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Hi Patricia: Thank you for this inquiry. Do you mean you are trying to locate the whereabouts of Mr. Rasor, or are you seeking information on his service? Thanks Bill

Bill, we are trying to find Robert Ambrose Rasor from Onsted, Michigan, but born in Ohio. We think he was a mechanic on Shoo Shoo Baby and served in the 464th bomb grp. and the 779 squadron. We cannot verify this. Can you help us?

Hi Chip: Looks like you've done some great research work here. Let me know if I can be of any research assistance. I remember the story of LT Whitaker, F/O Phillips and the rest of crew very well. Best, Bill

Bill, My name is Chip Corley and my Aunt is Cynthia Wolfe. My Great Aunt was Helen Ruth Berch and was Lawrence "Whit" Whittaker's widow. They were married seven months to the day of the July 2, 1944 mission. My aunt contacted you either directly or through Roger Phillips. In 2000 my aunt contacted me and told me that Helen Ruth had been married to a pilot who died in the war and that's the first time anyone in my family. When Helen Ruth remarried she never spoke of it until her second husband passed. she asked me if I might be interested in doing some research since I've always been a WWII aviation buff and a long time aviator and I was in. I did my research on trying to find out who shot down Whit's and the other five bombers from the 456th that morning. I've decided to get in my closet and dig up all my stuff since the disk I had scanned it on has vanished. I interviewed Sgt James Riley by phone and recorded it and had it transcribed. At some point in our search for John Wark we heard he had died in 1971 after choking on a sandwich or something like that. I haven't dug up anything yet as today is the first time since October 2003 When the three of us went to Maryland to visit Paul Edlund. I purchased a book on J/G 302 by Willi Reshke and his claim on two of the B-24s matches the record of the 456th> would like to get in touch with Leslie Wark as I have a letter her father sent Helen Ruth after he got out of POW camp describing to her what happened to Whit and the crew. You may have a copy as I think that's where the quote about Hyslop is from, but until I dig everything back up. One other thing is that the Hungarian "Puma" group claimed those six one minute before but doesn't match and a researcher from Slovokia told me the Hungarians made a claim for almost every aircraft that went down in Hungary. In 2001 I sent a letter to Willi Reshke and he replied a couple days after 9/11.

Hi Michael: I just sent a response to your personal e-mail address. Best, Bill

Bill, The father of a school aged friend was a co-pilot on a B24 that was shot down during the Ploesti raid. As young boys back in the late 50s my friend told me many second hand stories that I always considered as half truths. Several years ago I was on a work related trip that took me to Ploesti. I recalled those boy hood memories and now am curious about the detail. My friends father's name I believe was Robert Wayne Snyder. I recall my friend showing me a book written about the raid with his dad's name in it. Any chance you could point me at details that would validate my old friends claims about his dad? Thank you in advance for your help.