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Search No. 1470 - Samuel Wesley Stone, Jr

From: "Mike Tull" <mikeinthesky@windstream.net>
To: Looking4@379thbga.org
Date: Fri, August 20, 2010 1:11 am
Subject: Samuel Wesley Stone, Jr

Any information that you could give me on S/Sgt. Samuel Wesley Stone, Jr. would be greatly appreciated.

Mike –
Association records for Samuel Wesley Stone, Jr. show he flew 26 missions as gunner with the 524th Squadron from May 29, 1943 to June 8, 1944. Our records show missions 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 43, 47, 48, 51, 52, 55, 60, 61, 62, 64, 65, 70, 81, 82, 87, 91, 99, 120, 129, 138, and 139. Sgt Stone may have flown additional missions, but these are what we have in our records.

Sgt Stone was with the 379th during the Group’s training in the US, and was a crewmember of one of the Group’s originally assigned aircraft (42-29772) flown to the UK from Kearney, Nebraska in April of 1943. This crew also participated in the 379th’s first combat mission against St. Nazaire on May 29, 1943. Crew was as follows:

Theiss, Joseph E, Lieutenant, Pilot
Krafft, Julius W, Lieutenant, Co-Pilot
Edwards, James G, Lieutenant, Navigator
Peifer, Thomas D, Lieutenant, Bombardier
McKeegan, Hugh (NMI), Sergeant, Radio Operator/Gunner
Nolan, Morrison T, Staff Sergeant, Top Turret Gunner
Frydryk, Frank P, Staff Sergeant, Ball Turret Gunner
Johnson, Robert H, Staff Sergeant, Right Waist Gunner
Klump, Delbert W, Sergeant, Left Waist Gunner
Stone, Samuel W, Sergeant, Tail Gunner

This response will be posted in the "Looking 4" section of our website, in case any members or readers have any additional information. If you have or are aware of photos of Sgt Stone, we would be grateful for any copies you’d be willing to share.

Responding 4 8/30/2010
Kent

Search No. 1469 - Leonard Tracy Tew

From: Gary L. Jackson, PhD, jacksondoc@yahoo.com
To: Looking4@379thbga.org
Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 8:09 AM
Subject: 2LT Leonard Tracy Tew, US Army (KIA)

Hi

My uncle Lennie was a B-17 navigator in the 525th Bombardment Squadron, 379th Bombardment Group. He was killed by flak over Merseberg on 12May44.

The report I found online says he was the 525th "Chinese navigator". I have searched internet and have not yet found what this term means Got anybody who can help me? I am guessing that it means something like he was the "master navigator" for the Squadron.

Lennie was a wonderful person - in high school won the Texas state carpentry championship by making a desk from mahogany brought back from Canal Zone by my grandfather who served in the Zone wuring WW1. Lennie left Texas A&M College @1942 to join the Air Corps. Everybody I ever talked to about him says he was very smart and had a wonderful personality - beloved by all. He was very handsome, especially as seen in uniform in photos @1943 alongside my mother, 2LT Ruth W. Tew, Army Nurse Corps.

Lennie reported for duty in England @ 15March 1944 (we have an old ID card photo taken that date) and lasted less than 2 months before being killed. Lennie could have become president of the USA, no doubt in my mind, if he had made it thru the War.

He is buried alongside my mother in Galveston Memorial Cemetery, Hitchcock, Texas, not far from home in Alta Loma (now called Santa Fe), TX.

Grandpa Tracy Levi Tew was a vet of WW1 Coast Artillery Corps, serving quartermaster duties apparently in the Zone. He was killed (rear-ended) at the front gate of Ellington Field in March 1942 after dropping off a load of eggs for the mess hall - after losing his job as an accountant in Chicago, he moved the family to Alta Loma and based on his degree in animal husbandry form Iowa State University, started an egg ranch. The family built the whole house in Alta Loma themselves, and it still stands.

I am sure somebody remembers him and I would love to hear from that guy.

