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	Honoring those who served with the 458th BG during World War II.

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131 Comments

Reply Tara Strouse-Smith

07:14 PM on February 07, 2010

Shirley Sealey says...

This is so wonderful to find this site! I'm so grateful to finally see a picture of my great uncle, 2LT Lincoln a Larson. Thanks to all who provide information!

Reply don echols

09:39 PM on February 05, 2010

edward silver says...
im doing this for my grandfather. he was in the bomb group and hes still alive. he recently had open heart surgery tho. if any1 knows edward silver email him at eddysil@aol.com

edward i was on the blum crew and have visited and talked to ed often i sent him an email in mid dec for holiday greetings and have had no reply im kind of worried, please get me up to date on him don echols

Reply Agnes Rose

04:33 PM on February 01, 2010

Would anyone have information on Military Police Units that were attached to the 8th AF in
the Norfolk area. I am looking for members (or family members) of those in the 987 MP
Company. I have many photos that i can share (1943-1945)

Reply Dixie (Muller) Everitt

11:12 AM on January 30, 2010

My uncle, Darwin Muller, was with the 330th BG, crew 804, k-43. Anyone with any information, I would
greatly appreciate.

Reply Ray Fox

02:46 PM on January 27, 2010

Great website. My father-in law, Eugene Hoaglund, was a member of the 413th BS, 96th BG at Snetterton Heath from Jan-June 1945. I have always been interested in all things WW II, especially the air war. I am grateful to all who have served.

Reply Lew Fisher

01:44 PM on January 15, 2010

I would like to hear from anyone that has information about the WATSON CREW Sqdn.754.My Uncle Carson Fisher was Tail Gunner on that crew and was wounded during a mission which ended his tour. Carsonn past away in 1964.

Reply Robert Kelly

11:53 PM on January 14, 2010

My father was station at Horshem St. Faiths, and married an English woman (my mother) who was a
Norwich girl. As a young boy I used to play on that air field before it became Norwich airport. When the
war ended my stayed in the Army Air corp/Airforce and retired in 1962. My Father passed away a few
years ago, this web site gave me sense of pride for his service. A point of interest the building on that
base all had a camoflage pattern with different color bricks not paint.

Reply tim melville

04:18 PM on January 13, 2010

Janet Hagen says...
I am the daughter of Earle Q. Hagen and I really enjoyed this site. Thank you!

Janet, this is Tim, your nephew. I live in Ft. Worth, Tx now and would love to get in touch with you again.

Reply Jim McMains

04:03 PM on January 13, 2010

I have a distant cousin that served with this Group. His name was 2nd Lt. Jesse McMains and was a pilot that was was KIA. Not sure if any of his crew survived.

Reply mark Woodward

01:01 AM on January 13, 2010

My dad, Herbert Neil Woodward Jr,2nd Lt.,458bg752bs,horshamstfaith,co-pilot on the b-24 crew of Bob Lehr-aug 44 to march 45 35missions plus 12 gas hauls for Patton's army sept 44... 20 differentplanes on bombruns ,have original
photo's of nose art and crew,dadkept a journal.. I will be in touch.... God Bless the Greatest Generation

Reply Rachael Baczynski

08:36 AM on January 12, 2010

Jerome Brill was my grandfather. As a graduate student, I interviewed Jerome and his wife. The oral history transcript can be found here. http://ohp.fsu.edu/ww2ints.html

Reply aaron brill

04:36 PM on January 11, 2010

im sorry to say
my grandfather has just passed away at 11:00 am today.
he will recieve a full military funeral. i am in the army and will attend.
he was the radio operator on the shoo shoo baby
#42-51095

Reply Marilyn Walton

07:31 AM on January 07, 2010

Congratulations, Darin! The book looks fantastic. What a wonderful addition to WWII literature. You have done all the men of the 458th proud.

