| S/Sgt Raymond L. Schwartz, Radio Operator, Original Crew 6 took his Final Flight, Tuesday, 25 May 2010 [more] |
| S/Sgt Marvin J. Rodich, Crew Chief, P-59 took his Final Flight, Wednesday, 14 July 2010 [more] |
| Sgt Albert Lee Kyler, Tail Gunner, Crew 17 took his Final Flight, Monday, 12 July 2010 [more] |
| Betty Wyckoff, Assoc Chaplain & Widow of Assoc Founder James W. Wyckoff passed away March 11, 2010 [more] |
| Emily Rodich, wife of S/Sgt Marvin J. Rodich, Crew Chief, P-59 passed away Sunday, March 7, 2010 [more] |
| Sgt Aldon D. Evans, 60th BS Airplane & Engines Mechanic, 60th BS took his Final Flight 8 January 2010 [more] |
| 2010 Reunion Information has been mailed - They have arrived in Florida [more] |
| Pfc Salvatore Navilio, Mechanic. 62nd BS took his Final Flight 22, 2010 |
| 2010 Reunion Information has been added to site - click here |
| 2009 Reunion Photos are now online Click here to view !! [more] |
| S/Sgt Edward F. Kornblith, Bombsight Mechanic. 60th BS took his Final Flight 31 July 2009 [more] |
| Pfc Robert S. Murphy, Mechanic. 61st BS took his Final Flight 24 July 2009 [more] |
| Capt Kenneth T. Trow, Airplane Commander, Weather Observation Crew, 61st BS, took his Final Flight 21 July 2009 [more] |
| Cpl Robert L. McCoy, 60th BS Sheet Metal Worker, took his Final Flight 4 May 2009 [more] |
| Capt Joe Glickman, 61st Squadron Admin Officer, took his Final Flight 29 May 2009 [more] |
| 1st Lt Waring L. Lynch, Radar Observer, Crew 13 took his Final Flight 28 January 2009 [more] |
| 1st Lt Elmo F. Huston, Flight Engineer, Crew 7 took his Final Flight 01 March 2009 [more] |
| Capt Eugene Stuart Land, Airplane Commander, Repl Crew 26 took his Final Flight 16 November 2008 [more] |
| 1st Lt Arland F. Christ-Janer, Bombardier, Crew 46 took his Final Flight 9 November 2008 |
| S/Sgt Roland R. Johnson, Right Gunner, P-55 took his Final Flight 22 Dec 2007 |
| S/Sgt Pasquale "Pat" Mastromatteo, Tail Gunner, P-30, took his Final Flight 10 Oct 2007[more] |
| S/Sgt Lewis E. Howard, Tail Gunner, P-52/Repl TG, P-44, took his Final Flight 14 June 2007[more] |
| 1st Lt. Harold J. Pfeffer, Navigator, P-15 took his Final Flight on 11 Nov 2007[more] |
| S/Sgt Benjamin A. Piteo, Tail Gunner, P-15 took his Final Flight on 21 March 2006 [more] |
| Irene Foster, widow of Bud Foster, TG, Crew 48, notified us that she has been diagnosed with colon cancer [more] |
| S/Sgt Herbert L. Greer, Radio Operator, P-59 took his Final Flight on 30 August 2007 [more] |
| Sgt Edward T. Reilly, Tail Gunner, P-07 took his Final Flight on 15 August 2007 |
| 1st Lt Thomas H. Brennan, Navigator, P-44 took his Final Flight on 21 Jan 2007[more] |
| 1st Lt Daniel R. Jesser, Radar Operator, P-7 took his Final Flight on 21 April 2007[more] |
| Capt Francis Edward Smith, Navigator, P-55 took his Final Flight
on 25 March 2007[more] |
| Capt John F. Harvey, Airplane Commander, Crew 57 took his Final
Flight on 16 Jan 2007 |
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This book is about 5 Americans, Jack O’Connor, Monroe Cohen, Ken Colli, Newton Towle all who were crewmen on B-29’s who were killed in a mid-air collision on June 20, 1945 and buried by Fukumatsu Itoh alongside of the 2000 Japanese killed in the raid and Richard Fiske, the bugler on the battleship West Virginia when it was sunk at Pearl Harbor and three Japanese, Hiroya Sugano, 12 years old when his city was bombed in 1945, Takeshi Maeda, the navigator on the torpedo bomber that sank the West Virginia and Fukumatsu Itoh, a city councilman and Buddhist Priest. Only two survive today, Dr. Sugano, who is 74 and Takeshi Maeda, who is 89. |
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| Webmaster's note: The two B-29's involved in the mid-air collision were 39th Bomb Group (VH)'s Crew 42 and the 29th Bomb Group (VH)'s Everdon Crew. |
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