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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.

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