Reply Shirley Sealey

07:14 PM on January 06, 2010

My uncle was Lincoln A Larson.... So glad to have been to this site... I have learned more about my uncle that any of muy family told me... His sister Velma Larson sealey is my mother..
Please feel free to contact me with any information

Reply Shirley Sealey

07:12 PM on January 06, 2010

Michael Larson says...
My great uncle Lincoln A. Larson was part of the 458th Bomb Group. Thank you for this wonderful
website you created.

Reply Cliff Leverette

09:32 AM on January 06, 2010

Looking forward to getting a copy of the new book!

Reply Howard Wing

02:18 PM on January 05, 2010

Just wanted to say what a great site this is as a tribute to the 458th. I have no connection other than I live in the village of Old Catton, Norwich which borders Horsham St Faith airfield (now Norwich Airport). Being interested in the local history around me (esp 2nd Air Division) for many years this site has helped understand further the impact of what happened here all those years ago. Thankyou.

Reply Brian Hinkley

05:32 PM on December 30, 2009

I wanted to give some additional information on my father and his search for his buddies. My dad's name is Donald Hinkley. He served in the 458th bomber group, 752nd squadron, 2nd air division. He was stationed at Horsham St. Faiths in Norwich England. Here are the names of the people he served with and would like to contact:
Laurence S. Haynes
Don Page
Larry Wilcox
Walter A. Schreiber
John Gerik
Eugene Pilon
Edward Lippert
Amulio D. Morelli
? Kordeck

Reply Michael Dykstra

09:24 PM on December 25, 2009

Just wanted to say Thank you to Darin again for having this site available. Because of this site my Dad - Charles Dykstra was able to talk to one of his Crew members - Robert Robertson-
THANK YOU to all the men who served in the 458th.
And may God be with all the men & women who are serving now.
Merry Christmas

Reply Mary L Bott

09:39 AM on December 21, 2009

My Father was Richard J. Shearer. As my cousin Bobbi King indicated his plane was shot down and the crew captured and spent from Oct. - Feb in one of Eichman's POW concentration camps. They were then moved out on a force march and liberated by the 142nd Timberwolves late April. A book called Out of Barbed Wire by Marie Kramer was written about the experiences of the camp and march on which over 1500 soldiers died. As indicated he died the evening we Desert Storm started while watching the news of the war. If anyone would like any additional information please contact me via e-mail. We have a three inch binder which includes the recently releases transcripts of teletypes between Eisenhower's HQ and 142nd arranging the liberation of the men and the debriefing of one of the captive military doctors on the march.
Mary Bott

Reply Bobbi King

11:34 PM on December 20, 2009

Richard Shearer is the father of my cousin. He and the Klusmeyer Crew were shot down Oct. 1944, and Richard was a POW in Germany for about one year. After the war, Richard returned to Stuart, Nebraska, where he married his high school sweetheart and raised his family. His marvelous singing voice added heart and harmony to the annual Legion Club shows which benefited the community, and he was a member of the St. Boniface church choir. Richard passed away in 1991 in his living room chair, taken suddenly by a heart attack, as he was watching the evening television coverage of the beginning of the Gulf War. How sad the last images he saw were those of war.

Reply kori cornette

04:39 PM on December 20, 2009

well i saw my pawpaw on here he was on the plane Bomb Tot'n mama when they got shot down and he was captured as soon as he hit the ground with his parachute his name was hulon cornette

Reply Aaron brill

03:59 PM on December 19, 2009

jerome brill is my grangfather and is still living .
he resides in tallahassee florida.
he was the radio operator on the shoo shoo baby. #42-51095

if you knew him please let me know.
i am in the us army and I amstationed in germany.

Reply Don Atkinson

04:50 PM on December 07, 2009

Bob Geiger was our navigator with Brauer's crew in the 754 sqdn, He was a great guy and a very good navigator. He brought us home safely from hairy missions on a number of times. He was appointed squadron navigator on completion of his missions.

Reply Michael McCormick

10:06 PM on December 05, 2009

Bob Geiger was my wife's (June A. Schroeder) God Father.
We live in West Bend, WI
Bob's Son lives in California.
Thank you all for saving the US!

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