| Update:
16 October 2006:
John Palomo contacted our web site and verified that
his father, Sabastian M. Palomo, Radio Operator this crew
- did pass away in July 1979 as listed in the Social Security
Death Index.
26 August 2005:
Operations Order # 115, Issued by ATC, Pacific Division,
1505th AAF BU, Mather Field, dated 2 May 1945 listed then
Cpl George M. Thomas as Left Gunner and then Cpl John
J. Griffin as Right Gunner - thus the above roster has
been updated as such; previous "gunner" was
entered as their positions. These same orders show that
this crew flew B-29 # 44-69986 overseas. This aircraft
was assigned to Crew 18, 60th
BS
09 September 2004:
Donald G. Smith, Jr., son of Donald G. Smith, Navigator
found our site and has made contact with us. Don, Jr.
shared that according to his father the nickname of his
father's B-29 was "Sweet Sixteen".
25 September 2002:
Contact has been made with Franics Strahorn, who provided
the missing names of his crew; Previously names were found
on orders which were believed to members of this crew
but were unconfirmed until now.
*+
denotes information found on Social Security Death Index
only - no family or crew member verification available
at this time. |
