398th What's New
As follows is a listing of recent additions to the 398th Web Site since its inception. It provides a convenient way to identify additions since your last visit.
- May 28, 2011: Added Keith Anderson, 398th Pilot - 600th Squadron 2003 Video Interview Transcription to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- May 28, 2011: Added Keith Anderson, 398th Pilot - 600th Squadron 2006 Video Interview Transcription to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- May 28, 2011: Added 398th Nuthampstead Band - 19 August 1944 to our 398th R&R Photos.
- May 26, 2011: Added T.J. "Ted" Johnston, 398th Pilot - 600th Squadron Video Interview Transcription to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- May 23, 2011: Added Russell Reed, 398th Pilot - 603rd Squadron Video Interview Transcription to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- May 21, 2011: Added Allen Ostrom, 398th Tail Gunner - 603rd Squadron Video Interview Transcription to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- May 20, 2011: Added Oral History Memoir of Thomas L. Guice, Jr. Pilot, 603rd Squadron conducted by the Confederate Air Force Flying Museum (downloadable pdf) to our 398th Veteran's WWII Personal Histories, 603rd Section and our to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- May 16, 2011: Added Russell Currier, 398th Engineer - 603rd Squadron Video Interview Transcription to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- May 16, 2011: Added Ray Richman, 398th Executive Officer - 600th Squadron Video Interview Transcription to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- May 15, 2011: Added Jerome Jans, 398th Pilot - 603rd Squadron Video Interview Transcription to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- Added Clarence King, 398th Pilot - 603rd Squadron Video Interview Transcription to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- May 14, 2011: Added 2011 Downloadable Registration Form to the 398th Annual Reunions and Tours page.
- May 14, 2011: Added Dale Brown, 398th Bombardier - 603rd Squadron Video Interview Transcription to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- May 10, 2011: Added E.D. Scott's Crew - 602nd Squadron - Early 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- May 10, 2011: Updated Unknown 5 Crew - 602nd Squadron - 29 September 1943 in the Identified Crew Photos page and the Unidentified Crew Photos page.
- May 10, 2011: Added Campbell's Crew - 601st Squadron - 4 August 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- May 10, 2011: Added Saferite's Crew - 602nd Squadron - 22 January 1945 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- February 2, 2011: Added George Hershberger, 398th Pilot - 602nd Squadron Video Interview Transcription to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- January 23, 2011: Added WWII Uniforms and Flight Gear, by Ed Nored of the Flight Gear section of the 303rd Bomb Group site to our 398th Clothing, Uniforms and Gear Photos page.
- January 22, 2011: Added Gallagher's Crew - 603rd Squadron - April/May 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- January 22, 2011: Added Last mission of B-17 42-102476, Gallagher’s Crew by Chuck Faas to: Gallagher's Crew - 603rd Squadron - April/May 1944, 398th Veteran's WWII Personal Histories, 603rd Section, Other 398th Personal History on the Web, and 398th POW Experiences.
- January 22, 2011: Updated Lollar's Crew - 603rd Squadron - 21 April 1945 on the Identified Crew Photos page.
- January 12, 2011: Added Holstead's Crew - 600th Squadron - circa 1944 in the Identified Crew Photos page.
- January 12, 2011: Added Sheely's Crew - 603rd Squadron - June 1944 in the Identified Crew Photos page.
- January 12, 2011: Updated Rusk's Crew - 602nd Squadron - 26 October 1944 in the Identified Crew Photos page and the Unidentified Crew Photos page.
- December 16, 2010: Added Nuthampstead Air Museum - Fund Raising Announcement to the 398th Home Page.
- December 16, 2010: Updated 398th PX Order Form in the 398th PX.
- December 5, 2010: Updated the 398th Bomb Group Distinguished Flying Cross Awards List and the 398th Bomb Group Oak Leaf Cluster to the DFC Awards List in the 398th Individual Awards Page.
- December 2, 2010: Updated Lipnick's Crew - 600th Squadron - 28 September 1944 in the Identified Crew Photos page.
- November 21, 2010: Updated Zinter's Crew - 601st Squadron - March 1945 in the Identified Crew Photos page.
- November 12, 2010: Added Ferguson's Crew - 602nd Squadron - 12 March 1945 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- November 12, 2010: Added Meyran's Crew - 603rd Squadron - 1 August 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page and the Unidentified Crew Photos page.
- November 12, 2010: Added Rice's Crew - 600th Squadron - 25 July 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- November 12, 2010: Updated Gene L. Douglas' Crew - 600th Squadron - Spring or Summer 1943 in the Identified Crew Photos page.
- November 12, 2010: Updated Fisher's Crew - 603rd Squadron - Early 1944 in the Identified Crew Photos page.
- November 12, 2010: Added Nunzio Addabbo, 398th Navigator - 601st Squadron Video Interview Transcription to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- November 7, 2010: Added 398th B-17 with "Jiggs" Nose Art - 1944/1945 to the 398th B-17 Aircraft Photos page and the 398th Nose and Engine Art Photos page.
- November 4, 2010: Added the 398th's SHADY LADY to the 398th B-17 Aircraft Photos page and the 398th Nose and Engine Art Photos page.
- November 4, 2010: Added Ray Gainey and Georgia Peach and Ground Crewman with Georgia Peach to the 398th B-17 Aircraft Photos page and the 398th Nose and Engine Art Photos page.
- October 26,2010: Updated Driscoll's Crew - 602nd Squadron - 20 July 1944 and Driscoll's Crew - 602nd Squadron - 20 July 1944 and Driscoll's Crew - 602nd Squadron - Spring 1944 with new information.
- August 9, 2010: Updated Krueger's Crew - 603rd Squadron - Early 1944 with new information.
- August 9, 2010: Improved photo for Tom M. Johnson's Crew - 600th Squadron - 26 December 1944.
- August 9. 2010: Improved photo for Hanauer's Crew - 603rd Squadron - 12 October 1944.
- July 29, 2010: Added Erickson's Crew - 602nd Squadron - 28 December 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- July 29, 2010: Identified crew members in Wallingford's Crew - 602nd Squadron - circa April 1945 with in the Identified Crew Photos page.
- April 19, 2010: Added all 9 398th Bomb Group Statistical Reports from the beginning of combat missions in May 1944 until January 1945 to our 398th Bomb Group Information page.
- April 12, 2010: Added MACR: Missing Air Crew Reports - Documents Reveal Many Grim Stories by Allen Ostrom to Remembrances Articles. The Allen Ostrom MACR article provides an excellent overview to the actual 398th Missing Air Crew Reports (MACRs) which are now available in their entirety on the 398th site. See next item.
- April 12, 2010: Added Missing Air Crew Reports (MACRs) for the Coville, Ferguson, Martineck, McAfee, Palant, Shirk and Wells crews to our 398th Missing Air Crew Reports. All 398th MACRs from May 1944 thru April 1945 are now on-line.
- April 7, 2010: Added Cornebarrieu Monument for Harold Gnesin, Bombardier, Godwin Crew - 25 June 1944 - via Aérosteles to our 398th Monuments page.
- April 7, 2010: Ségrie-Fontaine Monument for 2nd Lt. Charles Arnold - Bombardier, S/Sgt. James F. Hochadel - Ball Turret Gunner and the Hopkins Crew - 8 August 1944 via Aérosteles to our 398th Monuments page.
- April 7, 2010: Added Missing Air Crew Reports (MACRs) for the Christensen, Ellis, Jacobs and Thomas crews to our 398th Missing Air Crew Reports. All 398th MACRs from May 1944 thru March 1945 are now on-line.
- March 31, 2010: Added Missing Air Crew Reports (MACRs) for the Beatty, McCormick, and Powell crews to our 398th Missing Air Crew Reports. All 398th MACRs from May 1944 thru February 1945 are now on-line.
- March 28, 2010: Added Bowman's Ground Crew - 603rd Squadron - 1944/1945 to the Identified Crew Photos page, Ground Crew Section.
- March 28, 2010: Added 398th Unidentified B-17 Nose and Engine Art Photos to our 398th Photo Collections. Help in identification is appreciated.
- March 28, 2010: Added 27 September 1944 Short Snorter to our 398th Short Snorter page.
- March 25, 2010: Added Missing Air Crew Reports (MACRs) for the Gonzales, Mitchell, and Pinner crews to our 398th Missing Air Crew Reports. All 398th MACRs from May 1944 thru January 1945 are now on-line.
- March 23, 2010: Added improved crew photo for Hill's Crew - 600th Squadron - 11 March 1945 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- March 23, 2010: Added improved crew photo for James Johnson's Crew - 600th Squadron - 6 August 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- March 23, 2010: Added improved crew photo for Lamiell's Crew - 602nd Squadron - 2 February 1945 to the Identified Crew Photos page and the Unidentified Crew Photos page.
- March 23, 2010: Added improved crew photo for Lipnick's Crew - 600th Squadron - 28 September 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page and the Unidentified Crew Photos page.
