The Last Tight Mountain Turn
by Bill Beigel
The jeep sped around the last of the tight mountain turns, and soon was making great time along the road that crossed the alluvial fan at the base of Monte della Torraccia. He’d probably be back in time for dinner in the mess tent. He looked forward to some good strong black coffee.
Everything looked the same to Staff Sergeant Keyes as he passed the Brazilian field artillery battalion and the Canadian aid station.
He slowed down the vehicle to make the final turn...
Simmons’ Creek
by Bill Beigel
Walking the beach at dawn is a habit. There are many places where I can find a crescent ring of tiny shells.
The shells are embedded and enmeshed in a tangled mass of sea grass and feathers and dark, coarse sand. They are nearly hidden. But when the sun is just right, the shells shine out to me. I have picked up many handfuls, but usually end up tossing them back into the ocean. I enjoy the small splash they cause, and the ripples that tickle the surface for a few...
Five From the 464th Bomb Group
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The desperate last mission of the...
Parker Fondren’s Daughter
Clients come to me from many places and...“He’s definitely our young soldier” – Remembering 2nd Lt Donald I. Gunn
In the course of nearly two decades of...PRESS RELEASE: UCLA Alumni Assoc. Honors World War II Casualties in Veterans Day Event, Beigel to Speak
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Rosemarie and Robert Maze are the only...UCLA Veterans Day Commemorative: “Remembering the Fallen”
UCLA Alumni Association Hosts Veterans...APG 2017 Annual Professional Management Conference | Washington, DC 10/1/2017
Researching the Silent Generation:...
Women in WWII: Cornelia Clark Fort
Hi Steve: the files is silent on the fate of F/O Stamm. I do know that he survived the War. Best, BillWomen in WWII: Cornelia Clark Fort
Hi Ed: I don't know. I expect that perhaps he was able to talk to some witnesses or perhaps the officers that prepared the crash report. I do have that crash report in my archives. Best regards, BillWomen in WWII: Cornelia Clark Fort
Where did Chaplain Pastor Jeff get his details on the mid-air collision?Women in WWII: Cornelia Clark Fort
Sir, what happened to F/o Stamme? Was he disciplined? Thanks Steve CliftFive From the 464th Bomb Group
Hi Philippe: thanks for this information on "Reluctant Dragon". Always glad to read about a crew that survived. Best, BillFive From the 464th Bomb Group
Dear Bill As French aviation historian, and particularly specialised in the 15th USAAF'heavy bomber bombardment, it was pleasant of to read your nice page about the 464th Bomber Group. I noted about this special day of June 6'1944, another loss rom the 464th BG. It was the B-24 "G" 42-78223, at my knowledge nicnamed "Reluctant Dragon" piloted by S/Lt Thomas Mills, shot down over Ploesti wherre all the crew parachuted safety. Hope that this information can to be an little help for you for this worst day. Philippe
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