Help needed-does anyone live close to San Bruno, California?

[seesul]

Dear all,

I´ve found a grave of one US flyer who was KIA over my born town in 1944 and was exhumed and reburied in USA later. I´d like to have a pic of his grave that is at Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno (San Mateo County) in California.
Should someone live close and should he be able to take few pics of his grave I´d post a details about him.

Thank you very much in advance!

 

[ccheese]

Im going to make this post "sticky" so it stays close to the top.

I hope someone on the west coast can help Roman.

Charles

 

[GrauGeist]

Dang...I'm about 3 hour's north of the Bay Area...hopefully someone's closer!

 

[evangilder]

You're closer than I am, Dave

 

[seesul]

Thank you guys, you don´t need to hurry, I´ll be waiting for someone who´s living closer.

 

[seesul]

And here´s the flyboy in question:

FLAHIVE, ROBERT J
SGT US ARMY
WORLD WAR II
DATE OF BIRTH: 09/04/1924
DATE OF DEATH: 08/29/1944
BURIED AT: SECTION O SITE 76
GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL CEMETERY
1300 SNEATH LANE SAN BRUNO, CA 94066
(650) 589-7737

 

[seesul]

Some background info on this ball turret gunner http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/ot...lyer-s-microphone-1944-found-woods-12379.html
Just scroll the page down.

 

[GrauGeist]

I'm checking to see if I can find someone I know who would be able to get over to the cemetary and get some photos for you, Roman.

If we can't find anyone able to, then I'll see what I can do to get down there myself.

 

[seesul]

Thank you Dave, you don´t need to go down,there´s a time. I wanna have this pic for our future web site project and for a friend of mine who writes a book about American A/Cs lost over our country.
I´m wondering also if he has some relatives there...
Anyway, thank you for your wilingness!

 

[seesul]

I was contacted by r2800doublewasp (Jack) via PM today. Jack says he lives close to this cemetery and is able to take the pics for me!
So this way I wanna say THANK YOU JACK!!!

 

[Airframes]

Great news Roman, and nice one jack, well done!

 

[GrauGeist]

Awesome news, Roman...glad a member was able to lend you a hand on that!

 

[r2800doublewasp]

More than happy to help! I will try to get the photos as soon as possible!!

 

[seesul]

Thanks again!

 

[vikingBerserker]

Nicely done Jack!

 

[lesofprimus]

Top notch Jack....

 

[Njaco]

Way to go, Jack!!!!

 

[seesul]

The info for all- I´m in touch with a nephew of the tail gunner KIA abaord the same machine. He´s thinking of visiting us this May so he will welcome those pics as well, I´m pretty sure!

 

[seesul]

Hi Jack,
just wondering, did you have a chance and time to go there? If not, no problem, I´m happy you´re able to do it for me what I really appreciate.
Anyway, can show you something- fragments of the ball turret discovered few months ago...I´m just tryin´ to get in touch with that one who found them. He lives in my born town barbar94 | B-17G 096 ''BIG TIME'' ? rajce.net
Robert Flahive lost his live in this turret...

 

[r2800doublewasp]

I literally just got back from getting the photos a few minutes ago. I have them and I will email them to you, I just need your email.
Thanks,
Jack