- March 22, 2010: Added improved crew photo for Marias' Crew - 601st Squadron - 13 September 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- March 22, 2010: Added improved crew photo for Matthews' Crew - 600th Squadron - 9 October 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page and the Unidentified Crew Photos page.
- March 22, 2010: Added improved crew photo for Roderick's Crew - 602nd Squadron - 28 July 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- March 21, 2010: Added Missing Air Crew Reports (MACRs) for the Doerr and Erickson crews to our 398th Missing Air Crew Reports. All 398th MACRs from May 1944 to December 1944 are now on-line.
- March 18, 2010: Added Missing Air Crew Reports (MACRs) for the Buzza, Campbell, Howell, Lehner, Newman, Pope, Reed, Rich, Rolfe, Weum, Wismer, and Zimmer crews to our 398th Missing Air Crew Reports. All 398th MACRs from May 1944 to November 1944 are now on-line.
- March 18, 2010: Added entry for the new book: Losses of the US 8th and 9th Air Forces - Volume 3 in our 398th Focused Books, CDs, and Video.
- March 14, 2010: Added Missing Air Crew Reports (MACRs) for the Connolly, Farmer and Sheely crews to our 398th Missing Air Crew Reports. All 398th MACRs from May 1944 to October 1944 are now on-line.
- March 10, 2010: Added Missing Air Crew Reports (MACRs) for the Conrow, Fields, Wade and Wright crews to our 398th Missing Air Crew Reports. All 398th MACRs from May 1944 to September 1944 are now on-line.
- March 7, 2010: Added Missing Air Crew Reports (MACRs) for the Alhadeff, Baker, Blackwell, Carter, Hopkins, McArthur, and Weekley crews to our 398th Missing Air Crew Reports. All 398th MACRs from May 1944 to August 1944 are now on-line.
- March 3, 2010: Added Missing Air Crew Reports (MACRs) for the Dwyer, Folger, Foster, Gallagher, Hawkins, Lovelace, Nisewonger, Thornton, and Wilson crews to our 398th Missing Air Crew Reports. All 398th MACRs from May 1944 to July 1944 are now on-line.
- March 2, 2010: Added Elliot Novek, 398th Radio Operator - 602nd Squadron Video Interview Transcription to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- February 27, 2010: Added Missing Air Crew Reports (MACRs) for the Godwin, Hadjes, Halter, and Rohrer crews to our 398th Missing Air Crew Reports. All 398th MACRs from May 1944 to June 1944 are now on-line.
- February 22, 2010: Updated 398th Christmas Menu - pdf to now include both the menu and a transcription - see our 398th Living There (in Nuthampstead) and 398th Rest and Relaxation (R&R) pages.
- February 22, 2010: Added improved crew photo for Doerr's Crew - 602nd Squadron - 12 August 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- February 22, 2010: Added improved crew photo for Dollar's Crew - 602nd Squadron - 25 July 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- February 22, 2010: Added improved crew photo for Driscoll's Crew - 602nd Squadron - 20 July 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page and the Unidentified Crew Photos page.
- February 22, 2010: Added improved crew photo for R.A. Griffin's Crew - 602nd Squadron - 26 September 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- Febraury 16, 2010: On July 17, 1997 at the 398th Bomb Group Memorial Association's Annual Reunion Welcome Dinner, there was a presentation called: The Other Side of the War by Fred Gonzales, John McCormick, and Dean Whitaker. All three were shot down and later in life visited the locations where each came down. The following three entries link to an audio of their presentations. Various photos and other explanatory links are included.
- February 16, 2010: Added the Fred Gonzales, 398th Pilot - 603rd Squadron 1997 Reunion Presentation (13m 27s) to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- February 16, 2010: Added the John McCormick, 398th Pilot - 602nd Squadron 1997 Reunion Presentation (18m 22s) to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- February 16, 2010: Added the Dean Whitaker, 398th Bombardier - 603rd Squadron 1997 Reunion Presentation (8m 41s) to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- February 16, 2010: Updated our Links to Other Web Sites page with new links in the following categories: Crash Sites (Aircraft Downed in France, Crashes in Saarland), Memorials (Memorials in France), and Video (Airventure 2009, PBS American Experience - The Bombing of Germany, and Gray Eagles).
- February 15, 2010: Added What is a Crush Cap? to our FAQ's about Army Air Force Terms in WWII page with the General Military Acronyms FAQs section.
- February 14, 2010: Added Lehner's Crew - 603rd Squadron - 1 August 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- February 14, 2010: Added improved crew photo for Allen's Crew - 602nd Squadron - 28 July 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- February 14, 2010: Added improved crew photo for Beam's Crew - 602nd Squadron - 18 February 1945 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- February 14, 2010: Added improved crew photo for Bestervelt's Crew with Major Bruce Daily as Command - 600th Squadron - 4 August 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- February 14, 2010: Added improved crew photo for Blythe's Crew - 603rd Squadron - 24 February 1945 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- February 14, 2010: Added improved crew photo for Coleman's Crew - 603rd Squadron - 21 March 1945 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- February 14, 2010: Added improved crew photo for Costanzo's Crew Photo - 601st Squadron - 5 February 1945 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- February 13, 2010: Added Petska's Crew - 602nd Squadron - 5 January 1945 to the Identified Crew Photos page and the Unidentified Crew Photos page.
- February 13, 2010: Updated Stoll's Crew - 603rd Squadron - Early 1944 on the Identified Crew Photos page.
- February 13, 2010: Updated Ground Crew Chiefs - 603rd Squadron - 1944/45 on the Identified Crew Photos page in the Ground Crew section.
- February 13, 2010: Updated James Johnson's Crew - 600th Squadron - 6 August 1944 on the Identified Crew Photos page.
- February 13, 2010: Updated Thompson's Crew - 602nd Squadron - March 1945 on the Identified Crew Photos page.
- December 12, 2009: Added the "Pep" Petrocine, 398th Pilot - 600th Squadron Video Interview Transcription to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- December 10, 2009: Added the Rampant Pansy - 603rd to the 398th B-17 Aircraft Photos page, and the 398th Nose and Engine Art Photos page.
- December 10, 2009: Added Khouri's Crew - 603rd Squadron - circa September 1944 (3 officers) to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- December 10, 2009. All 398th Timesless Voices Interviews recorded between 2003-2007 are available on the 398th Web Site. See our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page for a list of all available 398th interviews.
- December 10, 2009: Added the Marshall Zinter, 398th Pilot - 601st Squadron Video Interview (1hr 3m 41s) to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- December 9, 2009: Added Zinter's Crew - 601st Squadron - March 1945 to the Identified Crew Photos page and the Unidentified Crew Photos page.
- December 7, 2009: Added the Shady Lady Monument at Ley and the Shady Lady Monument at Rechicourt Le Chateau to our 398th Monuments Index. Special thanks to Ann Addison, daughter of Warren Wade for her efforts in working with us on the Shady Lady Monument section of our pages. Links to the 398th Monuments Index can also be found under the topic Key Lists on the 398th home page.
- December 7, 2009: Added Shady Lady monument photos to the end of the Remembrances article: The Saga of Shady Lady by Allen Ostrom.
- December 6, 2009: Added Letter Home from Lt. Bob Welty - December 20-21, 1944 to the Lt. Bob Welty - 603rd Squadron - Pilot - Letters, Interviews and Photos page.
- December 5, 2009: Added the Edmund Soule, 398th Ball Turret Gunner/Togglier - 600th Squadron Video Interview (16m 37s) to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- December 4, 2009: Added the William Parker, 398th Navigator - 603rd Squadron Video Interview (58m 33s) to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- December 4, 2009: Added the Stockman's Crew - 603rd Squadron - Fall 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- December 3, 2009: Added the Cleo Bickford, 398th Radio Operator - 600th Squadron Video Interview (56m 49s) to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- December 3, 2009: Added the Hicks' Crew - 600th Squadron - 22 March 1945 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- December 1, 2009: Added the Jim White, 398th Pilot - 600th Squadron Video Interview (1hr 3m 17s) to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- November 30, 2009: Added the Sam Gailey, 398th Tail Gunner - 602nd Squadron Video Interview (34m 06s) to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- November 27, 2009: Added Keeping the Special Relationship in their Sights - Tracing Anglo-American relationships through the life and times of the 398th Bomber Group by Lynn Marie Alexander, Doctoral Student, University of Missouri-Kansas City, March 2009 to our Flak News Articles, and our Friends of the 398th Articles.
