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Old 12-07-2011, 11:40 PM
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Default 357 Fighter Group reunion

On Nov 11th and 12th i had the chance to go the Ida, Louisiana which is home of the Capt. Fletcher Adams 357th FG Museum. That weekend was Veteran's Day and the museum hosted a reunion for family and friends of the 357th. i went down to represent my father and maybe bump into a few of his old buddies. The town of Ida is a small community. and when i say small i mean SMALL. it only a couple hundred people live there...but it was the home of Capt Fletcher Adams ( G4-L Southern Belle) a pilot in the groups 362nd Sq that was shot down May 30, 1944 by a 109. he was able to bail out unscathed but was murdered by civilians on the ground shortly after landing. a young man in Ida took it aupon himself to write a book about Capt. Adams http://www.357thfightergroupmuseum.o...iles/adams.htm and started a drive to get the group's museum there. today it is housed in the old post office. not much room but there are plans to expand.

The Veteran's Day festivities started friday night with a catfish dinner. prior to that i met up wi a coupleof the Yoxford Boys and help suttle them to the mayor's house ( who also runs the museum ) to sign numbered prints of beautiful painting. what made this so special was the prints were of the plane G4-M "Ain't Misbehavin' " flown by Jessie Frey. Jessie was one of the few Boys able to make it. what added further to this was the fact his crew chief Pat Buzzeo and his wife made it too. 2 other 357THers found there way there....Joe Shea (G4-E My Bonnie) some of his stories can be found here:

http://www.cebudanderson.com/joeshea.htm

and Jim McLane G4-V Dainty Dottie....who had the distinction of trying to shoot down "Kit" Carson...whom he was flying wing for. that story is here:

http://www.cebudanderson.com/narrowescape.htm

after signing a ton of prints for sale in the museum we all headed to the town hall where everyone had gathered. i have to say the catfish was way better than i anticipated. the members of the 357th were honored as were all the verteans from all teh wars and conflicts. there was even a gentleman there who was one of the original Doolittle Raiders!

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#1 Ida's main street

#2 Ain't Misbehavin' painting

#3 Jim McLane (seated) and Jessie Frey

#4 Joe Shea

#5 Ida community hall Catfish dinner. the 3rd gentleman in the first row on the floor was a Doolittle Raider
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