Need to ask questions of a veteran for a school report.

Posted:
By: Barb(Lozinski)Fouse
On: 02/13/2006

Anyone willing to answer about 20 questions about the war for my grandson (great-great grandnephew to Steve Lozinski of the 615th bomb squadron)Please e-mail us at jrfblf@yahoo.com .Thanks for your help.Barb Fouse

Re: Need to ask questions of a veteran for a school report.

Posted:
By: Edward N York
On: 02/14/2006

Send me your questions and I wil try to answer them.
Ed York

Re: Need to ask questions of a veteran for a school report.

Posted:
By: Barb Fouse
On: 02/14/2006

Hi Ed, Thanks for the reply. Michael will be staying with me tomorrow nite so we'll send the questions then, if that's o.k. Thanks Barb

Re: Need to ask questions of a veteran for a school report.

Posted:
By: Barb Fouse
On: 02/15/2006

Ed, Here are some of the questions:What branch of the service were you in? Your units name? Your units M.O. in the war? How many years were you in the service,out of that how many were in the war? What was your rank? Did you suffer any injuries if so what was it? Did you have a favorite MRE? What was the biggest engagement that you were in? You can send your answers to JRFBLF@yahoo.com. We Have more to ask after you answer these ones.Thank you Barb & Michael

Re: Need to ask questions of a veteran for a school report.

Posted:
By: Ed York
On: 02/18/2006

1. Served in the air force.
2. During WW2-401st 693th Sq, Bb Gp (B-17's)seven missions bombing Germany. My job was gunnery instructor. Plane shot up once forcing an emergency landing in France.
3. During Korean War=98th Bb Gp,613th Bb Sqdn.B-29's. Bombing North Korea. Completed 54 missions as Senior Gunner.
4. Served for twenty years.Wartime about 2to3.
5. Rank when retired --Master Seargent.
6. Have a 50% disability due to hearing loss as a result of flying and working around guns and airplanes.
7. There were no MRE's-But we had K=rations which I rarely used--but I liked the Breakfast meal best.
8. Biggest Engagement--During WW2--1st 1000 plane bombing raid over Germany. Korean War --none Just ordinary bombing runs.
Hope this is of some help to you

Re: Need to ask questions of a veteran for a school report.

Posted:
By: Barb Fouse
On: 02/20/2006

Ed, Thank you so much for the answers. We have just a few more. While you were in the service did you have a nickname? Also Michael's report is on the Battle of the Bulge. By chance did you fight in this one? My Uncle Steve Lozinski was with the 615th BS His crew was called the Freckles, have you ever heard of it?How old were you when you were in WWII? Could just tell us what it was like to be in a war? It seems very hard to do.Where were you when Pearl Harbor was bombed?Were you married while you were in the war? If so where did your wife stay while you were away? We really appreciate all your help with this,as we have no family members alive that were in the war. What were some of your fondest memories you have of being overseas?Where was your home base?Did you fly with the same crew for much of the war?What was your rank when you were in WWII? You can e-mail us directly if you'd like. jrfblf@yahoo.com What does a Master Seargent do? Out of your crew how many are still alive? Do you keep in touch with them?I think this should be all of the questions. He needed to have 20.Thank you so much again for all of your help. Barb & Michael (Lozinski) Fouse