Medal of Honor Recipients CHUCK WALKER 7 MICHAEL A. LA VERE 9 WILLIS H 'BILL' BEASLEY 27 Vice President's AF. They have created a database of nearly Project Bits and Pieces Coordinator, P.O. 16,000 records detailing various bits of in- Box 3010, Warrenton, Virginia 22186-1710. Message formation to include the aircraft's serial A "Survey of Group Activities" recently number, group and squadron assignments, completed provides a picture of the varied by John B. Conrad individual letter code, name, date assigned projects and goals of the fourteen Bomb to the unit, fate, and where additional in- Groups and the Headquarters Group which formation can be found. In cases where the make up the Second Air Division Associa- serial number is not known, the aircraft tion. Nine bomb groups have organized type is noted and whether the aircraft was separate organizations to carry out group camouflaged or in its natural metal finish. projects. These nine groups plus two other For example, a camouflaged B-17 or a groups publish quarterly newsletters to natural metal finished B-24 appears as 17 keep each group's members apprised of the CAM and 24 NMF. progress made toward completing goals and The authors also have available a listing, to keep the membership informed of other by serial number in numerical order, of all matters of interest. All fifteen groups cur- B-24s assigned to each group which includ- rently have various projects underway. ed the information outlined above for each These groups sometimes plan "stand plane. These data will be very useful to alone" reunions to expedite and enjoy their Group Vice Presidents, Historians and undertakings. The timing of the "stand Newsletter Editors who receive and answer alone" reunions on occasion has been in questions from fellow members.