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154 384th BOMB GROUP VETERANS HAVE SIGNED THE B-17G WING PANEL

The commemorative wing panel project provided 384th Veterans an opportunity to inscribe their names on a piece of history - a skin panel from the wing of a B-17G. This panel, and the symbols, lettering, and design, were all donated. The panel - called "The 384th Bombardment Group (Heavy) Commemorative Wing Panel" - has been placed on permanent display in the Hill Aerospace Museum at Hill Air Force Base in Utah, as testament to the Veterans' devotion to their Country, to their purpose, and to each other. At the 2021 Reunion, the Group visited the Museum to view the Wing Panel in its permanent home, and to dedicate it to the memory of our Veterans and their accomplishments.

Each signing event was arranged by individual "Panel Hosts" who scheduled the event, transported the wing panel, and provided whatever was needed to assist the Veteran. These Panel Hosts are identified for each signing, except for the ones which occur at the annual reunions, where everyone helps out.

After the introductory material, all the Veterans who have signed are listed in alphabetical order (by last name, then first name).

Wing Panel Benefactors

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Carl Scholl and Cory O'Bryan
The First Ten 384th Veterans to Sign the Panel

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The inaugural signing event took place on 11 September 2010 at the 2010 reunion in Branson, Missouri.
Wing Panel Project Progress Photos

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Leslie Otho "Les" Amundson

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Les Amundson became the 34th Veteran of the 384th Bomb Group to sign the wing panel on 7 October 2011, at the 2011 reunion in Seattle, Washington.

Panel hosts for the signing were ALL the people who attended the 2011 Reunion.
James Edwin Armstrong

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James Armstrong became the 77th Veteran of the 384th Bomb Group to sign the wing panel on 4 February 2014 in Lawrenceville, Georgia.
Edward Allen Barnes

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Ed Barnes became the 85th Veteran of the 384th Bomb Group to sign the wing panel on 23 January 2014 in Plant City, Florida.
Everett DeWitt "Ev" Barnes

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Ev Barnes became the 82nd Veteran of the 384th Bomb Group to sign the wing panel on 21 January 2014 in Cape Coral, Florida.
Donald W "Don" Bean

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Don Bean became the 97th Veteran of the 384th Bomb Group to sign the wing panel after the Gala Banquet on 18 October 2014 at the 2014 Reunion held in Dayton, Ohio.
Paul Francis Beardshear

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Paul Beardshear became the 151st Veteran of the 384th Bomb Group to sign the wing panel on 1 June 2019 in Ventura, CA.
George Beaugh

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George Beaugh became the 104th Veteran of the 384th Bomb Group to sign the wing panel on 16 December 2014 in Morgan City, Louisiana.
Arthur Paul "Art" "Frisco" Beese

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Art Beese became the 24th Veteran of the 384th Bomb Group to sign the wing panel on 12 May 2011 at his home in Southern California.
Marvin Alford Belcher

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Marvin Belcher became the 117th Veteran of the 384th Bomb Group to sign the wing panel on 10 March 2015 in Bakersfield, California.
Alfred David Benjamin

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Alfred Benjamin became the 109th Veteran of the 384th Bomb Group to sign the wing panel on 31 January 2015 in Palm Beach, Florida.
Dewayne "Ben" Bennett

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Ben Bennett became the 14th Veteran of the 384th Bomb Group to sign the wing panel on 24 October 2010 in the 390th Bomb Group Museum at the Pima Air Museum, Arizona.
Peter Julius Bielskis

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Pete Bielskis signed the wing panel at the 2010 reunion in Branson, Missouri, as one of the ten Veterans who were first to sign.
Robert Charles Birney

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Bob Birney became the 101st Veteran of the 384th Bomb Group to sign the wing panel on 14 November 2014 in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Robert J. "Jack" Block

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John Block became the 27th Veteran of the 384th Bomb Group to sign the wing panel on 18 June 2011 in Indiana.
Marlyn Rae Bonacker

