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| '''Ted Ochsenhirt''' <br/>4/9/2002 5:52:08 PM 
| My father flew  a B-17 bomber with the  401st Bomber Group during WW2. The name of the Fortress was &quot;aw Come on&quot;<br/> I believe the pilot was Harry Jay Ochsenhirt, and his rank I believe was Lieutenant. I would appreciate any information on the plane and crew.<br/> <br/>  
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| '''Art Seder''' <br/>4/18/2002 3:08:19 PM 
| Harry Oschsenhirt was a pilot in the 615th Squadron. He and his crew flew 21 missions between 26 April and 11 July, 1944. I don't find any record of other missions or of being shot down. His crew included Lt.W. H. Ballenger, Co-ilot; Lt. E. L. Bockstanz, Navigator; Lt. J. D. Sleat, Bombardier; T/Sgt R. E. Westberg, Radio Operator; T/Sgt R. A. Fingleton, Engineer; T/Sgt R. K. Martin, Ball Turret Gunner; S/Sgt J. V. Harley, Tail Gunner; S/Sgt R. J. Martin, Waist Gunner; and S/Sgt. A. W. Hussey, Waist Gunner.<br/>  
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| '''Scott McElvain''' <br/>4/23/2002 7:00:24 PM 
| If you would like a list of missions or more info about the plane(s)he was on, let me know.<br/>  
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| '''Scott McElvain''' <br/>5/14/2002 10:28:24 AM 
| According to my 614th booklet, he was pilot in both the 614th and 615th.  Can send you a list with crew members, missions, and planes.  Can also send info on the planes they flew specified on some of the missions.<br/>  
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| '''Ted Ochsenhirt''' <br/>5/30/2002 8:26:57 PM 
| Thank you very much!<br/> <br/> i would like to know what they did with plane(s)<br/> he flew...including the 'aw come on'<br/> i would like to know if they are still in one piece or<br/> taken apart for scrap metal....*S*<br/> I hope they kept them together, for they are my fave plane<br/> of that era....and would really like to see what its like to fly in one sometime!<br/> <br/> send me all info you can<br/> <br/> Ted<br/>  
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| '''Holli Boulware''' <br/>1/10/2006 10:53:18 PM 
| Hello there,<br/> My Grandfather Lt.Coloniel Joe Cromer was a B-17 pilot as well. Ralph &quot;Rainbow&quot; Trout was his co-pilot. Although he passed away many years ago at a CAF(Confederate Air Force) air show in Harlingen Tx, we still remember him well. His plane was called the &quot;I'll Be Seeing You&quot;. He loved the name so much he always had his license plates personalized with ILBCNU. In fact I have some of the old ones from his car. I didn't know if you had ever heard of it. Anyway, just wanted to say hello- Thanks, Holli Boulware<br/>  
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