- November 26, 2009: Added the Ray Richman, 398th Executive Officer - 600th Squadron Video Interview (43m 57s) to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- November 25, 2009: Added the Ray L. Moore, 398th Tail Gunner - 603rd Squadron Video Interview (31m 54s) to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- November 24, 2009: Added the Philip Jones, 398th Tail Gunner - 600th Squadron Video Interview (58m 11s) to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- November 23, 2009: Added the Bob Armstrong, 398th Ball Turret Gunner - 603rd Squadron Video Interview (25m 56s) to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- November 22, 2009: Added the Vern Kling, 398th Engineer/Gunner - 603rd Squadron Video Interview (40m 20s) to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- November 20, 2009: Added the Terence St. Louis, 398th Ball Turret Gunner - 601st Squadron Video Interview (56m 13s) to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- November 19, 2009: Added the Frank Yarmoski, 398th Togglier - 601st Squadron Video Interview (47m 48s) to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- November 18, 2009: Added the Bob Nelson, 398th Pilot - 600th Squadron Video Interview (38m 39s) to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- November 17, 2009: Added Missing Air Crew Report: MACR 05252 - Brodin's Crew - 24 May 1944 to our 398th Missing Air Crew Reports.
- November 16, 2009: Added the James (Dean) Hill, 398th Pilot - 600th Squadron Video Interview (1hr 03m 54s) to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- November 14, 2009: Added the Nunzio Addabbo, 398th Navigator - 601st Squadron Video Interview (54m 51s) to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- November 11, 2009: Added the Clarence King, 398th Pilot - 603rd Squadron Video Interview (41m 14s) to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- November 7, 2009: Added the T.J. "Ted" Johnston, 398th Pilot - 600th Squadron Video Interview (1hr 00m 30s) to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- November 4, 2009: Added 3 additional pages to the Lt. Harvey B. Kramer, Navigator, 600th Diary in our collection of 398th Combat Diaries. With thanks to Steve Kramer, son of Harvey Kramer for providing the additional information and to Ruthanna Ruthanna Doerstler, widow of Wayne Doerstler for the transcription.
- November 3, 2009: Added the Rufus "Bob" Gatton, 398th Pilot - 600th Squadron Video Interview (41m 17s) to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- November 2, 2009: Added 2015th Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon History by Leroy A. Ward, MSG (AUS Retired) to our Station 131 at Nuthampstead Attachments History. Also updated Fire Fighters Crew - 2015th Engine Fire Fighters - 31 October 1944.
- November 1, 2009: Added Missing Air Crew Report: MACR 04937 - O'Neal's Crew - 19 May 1944 to our 398th Missing Air Crew Reports.
- October 30, 2009: Added the Russell Currier, 398th Engineer - 603rd Squadron Video Interview (42m 02s) to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- October 29, 2009: Added T/Sgt. Derald Lyman's Diary to our collection of 398th Combat Diaries.
- October 27, 2009: Added Missing Air Crew Report: MACR 07217 - Wilson's Crew - 8 July 1944 to our 398th Missing Air Crew Reports.
- October 26, 2009: Updated 2015th Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon - 31 October 1944, McAfee, Knox, Ahern - 2015th Engineer Aviation Fire Fighters - 1944, and Wood, Molloy, Ahern - 2015th Engineer Aviation Fire Fighters - 1944 in the Firefighters section of the Identified Crew Photos and the Unidentified Crew Photos pages with many ranks and full names thanks to Leroy A. Ward, MSG (AUS Retired) retired Army Firefighter.
- October 25, 2009: Added National Museum of the USAF - M1941 Field Jacket S/Sgt. Donald J. Shaw's Field Jacket, 398th, 602nd to the 398th Clothing, Uniforms and Gear Photos page.
- October 25, 2009: Added 398th Control Tower at Station 131 Nuthampstead - 11 October 1944 to our 398th Nuthampstead Air Base Photos.
- October 25, 2009: Added National Museum of US Air Force in Dayton - 398th Control Tower Brick.
- October 23, 2009: Added National Museum of the US Airforce in Dayton - Tree to the A Legacy: The Trees of the 398th.
- October 20, 2009: Added 398th Christmas Menu - pdf scan from the Corbett H. Julius collection to our 398th Living There (in Nuthampstead) and 398th Rest and Relaxation (R&R) pages.
- October 11, 2009: Added T/Sgt. Oliver W. Bradford's Diary to our collection of 398th Combat Diaries.
- October 7, 2009: Added "Une Histoire" by Col. Mike Ryan, 398th Falls Church Reunion - September 11, 2004 to our 398th Annual Reunions and Tours page. This is Mike's famous "Do You Know What You Have Done" Speech. See also associated photos: 398th Reunion at Falls Church - September 11, 2004 - via Col. Mike Ryan
- August 28, 2009: Added Gross, Hunter, Miller, Gray, Strickrott, and Brown - 398th First Mission - 6 May 1944 Includes General William Gross, Colonel Frank P. Hunter, Captain Jean B. Miller, Major Judson F. Gray, Captain Carl J. Strickrott, and Captain Harold L. Brown.
- August 28, 2009: Updated Miller, Hunter, Gross, Berryhill and Ground Crew - 6 May 1944 - First Mission Includes Captain Jean B. Miller, Colonel Frank P. Hunter, General William Gross, and Colonel Earl J. Berryhill.
- August 27, 2009: Added the George Hershberger, 398th Pilot - 602nd Squadron Video Interview (37m 15s) to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- August 26, 2009: Added Hershberger's Crew - 602nd Squadron - 16 August 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- August 26, 2009: Added Wilson's Crew - 601st Squadron - May 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- August 23, 2009: Added the Lew Burke, 398th Pilot - 603rd Squadron Video Interview Transcription to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- August 15, 2009: Added the Allen Ostrom, 398th Tail Gunner - 603rd Squadron Video Interview (1hr 2m 42s) to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- August 15, 2009: Added Warren Johnson's Crew - 603rd Squadron - 19 January 1945 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- August 12, 2009: Added Gene L. Douglas' Crew - 600th Squadron - 25 July 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page and the Unidentified Crew Photos page.
- August 12, 2009: Added the Joe Mansell, 398th Engineer/Gunner - 602nd Squadron Video Interview (54m 48s) to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- August 10, 2009: Added Ryan's Crew - 602nd Squadron - April 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- August 9, 2009: Added the Roy Test, 398th Pilot - 602nd Squadron Video Interview (1hr 4m 2s) to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- August 7, 2009: Added the "Pep" Petrocine, 398th Pilot - 60oth Squadron Video Interview (1hr 15m 9s) to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- August 4, 2009: Added the Ralph McIntyre, 398th Navigator - 601st Squadron Video Interview (1hr 1m 3s) to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- August 2, 2009: Added the Earl Hofert, 398th Bomb Group Ground Crew - 603rd Squadron Video Interview (1hr 2m 6s) to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- August 1, 2009: Added Brandstatter's Crew - 603rd Squadron - 6 February 1945 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- August 1, 2009: Added Fritog's Crew - 600th Squadron - 27 August 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- August 1, 2009: Added Newman's Crew - 603rd Squadron - 15 August 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- August 1, 2009: Added Southwick's Ground Crew - 603rd Squadron - 1944 or 1945 to the Identified Crew Photos page and the Unidentified Crew Photos page.
- July 29, 2009: Added the Bill Frankhouser, 398th Navigator - 603rd Squadron Video Interview (1 hr) to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- July 26, 2009: Added the Keith Anderson, 398th Pilot, 600th Squadron 2006 Video Interview (1 hr 3m 47s) to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- July 24, 2009: Added the Robert (Bob) Bowen, 398th Pilot - 602nd Squadron Video Interview (40m 12s) to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- July 24, 2009: Added the Vaughn Erickson, 398th Ball Turret Gunner - 602nd Squadron Video Interview (55m 21s) to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- July 17, 2009: Added 325th Station Complement Squadron by Malcolm Ozzie Osborn to the Friends of the 398th page and also to the Articles by Malcolm ‘Ozzie’ Osborn page.
- July 17, 2009: Updated T.K. Foster's Crew - 603rd Squadron - Early 1944 -2 with identification of all the men in the Identified Crew Photos page.
- July 9, 2009: Added the Robert Beckley, 398th Navigator, 602nd Squadron Video Interview (44m 42s) to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- July 9, 2009: Added the Dallas Ebest, 398th Ground Crew - 603rd Squadron Video Interview (21m 8s) to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- July 6, 2009: Added Eulogy for Tom (Dudley) Buckley by Lew Burke to our 398th Remembrances - Eulogies and Testimonials.
- June 5, 2009: Added Nene Valley Harley Davidson Biker's Club at Nuthamptead - 31 May 2009 by Malcolm 'Ozzie' Osborn to the Friends of the 398th page and also to the Articles by Malcolm ‘Ozzie’ Osborn page. On 31 May 2009 Malcolm 'Ozzie' Osborn, friends, and the Woodman hosted the Biker's Club and brought the 398th Bomb Group to a new type of audience. Imagine the sounds of the engines once again returning to Nuthampstead airfield.
- June 4, 2009: Added Madingley - Memorial Day - 26th May 2009 by Malcolm 'Ozzie' Osborn to the Friends of the 398th page and also to the Articles by Malcolm ‘Ozzie’ Osborn page. On 26 May 2009 Malcolm 'Ozzie' Osborn represented the 398th and provided a memorial 398th wreath.
- May 22, 2009: Updated 7053-M with Bomb Bays Open - 1944 in our 398th B-17 Aircraft Photos section including analysis of probable pilots and crew.
