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"Ball of Fire Quarterly Express"
Newsletter of the 93rd Bombardment Group Association
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| There are five indexes to the newsletter: Books indexes books mentioned in the newsletter Names locates people named in the newsletter Places lists place names found in the newsletter Planes locates planes by name or tail number Topics indexes topics in the newsletter All indexes use the same convention to find the issue: Volume Number, letter a (Spring), b (Summer), c (Fall), d (Winter) for the issue in a volume, page number. Example: 9c19 = Volume Nine, Fall, Page 19. When you have located an item in the index you want to read, use your browser Back button to return to this page and click on the link to the issue you want. The 93rd BGA thanks association member Will Paine for undertaking the enormous work involved in scanning the issues from 1993 through 2005 and developing the indexes.
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Selected Table of Contents
Vol. 1 No. 1, Summer 1993 (Paul R. Steichen, editor)
Return of the Liberator–Wartime Love Story, by David Henshall. ............... 1-2
To Honor the 50th Anniversary Observation of this Fine Crew (Jerk’s Natural) ....... 3
“Hello Milfoil–This is Wee Willie.” The diary of Capt. Edward L. McGuire, Jr. ...... 5
Mrs. Alexander ....................................................... 6-7
Vol. 1 No. 2, Fall 1993 King George VI Tours Hardwick ........................................... 1Medal Same–Recognition Not [Addison Baker] ................................ 2
Col. Rollin C. Reineck, Original 93rd: What Really Happened to Amelia Earhart ..... 3
Netherlands Revisited [Dutch Borcherding] .................................. 3
Sharing Memories [Tom Gilbert] .......................................... 4
Runway 19's Favorite Landmark: St. Margaret’s Church, Topcroft ................. 5
“Hello Milfoil”, continued ................................................. 7
“Libs Go in Low,” Hardwick Bulletin Board, March 24, 1945..................... 7
Vol. 1 No. 3, Winter 1993 “The ‘Duchess’ is Queen of the Libs,” Stars & Stripes, Feb. 10, 1944 ............ 1-2Last Flight of the “Duchess”, by David W. Thompson ........................ 2-3
From Orphanage to B-24 Liberator [Andy Miller] ............................ 4-5
Mission to Oslo Norway–Nov. 16, 1943, by John E. O’Grady .................. 5-6
For Gallantry–The Silver Star [Nathaniel “Bud” Glickman] ...................... 6
“Hello Milfoil”, continued ................................................ 7
Research Report [on Bill Lozowski] ........................................ 12
Vol. 2 No. 1, Spring 1994 Return to Hardwick [Jan. 1975], by Ed Reilly ................................. 1“Collision of Two 93rd B.G. Liberators at Inglemunster, Sept. 21, 1944” (Official Report) ............ 2-3
Former Prisoner of War at Stalag Luft III, by Luther C. Cox ...................... 4
“Lib ‘Bomerang’, After 53 Raids, Heads for U.S.”, AP, Apr. 5, 1944 ............... 5
93rd Veteran Meets an Old Buddy [K. O. Dessert] .............................. 6
Toledo, Ohio Set for Tribute to Lt. Col. Addison Baker, Aug. 21, 1994 ............. 6
“Hello Milfoil”, continued ................................................ 7
Vol. 2 No. 2, Summer 1994 Children Watched 93rd Make War, by Tony Grey ............................ 1-2Dedication, Baker Building, Aug. 20-21, 1994 .............................. 2-3
Early History–“Ball of Fire”, by Harold Secor ................................. 3
Hardwick Airfield [photo] ................................................ 4
Epilogue, by Joseph D. Roure .............................................. 6
Supply Drop to the Troops Cut Off in the Nijmegen Area, by Carroll A. Berner ...... 7
“Hello Milfoil”, continued ................................................ 8
Crew Chiefs and Mechanics, 409th B.S., by Robert E. Trapp ..................... 10
POW Memories, by Roland L. Walker ................................... 11-12
2nd AD Memorial Library and Norwich Central Library Destroyed by Fire .......... 1
Dedication Ceremonies of the Addison E. Baker Building, Aug. 21, 1994 ........... 2
Return to Normandy/Hardwick, by Murray D. Friedman ......................... 3
New book: A Bomber Pilot in WWII: From Farm Boy to Pilot, by Walter F. Hughes ... 4
