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Martinez Puts Name on Plane

22 February 1945

Martinez Puts Name on Plane

Gazette clipping dated February 22: Martinez Puts Name on Plane. Lieutenant Frank Calicura has named his B-17 Spirit of Martinez. A Superfortress provided through the bond campaign is a different ship
February 22 — the same morning as Bamberg. The hometown announcement of a name the crew had already decided to use. Ray Taylor had written weeks earlier. W. W. Crocker had assigned a Superfortress from the bond drive. That is the B-29, not 44-6838. The paper still puts Sam at 515 Mellus. The handshake under the nose came after nine missions.Family collection · Zoom to read the hand

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Gazette clipping dated February 22: Martinez Puts Name on Plane. Lieutenant Frank Calicura has named his B-17 Spirit of Martinez. A Superfortress provided through the bond campaign is a different ship

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Family Collection. Martinez Puts Name on Plane, 22 February 1945. The Spirit of Martinez. https://spiritofmartinez.com/archive/nameonplane