- May 14, 2009: Updated the 398th Bomb Group Distinguished Flying Cross Awards List and the 398th Bomb Group DFC Citation List in the 398th Individual Awards Page.
- May 14, 2009: Added S/Sgt. Richard E. Alderson: Award of Distinguished Flying Cross for 2 March 1945 mission, awarded 29 May 1945 to the 398th Bomb Group DFC Citation List.
- May 14, 2009: Added T/Sgt. John Menig: Award of Distinguished Flying Cross for 2 March 1945 mission, awarded 29 May 1945 to the 398th Bomb Group DFC Citation List.
- May 14, 2009: Added S/Sgt. Robert A. Richardson: Award of Distinguished Flying Cross for 2 March 1945 mission, awarded 29 May 1945 to the 398th Bomb Group DFC Citation List.
- May 11, 2009: Added pdf files for Operations Officer's Reports for 12, 15, 16, 24, and 26 August 1944 and 5 and 12 Sepetember 1944. To view, click links for indicated mission day in our 398th Missions and Descriptions or use 398th Mission Reports - Transcription Status - a snapshot in a single page of the reports on-line for each 398th mission. These reports were previously only available as html web pages but as pdf files they are now downloadable.
- May 11, 2009: Added pdf files for Narrative Report for 8 August 1944 and an Operational Summary for 3 Sepetember. To view, click links for indicated mission day in our 398th Missions and Descriptions or use 398th Mission Reports - Transcription Status - a snapshot in a single page of the reports on-line for each 398th mission. These reports were previously only available as html web pages but as pdf files they are now downloadable.
- May 11, 2009: Added pdf files for Group Bombardier's Reports for 15, 16, 24, and 26 August 1944 and 5 and 12 Sepetember 1944. To view, click links for indicated mission day in our 398th Missions and Descriptions or use 398th Mission Reports - Transcription Status - a snapshot in a single page of the reports on-line for each 398th mission. These reports were previously only available as html web pages but as pdf files they are now downloadable.
- May 11, 2009: Added pdf files for Interrogation Reports for 8 and 12 August 1944 for Doerr's Crew and 3 Sepetember 1944 for Jordan's Crew. To view, click links for indicated mission day in our 398th Missions and Descriptions or use 398th Mission Reports - Transcription Status - a snapshot in a single page of the reports on-line for each 398th mission. These reports were previously only available as html web pages but as pdf files they are now downloadable.
- May 11, 2009: Added pdf files for Flight Logs for 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, and 13 May 1944 and 25 and 28 July 1944, 19 Sepetember 1944. To view, click links for indicated mission day in our 398th Missions and Descriptions or use 398th Mission Reports - Transcription Status - a snapshot in a single page of the reports on-line for each 398th mission. These reports were previously only available as html web pages but as pdf files they are now downloadable.
- May 2, 2009: Updated Fairbanks' Crew - 601st Squadron - 8 August 1944 in the Identified Crew Photos page and the Unidentified Crew Photos page.
- April 29, 2009: Added Stars and Stripes Article - Return of the DeLancey Aircraft - 15 October 1944 to the 15 October 1944 398th Mission Page.
- April 28, 2009: Added Folger's Crew - 600th Squadron - May 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page and the Unidentified Crew Photos page.
- Added Powell's Crew - 603rd Squadron - Fall 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page and the Unidentified Crew Photos page.
- Added Unknown Crew 4 - 603rd Squadron - 1944 - during training with Sgt. Albert Aleksyn to the Identified Crew Photos page and the Unidentified Crew Photos page.
- April 23, 2009: Added Bob Welty's Formation Charts from Pilots' Briefing for the 398th's 21 November 1944 mission. See link within.
- April 7, 2009: Added schedule and details on the 398th 2009 Austin Reunion - Use this link for Description, Schedule and Registration Form (downloadable pdf) to our Annual Reunions and Tours page.
- April 7, 2009: Added Hell from Heaven Men by Malcolm Ozzie Osborn to the Friends of the 398th Articles page and Articles by Malcolm ‘Ozzie’ Osborn. Input requested for more info on exactly how and when the Group insignia was designed. Contact Ozzie.
- April 6, 2009: Added Howard Traeder, 398th Pilot - 601st Squadron Video Interview Transcription to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- April 5, 2009: Added A Famous Ceiling by Malcolm Ozzie Osborn to the Friends of the 398th Articles page and Articles by Malcolm ‘Ozzie’ Osborn.
- March 29, 2009: Added a 398th Short Snorter index along with Short Snorter scans for Walt Boland and Ed Jordan to 398th Key Lists.
- March 25, 2009: Added Description of 6 May 1944 Mission to Sottevast by Keith Anderson, Pilot, 600th to our 398th Veterans' WWII Personal Histories, 60oth section.
- March 25, 2009: Added Keith Anderson's Formation Charts from Pilots' Briefing for 6 May, 25 July, 27 September, 3 October, and 11 December 1944. See links from various indicated days in 398th Missions List.
- March 17, 2009: Added Letter Home from Lt. Bob Welty - October 15, 1944 to the Lt. Bob Welty - 603rd Squadron - Pilot - Letters, Interviews and Photos page.
- March 16, 2009: All Over Target Formation Charts for May 1944 have now been completed by Tom Brantley. With these additions, all 398th Formations charts from May 1944 through April 1945, the entire 398th mission tour are now available on our website. To view, click links for any mission day in our 398th Missions and Descriptions.
- March 16, 2009: Added Durtschi's Crew - 603rd Squadron - Early 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- March 16, 2009: Added Cullinan's Crew - 603rd Squadron - Spring 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- March 4, 2009: Added Lt. William J. Ferrante's Diary to our collection of 398th Combat Diaries.
- February 25, 2009: Added The Difference Between The Bronze Star and The Bronze Battle Star by Jeff Vicha to our 398th Individual Awards page.
- February 24, 2009: Additional Over Target Formation Charts for June 1944 have been completed by Tom Brantley. To view, click links for indicated mission day in our 398th Missions and Descriptions.
- February 13, 2009: Additional Over Target Formation Charts for July, August, September, and October 1944 have been completed by Tom Brantley. To view, click links for indicated mission day in our 398th Missions and Descriptions.
- January 30, 2009: Added 398th Group Key Lists (398th Group Leaders) to the 398th Group Information page and the 398th History page.
- January 29, 2009: Added 603rd Monthly History Reports (May-September 1944) and associated 603rd Key Lists (Squadron Leaders, Officer Promotions, Officer Change in Duties, New Arrivals, and Completion of Tour) for the same time period to the 603rd Squadron Information page and the 398th History page.
- January 28, 2009: Updated Berry's Crew - 601st Squadron - 20 March 1944 in the Identified Crew Photos page.
- January 27, 2008: Added S/Sgt. Ellsworth Wright's Diary to our collection of 398th Combat Diaries.
- January 23, 2009: Added D.E. Griffin's Crew - 601st Squadron - Early 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- January 22, 2009: Added Testimonial for Wally Blackwell by Lew Burke to the Wally Blackwell Remembrances page.
- January 22, 2009: Updated "The Gang" Relaxing (Photo, Operations, and Intelligence) - 603rd Squadron - 1944/45 in the Identified Crew Photos page. See Intelligence, Operations and Photo Group section.
- January 15, 2009: Added Wally Blackwell Remembrances page.
- January 12, 2009: Added 6 Over Target Formation Charts for October 1944 by Tom Brantley to complete October. To view, click links for indicated mission day in our 398th Missions and Descriptions.
- January 9, 2009: Added How was it? Well? after 91st Mission to our 398th B-17 Aircraft Photos.
- January 8, 2009: Added Operations - 603rd Squadron - 1944/1945 to the Identified Crew Photos page. See Intelligence, Operations and Photo Group section.
- January 6, 2009: Added Hal Weekley, 398th Pilot - 601st Squadron - EAA Timeless Voices of Aviation Video Interview Excerpts to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- January 6, 2009: Added Watson's Crew - 600th Squadron - 23 March 1945 to the Identified Crew Photos page and the Unidentified Crew Photos page.
- January 6, 2009: Added Berry's Crew - 601st Squadron - Unknown Date 1944/45 to the Identified Crew Photos page and the Unidentified Crew Photos page.
- December 29, 2008: Added 5 Over Target Formation Charts for November 1944 by Tom Brantley to complete November. To view, click links for indicated mission day in our 398th Missions and Descriptions.
- December 22, 2008: Added all Over Target Formation Charts for December 1944. All were prepared by Tom Brantley. To view, click links for indicated mission day in our 398th Missions and Descriptions.
- December 10, 2008: Added all Over Target Formation Charts for January 1945. All were prepared by Tom Brantley. To view, click links for indicated mission day in our 398th Missions and Descriptions.
- December 3, 2008: Updated T. A. Brown's Crew - 602nd Squadron - 8 July 1944 in the Identified Crew Photos page and the Unidentified Crew Photos page.
