Posted by Alan Morton on 1/21/2008, 6:15 pm, in reply to "Pilot Myrton P. Barry"
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Dear Mr. Jeffery Thole: I've located the only two (2) Combat Missions that your Father flew on. Only one (1) was with Pilot Myron P. Barry. What information are you seeking, that I might help locate for you about Pilot Myron P. Barry? Best regards, Alan Morton

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Posted by Alan Morton on 1/22/2008, 1:41 pm, in reply to "Pilot Myrton P. Barry"
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Man Jeffery, you and your Dad are in Luck! See photo of Myrton P. Barry ... http://www.457thbombgroup.org/Portrait_Gallery/page2.html Your Dad Flew with Arthur R. Tiemann on Mission 235 to Falkenberg, Germany on April 19, 1945 Arthur R. Tiemann Robert D. Nelson Charles B. Evans Harold E. Aaser Robert L. Coffey Robert L. Powell James L. Meadows Ralph J. Thole Edward C. Wheaton

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Posted by Alan Morton on 1/22/2008, 3:49 pm, in reply to "Pilot Myrton P. Barry"
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Here's the big one Jeffery for your Dad Ralph J. Thole! Flying aboard A/C 161, all the way across Europe to bomb the Elbe River bridge(s) between Russia and Dresden, Germany on April 17, 1945 to stop the Germans troops from escaping back into Germany from the Russians with his favorite Pilot Lt. Myrton P. Barry and crew. Mission 233 Target: Dresden, Germany 749th Squadron 457th Bomb Group Myrton P. Barry --- Pilot Arthur R. Tiemann - Co-Pilot Charles B. Evans -- Navigator Robert L. Coffey -- Engineer/TT Robert L. Powell -- Tail Gunner Harold E. Asher --- Chin Turret James L. Meadows -- Radio Operator Ralph J. Thole ---- Ball Turret Gunner Edward C. Wheaton - Waist Gunner

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