Thanks for any help
Gary L. Jackson, PhD
Major, Military Intelligence, US Army (Retired)

Gary –
Thanks so much for the information on Lt. Leonard Tew. Association records for Leonard T. Tew show he flew 10 missions as navigator with the 525th Squadron from April 19 to May 12, 1944. Our records show missions 98, 99, 100, 103, 104, 106, 108, 114, 115, and 116. Lt Tew may have flown additional missions, but these are what we have in our records.

On May 12, 1944, the 379th was dispatched to bomb the synthetic oil plant at Merseburg,
Germany. Lt Tew is shown as KIA while flying in a/c 42-107175. Crew was as follows:

Burke, Edward R, 2nd Lieutenant, Pilot
Hlesta, Nicholas (NMI), 2nd Lieutenant, Co-Pilot
Tew, Leonard T, 2nd Lieutenant, Navigator, Killed In Action
Froelick, Byron M, 2nd Lieutenant, Bombardier
Salter, Leon (NMI), Tech Sergeant, Radio Operator/Gunner
Lindahl, George G, Tech Sergeant, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
Roche, William J, Staff Sergeant, Ball Turret Gunner
Burraston, Floyd , Staff Sergeant, Waist Gunner
Spitzgo, Carmen R, Staff Sergeant, Tail Gunner

This response will be posted in the "Looking 4" section of our website, in case any members or readers have any additional information. Edward Burke and Floyd Burraston are on our current Association roster. A photo from the National Archives identified as the crew of Lt. Burke, dated 11 April 1944, is being sent by separate e-mail. If you identify Lt Tew as one of the crew members pictured, we would be grateful for that information.

Responding 4 8/17/2010
Kent

Search No. 1468 - Gus George

From: jack green, jglg4549@sbcglobal.net
To: Looking4@379thbga.org
Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2010 1:10 PM
Subject: 379th Pilot

Sirs,
I'm in the process of scanning and tagging my wife's father's WW2 pics. He was Gus George and he passed away nearly 20 years ago. In addition to being a B-17 pilot with the 379th BG, he was the elected Sheriff of Fort Bend County, Texas and the SO Academy is named for him. I have about 30 pictures, most are mounted, and some are identified. As you might imagine, with 70 year old pictures and mounting, a lot of the paper they were mounted on is broken and missing..... due largely to being slipped into a binder too small for the pages. While some of the men are identified, several are not. We would be delighted to share the pics and would appreciate any help you could muster on identifying the men I cannot.Where do we get some more of these men?
Jack Green

Jack –
Association records for Gus George show he flew 13 missions as pilot with the 527th Squadron from July 24 to August 13, 1944. Our records show missions 173, 175, 176, 177, 178, 182, 183, 185, 186, 188, and 189. Lt George may have flown additional missions, but these are what we have in our records.

As was typical of Eighth Air Force operations, Lt George flew his missions in a number of different aircraft. However, the majority of those missions was flown aboard a/c 42-102627, “Queenie”. Other aircraft were 42-97370, “The Hellion” (mission 173), 43-37570, “Miss Liberty” (mission 183), 42-97469, “Busy Baby” (mission 185), and 42-31915, “Mary Jo”. Photos of all these aircraft (except Mary Jo, we know of no photo of that aircraft) are being sent by separate e-mail. Lt George’s “regular” crew was as follows:

George, Gus (NMI), 2nd Lieutenant, Pilot
Palmer, Owen, 2nd Lieutenant, Co-Pilot
Campbell, James T, 2nd Lieutenant, Navigator
Kenyon, Forrest L, 2nd Lieutenant, Bombardier
Sweeney, John E, Staff Sergeant, Radio Operator/Gunner
Seeger, Ernest G, Staff Sergeant, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
Kelley, Patrick J, Sergeant, Ball Turret Gunner
Evanson, Elmer R, Sergeant, Waist Gunner
Butterfield, Jack V, Sergeant, Tail Gunner

This response will be posted in the "Looking 4" section of our website, in case any members or readers have any additional information.

Responding 4 8/11/2010
Kent

Search No. 1467 - Walter A. French

From: David French, vermillyon@sbcglobal.net
To: Looking4@379thbga.org
Subject: Walter A. French

Dear Sir or Ma'am:
I have recently dicovered that my great uncle, Sgt Walter A. French, served with the 526th, 379th BG, 41st CBW, 1st Bombardment Division, 8th AF, based at Station 117, Kimbolton Airfield, Huntingdonshire, England.

