"Of the eleven of us, five are known deceased, and two others are believed gone. I am probably the only remaining officer crew member, and Bob Malinoski, Hugh Fowler, and Bud Foster are still enjoy good health in June of 1995. As an aside, I was recalled to active duty for Korea and flew a full tour of combat missions with Ed Arvin as my aircraft commander. Captain Arvin was also the commander of Crew 43 in the 39th Bomb Group during WWII. Unfortunately Arvin and Pat Martin died within a month of each other about a year ago. I have tried to be factual and omit the dramatics. Nine of the eleven of us were 19 to 21 years old in 1945; real 'green beans' who matured and became experienced veterans. We were fortunate to have a very good aircraft commander, good luck, and the grace of God, not necessarily in that order..."