- December 2, 2008: Added 398th Return to the USA Photos in our 398th Photo Collections.
- November 22, 2008: Added the 10 remaining Over Target Formation Charts for February 1945. All were prepared by Tom Brantley. To view, click links for indicated mission day in our 398th Missions and Descriptions page.
- November 18, 2008: Added Tatchio's Crew - 600th Squadron - Fall 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page
- November 16, 2008: Added Coville's Crew - 602nd Squadron - 12 March 1945 to the Identified Crew Photos page
- November 16, 2008: Added Dollar's Crew - 602nd Squadron - Spring 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page
- November 16, 2008: Added Dollar's Crew - 602nd Squadron - 25 July 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page
- November 16, 2008: Added Morrison's Crew - 601st Squadron - 9 October 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- November 16, 2008: Added Petrocine's Crew - 600th Squadron - 22 March 1945 to the Identified Crew Photos page and the Unidentified Crew Photos page.
- November 16, 2008: Added the Formation Charts for 1, 3 January 1945 prepared by Tom Brantley. To view, click links for indicated mission day in our 398th Missions and Descriptions page.
- November 15,2008: Added "8th USAF Aircrafts downed in France 1942-1945" to our Links to Other Sites page in the B-17 Aircraft Sites section.
- November 13, 2008: Added Bombed B-17 Returned to Base - By Capi Lynn to our 398th Mission: 15 October 1944 to Cologne, Germany page.
- November 10, 2008: Updated the 398th Bomb Group Distinguished Flying Cross Awards List in the 398th Individual Awards Page.
- October 28, 2008: Added remaining Formation Charts for all 398th Missions for March 1945 prepared by Tom Brantley. To view, click links for indicated mission day in our 398th Missions and Descriptions page.
- October 26, 2008: Added the George Graham, 398th Radio Operator - 600th Squadron Video Interview Transcription to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- October 25, 2008: Added the Arthur Laughlin, 398th Pilot - 601st Squadron Video Interview Transcription to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- October 25, 2008: Added "chaff" to our FAQs about Army Air Force Terms in WWII.
- October 21, 2008: Added A Quiet And Very Personal Pilgrimage by Malcomb "Ozzie" Osborn to our Friends of the 398th page and our 398th Mission Page: 15 October 1944: Cologne, Germany.
- October 28, 2008: Added the Formation Chart for 19, 21, 22, 24 am, 24 pm, 28, 30 March 1945 prepared by Tom Brantley. To view, click links for indicated mission day in our 398th Missions and Descriptions page.
- October 10, 2008: Added the Formation Charts for 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 16, and 17 April 1945 prepared by Tom Brantley. To view, click links for indicated mission day in our 398th Missions and Descriptions page.
- October 9, 2009: Added The History of Squadron Patches - Part I by Jeff Eberle to our 398th Identification Logos page and our 398th Research Information page.
- October 4, 2008: Added the Sgt. Claude W. Tracey Diary to our collection of 398th Combat Diaries.
- September 30, 2008: Added 12 Days a German Prisoner by Vonnerlin Wernecke, Navigator, 603rd Squadron to our 398th Veterans' WWII Personal Histories, 603rd section.
- September 26, 2008: Added Marchbanks' Crew - 601st Squadron - 26 December 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- September 20, 2008: Added Leading "The Mighty Eighth" to Leipzig by Keith Anderson, Pilot, 600th Squadron to our Flak News Articles.
- September 16, 2008: Added The Battle of Normandy - The 398th Was There! by Keith Anderson, Pilot, 600th Squadron to our Flak News Articles.
- August 30, 2008: Added Formation Charts for 16, 27 and 28 February 1945; 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, and 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 23, and 31 March 1945 and 7, 8, 13, 15, 18, 19, 21 and 25 April 1945. These formation charts were prepared by Tom Brantley for his good friend Thomas L. Guice, Pilot, 603rd Squadron. To view, click links for indicated mission days in our 398th Missions and Descriptions page.
- August 27, 2008: Added Phil Jones WWII Recollections by Philip H. Jones, Tail Gunner to our 398th Veterans' WWII Personal Histories, 60oth section.
- August 25, 2008: Added the Lt. Harvey B. Kramer's Diaryto our collection of 398th Combat Diaries.
- August 8, 2008: Added The Flag Still Flies At Station 131 by Allen Ostrom, Flak News Editor to our Flak News Articles and to our UK Friends of the 398th Articles.
- August 4, 2008: Updated Menzel's Crew - 600th Squadron - 20 July 1944 on the Identified Crew Photos page and the Unidentified Crew Photos page.
- July 30, 2008: Updated Ordinance Section - 601st Squadron - 10 February 1945 on the Identified Crew Photos page and the Unidentified Crew Photos page.
- July 28, 2008: Updated Sleaman's Crew - 603rd Squadron - 19 July 1944 on the Identified Crew Photos page.
- July 18, 2008: Added Beam's Crew - 602nd Squadron - 18 February 1945 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- July 18, 2008: Added Schallert's Ground Crew with Spark Plugs - 603rd Squadron - 1944/45 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- July 18, 2008: Added Schallert's Ground Crew - 603rd Squadron - May 1945 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- July 18, 2008: Added Albert W. Knight's Grave at Cambridge American Cemetery - Madingley to our list of graves within our Cemeteries with 398th Graves page.
- July 18, 2008: Added Roderick's Crew - 602nd Squadron - 28 July 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- July 16, 2008: Added the Paul Roderick, 398th Pilot - 602nd Squadron Video Interview Transcription to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- July 14, 2008: Updated Ground Crew Chiefs - 603rd Squadron - 1944/45 in the Ground Crew Section of the Identified Crew Photos page and the Unidentified Crew Photos page.
- July 14, 2008: Added 6 Awards Presentation Photos to our 398th Bomb Group Awards Presentations Photos List. Several of these photos have identified men and thus we would appreciate input as to who's who.
- July 10, 2008: Added Searle's Crew's Graves at Arlington National Cemetery to our list of graves within our Cemeteries with 398th Graves page.
- July 8, 2008: Added the Dick Frazier, 398th Pilot - 602nd Squadron Video Interview Transcription to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- June 27, 2008: Added Three Generations Return to AAF Station Once More - June 2008 by Malcolm "Ozzie" Osborn to the Annual Reunions and Tours page.
- June 26, 2008: Added the Joe Joseph, 398th Engineer/Gunner - 603rd Squadron Video Interview Transcription to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- June 8, 2008: Added W.F. Scott's Crew - 603rd Squadron - 1943/early 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page and the Unidentified Crew Photos page.
- June 8, 2008: Updated Spitzer's Crew - 603rd Squadron - 2 November 1944 in the Identified Crew Photos page and the Unidentified Crew Photos page.
- June 8, 2008: Added Ground Crew Group - 603rd Squadron - 1944/45 to the Ground Crew Section of the Identified Crew Photos page and the Unidentified Crew Photos page.
- June 7, 2008: Added Crew Chief Bailey and Crew - 603rd Squadron - 1944/45 to the Ground Crew Section of the Identified Crew Photos page.
- June 7, 2008: Added Crew Chief Dacon's Crew - 603rd Squadron - Spring 1945 to the Ground Crew Section of the Identified Crew Photos page.
- June 7, 2008: Added Lt. Wralstead and M/Sgt. Stegall - 603rd Squadron - 1944/45 to the Ground Crew Section of the Identified Crew Photos page.
- May 26, 2008: Added T/Sgt. Leroy Hill: Award of Distinguished Flying Cross for overall tour, awarded 4 August 1944 to the 398th Bomb Group DFC Citation List.
- May 25, 2008: Updated the 398th Bomb Group Distinguished Flying Cross Awards List and the 398th Bomb Group DFC Citation List in the 398th Individual Awards Page.
- May 25, 2008: Updated the 398th Bomb Group Oak Leaf Cluster to the DFC Awards List in the 398th Individual Awards Page.
- May 24, 2008: Updated the 398th Bomb Group Bronze Star Award List in the 398th Individual Awards Page.
- May 22, 2008: Updated the 398th Bomb Group Silver Star Award List and the 398th Bomb Group Silver Star Citation List in the 398th Individual Awards Page.
- May 22, 2008: Updated the 398th Bomb Group Purple Heart Award List and the 398th Bomb Group Purple Heart Citation List in the 398th Individual Awards Page.
- May 18, 1944: Added Captain Myer C. Wagner, Jr.: Award of the Silver Star for 8 August 1944 to the 398th Bomb Group Silver Star Citation List.
- May 18, 2008: Added Aluminum Overcast Flight at Long Beach by Linda Brown
- May 18, 2008: Added information about nose art to Armament Crew - 600th Squadron - 1944/45 in the Identified Crew Photos page.
- May 16, 2008: Added the Hamilton Mero, 398th Pilot - 600th Squadron Video Interview Transcription to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- May 16, 2008: Added O'Neal's Crew - 600th Squadron - April 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- May 16, 2008: Updated Lollar's Crew - 603rd Squadron - 21 April 1945 in the Identified Crew Photos page and the Unidentified Crew Photos page.
