RETURN CAPTURED ITEMS-- From Sept. 29, 2009, KRGV Channel 5, Rio Grande Valley, Texas-- Lee Nicholson's grandfather served aboard the USS Missouri during World War II. His grandfather died in 1996, but Lee still has his medals and photos.
The Missouri was once hit by a kamikaze plane. The grandfather took a scrap of the plane, the pilot's case and an ID pack from the wreckage. Nicholson would now like to return it to the pilot's family.
The USS Missouri is currently a museum ship anchored in Pear Harbor, Hawaii, close to the wreck of the USS Arizona. They will take personal items but can't guarantee they can find the pilot's family.
REUNION-- In September 2009, 140 veterans and family members of the 463rd Bomber Group gathered for a reunion in Oklahoma City.
They flew B-17 Flying Fortresses over Europe from 1944 to 1945.
TV producer Norman Lear, creator of "All in the Family," "Sanford and Son," "One Day at a Time" and "The Jeffersons" flew with them.
William Bonnell, of Oklahoma City, was the squadron lead pilot and is buried in Italy. he flew 27 missions and on one over Germany, German flak went through the bottom of his plane and tore a chunk out of the seat between his legs.
That Was Real Close. --GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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