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The Tampa Tribune, Saturday, January 28, 1995 Hernando-3 Bombers recall World War II experiences DIRECTV" and the RCA-brand 18" satellite dish bring you. 150 channels of entertainment! Popular cable networks! Up to 50 channels of pay per view movies and special events! Tons of sports including the NFL! Digital-quality picture and sound! In 1973 after nearly 29 years of service. In 1979, the West Virginia native moved here from San Bernadlno, Calif. "First takeoff was no good. Didn't get off the ground.

No. 4 engine backfired. Got off on second attempt. One concentrated fire and many smaller spread out at target. Meager and inaccurate flak.

No fighters. Caught in I searchlights momentarily. Short on gas, went about 200 miles past lwo Jima before turning back. Fukuoka the mission target) is on island of Kyushu on west end." From Sam Schreiber's log, June 19-20, 1945 The crew faced dangers other than the enemy. Under radio silence and passing through smoke and clouds, there was an ever-present danger of colliding with one of your own aircraft, said bombardier John Doud, 69, of Rochester, N.Y.

"You're supposed to come in on the same compass setting, but that doesn't happen," he said. On one night raid, Marcacci sensed another B-29 was dangerously close. He flicked the aircraft's running lights. There, practically on his wing, was the engine of another bomber. Other aircraft blinked In response.

"Those clouds were full of planes," Marcacci said. The 11-member crew flew one mission after the bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Japanese surrender did not immediately follow that devastating attack. "If the war ends, we'll let you know, we'll radio you," the crew was told at departure. The crew was over lwo Jima when they received the good news.

"We were elated," said tail gunner Lindsay Nobles. "But we still had to sweat it out going home, including toss ilITU UIIUIIIIT1IIH DIRECTV DIRECT SATELLITE TECHNOLOGIES 1-800-588-5166 Local 588-5166 DIRECTV Inc DIRECTV and OSS otiienl lFdmi IMMEDIATE the fuel situation," said Nobles, 70, who now lives in Edgewater. Nobles praises the B-29, but knows Its shortcomings. "We couldn't fly fast," about 200 mph. "You're a sitting duck.

You just took your chances," he said. The crew returned safely to Saipan and was soon discharged. There was no communication among them until a few of the men met at a celebration the Air Force held in Seattle in 1992, the 50th anniversary of the B-29. That inspired Marcacci to search for the balance of his crew. "It took seven months to find everybody," he said.

They meet at annual national reunions for former members of the 73rd Bomber Wing. "Mac's Florida Reunion" has a more relaxed format: "Eating and talking; talking about what we're going to eat next," said McAvoy. Police hunt for suspects From Page 1 fled through the woods, fearing that they were going to be attacked. Police later found the car with a smashed windshield and a flat tire. Police have impounded the.

women's car and are checking it for fingerprints. As of Friday afternoon, -however, no arrests have been made. Chapman said that the area of South Brooksville where the women were attacked is a known drug dealing area. In the last six months, he said, three or four people have been robbed and their cars stolen after being attacked in a similar fashion. ol OIHECtV Inc uml ol GM Hugtiat PlacKoAiC SERVICES 0f QUALITY" FOR OVER 20 YEARS ESTIMATES ON NEW INSTALLATIONS if LA A RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL 7 I From Page 1 1945.

Each crewman has vivid memories of that May 28 flight, their first daylight raid on Osaka, Japan's second-largest city. The Marcacci crew was close to the B-29 that took a direct hit from Japanese anti-aircraft guns. By chance, a photograph taken from a third B-29 in the formation captures the hit on Wilkinson's aircraft. In the background, Marcacci's plane is visible. The black-and-white photo was later published In a magazine.

A framed, enlarged copy hangs in the home of Glendon McAvoy, 74, host and organizer of the weekend's reunion at his house in Oak Forest. Unlike fellow crewmen, McAvoy made the Air Force his career, retiring as a senior master sergeant Movie Times HERNANDO BROOKSVILLE TWIN THEATERS (904) 796-4583: Dumb and Dumber (PG-13) 1. 7. 9:15. The Jungle Book (PG) 1.

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She is survived by a son, Lewis Gates of Spring Hill; a brother, V.A. Quinn of Dunnellon; a sister, Dorothy Gates of Weeki Wachee; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Turner Funeral Homes, Brooksville. FLORA B. IAFRATE, 77, of Spring Hill died Wednesday at HCA Oak Hill Hospital.