- May 16, 2008: Updated Tarr's Crew - 603rd Squadron - 9 August 1944 in the Identified Crew Photos page.
- May 9, 2008: Added Wright's Crew - 600th Squadron - May 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- May 8, 2008: Added Watkins' Crew - 601st Squadron - 20 February 1945 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- May 8, 2008: Added Costanzo's Crew Photo - 601st Squadron - 5 February 1945 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- May 8, 2008: Updated 603rd Jordan, Moore, and Hall by B-17 - May 1944 in the Identified Crew Photos page.
- May 8, 2008: Added the Donald Dunn, 398th Tail Gunner/Spot Jammer - 603rd Squadron Video Interview Transcription to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- May 8, 2008: Added the Edward Jones, 398th Pilot - 603rd Squadron Video Interview Transcription to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- May 8, 2008: Added the Edward Jordan, 398th Pilot - 603rd Squadron Audio Interview Transcription to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- May 8, 2008: Added the Robert Rowland, 398th Ball Turret Gunner - 602nd Squadron Video Interview Transcription to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- May 8, 2008: Added the Philip Stahlman Interview, 398th Pilot - 601st Squadron Video Interview Transcription to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- May 8, 2008: Added the Ray Talbott, 398th Tail Gunner - 601st Squadron Video Interview Transcription to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- May 8, 2008: Added the Al Turney, 398th Navigator - 601st Squadron Video Interview Transcription to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews page.
- May 6, 2008: Added the Bowen's Crew - 602nd Squadron - 12 March 1945 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- May 4, 2008: Added 5 annotated aerial views of the Nuthampstead Airbase to the 398th Nuthampstead Air Base Photos page via Malcolm (Ozzie) Osborn.
- April 27, 2008: Added Roper's Crew - 601st Squadron - 23 January 1945 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- April 23, 2008: Added Hanauer's Crew - 603rd Squadron - 12 October 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- April 23, 2008: Added Sitler's Crew - 601st Squadron - 9 October 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- April 22, 2008: Added Dad piloted a B-17 for Grateful Nation by Gail Fisher - November 10, 2006 to our 398th Veterans' WWII Personal Histories, 603rd section and also to our UK Friends of the 398th Articles.
- April 18, 2008: Updated information on Remembrance Services Tour June 14-15, 2008.
- April 10, 2008: Added link EAA's Interactive Tour of a B-17G Flying Fortress to our Links to Other Sites page in the EAA section.
- April 6, 2008: Added Idso's Crew - 600th Squadron - 22 December 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- April 6, 2008: Added Nelson's Crew - 600th Squadron - January/February 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- April 6, 2008: Added Pinner's Crew - 603rd Squadron - March/April 1945 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- April 6, 2008: Added Stallcup's Crew - 601st Squadron - 4 August 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- April 4, 2008: Added the Wally Blackwell, 398th Pilot - 601st Squadron Video Interview Transcription to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews Page. Part II includes a discussion with Wally Blackwell on Some 398th Bomb Group Memorial Association (BGMA) History.
- February 29, 2008: Added the Al Turney, 398th Navigator - 601st Squadron Video Interview Transcription to our 398th Timeless Voices Interviews Page.
- February 29, 2008: Updated Walker's Crew - 601st Squadron - 29 July 1943 with additional information in our Identified Crew Photos page and the Unidentified Crew Photos page.
- February 3, 2008: Added Palant's Crew - 601st Squadron - September 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page and the Unidentified Crew Photos page.
- February 3, 2008: Added McCarty's Crew - 601st Squadron - 1943 to the Identified Crew Photos page and the Unidentified Crew Photos page.
- February 2, 2008: Updated Hill's Crew - 600th Squadron - 11 March 1945 in the Identified Crew Photos page.
- January 31, 2008: Added Cocoa Beach Reunion - September 3-6 2008 dates and hotel to our Annual Reunions and Tours Page.
- January 31, 2008: Added Alles ist kaputt! The end of Hitler's war - Interview with Harry Mazer 398th, 602nd Squadron, Waist Gunner by Patrick Timothy Mullikin to our 398th Veterans' WWII Personal Histories page (see 602nd Squadron within).
- January 31, 2008: Added Captain Victor E. Stoll's Military History by Bob and Doug Williams (pdf download file) to our 398th Veterans' WWII Personal Histories page (see 603rd Squadron within).
- January 30, 2008: Updated Lamb's Crew - 601st Squadron - Spring 1944 in the Identified Crew Photos page.
- January 29, 2008: Updated Delancey's Crew - 601st Squadron - 15 November 1944 in the Identified Crew Photos page and the Unidentified Crew Photos page.
- January 29, 2008: Added Phoenix Reunion 2007 - Farewell Banquet Speech by Malcolm Ozzie Osborn to Annual Reunions and Tours, UK Friends of the 398th Articles, and 398th Veterans' WWII Personal Histories.
- January 27, 2008: Added Unknown Crew - 600th Squadron - May 1945 - Arriving Bradley Field, CT on Hitler's Headache to the Identified Crew Photos page and the Unidentified Crew Photos page.
- January 26, 2008: Updated Jeffer's Crew - 601st Squadron - circa 1945 in the Identified Crew Photos page.
- November 16, 2007: Added 1980 Nolan Crew Reunion by Paula Will Moyer to 398th Veterans' WWII Personal Histories.
- November 12, 2007: Added Merseburg...Dreaded Merseburg by Allen Ostrom to our articles in 398th Remembrances.
- November 11, 2007: Added 1st Lt. Philip H. Stahlman, Jr.: Award of Oak Leaf Cluster to Distinguished Flying Cross for 15 October 1944, awarded 2 December 1944 to our 398th Bomb Group Distiguished Flying Cross (DFC) Citations List.
- November 6, 2007: Added 4 more interviews to our 398th Timeless Voices Inteviews page. See 398th Home Page, then the 398th History section, then 398th Timeless Voices Inteviews. The added interviews are Jerome Jans, Arthur Laughlin, Robert Rowland, and Thomas Vanner.
- November 6, 2007: Added James E. Smith's Crew - 601st Squadron - Spring 1945 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- November 6, 2007: Added 398th Formation Chart for 13 May 1945 POW Pickup to our 398th POW Experiences page.
- November 6, 2007: Updated Wallingford's Crew - 602nd Squadron - circa April 1945 in the Identified Crew Photos page and the Unidentified Crew Photos page.
- October 25, 2007: Updated List of 398th Crews without photos in our Collection, please review our alphbetical listing to see if you have one that can help us.
- October 25, 2007: Added Dalton's Crew - 601st Squadron - February 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- October 25, 2007: Added Kennedy's Crew - 603rd Squadron - Spring 1945 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- October 25, 2007: Added Wallingford's Crew - 602nd Squadron - circa April 1945 to the Identified Crew Photos page and the Unidentified Crew Photos page.
- October 24, 2007: Added The Dresden/Prague Story, organized and researched by Allen Ostrom, Flak News Editor with contriubtions by Allen Ostrum, Ralph McIntyre, Don MacPherson, Harold Brown, Nunzio Addabbo, Bill Costanzo, Howard Pinner, Dave Mills, and Wendell Saferite to our Flak News Articles Page. See 398th Section. Also included for 398th Mission Page: 14 Feb 1945 Prague, Czech.
- October 21, 2007: Added Liberation Flight by Ralph F. Will, Flight Engineer to our 398th Veterans' WWII Personal Histories, see 600th Squadron section.
- October 21, 2007: Added The Tallest Gunner in the Air Force by Ralph F. Will, Flight Engineer to our 398th Veterans' WWII Personal Histories, see 600th Squadron section.
- October 20, 2007: Added 398th Mission to Kraiburg - 11 April 1945 photo to our 398th B-17 Photo Collection Index.
- October 9, 2007: Added "We Fly at Dawn" by John Contento, Tail Gunner to our 398th Veterans' WWII Personal Histories section, see 600th listings.
- October 7, 2007: Added Bestervelt's Crew with Major Bruce Daily as Command - 600th Squadron - 4 August 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- October 7, 2007: Added Magnan's Crew - 603rd Squadron - 15 August 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- October 7, 2007: Added Magnan's Crew - 603rd Squadron - late 1943 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- October 6, 2007: Added 5 more interviews to our 398th Timeless Voices Inteviews page. See 398th Home Page, then the 398th History section, then 398th Timeless Voices Inteviews. The added interviews are Donald Dunn, Edward Jones, Elliot Novek, Philip Stahlman, and Ray Talbott.
- October 1, 2007: Added Jeffer's Crew - 601st Squadron - circa 1945 to the Identified Crew Photos page and the Unidentified Crew Photos page.