Booze Benders Banquet, by Eric E. Ericson ................................. 5-6
Return and Landing Without Fuel, by Carroll A. Berner ......................... 6
“Hello Milfoil”, continued ................................................ 8
A Mission of Closure, by Gregg Jones [search for fate of Lt. William L. Stein] ..... 1-4
The “Ruth Marie”, by Edwin B. Lackens ..................................... 6
885th Chemical, by O. J. Mora ............................................. 6
1248 Military Police Co, Summary of Events December 1944 .................. 6-7
93rd Pilot–What Might Have Been [Charley Knoedler, and Glenn Miller flight] ....... 8
Operation Market Garden ................................................. 9
Tragedy over Henham .................................................. 1-3
Brig. General Robin Olds ................................................. 5
Ceremony at Hardwick for Lt. Robert W. Marx and Crew ........................ 6
Sequel and Thanks to 93rd for your Hospitality During “Ruth Marie’s” Visit,
June 13, 1944, by Edwin B. Lackens .................................... 7
“Fiegel-Zemke P47 Duo” Stars & Stripes, Apr. 25, 1944 ........................ 7
Tale of Two Successive Missions ........................................... 7
Return to Norwich, “V. E. Day Plus 50" .................................... 1-3
Mission to Koblenz, by Paul O. Bergman .................................... 5
Interesting Version of 93rd’s First Loss, “Friday’s Cat”, by Walt Stewart ........... 5
AP Reports on Lille Mission, Oct. 9, 1942 .................................... 6
Order information: All the Best by W. J. “Red” Komarek ......................... 6
93rd’s Walter Stewart Presented DSC ..................................... 1-2
The Mission That Wasn’t Supposed to Be (for us!), by Luther Cox ............... 3-4
St. Margaret’s Church Topcroft History ...................................... 5
Sources of Information on Friends We Lost Track of in WWII .................... 5
Coat of Arms and Motto (of the 93rd), by Floyd H. Mabee ........................ 6
Frederic Sparrevohn, Only Living American Having AFS Base Named in his Honor .. 1
Journey’s End, by Eric E. Ericson ........................................ 2-3
93rd Friends [Names & addresses of friends living near Hardwick] ................. 3
2nd AD Radio Amateur Net, by Charlie Weiss ................................. 5
We Will Remember Them (Remembrance Day Service, Topcroft Church) ........... 1
Newspaper Reprints:
“‘Flying Circus’ Goes to Town.” World Behind the Headlines, 9/15/43 ......... 2
“Spamland Shavings” [Clifton B. Devoe], Stars & Stripes, 3/29/45 ............. 2
“Red Air Force Delegations Praises American ‘Detail’.” Stars & Stripes ......... 4
“New Year’s Eve ‘Quiet’.” The Liberator, Hardwick, England, Jan. 4, 1943 ..... 5
“Hello Milfoil”, continued ................................................ 6
Order blank: Ted’s Travelling Circus, by Cal Stewart .......................... 11
Vol. 4 No. 2, Summer 1996 (Calvin Davidson, editor)
Early Links to Norfolk County ........................................... 1-2
“Hello Milfoil”, continued .............................................. 4-5
Gunner Extraordinaire Johnny “Zero” Foley ................................ 1-3
“Hello Milfoil”, continued ............................................... 4-5
Review and order information: Against All Odds, by Frederick “Dusty” Worthen ..... 8
The Metz Mission 9 November 1944, by Willard F. Nester ..................... 1-4
Col. Leland G. Fiegel ................................................... 10
“Hello Milfoil”, final episode ............................................ 3-5
Chaplain Joseph B. Murphy .............................................. 11
Major John L. Jerstad, by Rollin Reineck ................................... 1-3
Recent prints depicting 93rd’s planes, item submitted by Col. John A. Marx ....... 6-7
Summary History for the 93rd ............................................ 2-4
93rd Reactivated as the 93rd Air Control Wing ............................... 5-6
B-24 Model for the USAF Academy ...................................... 1-3
Memorial Dedication (at Arlington, Oct. 10, 1997) .......................... 4-11
Internet Web Sites ....................................................... 7
