What have we done with this website? This page will tell you.
What's been added and when:
9/9/08: Added information on a new book, Bombs Away Buckaroos!!, available for free by download. It's on the Books page.
7/2/08: Added a photo of Robert Gore's crew to the Photos page and added links from the veteran's names in the Roster.
6/20/08: Added the latest issue of the Beachbell Echo, the 446th Bomb Group's quarterly newsletter.
5/5/08: Added photos of Larry Kalstad's and George Linko's crews to the Photos page and added links from the veteran's names in the Roster.
3/25/08: Added the latest issue of the Beachbell Echo, the 446th Bomb Group's quarterly newsletter.
2/25/08: Added a photo of Francis Hubbell 's crew to the Photos page and added links from the veteran's names in the Roster.
11/26/07: Added crew photo pertaining to Jacob Katz and Russell Graham
11/13/07: Added a photo of Ralph Haug's crew to the Photos page and added links from the veteran's names in the Roster.
11/7/07: Added a bio of Adolph Bialecki, who was KIA in 1944
10/30/07: Added a bio of Adam Kubinciak.
10/25/07: Added a photo of William Wetzel's crew to the Photos page and added links from the veteran's names in the Roster.
10/24/07: Added the latest issue of the Beachbell Echo, the 446th Bomb Group's quarterly newsletter.
10/02/07: Added a newspaper article detailing the death in action of Paul Reignier.
8/30/07: Posted 2008 reunion information on the Reunion page. Also added 2 stories from the Beachbell Echo to the Stories page and the June 2007 issue of the Beachbell Echo to the Newsletter page.
8/7/07: Added a bio of Milton Gordon, written and submitted by his daughter.
5/30/07: Added a photo of John Taylor's crew to the Photos page and added links from the veteran's names in the Roster.
4/11/07: Added a photo of John McGinnis's crew to the Photos page and added links from the veteran's names in the Roster.
3/31/07: Added the latest issue of the Beachbell Echo, the 446th Bomb Group's quarterly newsletter.
2/10/07: Added a photo of Edward H. Marxen Jr.'s crew to the Photos page and added links from the veteran's names in the Roster.
1/18/07: Added a photo of Raymond Morris's crew to the Photos page and added links from the veteran's names in the Roster.
1/5/07: Added information on a new book available for purchase, "Remembering My War" by 446th pilot Paul Armentrout.
11/15/06: Added a photo of Leo Feneis' crew to the Photos page and added links from the veteran's names in the Roster.
10/3/06: Added a bunch of names to the Roster.
8/1/06: Added a bio of William Lavonis.
7/1/06: Added a photo of Arthur Bensko's crew to the Photos page and added links from the veteran's names in the Roster.
6/7/06: Removed dead links from the Links page. If you have a link which you would like added or updated, just email me.
5/30/06: Added a photo of William Kinsella 's crew to the Photos page and added links from the veteran's names in the Roster.
5/10/06: Added photos to Barendrecht Memorial page.
3/29/06: Added a photo of "Pappy" Henderson's crew to the Photos page and added links from the veteran's names in the Roster.
3/20/06: Added a Bio of William Horean
2/23/06: Added 3 crew photos (Ribando, Casteel, and Unknown) and did some general clean-up.
2/3/06: Added reunion info
10/15/05: Added a photo of Dale Story's crew to the Photos page and added links from the veteran's names in the Roster.
10/1/05: Added a photo of J. W. Hickerson's crew to the Photos page and added links from the veteran's names in the Roster.
8/23/05: "Unknown" crew identified on Photos page; Pilot William Van Dessell
6/3/05: Added a photo of William Hanna's crew to the Photos page and added links from the veteran's names in the Roster.
5/13/05: Added a photo of Frank Thera's crew to the Photos page and added links from the veteran's names in the Roster.
3/25/05: Added a bio of Einar Kurika.
2/6/05: Added a photo of Robert Seaman 's crew to the Photos page and added links from the veteran's names in the Roster.
1/23/05: Added a photo of Kermit Fuch 's crew to the Photos page and added links from the veteran's names in the Roster.
12/26/04: Added a photo of Alfred Knopf 's crew to the Photos page and added links from the veteran's names in the Roster.