I am writting to you today to ask if you know of where I may find any pictures of his plane, or even of him (a rarity, I am sure). His plane's tail number was 42-37791, and was a B-17G nicknamed "Blues In The Night". (The information I have lists the plane as a B-17G-10-DL.) Prior to this, I only knew he had gone down with the plane, and had assumed there were no survivors. There were in fact survivors, but Sgt. French was not among them. Finding out some of the particulars was more than I had hoped for, so it makes knowing more about his fellow servicemen and thier planes something of a secondary nature. At the same time, I also am trying to find out all that I can, especially since so little was known for so long.

Thank you in advance for any help or information you may have, or list of places to look perhaps.

Regards,
David French

David –
Association records for Walter A. French show he flew 1 mission as tail gunner with the 526th Squadron on May 7, 1944. Our records show this as mission number 111, to an aircraft component plant at Berlin, Germany. Sgt French may have flown additional missions, but this is what we have in our records.

Crew of aircraft 42-37791, “Blues in the Night”, was as follows:

Smith, Thomas M, Lieutenant, Pilot, Killed In Action
Scase, Robert C, Lieutenant, Co-Pilot, Killed In Action
Chamberlain, James C, Lieutenant, Navigator, Killed In Action
Morrison, Thomas P, Lieutenant, Bombardier, Prisoner of War
Bilohlavek, George A, Staff Sergeant, Radio Operator/Gunner, Killed In Action
Woznakiewics, Leon N, Sergeant, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner, Killed In Action
Kambie, Francis A, Sergeant, Ball Turret Gunner, Killed In Action
Killingsworth, Dan L, Staff Sergeant, Waist Gunner, Killed In Action
French, Walter A, Sergeant, Tail Gunner, Killed In Action

This response will be posted in the "Looking 4" section of our website, in case any members or readers have any additional information. The best photo we have of “Blues in the Night” (pictured with an earlier crew, which has been identified), and copies of selected pages from the Missing Air Crew Report (MACR), including the survivor’s account of the crash, are being sent by separate e-mail. Also included in that e-mail will be a crew photo which the caption identifies as the Lt. T.M. Smith crew on 29 April 1944, which is likely your uncle’s crew. If you recognize him in this photo, we would be grateful for that identification. Also, if you have any additional photos of your uncle that you’d be willing to share for our archives, that would be extremely helpful.

Responding 4 7/18/2010
Kent

Search No. 1466 - Paul D. Schmit

From: David Schmit, f11mpls@hotmail.com
To: looking4@379thbga.org
Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2010 7:35 AM
Subject: info

hello-
I am not sure i am contacting the right individual, but perhaps you can steer me in the right direction. I am seeking information on my Grandfather, Paul D Schmit. He was stationed with the 379th Bomb Group, 527th Bomb Squad, 8th Airforce/1st Bombardment.

Anything you could tell me or pictures you can share. I plan on visiting Kimbolten, UK by the end of the month. I want to gather as much info as possible before my trip.

Thanks.
David

David –
Association records for Paul D. Schmit show he flew 35 missions as engineer/top turret gunner with the 526th Squadron from November 4, 1944 to March 15, 1945. Our records show mission numbers 231, 232, 234, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 242, 243, 248, 249, 256, 257, 258, 264, 265, 267, 268, 272, 274, 276, 277, 278, 281, 282, 283, 286, 289, 290, 294, 298, 299, 300, and 301. Sgt Schmit may have flown additional missions, but these are the ones we have in our records.

As with most flying crews, Sgt Schmit flew his missions in a number of different aircraft. A photo of a/c 42-97128, “Screwball Express”, an airplane he more than any other (9 missions), is being sent by separate e-mail – though crew pictured is earlier. Crew for most of his missions, and likely the crew he trained with, was as follows:

Brown, James H, Lieutenant, Pilot
Courtney, Jack M, Lieutenant, Co-Pilot
Carr, Duane S, Lieutenant, Navigator
Falwell, Ralph J, Lieutenant, Bombardier
Foster, Richard R, Staff Sergeant, Radio Operator/Gunner
Schmit, Paul D, Sergeant, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
Storm, Paul C, Corporal, Ball Turret Gunner
Berry, Gilbert , Sergeant, Waist Gunner
Rambeau, Robert E, Private, Tail Gunner

This response will be posted in the "Looking 4" section of our website, in case any members or readers have any additional information. Sorry, we have no photo of Sgt Schmit or his crew. If you have any photos of Sgt Schmit or his crew that you’d be willing to share for our archives, we would be grateful.

