[link="http://www.armyairforces.com/dbgroups.asp?Group=206"]Click here for a brief history of the 385th.[/link]

Association contacts:

W.W. Varnedoe, Jr. (membership)
3000 Ketova Way
Huntsville AL 35803

Reunion News: No info.

Web sites:

http://members.lycos.co.uk/guyries/ 385th info and database of all known group B-17's.

http://385th.ordnancetent.fws1.com , Great site honors the Ground Crews of the 385th.

http://b17warhorse.fws1.com , Site dedicated the crew of "The Warhorse", a 549th aircraft.

http://members.aol.com/famjustin/Kraftbio.html , Short bio of Fred "Fritz" Kraft.

Related Books:

The Wrong Stuff! The Adventures and Misadventures of an 8th Air Force Aviator, Truman Smith, Carlton Weber. University of Oklahoma Press, 2001. 0806134224.
And No Purple Heart, Frank Reese Mays. Briarwood, 1999. 189261416. Frank was a Ball Turret Gunner with the 549th Bomb Squadron.
History of the 385th Bomb Group, W. W. Varnedoe, Jr. Southern Heritage Press, 1995. 0941072177.
Fear, Faith, Courage, Willard Richards, Gordon Printing, 1993, 0964110407,
Wings of Redemption, Rorin Morse Platt. Advocate Publishing, 1992.

Hello,
 
With the Christmas I have 5 Americans as a gast at home in Holland.
One of them is the widow of S/Sgt William H.Ruble,TTG from the B-17 who crashed on
24-5-1944 in Ekamp,Province of Groningen,Holland
Ron Hicks ia also with them.He is a professor on the University in Kansas
and teaching WW II.
The B-17 was from the 385 BG/548 BS, 42-31742,Pilot was 2/Lt.R.E.King
All crew was POW and survived the war.
 
This things/visits make this research and hobby so interested
Its the 7th time I get Family or crewmembers at home.
Delores Ruble has also pictures.Do you want to have them for the Assn ??
Please letme know,
 
most regards,Jaap Vermeer
haccp@wanadoo.nl ( airwar)

USAAF & RAF Researcher in the Nijkerk,Putten Voorthuizen area.Crashes in Holland
http://www.groenegroep.nl
member SGLO AirWar StudyGroup, Holland