10/17/04: Added a photo of an unknown crew (one crewman, Fred S. Brause, is named) to the Photos page. Added a link to a blog of letters written by Bruno Corridino and his crewmates to the links page
7/15/04: Added a biography of Robert Lowry
7/1/04: Added a photo of Paul Park's crew to the Photos page and added links from the veteran's names in the Roster.
6/28/04: Added a photo of Thomas Brown's crew to the Photos page and added links from the veteran's names in the Roster. Also added a short bio of Thomas Brown to Stories page.
6/4/04: Added a photo of Roy Reed's crew to the Photos page and added links from the veteran's names in the Roster
5/22/04: Added a biography of Elmer Edgell and his return to Holland to visit the site where his plane crashed, killing several of his comrades. Also added his crew photo.
4/2/04: Added a crew photo, pilot unknown, to the Photos page and added links from the veteran's names in the Roster
1/24/04: Added a photo of Howard Roeller 's crew to the Photos page and added links from the veteran's names in the Roster
1/10/04: Added a bio of Bill Griffin's crew
12/9/03: Added a story, Last mission for one crew, to Berlin, to Stories page
12/2/03: Added a photo of Frank Crook 's crew to the Photos page and added links from the veteran's names in the Roster
11/24/03: Updated names associated with the crew photo of pilot Harry Jarrett
11/6/03: Added a photo of Robert Weideman 's crew to the Photos page and added links from the veteran's names in the Roster
10/28/03: Added a photo of Harold Schreiber 's crew to the Photos page and added links from the veteran's names in the Roster
10/27/03: Added a photo of some of JC Mcleod 's crew to the Photos page and added links from the veteran's names in the Roster
10/1/03: Added a photo of Robert Young 's crew to the Photos page and added links from the veteran's names in the Roster
9/25/03: Added a page of photos from the memorial dedication at the airbase in Flixton to the Memorial page
9/23/03: Added photos of 2 crews, pilots William Frutchy and Harry Jarrett, to the Photos page and provided links from the veteran's names in the Roster
9/3/03: Added to the Memorial page a section on crash site memorials in Europe, complete with photographs. Now containing 3 memorials, more will be added.
8/26/01: Added a comprehensive autobiography of Howard Edmunds to the Stories page. A detailed telling of his experiences.
8/21/03: Added several names to the Roster; added 2 photos of Sig Ronning
7/3/03: Added information on the reprint of 1946's "History of the 446th: A Photojournal". Order your copy today.
6/1/03: Added a photo of Eric Sherman's crew to the Photos page and added links from the veteran's names in the Roster
5/24/03: Added a photo of Michael Patoray's crew to the Photos page and added links from the veteran's names in the Roster
4/26/03: Added a photo of Dick Hevener 's crew to the Photos page and added links from the veteran's names in the Roster
4/5/03 Added a story, The Trip Home by Vincent Manno, to the Stories page
3/1/03: Added a bio of Marvel Domke to the Stories page; added a photo of Marvel Domke 's crew to the Photos page and added links from the veteran's names in the Roster
2/5/03: Added a photo of Wayne Fox's crew to the Photos page and added links from the veteran's names in the Roster
1/30/03: Added photos of the ground crew of Shack II to the Photos page and added links from the veteran's names in the Roster
1/18/03: Added a link to the website of the 82nd Fighter Group to the Links page
1/17/03: Added a link to the official website of the 447th Bomb Group to the Links page
1/5/03: Updated Newsletter page with excerpts from the new issue of the Beachbell echo.
12/28/02: Added a photo of Austin Lloyd 's crew to Photos page and provided links from the veteran's names in the Roster
12/01/02: Added a page of photos of Jerry Strazza, Bill Stubbs, and Ray Grage, a ground crew.
10/26/02: Added 2 photos of Carl Hornbuckle's crew to Photos page and provided links from the veteran's names in the Roster
10/21/02: Updated Newsletter page with excerpts from the new issue of the Beachbell echo.
10/7/02: Added a photo of Kenneth Underwood's crew to Photos page and provided links from the veteran's names in the Roster
9/15/02: Added another photo of E. M. McDonald's crew to Photos page
9/12/02: Added a photo of James Merriman's crew to Photos page and provided links from the veteran's names in the Roster
9/9/02: Added a whole bunch of names to the Roster
8/9/02: Added a photo of David Allen's crew to Photos page and provided links from the veteran's names in the Roster
8/4/02: Added a biography of Charlie Perry to the Stories page and the Roster
8/3/02: Added a photo of Charles McKeny 's crew to Photos page and provided links from the veteran's names in the Roster
8/1/02: Not really new, but I listed the bios on the Stories page. Makes them easier to find
7/27/02: Added a biography of Frank Dileva to the Roster section
7/20/02: Added photos of the 705th Armament crew and officers to the Photos page
7/13/02: Updated Newsletter page with excerpts from the new issue of the Beachbell echo.
