SAAF Foggia, Italy 1944

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Well I just wanted to find out some information about my roots. Both the origin of my surname, which as you said is surely of German origin, and somehow contact these distant relatives. Unfortunately the only piece of information I have is this pilot (or I believe it was a pilot) during WWII. Anyway I have started looking at some records and search on websites, like the Ellis Island one. But till now, no luck in finding some names or informations which could match with what I know of the story.
If you think you could have some interesting information please let me know. Thank you very much.
 
Anthony , i just typed in a lengthy message to you and the flurry thing didn't go through ! . However i hope you are well .You are in Italy i'm in Australia so we are both at a disadvantage . Begin at the beginning , with your birth , going back through each generation (yes i know i'm stating the obvious) ask family members , jog their memories .Its fascinating where this surname Richter came from , a romantic traveller ? sailor ? and in the South of Italy , the north would make morre sense , wishing you well , kind regards Colleen .
 
]I want to say thank you for all of your help with my research. I am proud to announce that since I first joined this site in 2008 I finally finished my research on the 15th Air Force and published my first book From Foggia To Freedom.

Chapters Include detailed information about:

The Fight for Foggia and Operation Avalanche

The history of the B-17 flying fortress, from "Project 299" to the B-17G.

Training to fly heavy bombers, including veteran interviews and first-hand accounts from veterans who flew from airfields accross the U.S. like Chico, California, Hobbs AFB in Hobbs, New Mexico, and Gulfport, Mississippi.

Airfields Around Foggia, including detailed information and interviews with veterans who flew from the airfields at Tortorella, Lucera, Amendola, Celone, and Foggia Main.

Combat Missions, first-hand accounts detailing the duties of a B-17 crew, flying in combat, being shot down, and evading capture.

How the U.S. Army Air Corps, RAF, and AAF supplied the Yugoslav and Polish partisan forces behind German lines.

Interviews with POWs who were located at Stalag Luft III and Stalag Luft IV, and stories about the "Black March" the men of Stalag Luft IV were forced to make during the winter of 1945.

Repatriation, Camp Lucky Strike, and the journey home to the United States.

If anyone is interested in ordering a copy please contact me.

Thanks again,
Brandon Soale



 
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I was toldthat my Uncle David Weinstein was a gunner in a plan named the Bitter Bitch. His plan was shot down over Italy in 1945 and he did not survive. I am looking for anyone who may have known him
 

We've got a vivid personal account of life in the 57th Fighter Group USAAF in Foggia at aircrewremembered.com/GeraldSchwartzArchive which we transcribed from our friend Gerald's original notes. This opus is over 100 chapters in length, and we're up to Chapter 60 right now, with all Gerald's images yet to be added. We should have the job completed within a month. It's a great read from a gifted writer.
 
i have read some of it..its pretty good. there are several things i had heard of before but a lot of new info and insight.....thanks for taking the time to transcribe and post it.
 
flakhappy said:
I was a radio operator in a B-17 crew in the 97th BG based at Amendola duringthe last half of 1944, near Foggia. The 2nd BG and a sqdn. of the RAF's 5 Group was also based at Amendola.
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So that makes you about 90 years old? And using a computer?
 
Hi,
I waas wondering if your dad knew a Nigel Cooney. He was an air gunner for the SAAF 34th sqn. He was shot down whilst on a bombing mission Pardubice Oil Refinery 22 July 1944. I am looking for any information relating to him, especially photos. He was my grandfathers cousin and unfortunately nothing of his was kept (he had no siblings and never married so I suppose there was no one to pass things on to).



 

A reading list would be most welcome, although they tend to focus on the 31st squadron or the 34th only after July 1944.
 
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