Recent content by Raymond Kemp

Bill, no he didn't cite anything specific, but it was very clear that he did not endorse the concept of the American Fighter Aces Association Victory Claims board proclaiming new aces. I think he felt that an association such as the AFAA had no business doing what should only be administered...

Hello Erich and thank you for the welcome! Yes, it is fun to research! You mentioned Neil and I assume you would be talking about FalkeEins? I did find his blog on the topic very interesting. I already started to do some checking against the actual documentation that Erich Hartmann sent to...

According to a post I found from Frank Olynyk on another board, no. It appears from Frank's post, Lee Archer was listed as an ace in Charles Francis's book on the Tuskegee airmen due to Francis "misreading of a very unofficial hand-written victory list for the 332nd FG." I take it from Frank's...

Hi Bill! I remember discussing this with my grandfather back around 1996 give or take a year. At the time I stumbled on some rather harsh comments online about how he and Constable were not updating their books to include the new aces as proclaimed from the findings of the AFAA Victory Credits...

I ran into learning about the AFAA Victory Credits Board a number of years ago and I had to take a moment then to think about how this might be impacting history. At the time I inquired about this subject to my grandfather, Col. Raymond F. Toliver for his take on the matter since at one time he...

You're most welcome! It is a pleasure to meet you here on the forum and I look forward to future correspondences! Ray

Thank you for taking the time to bring me up to speed on this subject. I've been following the threads on this subject here and on other sites for several months now. I do have some perspectives that I want to share on the subject, but I'll wait a bit while I complete my research. I have some...

Hello Bill! Your name sounds familar. Were you by chance at the St. Louis reunion around 1970? Nice to meet you here! Ray

Thank you!! I'm looking forward to sharing it!

Thank you Igor and Njaco! I'm looking forward to sharing these newly found treasures of my grandfather's research and Erich Hartmann's life. A few years before my grandfather passed away he told me he had an extensive collection of letters from Erich Hartmann dating all the way back to 1956...

Hello Buffnut, Thank you for welcoming me aboard. You're right about the old and the new as it pertains to early historical works and today. One thing is for sure, my grandfather was meticulous at documenting and organizing his research for the facts. As I go through what I will call the...

I've been reading this thread with great interest since becoming a brand spanking new member here; however, this post raised my eyebrows and I felt compelled to respond. I am the grandson of the late Col. Raymond F. Toliver who has many of you know is one of the authors of the book "The Blond...