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President -- Fernley Smith |
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Was commissioned a flight officer upon successful completion of my twin engine training in pilot class 44F June, 1944. On then to B24 Training as a pilot officer. Arrived at the 8th Air Force in England as a co‑pilot on the Joseph Tully crew, assigned to the 409th Squadron of the 93rd Bomb Group in January 1945.1 flew a total of 18 combat missions ending in April of 1945 and was promoted to 1st Lt. and given my own crew in March of 45. In June of 1945 I flew my B24 back to Bradley Field, Connecticut and was assigned to Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton Ohio as a project test pilot on Bell Aircraft projects. Completed active duty in 1945 and remained in the reserve until 1950. My civilian career spanned over 50 years in top level executive capacities with TRW and several other Ohio companies as President. I retired in 1995. I hold a BS Degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Masters Degree in Business and Finance.
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Executive Vice President & Editor, Ball of Fire Quarterly Express -- Paul Steichen, Jr. |
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Paul Steichen, Jr. Joined the 93rd bomb Group when he accompanied his father, Paul Steichen to the 1995 VE Day reunion at Norwich ,England. He has been active in the 93rd BG since the Memorial Library rededication in 2001. He recently took an early retirement from Bayer Corporation in Berkeley, Ca after working in the biotech firm for 20 years. He lives in Pittsburg, CA. with his wife, Marissa. Paul, Sr. became president of the 93rd BG Association in 1993 and started the Ball of Fire Quarterly Express that year. He was a navigator in the 409th in late 1944 - early 1945. He became a folded wing in January, 1998. |
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Group Vice President, 2nd Air Division Association.-- John Lee |
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Born in Baltimore, Md. June 8, 1922. After the US entered the war, I entered Military Service as an Aviation Cadet in Pilot training. Made it through Basic Flying School at which time I failed a test flight and washed out of the program. Shortly thereafter I volunteered for Gunnery School and was subsequently assigned to a B-24 crew and shipped to England. After sailing on the original Queen Mary, was assigned to the 93rd. BG, 409th squadron. Our crew flew 19 combat missions from January to April 1945. We flew back to the States as a crew and returned to civilian life in November 1945. I remained in the Reserve and was commissioned as a 2nd Lt. in 1948. Completed college under the GI Bill achieving several degrees including Pre Law, BS, and Juris Doctor. I was recalled to active duty and retired from the Air Force in June 1982 as a Colonel, 0-6. Moved from Northern Virginia to Florida that year and since have been involved in a number of volunteer positions with the Red Cross and Sheriff's Department. |
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Secretary -- Paul Levine |
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