History of the Diary

1. Veteran/Position/Squadron/Crew:
   T/Sgt. George W. Forsyth
   B-17 Engineer/TT Gunner
   602nd Squadron
   Al Petska's 602 crew
2. Original Diary Location:
   The handwritten original is thought to be with the Forsyth family. The diary was typed by November 1945 and George Forsyth sent a copy to fellow crew member James Froelich.
3. Copies at Key Repositories:
   8th AF Heritage Museum in Savannah: No
   Hertfordshire Archives: No
   398th's Wally Blackwell:
   398th's James Froelich: Paper and Electronic
   398th's Dave Jordan: Paper and Electronic
   398th Al Pestra's 603 Crew Members: Paper copies thought to be with all of the crew or their families
   398th's Allen Ostrom: No
   398th Web Site/Archive: Electronic
   
4. Period Covered:
   Thirty-five 398th Missions between November 30, 1944 and April 8, 1945
5. When written:
   George's diary was written after each mission.
6. Transcribers to Electronic Text:
   James Froelich, son of Sgt. James S. Froelich created scanned images and a typed electronic version of the diary in early 2003. Wally Blackwell and Dave Jordan performed minor editing for the web version.
7. Contact Information:
   Comments or corrections about this diary can be sent to the 398th Comment Coordinator.
8. Epilogue:
   Not available.