- September 30, 2007: Added Connolly's Crew - 602nd Squadron - 25 September 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- September 30, 2007: Added Cucco's Crew - 601st Squadron - 4 August 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- Added Hancock's Crew - 602nd Squadron - 9 September 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- September 30, 2007: Added Worley's Crew - 603rd Squadron - 22 March 1945 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- September 30, 2007: Added Surviving B-17 Flying Fortresses to our Links to Other Sites page. See subtopic museums on the Links page.
- September 22, 2007: Updated Lt. Bob Welty's Mission Photos for 14, 15 and 19 February 1945 within our 398th WWII Photo Collection.
- September 9, 2007: Added 4 more interviews to our 398th Timeless Voices Inteviews page. See 398th Home Page, then the 398th History section, then 398th Timeless Voices Inteviews. The added interviews are Dick Frazier, George Graham, Hamilton Mero, and Russell Reed.
- September 9, 2007: Added information on planned Station 131 Remembrance Services June 14-15, 2008 to our Annual Reunions and Tours page.
- September 9, 2007: Updated information on our Phoenix Reunion - November 28 to December 1, 2007 to our Annual Reunions and Tours page.
- August 19, 2007: Updated Recollections of the Mission to Merseburg 21 November 1944 by Bob Welty, Co-Pilot to our 398th Veterans' WWII Personal Histories section, see 603rd.
- August 19, 2007: Updated Lt. Bob Welty's Mission Photos for 14, 15 and 19 February 1945 within our 398th WWII Photo Collection page to add a new photo after "The 398th Crosses the Rhine" which show locations of towns along the Rhine where the crossing took place.
- August 19, 2007: Updated 398th Target: Mannheim - probably early September 1944 (initially called Unknown Target 1) to our Mission Maps and Target Photos page, located within our 398th WWII Photo Collection page.
- August 18, 2007: Added 2nd Lt. Charles J. Mellis, Jr., Co-Pilot, 603rd Squadron Diary to our 398th Combat Diaries Page.
- August 10, 2007: Added 7 more interviews to our 398th Timeless Voices Inteviews page. See 398th Home Page, then the 398th History section, then 398th Timeless Voices Inteviews. The added interviews are Dale Brown, Marvin Coffee, Dewey Cook, Edward Jordan, Paul Roderick, Lou Stoffer, and Howard Traeder.
- August 7, 2007: Added Lamb's Crew - 601st Squadron - Spring 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- August 7, 2007: Added Searl's Crew - 600th Squadron - Early 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- August 7, 2007: Added Wierney's Crew - 601st Squadron - 17 April 1944 and Wierney's Crew - 601st Squadron - 6 July 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- July 23, 2007: Added 398th Bomb Group Oak Leaf Cluster to the Distinguished Flying Cross (OLC to DFC) Award List - sorted by Award Date to our 398th Individual Awards page.
- July 23, 2007: Added 398th Bomb Group Bronze Star Award List - sorted by Award Date - sorted by Award Date to our 398th Individual Awards page.
- July 23, 2007: Added 398th Bomb Group Silver Star Award List - sorted by Award Date to our 398th Individual Awards page.
- July 23, 2007: Added 398th Bomb Group Purple Heart Award List - sorted by Surname to our 398th Individual Awards page.
- July 23, 2007: Added S/Sgt. Ray Vicha's 398th Missions - Gunner by Jeff Vicha to our 398th Veterans' WWII Personal Histories section, see 603rd.
- July 22, 2007: Added Recollections of the Mission to Merseburg 21 November 1944 by Bob Welty, Co-Pilot to our 398th Veterans' WWII Personal Histories section, see 603rd.
- June 29,2007: Changed Unidentifed Crew 2 to Possibly Schoen's Crew - 601st Squadron - Fall 1944 in the Identified Crew Photos page and the Unidentified Crew Photos page.
- June 16, 2007: Added Madingley - Memorial Day - 28th May 2007 by Malcolm "Ozzie" Osborn to the UK Friends of the 398th Articles page and also to the 398th Killed in Action page.
- June 14, 2007: Added Kiernan's Crew - 603rd Squadron - Late 1943 to the Identified Crew Photos page and the Unidentified Crew Photos page.
- June 14, 2007: Added Lowe's Crew - 600th Squadron - Early 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- June 13, 2007: Added Chaplain Duvall Conducting Services on USS Wakefield - probably 16 April 1944 to our 398th Getting There Photos page.
- June 13, 2007: Added Men from One Group Headquarters Hut - 398th Bomb Group - Spring 1945 to the Identified Crew Photos page, sections Intelligence and Photo Group Photos and 398th Leaders and Commanders' Photos.
- June 12, 2007: Added Moy's Crew - 603rd Squadron - Fall 1944 and Moy's Crew - 603rd Squadron - 21 March 1945 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- June 9, 2007: Added the Lt. E. Dalton Ebbeson, Bombardier/Navigator, 603rd Diary to our 398th Combat Diaries page.
- April 25, 2007: Added Hansard's Crew - 600th Squadron - 27 April 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- April 25, 2007: Added Adoption of T/Sgt. James Hochadel's Grave at Normandy Cemetery by Stéphane St. Martin to the Cemetery Section of our 398th Killed in Action Page.
- April 25, 2007: Updated 398th Target: Ludwigshafen/Mannheim - possibly early September 1944 (initially called Unknown Target 2) to our Mission Maps and Target Photos page, located within our 398th WWII Photo Collection page.
- April 20, 2007: Added Lt. William H. Baker, Navigator, 600th to our 398th Combat Diaries.
- April 13, 2007: Added 603rd in Action - 1944 or early 1945 to our 398th B-17 Photo Collection, thanks to Harry Dover, Jr.
- April 5, 2007: Added How Was It Well in Formation to our 398th B-17 Photo Collection, thanks to Jeff Vicha.
- March 20, 2007: Added Grinter's Crash the Day After at the Nuthampstead Air Base to the 398th B-17 Photo Collection and the 398th Crashed and Damaged Aircraft Photos Collection.
- March 20, 2007: Added Lamb's Crew with Major Tracy Petersen as Command - 601st Squadron - 14 October 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page and the Unidentified Crew Photos page.
- March 20, 2007: Added Spangler's Crew - 603rd Squadron - 28 October 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- March 20, 2007: Added Grinter's Crew - 600th Squadron - July 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- February 11, 2007: Updated our 398th Killed in Action lists for Killed while Flight Training in USA, 398th Killed in Combat Missions, Killed while Stationed at Station 131, Nuthampstead, 398th Killed in Action Summary by Squadron and Month.
- February 9, 2007: Added Buzza's Crew - 603rd Squadron - 9 September 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- February 8, 2007: Added 3 more interviews to our 398th Timeless Voices Inteviews page. See 398th Home Page, then the 398th History section, then 398th Timeless Voices Inteviews. The added interviews are Keith Anderson, Robert Knowles, and Newt Moy.
- February 7, 2007: Added Howden's Crew - 603rd Squadron - 11 July 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- February 7, 2007: Added Stoll's Crew with Colonel Hunter as Command - 603rd Squadron - 20 July 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page and the Unidentified Crew Photos page.
- January 27, 2007: Updated Leukhardt's Crew - 602nd Squadron - Fall 1944 - R&R at Southport on the Identified Crew Photos page.
- January 24, 2007: Added Guice's Crew - 603rd Squadron - 1943 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- January 20, 2007: Major updates to our 398th Bomb Group Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) Award List in our 398th Individual Awards section.
- January 17, 2007: Updated Coleman's Crew - 603rd Squadron - 21 March 1945 on the Unidentified Crew Photos page with new information thanks to Bruce Zimmermann.
- January 15, 2007: Added the first five on-line 398th Timeless Voices Inteviews to the 398th Site. See 398th Home Page, then the 398th History section, then 398th Timeless Voices Inteviews. These are historical recollections of a few of our members and include: Wally Blackwell, Lew Burke, Joe Joseph, Harry Overbaugh, and Al Turney. More will be added as they become available.
- January 15, 2007: Updated Beckstrom's Crew with Major K.L. Berry as Command - 603rd Squadron - 21 February 1945 on the Identified Crew Photos page with new information thanks to Bruce Zimmermann.
- November 3, 2006: Added additional chapters for Excerpts from "World War II Osyssey" by Bill Frankhouser, Navigator in our 398th Veterans' WWII Personal Histories section.
- November 3,2006: Added Engel's Crew - 603rd Squadron - February 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- November 3, 2006: 398th Bomb Group - Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) Award List now available from June 1944 to 20 September 1994 in our 398th Individual Awards section.
- October 27, 2006: Added 398th Reunion at Livonia - Sept. 2006 - via Beez to the Reunion and Tour Photos page.
- October 27, 2006: Updated item c) and d) for The Lt. Bob Welty Color Photo Collection: a) The Tarr Crew in B-17 Training - 1944, b) Lt. Bob Welty's Mission Photos for 14, 15 and 19 February 1945, and c) Lt. Bob Welty and Friends in Nuthampstead - late 1944/Early 1945, and Lt. Bob Welty in Pittsburgh - 1945. See Lt. Bob Welty Color Photo Collection in the 398th WWII Photo Collection. These photos are unusual as they are all in color and the 14 Feb 1945 photos show a photo sequence for a combat mission.
