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Entry: 80299 8TH FIGHTER BOMBER GROUP	DOUGLAS BITTERLE
REX MARTIN wrote on September 7, 2011 CITY AND STATE: UNIT: SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: FAMILY MEMBER Comments: Looking for any information about my uncle 1Lt. douglas bitterle who was killed in korean war as a bomber pilot. Keywords: Looking for any information about my uncle 1Lt. douglas bitterle who was killed in korean war as a bomber pilot.

Entry: 77549 8TH FIGHTER BOMBER GROUP	LOOKING FOR INFORMATION
STEVEN JUSTMAN wrote on January 21, 2011 CITY AND STATE: UNIT: SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: FAMILY MEMBER Comments: My uncle, Robert M. Ringle recently passed away. My mother is immediate next of kin (sister). As he was a decorated veteran, we are looking for information as to his service record and missions that warranted his awards. Keywords: awards

Entry: 51383 8TH FIGHTER BOMBER GROUP	35TH FBW K-3, 7/50
ROBERT WOODS (BOB) SOTO SR. wrote on June 6, 2005 CITY AND STATE: MOBILE AL UNIT: 35TH FBW,6131HOBO SQ, 8TH FBS SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: AIR FORCE VETERAN Comments: Would like to hear from as many friends as remmember that time and action. I lost 6 good frends in that concoy (Red Cox. Yarnel, Fernandez,Jones,forgot the rest).. Someone remind me of the others. Others in our outfit were Sgts Brazille,Saul.Mullens,Jacobs,Mitchell, King, ect. Keywords: K-3 7-13-50,1Sgt Hiller, Maint Off 1lt Garvin Veh Maint Sq. Overrun by NKA, went 1st to seashore for evacuation by LST(SGT Kitley) to Kokura then to Tsuiki. We got all our equiptment (A/C, Veh,Uniforms,Tools, etc. Then we went back to Korea via convoy for Sept 15 invasion at Inchun. From there to Kimpo where we set up for fighter aircraft support. then we left for N.Korea 15 Nov 50, We arrived Pyongyang last part of Nov 50. Chinese came in to war, then we were thrown out and returned to K-16 at 4am. My crew and I were 1st or 2nd out of there in a wepons carrier. Our CO at the time was Maj. Calahan. From there we went to Itasuki, but before then we lost half of our convoy to the enemy. Half the convoy of it went to Pusan the other to a valley because the enemy changed the direction sign arrow to the right into a valley where they were d to . We all arrived at Atasuki AFB and setup in field House.Then on to more war until I left from Suwon K-13 on 12-18-51.

Entry: 43121 8TH FIGHTER BOMBER GROUP	RYNEX
PHILLIP RYNEX wrote on May 17, 2004 CITY AND STATE: ROMEOVILLE IL UNIT: SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: FRIEND OF VETERAN Comments: Keywords: I am a Rynex and saw you were looking for a Rynex, perhaps I could help if you tell me who you are looking for, as my father was in Korea, Warren Rynex, Gil Rynex

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