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GI's on Apamama or Makin - Can anyone recognize them?

Send e-mail to: Donald Haskell

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Joel T. Watterworth  writes "My dad was a pilot with the 820^th, his name was Earle Jay Watterworth, Jr.
I've been looking for info on him and his unit. I'm trying to find anyone who knew him or flew with him".
Joel wrote later, "My dad had on his dogtag, 43-45. His nickname was "bubba" or "Bobo". He was a Texan, and outgoing from what I hear. He died in 1959 of a heart attack when I was 4 years old. He married a woman from Grand Rapids, MI and moved there".

Send any e-mail to: Joel Watterworth

Joel T. Watterworth
137 Benjamin NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503

Ph: (616) 459-4317

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An e-mail from Richard Giordano. He says that his wife Barbara's maiden name was Barbara Bower. Her father was Paul Bower. He was a Bombardier/Navigator with the 396^th Bomb Squadron. The B-25 that he flew on was named "Miss Alice". They would like to hear from anyone that knew Paul. Paul Bower passed away in 1987.

Send e-mail to: Barbara & Richard Giordano

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Roger Maraist has asked if the Internet could be of any help in finding some information about his father who was a B-25 pilot and was killed in North Africa.
Roger writes and I quote, "My dad, Lt. Roger Jamison, was shot down out of SFAX on March 29, 1943 at the age of 22. He was with the 82^nd Bomb Sqdrn, 12^th Bomb Group. When his plane was hit and on fire, he elected to fly to target anyway. He then flew over convoy to allow crew to bail out. He tried to make it back to land but went down in the Mediterranean. Col. James E. Miller (ret) was last to see him."
I think that the 12^th Bomb Group was with the 57^th Bomb Wing, Northwest African Air Force (which was formerly the Twelfth Air Force).
Send any e-mail to: Roger Maraist

Roger Maraist
1040 W. LaVida
Visalia, CA 93277

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Jane E.M. Smith sent an e-mail saying that her Granddad, Thomas Bentley Sykes from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada was a Mitchell Bomber pilot with the R.A.F. He would be interested in hearing from anyone that was in his unit or that part of England. His squadron number was 180 Squadron RAF. This squadron was the first RAF squadron of Mitchell Bombers. He was stationed in Foulsham, Norfolk and then in Dunsford (South of London and close to Guilford).  He trained with the RCAF but was posted with the RAF. He came back to Canada in March of 1944 to be an instructor, training for the Japanese war. He remembers a few names, his navigator's last name was "Bodoano". His gunner was named Bill Tew and another named Len Sykes (no relation).

Send any e-mail to: Jane Smith

Brig. Gen. Murray Bywater's new book "B25's Target Kyushu" is very nice. If any of the second printing are still available, they can be obtained for about $27.50 plus $3.00 shipping from:

B-25 Press
PO Box 7721
Moreno Valley, CA 92552

Probably everyone has received a card about the video ($29.95) that Bob Farrar shot at the Reunion in San Antonio. It is not bad, but I wish that he had cut the snow out (made it blue or something) between the segments. If you are not on his mailing list, he can be contacted at:

Bob Farrar
6527 Shadybrook Ln, No. 3135
Dallas, TX 75206

Another video has been produced by Raines Video Productions. It is priced at $29.95 plus $2.00 S&H, for a total of $31.95. I just received this one. Good coverage of the Lackland AFB trip and the Banquet dinner. Not much else. If you did not get a notice, they can be contacted at:

Raines Video Productions
180 Golf Club Rd, Suite 157
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
Ph: 925-370-1073 or 800-654-8277