Roger T. Ellis rtellis@earthlink.net
April 1945 to August 1945 on Morotai.
If you would like me to add your name to the contact list, please send an e-mail to jeff@5thbomberbarons.com with a brief description of dates of service and any other information that you would like included.
Bill Worthington bgworth@netcarrier.com
I was the flight engineer on J.W. Starr's crew.
Bruce Lightner bligh2@juno.com
Crew Chief on Robert W. Hamilton's a/c. Guadalcanal, Munda, Noemfoor, Wakde, etc.
Richard F. Isitt jisitt@jps.net
Radio operator/door gunner. Deceased 1990 - information from Son, Jim
My Dad served with
the 424th Bombardment Squad, 307th Bomb Group from 1941 to 1945. His decorations are:
National Defense Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal
"Br w/ 3Lps" (which I am unfamiliar), Distinguished Flying Cross w/ 4
Oak Leaf Clusters, then there is an OCC Medal (again, unfamiliar with this one).
The dates for his Distinguished Flying Crosses were:
2/20/44, 5/7/44, 5/8/44, 7/26/44, and 7/26/44 (sic)
Frederick G. Kaestner mkfk@earthlink.net
Pilot 424th sq - 1/44 - 1/45 - Munda, Green Island, Wakde Island,
Noemfoor, Moratai - home - Plane was Josephine #456... also Big Amelican Bomba...
5th BG "Bomber Barons":
307th BG "The Long Rangers":
868th BS "Snoopers":