6/15/02: Expanded the PX with books and videos, in partnership with Amazon
6/15/02: Switched to a new message board, courtesy of ArmyAirForces.com
5/20/02: Added a photo of Vernon McCardle 's crew to Photos page and provided links from the veteran's names in the Roster
5/10/02: Added a photo of Paul Boyer's crew to Photos page and provided links from the veteran's names in the Roster
4/20/02: Added a biography of Col Jacob Brogger, Commander of the 446th. Added a link to his bio from his name in the Roster
4/19/02: Removed a few dead links from the Links page. Email me if you need a link added or updated
4/12/02: Added a photo of Sam Lyons' crew to Photos page and provided links from the veteran's names in the Roster
4/07/02: Added a photo of Val Griffith's crew to Photos page and provided links from the veteran's names in the Roster
3/24/02:
Added 3 crew photos to Photos page and provided
links from the veteran's names in the Roster:
Robert Powell, "Patriotic
Patty"; Floyd
Griesinger, "Henry's Pride"; James
Hey, "Lady Luck
3/10/02: Added a photo of William Griffin's crew to Photos page and provided links from the veteran's names in the Roster.
2/9/02: Added a story by flight engineer Victor DeCaria about a problem encountered while flying across the Atlantic in the Stories section. Added a photo of Vito Fierro's crew to the Photos page
2/3/02: Added a photo of Lee Stratton's crew to Photos page and provided links from the veteran's names in the Roster. Also added a bio of Capt Edward McDonald to his roster entry.
1/26/02: Added a photo of Paul Armentrout's crew to Photos page and provided links from the veteran's names in the Roster. Also added a story written by Capt Armentrout to the Stories page.
1/12/02: Added a photo of E. M. McDonald's crew to Photos page and provided links from the veteran's names in the Roster.
1/6/02: Added a photo of Mancel King's crew to Photos page and provided links from the veteran's names in the Roster.
1/1/02: Added a story to the Stories page; a mission to Berlin
12/27/01: Added a photo of Lemuel Pearson's crew to Photos page and provided links from the veteran's names in the Roster.
12/16/01: Updated Newsletter page with excerpts from the new issue of the Beachbell echo.
11/10/01: Added a few new links to the Links page
11/4/01: Added a photo of David Larson's crew to Photos page and provided links from the veteran's names in the Roster.
10/27/01: Updated Newsletter page with excerpts from the new issue of the Beachbell echo.
10/6/01: Added a message board feature. This is a trial run. If you like it, we'll make it permanent. In it's trial phase, you'll have to put up with annoying pop-up ads.
10/6/01: Added a photo of Arden Anderson's crew to Photos page and provided links from the veteran's names in the Roster. Also added a photo of Sgt Steven Osborne to the July 21, 1944 Missions page
9/30/01: Added a bio of Sgt Richard Brown to the Roster section
9/29/01: Added photos of Dale Beasley's and John Vinski's crews to Photos page and provided links from the veteran's names in the Roster
9/22/01: Added a photo of William Sodja's crew to Photos page and provided links from the veteran's names in the Roster
9/16/01: Added a photo of Clifton Helfer's crew to Photos page and provided links from the veteran's names in the Roster
9/9/01: Added a photo of Fred Beadle's crew to Photos page and provided links from the veteran's names in the Roster
8/21/01: Added a photo of John Mattson's crew to Photos page and provided links from the veteran's names in the Roster
8/17/01: Added the story of "Little Hutch", written by her co-pilot, to the Stories section
8/12/01: Added a bio of Ernie Yuhas to the Stories and Roster sections
8/3/01: Added a whole bunch of links to the Links page
7/30/01: Added a photo of Charles Haney's crew to Photos page and provided links from the veteran's names in the Roster
7/18/01: Added photos to Browne Jarboe's biography
7/14/01: Added the first crew photos to the Photo Gallery and provided links from the veteran's names in the Roster
6/23/01: Updated Newsletter page with excerpts from the June issue of the Beachbell echo.
