*Lt. Ray Garcia, in "La Lou". *From Ray: *"My ship was named after my*best friend Louis Eugene Fraser who was shot down at Piacenza, Italy around*January 29,*1945.**Louis was captured by the Germans, and was a POW.* Naming my plane*"La Lou" kept*Louis flying with me!***La Lou stands for "Louisiana Louis."* Louis was from Many, Louisiana. *Louis was "Best Man" when I married Gloria.* We named our first son Louis.* Louis Fraser passed in 1995.* I gave the Eulogy at his funeral service.* We remain in close touch with his wife, Audrey, and family. *Bob Nielsen was one of our*classmates at P-47 combat training at Wendover, Utah.*The title block*below the windshield says: *Pilot Lt. Ray Garcia, CC S/Sgt E. Saboski, Asst. Cpl. E. Farley, Arm. Sgt L. Grybos"
They also seem to have had one '13' called 'Sweet Stuff', looking at the wall....