- October 27, 2006: Added John H. Davis' Crew - 601st Squadron - 28 July 1944 and John H. Davis' Crew - 601st Squadron - Summer 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- October 27, 2006: Added Leukhardt's Crew - 602nd Squadron - Fall 1944 - R&R at Southport to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- October 15, 2006: Added possible names of other DFC recipients in photo attached to S/Sgt. Raymond Vicha: Awards of the Distinguished Flying Cross - 29 January 1945 in our 398th Individual Awards section.
- October 11, 2006: Updated Jack Lee's Crew - 603rd Squadron - 2 December 1944 in the Identified Crew Photos page.
- October 8, 2006: Added link Aircraft MIA Project which focuses on crash sites in Poland in our Links to Other Sites.
- September 25, 2006: Updated Koenig's Crew - 601st Squadron - 21 February 1945 with names of crew. See also Identified Crew Photos.
- September 25, 2006: Added link Royston a Town at War DVD Documentary to our Links to Other Sites. See Nuthampstead and Nearby Areas subheading.
- July 5, 2006: Added Beckstrom's Crew with Major K.L. Berry as Command - 603rd Squadron - 21 February 1945 to the Identified Crew Photos page and the Unidentified Crew Photos page.
- June 25, 2006: Added Adoption of T/Sgt. Bill Wicken's Grave at Margraten Cemetery by Jean-Paul Wyers to the 398th Killed in Action Index and 398th Veterans' WWII Personal Histories section.
- June 25, 2006: Added Bebe - Boeing B-17 # 43-37982 N7-K by Dallas Ebest, Ground Crew, 603rd Squadron to our 398th Veterans' WWII Personal Histories.
- June 19, 2006: Added a) the 2015th Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon - 31 October 1944, b) Martin, Ahern, Cochrane - 2015th Engineer Aviation Fire Fighters - 1944, c) McAfee, Knox, Ahern - 2015th Engineer Aviation Fire Fighters - 1944/45, d) Wood, Molloy, Ahern - 2015th Engineer Aviation Fire Fighters - 1944/45, e) Bill Ahern - 2015th Engineer Aviation Fire Fighters - 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page and the Unidentified Crew Photos page.
- June 19, 2006: Added Newman's Crash of 42-102553 LIL 8 BALL at Nuthampstead - 26 July 1944 and Vince Moore's Crash of 42-102570 at Nuthampstead - 21 October 1944 to the 398th Crashed and Damaged Aircraft Photos section.
- June 19, 2006: Added Remembering the Newman Crash of 26 July 1944 by Bill Ahern, Fire Fighter, 2015th to our 398th Veterans' WWII Personal Histories.
- May 16, 2006: Added the Lt. Bob Welty Color Photo Collection: a) The Tarr Crew in B-17 Training, b) Lt. Bob Welty's Mission Photos for 14, 15 and 19 February 1945, and c) Lt. Bob Welty and Friends in Nuthampstead - late 1944/Early 1945 to the 398th WWII Photo Collection. These photos are unusual as they are all in color and the 14 Feb 1945 photos show a photo sequence for a combat mission.
- May 16, 2006: Added the Tarr's Crew - 603rd Squadron - 9 August 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- May 16, 2006: Updated the Training Photos Collection in the 398th WWII Photo Collection with the addition of B-17 training bases and links to crew photos during training from the Identified Crew Photos page.
- May 15, 2006: Added Honoring the 398th Men at Margraten by Wally Blackwell and Sebastiaan Voskuil to the 398th Killed in Action Index and 398th Veterans' WWII Personal Histories section.
- May 6, 2006: Updated name and address for USA Dues Manager in the Prospective Member Information and Dues Paying Process pages.
- April 26, 2006: Updated T. A. Brown's Crew - 602nd Squadron - 8 July 1944 on the Unidentified Crew Photos page. More input is requested on who's who.
- April 23, 2006: Added Hopkins' Crew - 603rd Squadron - Late Summer 1943 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- April 23, 2006: Added Hopkins' Crew Christmas in Rapid City - 603rd Squadron - 25 December 1943 to the Identified Crew Photos page
- April 23, 2006: Added Jack Lee's Crew - 603rd Squadron - Fall 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page
- April 23, 2006: Added Hopkins Bugler in the Snow at Rapid City - March 1944 to our Training Photos Collection and our 398th B-17 Photo Collection.
- April 22, 2006: Added photo and newspaper clipping to S/Sgt. Raymond Vicha: Awards of the Distinguished Flying Cross - 29 January 1945 in our 398th Individual Awards section.
- April 22, 2006: Added DFC Ceremony at Nuthampstead - 29 January 1945 Major Jean B. Miller, 603rd Squadron Commander pinning Distinguished Flying Cross on S. Sgt. Ray Vicha to our 398th Leaders and Commanders photo section in the Identified Crew Photos page and the Unidentified Crew Photos page. Note three unidentified DFC recipients in the photo.
- April 20, 2006: Updated Magness' Crew - 601st Squadron - early February 1945 in the Identified Crew Photos page.
- April 15, 2006: Updated items for sale in 398th PX.
- April 15, 2006: Added Unknown Crew 2 - 601st Squadron - Fall 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page and the Unidentified Crew Photos page. Contains photos of Jim Crouch.
- April 15, 2006: Added Driscoll's Crew - 602nd Squadron - Spring 1944 and Driscoll's Crew - 602nd Squadron - 20 July 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page and the Unidentified Crew Photos page.
- April 15, 2006: Updated Link's Crew (later Austin's Crew) - 602nd Squadron - 1 August 1944 in the Identified Crew Photos page.
- April 5, 2006: Updated Kaufman's Crew - 603rd Squadron - 19 July 1944 in the Identified Crew Photos page
- March 29, 2006: Updated Norman Williams' Crew - 603rd Squadron - probably 1945 in the Identified Crew Photos page and the Unidentified Crew Photos page.
- March 29, 2006: Updated Kaufman's Crew - 603rd Squadron - 19 July 1944 in the Identified Crew Photos page and the Unidentified Crew Photos page.
- March 26, 2006: Added Jack Lee's Crew - 603rd Squadron - 5 August 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page, the 398th B-17 Photo Collection page, and the 398th Nose and Engine Art Photos page.
- March 13, 2006: Added Norman Williams' Crew - 603rd Squadron - probably 1945 to the Identified Crew Photos page and the Unidentified Crew Photos page.
- March 13, 2006: Added Jamaica High School Time Capsule Warren John Weis - later Warren John Wade to Links to Other Sites and also to Wade's Crew - 601st Squadron - July/August 1944.
- March 13, 2006: Updated 3 B-17s on Bomb Run in our 398th B-17 Photo Collection based on new information.
- March 7, 2006: Added S/Sgt. Raymond Vicha: Awards of the Distinguished Flying Cross - 29 January 1945 to our 398th Individual Awards section.
- March 7, 2006: Added Spitzer's Crew - 603rd Squadron - 2 November 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page and the Unidentified Crew Photos page.
- March 7, 2006: Added Sleaman's Crew - 603rd Squadron - 19 July 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page and the Unidentified Crew Photos page.
- March 7, 2006: Added Rusk's Crew - 602nd Squadron - 26 October 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page and the Unidentified Crew Photos page.
- March 7, 2006: Updated some information for Lamiell's Crew - 602nd Squadron - 2 February 1945 in the Unidentified Crew Photos page.
- March 6, 2006: Added Harker's Crew - 603rd Squadron - Early 1944 to the Identified Crew Photos page and the Unidentified Crew Photos page.
- March 6, 2006: Added Nolan's Crew - 600th Squadron - 22 March 1945 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- March 6, 2006: Added Paul Adams' Crew - 601st Squadron - Early 1945 to the Identified Crew Photos page.
- March 6, 2006: Added Unknown 398th Crew during Rapid City Training - 602 Squadron - 14 September 1943; possibly the John W. Stuermer Crew to the Identified Crew Photos page and the Unidentified Crew Photos page.
- January 7, 2006: Added Aircrew Codes to our FAQs about Army Air Force Terms in WWII.
- January 5, 2006: Added the Sgt. Frank M. Mackey, Ball Turret Gunner, 600th Diary to the 398th Combat Diaries Page. Both S/Sgt. Frank M. Mackey and T/Sgt. Ralph F. Willl were members of the Robert D. Nolan Crew.
- January 5, 2006: Added the T/Sgt. Ralph F. Will, Engineer, 600th Diary to the 398th Combat Diaries Page. Both S/Sgt. Frank M. Mackey and T/Sgt. Ralph F. Willl were members of the Robert D. Nolan Crew.
- January 5, 2006: Added definitions for Dead Reconking, Mickey Ball, Phonetic Alphabet, To beat, and Visual Navigator to our FAQs about Army Air Force Terms in WWII.
Note: Earlier What's New items can be found in our 398th What's New Archive.