Tribute to Robert D. Cookson Sr. and B-29er's of the Marianas
  • Home- Uncle Bob
  • Uncle Bob's Letters 1943
    • April 1943
    • May 1943
    • June 1943
    • July 1943
    • August 1943
    • September 1943
    • October 1943
    • November 1943
  • Uncle Bob youth images
  • Uncle Bob Training/Becoming Radar Operator
  • KIA - The Flight and Collision
    • Jan. 1943
  • KIA - The Aftermath
  • Uncle Bob KIA
  • March 1943
  • Feb. 1943
  • Returning Uncle Bob's Remains to the U.S. 1948
  • Visit to Crash Site/Memorial. April 2015
  • POWs in Hyogo Ken eye-witness accounts, crash of the Z Square 8
  • Aircrews/Missions
  • Uncle Bob's Letters 1944 & 1945
    • January 1944
    • February 1944
    • March 1944
    • April 1944
    • May 1944
    • June 1944
    • August 1944
    • September 1944
    • October 1944
    • November 1944
    • December 1944
    • January 1945
    • February 1945
  • 500th Bomb Group
  • Z-6 "Draggin' Lady"
  • Z-6 "Booze Hound"
  • Z-7 "Hell's Belle"
  • Z-8 "Mission to Albuquerque"
  • Z-9 "Nina Ross"
  • Z-10 "Punchin' Judy"
  • 1st Incendiary Raid report, Tokyo, 9 March 1945
  • Incendiary Raid Reports, Kobe, 17 March 1945. Z-8 crew lost.
  • Photo Galleries (5 galleries)
  • Unofficial History of the 73rd Wing Book
  • Algy Augunas of Z-8, "Mission to Albuquerque", Radio Operator, POW/Executed
  • Erwin A. Brousek of Z-8 "Mission to Albuquerque", Bombardier
  • Herschel W. Connor of Z-8 "Mission to Albuequerque", Flight Engineer
    • Connor War Diary
  • Robert E. Copeland of Z-8, "Mission to Albuquerque", Pilot/Co-Pilot, KIA
    • Last letter mailed home- __06 March 1945__
    • Last letter found in his belongings after his death-not mailed
  • George Lucas of Z-8, Crew Chief
  • Richard A. Field of Z-6, "Draggin' Lady", Pilot
  • Richard Dodds of Z-6, of "Draggin' Lady", Pilot-Co/Pilot
  • Douglas F. Bulloch of Z-6, "Draggin' Lady", Left Gunner/Spotter
  • Charles R. Maples of Z-6, "Draggin' Lady", Radio Operator
  • Romeo "Raymond" Rendina of Z-6, "Draggin Lady", Tail Gunner-secondary crew, Engle.
  • Harry Gerson of Z-6, "Booze Hound", Radar Operator-replaced Bob Cookson
  • Francis J. Merrick of Z-6, "Draggin Lady," Navigator
  • Jack L. Heffner of Z-7,and Z-11, "Hell's Belle" and "Holy Joe", Radar Operator
  • Jack Lebid of Z-7, "Hell's Belle", Radio Operator
  • Edwin Lawson of Z-22, "Leading Lady", CFC "Ring" Gunner
  • James R. Farrell of Z-34, "Frisco Nannie", Aircraft Commander
  • Jack V. Arterburn of Z-34, "Frisco Nannie", Flt.Eng.
  • Harold Arbon of Z-36, "Lil Abner," Aircraft Commander
  • Ray "Hap" Halloran of V-27, "Rover Boy Express", Navigator-survived war
  • Billy J. Burgess of E Triangle 27, "Good Deal", CFC Gunner
  • John L. Wright, Circle X 39, "Indiana," CFC Gunner, KIA
  • Nicolas V. Van Ness of Block "O" 15, "Green Hornet", Bombardier
  • Junichi Ogata of the 56th Sentai, Capt., Fighter pilot
  • Meeting Capt. Ogata's Daughter April 2015
  • Z-8 Scale Tribute Build
  • Tribute Show Car - "Reverence" - Dodge Challenger
  • Misc Mission Reports/Documents of Interest
  • Mariana Islands Aircraft Designations
  • The B29 Aircraft
  • WWII War Aircraft Facts
  • Comemorative Air Force's B-29 "FiFi"
  • Links
  • Contact Us
  • Change Log

Letters

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This area is broken up by month
 Hovering your mouse over "Letters" in the menu on the left side of the page will reveal chronological months

Included:
1943
     January 23 1943                
     February 09 1943              February 14 1943              February 23 1943
     March 03 1943                   March 13 1943                  March 19 1943                     March 21 1943
     April 03 1943                      April 05 1943                     April 07 1943                        April 27 1943                  April 29 1943
     May 10 1943                      May 17 1943                      May 22 1943
    June 15 1943                     June 28 1943
    July 07 1943                      July 25 1943
    Aug 05 1943                      August 09 1943                  August 17 1943
    September 08 1943          September 25 1943           September 28 1943
    October 05 1943               October 07 1943               October 17 1943                   October 25 1943
    November 07 1943            November 15 1943

*Killed in Action- March 17 1945                                                               

                                                                   
              
   



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