Responding 4 7/10/2010
Kent

Search No. 1465 - James M. Boyer

From: "Stephanie Mann" <englishreform@cox.net>
To: <looking4@379thbga.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 6:41 AM
Subject: James M. Boyer

My father, James M. Boyer, died on June 10, 2010. He was 88 years, six months old. His records were lost in the 1973 fire, but I do have the General Orders Number 105 awarding him the Distinguished Flying Cross. He was a Staff Sergeant, Waist Gunner in the 379th at Kimbolton. Do you have additional information? He did not talk about the war for many years and then his memory began to fade. He developed Alzheimers and died of pneumonia. The organist played "Off we Go" at the end of his funeral, held on Flag Day!

Thank you very much.
Stephanie A. Mann

Stephanie -
Please accept our condolences on your father's passing. With your permission, we'd like to add his name to our Taps roster.

Association records for James M. Boyer show he flew 34 missions as tail gunner with the 524th Squadron from March 16 to June 18, 1944. Our records show mission numbers 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 90, 92, 93, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 104, 106, 108, 112, 115, 116, 117, 122, 123, 129, 132, 134, 135, 137, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, and 145. Sgt Boyer may have flown additional missions, but these are the ones we have in our records.

As with most flying crews, Sgt Boyer flew his missions in a number of different aircraft. Photos of a/c 42-39828, "Penny Ante", and 42-107213, "Rubble Rouser", airplanes he flew for a lot of those missions, are being sent by separate e-mail - though crews pictured are earlier. Crew for most of his missions, and likely the crew he trained with, was as follows:

McDonald, John F, 2nd Lieutenant, Pilot
Lambert Jr., Hugh W, 2nd Lieutenant, Co-Pilot
Zeiman, Harold H, 2nd Lieutenant, Navigator
Morrison, Elmo L, 2nd Lieutenant, Bombardier
Swinehart, James E, Tech Sergeant, Radio Operator/Gunner
Mcgrath, Kenneth H, Tech Sergeant, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
Swain, Roger C, Sergeant, Ball Turret Gunner
Boyer, James M, Sergeant, Right Waist Gunner
Small, Reuben E, Sergeant, Left Waist Gunner
Johnson, Ake W, Sergeant, Tail Gunner

This response will be posted in the "Looking 4" section of our website, in case any members or readers have any additional information. If you have any photos of Sgt Boyer or his crew that you'd be willing to share for our archives, we would be grateful.

Responding 4 6/26/2010
Kent

Search No. 1464 - August J Donatelli

From: John Bacchia, johnbacchia@msn.com
To: looking4@379thbga.org
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 2:14 PM
Subject: donatelli

Hello,

I'm looking for a photo of tail gunner "Augie" Gus Donatelli (or any of his bombers) according to my information, he flew on a bomber called "Rocky" "Fickle Finger" and "555". I'm a friend of family, and I'm working on a book - he later became an umpire.

I would appreciate any direction you might give me.

Thanks
John Bacchia

John –
Association records for August J Donatelli show he flew 17 missions as tail gunner with the 527th Squadron from December 13, 1943 to March 6, 1944. Our records show mission numbers 48, 49, 53, 55, 57, 59, 60, 64, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, and 78. Sgt Donatelli may have flown additional missions, but these are the ones we have in our records.