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Marlyn Bonacker became the 92nd Veteran of the 384th Bomb Group to sign the wing panel on 10 October 2014 at the 8th Air Force Historical Society reunion in Nashville, Tennessee.
Donald L "Don" Brooks

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Don Brooks became the 21st Veteran of the 384th Bomb Group to sign the wing panel on 11 May 2011, in California.
Gerald Russell "Jerry" Bryson

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Jerry Bryson became the 113th Veteran of the 384th Bomb Group to sign the wing panel on 24 February 2015 at his home in Edmonds Washington.
Stephen S "Steve" Buczynski

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Steve Buczynski became the 80th Veteran of the 384th Bomb Group to sign the wing panel on 20 January 2014 at his home in Marco Island, Florida.
Robert E "Bob" Buis

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Bob Buis became the 28th Veteran of the 384th Bomb Group to sign the wing panel on 18 June 2011 in Indiana.
Paul Joseph Bureau

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Paul Bureau became the 86th Veteran of the 384th Bomb Group to sign the wing panel on 25 January 2014, at the Veterans Memorial Park in Ocala, Florida.
Richard Grant "Dick" Buswell

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Dick Buswell became the 128th Veteran of the 384th Bomb Group to sign the wing panel on 31 July 2015 at his home in Brewster, Massachusetts.
Jack V Carella

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Jack Carella became the 57th Veteran of the 384th Bomb Group to sign the wing panel on 23 August 2013, in Holmes, New York.
Joe Ross Carnes, Jr

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Joe Carnes became the 51st Veteran of the 384th Bomb Group to sign the wing panel on 18 October 2012, at the reunion in San Antonio, Texas.
Donald Emery Castle

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Don Castle became the 137th Veteran of the 384th Bomb Group to sign the wing panel on 11 December 2015 at his home in Oroville, California.
Harold F Castor

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Harold Castor became the 31st Veteran of the 384th Bomb Group to sign the wing panel on 10 July 2011, in Ohio.
Philip M Castro

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Philip Castro became the 13th Veteran of the 384th Bomb Group to sign the wing panel on 24 October 2010, in Tucson, Arizona.
Raymond "Ray" Causa

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Ray Causa, a B-17 pilot, became the 54th Veteran of the 384th Bomb Group to sign the wing panel in October 2012, at the reunion in San Antonio, Texas.
Phillip W "Phil" Chaperon

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Phil Chaperon became the 33rd Veteran of the 384th Bomb Group to sign the wing panel on 5 October 2011, at his home in Portland, Oregon.
Joseph L Cicci

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Joseph L Cicci became the 69th Veteran of the 384th Bomb Group to sign the wing panel on 10 October 2013, in Toms River, New Jersey.
Joseph B Clemis

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Joseph Clemis became the 89th Veteran of the 384th Bomb Group to sign the wing panel on 22 March 2014 in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
William Edward "Bill" Connolly, Jr

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Bill Connolly became the 17th Veteran of the 384th Bomb Group to sign the wing panel on 12 March 2010, in California.
Charles F Covell

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Charles Covell became the 46th Veteran of the 384th Bomb Group to sign the wing panel on 8 August 2012, in Bloomfield, Michigan.
George E Cramer

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George Cramer became the 75th Veteran of the 384th Bomb Group to sign the wing panel on 9 January 2014 in Mobile, Alabama.
Clifford Charles Dartt

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Clifford Dartt became the 129th Veteran of the 384th Bomb Group to sign the wing panel on 3 August 2015 in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts.
Charles Wayne Davidson

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Charles Davidson became the 135th Veteran of the 384th Bomb Group to sign the wing panel on 20 October 2015 in Jersey Village, Texas.
John V Deeg

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John Deeg became the 147th Veteran of the 384th Bomb Group to sign the wing panel on 20 August 2017 in New York.
John Joseph DeFrancesco

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John DeFrancesco became the 87th Veteran of the 384th Bomb Group to sign the wing panel on 25 January 2014 in Ocala, Florida