Home From the War.
The picture above, was taken in 1946 and shows me with my 3 best buddies from Boy Scout and high school days:
From left to right, they are Russ Cloer (me), Harry “Beege†Conrey, Don “Manuel†Valdes, and Ralph “Newt†Lewtas.
Harry volunteered for the Navy and applied for the Naval pilot training program. He washed out and spent the rest of the war aboard ship as a radio operator.
Don volunteered for the Army air force, got his wings and became a flight instructor for bomber pilots. After the War, he went back to college and became a PhD professor..
Ralph was a nose turret gunner on B-17s over Europe. He was WIA in action twice.
All but Ralph are still alive. Ralph died of a heart attack about 10 years ago.
Ah Memories,
Russ Cloer - 3_7_I_Recon