Vol. 6 No. 1, Spring 1998 Who Dares, Wins [Henry Betz] .......................................... 1-2Timberlake Recollections ............................................... 4-6
Postscript to the Arlington Ceremony ...................................... 6-7
Rescue from Ploesti, by Al Asch ........................................... 8
Short Snorter Appears after 53 Years .................................... 10-11
Vol. 6 No. 2, Summer 1998 JSTARS and 93rd Air Control Wing ....................................... 1-3WWII Hero Receives Flight Medal at 77 [Al Lee] ............................. 11
Vol. 6 No. 3, Fall 1998 Bomerang Story, by Kent Jaquith ......................................... 1-2 Vol. 6 No. 4, Winter 1998 Bomerang Story, continued .............................................. 5-6Visit to Hardwick, by Charles Weiss ...................................... 7-8
Comment on “Hello Milfoil”, letter from Arthur Quinn ..................... 10-11
Vol. 7 No. 1, Spring 1999 Tail Gunner Receives Medal 54 Years Later [Grant L. Farnsworth] .............. 1-3Researching the 93rd, by Don Morrison .................................... 3-5
Flight Surgeon Maj. Wilmer H. Paine ..................................... 5-6
Story of Evasion, by Louis E. DelGuidice ................................ 10-11
Vol. 7 No. 2, Summer 1999 Bomerang Story, conclusion ............................................. 1-4POW Coded Messages, by Harold Secor ................................... 5-7
“Four Raids in as Many Days Completed by Lib and Its Crew,” Stars & Stripes ....... 7
Vol. 7 No. 3, Fall 1999 “The Saga of Baggy Maggy”, by Richard Carrol Scott Jr. ...................... 1-4The Return Home 1945, letter from Lee Hall ................................ 5-6
Winter ‘44-‘45, memories from Bob Oberschmid ............................ 8-9
End of the War, memories from Joseph “Dan” Roure ........................ 9-11
Vol. 7 No. 4, Winter 1999 “Baggy Maggy”, continued .............................................. 3-6VE Day, memories from Dan Roure ....................................... 7-8
Frances Langford, letter from Fred Hayes ............................ 8-9
Vol. 8 No. 1, Spring 2000 Bronze Bust for Lt. Gen. Timberlake ...................................... 1-2“Baggy Maggy”, continued .............................................. 2-4
Day of the “Ramstaffel”, by Dan Roure .................................... 6-9
Vol. 8 No. 2, Summer 2000 “Baggy Maggy”, epilogue ............................................... 2-6Track Star Pescosolido Cited for Valor .................................... 8-9
“Escort to Valor, Courage and Undaunted Determination,” by Maj. Warren Johnson 9-11
Vol. 8 No. 3, Fall 2000 “Night Raider”, March 8, 1943 ........................................... 2-6 Vol. 8 No. 4, Winter 2000 Bringing Back History: Wham Bam II ....................................... 5“Bomber Here Sinks Gulf Sub”, Ft.Myers News-Press, July 26, 1942 ............ 5-7
To Every Member of the Eighth Air Force (10 January 1945) ................... 7-9
Vol. 9 No. 1, Spring 2001 Local WWII Veteran Receives Distinguished Flying Cross [Fred Lakner] ........... 1Association of Americans Interned in Sweden (1943-45) ........................ 3
War Veterans Reminisce; Students Listen and Learn [Henry Nycamp] ............ 6-7
Vol. 9 No. 2, Summer 2001 Celebrating the Life of Ted Timberlake .................................... 1-2Reunion, Savannah 2001 .............................................. 3-18
Vol. 9 No. 3, Fall 2001 B-24 Bomber on Museum Wish List [SAC Museum, Ashland, Neb.] ............. 1-2E-mail Addresses ....................................................... 3
Recommendation of Distinguished Flying Cross, 1st Lt Frederick A. Beckett ....... 3-4
American Ex-Prisoners of War, two websites ............................... 6-7
Lou Cox Remembers ................................................. 9-10
Vol. 9 No. 4, Winter 2001 The Final Mission; Norwich Convention November 2001 ...................... 1-693rd B.G. Bumper Stickers Available ........................................ 7
Mystery 93rd BG Aircraft, by Don Morrison ................................ 9-10
Vol. 10 No. 1, Spring 2002 Remembering the 93rd, by Ted Smith ...................................... 5-6The Last Mission, by Michael Donahue ...................................... 7
Operation Stupid and the Chattanooga Choo Choo, by Lt. Col. R. H. Ottoman .... 9-10