6/16/01: Added a photo of the crew of "Rubber Check" and added detail about their mission to Hamm on April 22, 1944 to the Missions section
6/3/01: Added a bio of Browne Jarboe, ground crewman, to Stories and Roster sections
5/8/01: Added 2 links to POW websites to the Links page
4/22/01: Added a bio for J. Azaria to the Roster section; added a photo from June 20, 1944 to the June '44 Mission photos page
4/21/01: Roster section; for veterans with stories posted on this website, added a link from their name in the roster to the story. I am now accepting bios (or any other stories) which can be accessed by clicking the veteran's name in the roster. Just send them to me.
4/7/01: Added 2 stories to the POW section; "We walked across Germany" and "What a way to start a day"
3/24/01: Added items to PX page
3/9/01: Updated Newsletter page with excerpts from the new issue of the Beachbell echo.
2/24/01: Added more detail to many missions on December '44 thru April '45 Missions pages. Also added a photo of "Ginger", which was shot down on August 26, 1944.
2/22/01: Added more detail to many missions on July '44 thru November '44 Missions pages. More details for the remaining months will be added shortly.
2/18/01: Added more detail to many missions on Dec '43 thru June '44 Missions pages. More details for the remaining months will be added shortly.
2/11/01: Added detail and photo to June 29, 1944 mission to Bernburg
2/6/01: Added a story, "The first mission of the 446th", to the Stories page
2/3/01: Added a letter written by a crewman, to be mailed to his mother only in the event of his death. He was killed in a crash in April, '44. Stories
2/1/01: Added the entire 446th Roster, all 6,000-plus names
1/23/01: Added a link to Links page; "Rareybird", a P-47 pilot and artist who documented his experiences through his drawings and journals.
1/9/01: Added a story to the Stories page; DFC awardee Frank Baker, as told by his daughter
1/5/01: Updated Newsletter page with excerpts from the latest issue of the BeachBell Echo
1/3/01: Added aircraft serial numbers to downed planes in the Missions section
12/13/00: Added a memoir by Neil Oatney to the Stories section
11/25/00: Added PX; Added a story, "The crash of Daisey Mae Scraggs" to the Story page
11/9/00: Added purchase information for the book "The 446th Revisited" ; Added a link to the Heritage League on the Links page
11/6/00: The long awaited graphic overhaul, courtesy of Kevin Kraeer
10/28/00: Added one photo each to March 1944 and December 1944 mission photos pages
10/23/00: Added a Beachbell Echo page, with highlights from the official newsletter
10/15/00: Added 2001 reunion information
10/9/00: Added a photo to the August '44 Mission Photos page; the crew of "Happy-Go-Lucky"; fired up new, faster web server
9/24/00: Added photos to March and April 1945 Missions pages. Added the same photos to the Photo Album section. Added link to "Lady Be Good" site on Links page.
9/23/00: Added photos to December 1944, January 1945, and February 1945 Missions pages. Added the same photos to the Photo Album section
9/21/00: Added photos to November 1944 Missions pages. Added the same photos to the Photo Album section
9/17/00: Added photos to October 1944 Missions pages. Added the same photos to the Photo Album section
9/16/00 Added photos to August and September 1944 Missions pages. Added the same photos to the Photo Album section
9/11/00: Added photos to April, May, June, and July 1944 Missions pages. Added the same photos to the Photo Album section
9/5/00: Added photos to January, February, and March 1944 Missions pages. Added the same photos to the Photo Album section
9/2/00: Story added to Stories section; Bail out.
8/31/00: Added links to the Links page
8/28/00: Added paintings to B-24 pages. Added a Paintings gallery to Photo Album section
8/25/00: Added information to B-24 pages
8/23/00: Added links to Links page
8/21/00: Added Links page
8/17/00: Story added to Stories page; "Preparation for combat missions"
8/14/00: New URL, www.446bg.com, put into service along with new, and more reliable, host server
8/14/00: Two stories added to Stories page
8/4/00: Story added to Stories page; "Shooting down an ME 262"
8/1/00: Photo of Arlington Cemetery memorial added to Memorial page
8/1/00: What's New page added
7/21/00: Details for all 273 missions added to Missions section
7/1/00: Stories added to Stories and POW sections
6/15/00: The 446th reaches the cyber age when their new website goes on-line.