On March 6, 1944, the 379th was dispatched to bomb the ball bearing factory at Berlin, Germany. Sgt Donatelli was flying a/c 42-31555, and was last seen leaving formation with #3 engine smoking. Crew was as follows:

Hendrickson, William C, 1st Lieutenant, Pilot, Prisoner Of War
Moore, John H, 2nd Lieutenant, Co-Pilot, Killed in Action
Wolodka, Harry B, Flight Officer, Navigator, Prisoner Of War
Moore, James P, 2nd Lieutenant, Bombardier, Prisoner Of War
Houser, Gus A, Tech Sergeant, Radio Operator/Gunner, Prisoner Of War
Ball Jr., Gus J, Staff Sergeant, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner, Prisoner Of War
Bishop, Samuel N, Staff Sergeant, Ball Turret Gunner, Prisoner Of War
Grange, Thomas (NMI), Staff Sergeant, Right Waist Gunner, Prisoner Of War
Webly, Rance J, Staff Sergeant, Left Waist Gunner, Prisoner Of War
Donatelli, August J, Staff Sergeant, Tail Gunner, Prisoner Of War

This response will be posted in the "Looking 4" section of our website, in case any members or readers have any additional information. Sorry, we have no record of an airplane named “Fickle Finger” or “555”, although crews frequently had nicknames for aircraft that didn’t actually get a name painted on the nose – I suspect that is the case with “555” at least, since the aircraft being flown on that last mission had a serial number ending in 555. If you have any photos of Sgt Donatelli or his crew that you’d be willing to share for our archives, we would be grateful.

Responding 4 6/11/2010
Kent

Search No. 1463 - Herbert D Rossberg

From: Lee H. McCain, lhmccain@earthlink.net
To: looking4@379thbga.org
Sent: Monday, May 31, 2010 9:29 AM
Subject: Looking for Herbert D. Rossberg

Hi,
Please provide me information about my uncle, Lt. Herbert D. Rossberg, Pilot, for BS 527 who was shot down and killed on February 8, 1944 during a mission to Frankfurt, Germany.
Many thanks!

Lee –
Association records for Herbert D. Rossberg show he flew 3 missions as pilot with the 527th Squadron from February 4 to February 8, 1944. Our records show mission numbers 64, 66, and 67. Lt. Rossberg may have flown additional missions, but these are the ones we have in our records.

On February 8, 1944, the 379th was dispatched to bomb an engine component factory at Frankfurt, Germany. Lt Rossberg was flying a/c 42-39782, “Pistol Packin’ Mama”, which is believed to have been attacked by fighters shortly after crossing the enemy coast near Amiens, France. Crew was as follows:

Rossberg, Herbert D, 2nd Lieutenant, Pilot, Killed In Action
Bauer, Matthew J, 2nd Lieutenant, Co-Pilot, Prisoner Of War
Kupsick, John A, 2nd Lieutenant, Navigator, Evaded
Dougherty, James B, 2nd Lieutenant, Bombardier, Killed In Action
Bennett, George F, Staff Sergeant, Radio Operator/Gunner, Evaded
Atkinson, Charles E, Staff Sergeant, Top Turret Gunner, Evaded
Dugan, Edward P, Staff Sergeant, Ball Turret Gunner, Prisoner Of War
Smotherman, Thurman P, Sergeant, Right Waist Gunner, Prisoner Of War
Paplaskas, Albert F, Staff Sergeant, Left Waist Gunner, Killed In Action
Brown Jr., Frederick H, Sergeant, Tail Gunner, Prisoner Of War

This response will be posted in the "Looking 4" section of our website, in case any members or readers have any additional information. A photo of “Pistol Packin’ Mama”, pictured with members of an unknown crew, and selected information from the Missing Air Crew Report, is being sent by separate e-mail. If you have any photos of Lt Rossberg or his crew that you’d be willing to share for our archives, we would be grateful.

Responding 4 6/4/2010
Kent

Search No. 1462 - Farley W. Overton

From: CWO Kane M. Overton, drache0151@yahoo.com
To: looking4@379thbga.org
Subject: Farley W. Overton

Dear Sir or Ma'am,

My Grandfather, T/Sgt Overton, Farley W. 34688684 served with 526th Squadron, 379th Bomber Group (Heavy), 8th Army Air Force. He was involved in operations over Germany as Radio Operator and Aerial Gunner. According to his personal decoration citations, he was in country for at least a period including 19 June - 12 December 1944. Then he was transferred to Tyndall Field, Fl as a Flexible Gunnery Instructor (938ss), and where he met my Grandmother. I do not have any way to learn anymore about his service or his aircraft since his passing in the 90's. Any assistance would be appreciated.