Vol. 10 No. 2, Summer 2002 Operation Stupid, concluded ............................................. 3-9 Vol. 10 No. 3, Fall 2002 World War II Combat Tour, by Tom Parry .................................. 2-8Excerpts from Philip Buffington’s AAF Career ............................ 10-11
Vol. 10 No. 4, Winter 2002 93rd BG Reunion, Colorado Springs, Oct. 10-13 ............................ 1-10Msgt James A. Glenister, by Brian Glenister ................................. 11
Vol. 11 No. 1, Spring 2003 World War II Combat Tour, by Tom Parry, continued ......................... 5-7 Vol. 11 No. 2, Summer 2003 With the 93rd BG, September 1944, by Eli Schanes .......................... 7-10 Vol. 11 No. 3, Fall 2003 Eli Schanes Diary, continued ............................................ 2-9“Local Hero Dies in Crash, “Newport Daily News, Aug. 2, 1945 [Ken Gilbert] ...... 11
Vol. 11 No. 4, Winter 2003 Ploesti 60th Anniversary Reunion ......................................... 4-6“An Interview with Col. Edward J. Timberlake, Jr.,” Newsweek, Sept. 1943 ....... 6-8
Searching Aircraft Names, letter from Don Morrison ......................... 8-9
Vol. 12 No. 1, Spring 2004 Recognition of Ben Kuroki’s Service ...................................... 3-4Bombs Away . . . oops, sorry Boise City .................................. 9-10
Vol. 12 No. 2, Summer 2004 Progress Report: Air Force Memorial, by Al Asch ............................ 3-4St. Lo Bombing Mission, July 25, 1944, letter from Ed Nacey ......................... 5-6
Ken McFarland stories, by Dale Melin .................................... 7-11
Vol. 12 No. 3, Fall 2004 Harry A. Kelleher ....................................................... 4Historian’s Corner, questions from Don Morrison ............................ 4-5
To the Ladies of the 93rd, by Phyllis Duran .................................. 5-6
Progress Report on the Air Force Memorial, by Al Asch ....................... 6-7
Correction on the story of “Big Job”, letter from Bert F. Alexander .............. 7-9
Reviews of 4 New Books, by Sam McGowan ............................. 10-11
Vol. 12 No. 4, Winter 2004 Letters in Support of Ben Kuroki .......................................... 2-3The Original Colors of the “Ball of Fire”, letter from Roger Freeman ............. 3-4
“93rd Rhythm Club”, by George D. Baker .................................... 7
Bill Rueckert Story, Ladies Home Journal, Jan. 14, 1945 ..................... 8-11
Eli Schanes Diary, continued .......................................... 11-15
Book announcement: An Emotional Gauntlet, by Stuart Wright .................. 15
How I Won World War II (In Europe), by Eli Schanes ........................ 4-5
Distinguished Flying Cross Awarded after 57 Year Delay [John Keever], ......... 5-7
Accomplished Pilot’s Life Decorated with Miracles [James H. Boyce] ............ 7-8
2 Articles about Harry Tower Jr. and his Artwork ........................... 8-11
Kuroki Honored ...................................................... 4-5
Second to None: The Legendary Liberator [Mighty 8th AF Museum] ................ 6
93rd Bomb Group Travels to England for VE Day, by Paul Steichen ............. 9-10
Meeting: Mabel Gets Personal Reply–60 Years on [Jonny Fridell] ............ 10-11
Honored Vet Won Battle to Fight in WWII, Omaha World-Herald [Ben Kuroki] ..... 2
Ken MacFarland’s Stories continued, by Dale Melin ......................... 5-11
Cal Davidson Retires a Editor of Ball of Fire ..................................1
As I Saw It: The War Years, by Wayne B. Baker ............................. 3-4
As I Saw It: excerpt from “An Airman’s Story”, by Doug Garner ..................4
Kurokis at White House Reception ..........................................4
As I Saw It: excerpts from “Flight Surgeon”, by Wilmer H. Paine .................5
Remembering Ramsay Potts, by Al Asch .....................................6
Dick Wilkinson at Cooperstown Hall of Fame .................................7
A Tribute to Uncle Bill (William Lozowski), by Carol Lozowski Gerard . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum: Savannah Story, by John Marx .................5
As I Saw It: Desert Experience, by Bert Alexander ........................... 6-7
Vol. 14, No. 4, Winter 2006
And They Named Their Bomber the “Greyhound” ........................... 5-6