A native of Wa-terbury, she moved to this area 19 years ago from Prospect, Conn. She was a homemaker, a member of the Ladies Auxiliary to Knights of Columbus Council 6383, St. Theresa Catholic Church and its Social Club. She is survived by a sister, Ada Merluzzi of Waterbury. Wellwood Funeral Home, Hudson.

NICHOLAS P. INFERRERE, 81, of Natick, died Wednesday at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. A native of Natick, he was a resident of Spring Hill for eight years. He was the owner of a hair-dressing salon, a veteran of World War II serving with the U.S. Army, a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1724, H.P.

Clark American Legion Post 107, Knights of Columbus, the Natick Club, Casey's Coffee Club, the Natick High School Class of 1932 Reunion Committee, and St. Patrick's Parish. He is survived by his wife, Marion two sons, John of Cochituate, Mass; and Edward of Manchester, N.H.; a daughter, Virginia Young of Austin, Texas; a sister, Josephine Inferrere of Natick; and seven grandchildren. John Everett Sons Memorial Funeral Home, Natick, Mass. LEORA J.

JOHANNES, 77, of Spring Hill died Thursday at home. A native of Wayne, she moved to this area 23 years ago from Dearborn, Mich. She was a retired teacher, a member of the Zeta Chi Sorority, and Catholic. She is survived by her husband, G. Philip; a daughter, Mary Jane Lang of Austin, Texas; a brother, George Hoops of Wayne; and a granddaughter.

Brewer Memorial Funeral Homes Seven Hills. MELVIN J. KERSTEN, 70, of Brookridge died Friday at home. A native of Saginaw, he moved to this area 14 years ago. He was a retired supply service assistant for Michigan Bell, a veteran of World War II serving in the U.S.

Army, a member of the Telephone Pioneers, BPOE 47, and Mariner United Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife, June two brothers, Kenneth and Herman; two sisters, Ruth Briguglio and Marcella Clark, all of Saginaw; and two half-brothers, Ray Kamischke of Fenton, and Ray Kamischke of Saginaw. Pine-crest Funeral Chapel, Brooksville. DONNA LEE McKENNA, 47, of Brooksville died Friday at Brooksville Regional Hospital. A native of Hollis, Maine, she moved to this area two years ago from Glen, N.H.

She was a homemaker and Protestant. She is survived by her husband, Gordon; three sons, Stewart, James and Anthony, all of Brooksville; two daughters, Helen McKen-na of Brooksville and Brenda Neil-ley of Glen; and four grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Brooksville. JANNETTE G. RUSSEL, 71, of Spring Hill died Wednesday at home.

A native of East Lansdowne, she moved to this area 12 years ago. She was a homemaker, a member of Yasmin Shrine Guild of America, Woman's Auxiliary Fire-mans Association, Ladies Auxiliary Keystone State Fire Chief Association, Ladies Auxiliary of Delaware Fire Companies, Fire Company 5 and its Ladies Auxiliary. She was Episcopalian. She is survived by her husband, Frank; two sons, Frank R. of Pennsylvania and John R.

of California; three daughters, Jane Russel May of Spring Hill, Jeannette Wesley and Joan F. Russel, both of Pennsylvania; a sister, Mary Jane Wenzel of Pennsylvania; and 12 grandchildren. Brewer Memorial Funeral Homes Spring Hill, U.S. Highway 19. VERNON L.

SIMPSON, 71, of Spring Hill died Thursday at home. A native of Nutley, N.J., he moved to this area 10 years ago from Be-llville, N.J. He was a retired insurance agent with Prudential Life Insurance a veteran of World War II serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps, a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10209, Disabled American Veterans Cada Haddon Chapter 67, and First United Methodist Church of Hudson. He is survived by his wife, Laura three daughters, Nancy E.

Kleinberg of Lakewood, N.J., Joanne L. Gerrish of Spring Hill, and Laura J. Stuckey of Dumont, N.J.; two brothers, Ernest of South Stausberg, and Bill of Nutley; a sister, Eleanor Szpara of Palm Coast; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Pinecrest Funeral Chapel, Brooksville. -f Plump Juicy Bar-B-Q Chicken and Lean Tender Pork Ribs Served with French Fries, Coleslaw and Garlic Bread featured this month at Aripeka Aripeka Elks Lodge 2520, 9135 Denton bingo, 4:30 p.m.

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