Okay gang, I'm counting on all the WWII aircraft enthusiasts to jump on the bandwagon and visit the Yankee Air Museum. They are looking for monetary contributions and they also have a Needs List for the museum.

As most of you know, they suffered a devastating fire last month and they are trying to recuperate. Of course many things can never be replaced and now are only a memory.

So please stop by the site and at least take a look. Any contribution would be greatly appreciated. Pass along the info.

Thanks a million!

According to VA data:

In 2003, there were 4,370,000 living WWII veterans.

In 2003, the median age of WWII veterans was 80.1 years; there were

1,946,000 under age 80; 1,689,000 age 80 to 84; 607,000 age 85 to 89;

113,000 age 90 to 94; and 15,000 age 95 and over.

Talk to a vet today. Don't hesitate because time waits for no one.

This is second T.G.I.F. Remember Roy always sang songs with “The sons of the pioneersâ€

Just humm along, next Fridaty we will go on B-24 Mission

Off we go into the wild blue yonder----Here is second F-2

WW2 Marriages: A short “I do†and off to war

WW 2 marriages did not have tuxedos and long gowns but did have everlasting love. As a cadet we finished our tour at Gettysburg College and was given one week furlough Friday May 12,1944. From "Old Dorm" I called my fiancee and asked if she would marry me. She said yes, I jumped on a bus to Harrisburg, bought a new cadet hat, jumped on train for Detroit. On the train the porter looked at me, with wings on my shoulder, wings on my new cap, and humming our song "You'll never know how much I miss you". The porter said "Sir we have a better seat in the car ahead of us." I arrived home Saturday morning and found out we needed some papers filled out but offices were closed. Luck was with me, my future father-in-law had friends downtown, so everything was copasetic. We were married Monday May 15,1944 at 7 PM. We went downtown to the Hotel Fort Shelby. Shortly after arriving there my wife's sister and our best man came with White Castle Hamburgers. We spent the rest of the week on cloud nine floating around visiting friends. Sunday May 20, 1944 I left my love (boy, is this hard to write) and did not see her for two years while I went to Philippine Islands and Taegu, Korea. My wife is with our Lord now, looking down here and I can still hear her saying "Roy you are going to make yourself sick". Name Roy is another story, my middle name is LeRoy.

May 20 I was back to Gettysburg College and we were shipped out to Maxwell Field, Alabama for Pre-flight. After pre-flight we went to Avon Park, Florida where we started flying the open cockpit Bi-wing PT-17 Stearman. Then to Lakeland Florida with same type of plane. Then to Cochran Field at Macon, Georgia flying the AT-6 Texan. January 1945 I was given check flight by a Captain and one by a Major. (I had my pilot’s license before joining the Air Corps.) The Major said I did OK but they had too many pilots and I was put in the Army Infantry. I went to Gainesville,Texas for infantry training. Finished training and went to New Jersey and then by train to Pittsburg, California and shipped out June 1, 1945 for the Philippine Islands.

1943, Simone sweet-shop,Detroit

Any one from our old gang on Grand River, Joy Road area

Le Roy, Art, Harry(Kitche),Duke, Matthew Girls,Moe,

Lt. Harry Savage, Navigator K.I.A. Ploesti oil fields, Aug. 1943

Art (Le Roy)

1943, Simone sweet-shop,Detroit

Any one from our old gang on Grand River, Joy Road area

Le Roy, Art, Harry(Kitche),Duke, Matthew Girls,Moe,

Lt. Harry Savage, Navigator K.I.A. Ploesti oil fields, Aug. 1943

Art (Le Roy)