Respectfully Submitted
CWO Kane M. Overton
United States Marine Corps

Kane –
Association records for Farley W. Overton show he flew 36 missions as radio operator/gunner with the 526th Squadron from July 17 to November 11, 1944. Our records show mission numbers 167, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 179, 180, 182, 183, 184, 185, 191, 193, 194, 195, 197, 198, 199, 208, 209, 210, 211, 215, 220, 221, 223, 224, 226, 227, 228, 229, 231, and 237. Sgt Overton may have flown additional missions, but these are the ones we have in our records.

As with most 8th Air Force crew, Sgt Overton flew his required missions in a number of different aircraft. A photo of the aircraft used for his 2nd mission, 43-37570, “Miss Liberty”, is being sent via separate e-mail – photos of the aircraft used in his 1st mission are not available. A crew photo (dated 11 July 1944) showing, from information we have, Sgt Overton’s crew on arrival at Kimbolton, is also included. Crew for Sgt Overton’s early missions was as follows:

Greiner, Harold D, Lieutenant, Pilot
Dail, William T, Lieutenant, Co-Pilot
Hettler Jr., Daniel R, Lieutenant, Navigator
Reagan, Kinsey S, Lieutenant, Bombardier
Overton, Farley W, Staff Sergeant, Radio Operator/Gunner
Maul, George F, Staff Sergeant, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
Sickles, Carl E, Sergeant, Ball Turret Gunner
Papadake, George (NMI), Sergeant, Waist Gunner
Burke, James F, Private, Tail Gunner

This response will be posted in the "Looking 4" section of our website, in case any members or readers have any additional information. If you have any additional photos of Sgt Overton or his crew that you’d be willing to share for our archives, we would be grateful.

Responding 4 5/9/2010
Kent

Search No. 1461 - Orvest Ellingson

From: Steven Ellingson, sgellingson@comcast.net
To: looking4@379thbga.org
Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 11:38 PM
Subject: Orvest Ellingson

I am looking for information on my uncle, Orvest Ellingson who seved in the 379th. He was on a plane called the " Blue Blazin' Blizzard" and according to family members was shot down sometime during the war.

Thank You,
Steven Ellingson

Steven –
Association records for Orvest Ellingson show he flew 5 missions as pilot with the 524th Squadron from August 18 to September 8, 1944. Our records show mission numbers 191, 192, 196, 197, and 199. Lt Ellingson may have flown additional missions, but these are the ones we have in our records.

On September 8, 1944, the 379th’s target was the synthetic oil facility at Ludwigshafen, Germany. Lt Ellingson was piloting a/c 42-31720, “The Blue Blazing Blizzard”, which was seen to be hit by flak, and left the formation with it’s #3 engine on fire. The aircraft subsequently exploded, with some of the crew being thrown out in the explosion and parachuting to safety. Crew, and their disposition, was as follows:

Ellingson, Orvest G, 2nd Lieutenant, Pilot, Killed In Action
Wells, Joseph L, 2nd Lieutenant, Co-Pilot, Prisoner Of War
Collins, Merill B, 2nd Lieutenant, Navigator, Prisoner Of War
Danielsen, Clifford N, 2nd Lieutenant, Bombardier, Killed In Action
Mansen, Roy F, Staff Sergeant, Radio Operator/Gunner, Killed In Action
Harrell, Robert J, Staff Sergeant, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner, Prisoner Of War
Demure, Joe K, Staff Sergeant, Ball Turret Gunner, Killed In Action
Young, Clair F, Staff Sergeant, Waist Gunner, Prisoner Of War
Tipsword, Wallace R, Staff Sergeant, Tail Gunner, Prisoner Of War

This response will be posted in the "Looking 4" section of our website, in case any members or readers have any additional information. A photo of the aircraft 42-31720, “The Blue Blazing Blizzard” is being sent by separate e-mail. Note that this photo is dated April 1944, so the crew pictured is not Lt Ellingson’s crew. If you have any photos of Lt Ellingson or his crew that you’d be willing to share for our archives, we would be grateful.

Responding 4 4/16/2010
Kent

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