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  • 98th Bomb Group
    • 98th BG Microfilm AFHRA Maxwell AFB
    • 15th AF Medals Aug-Sept 1944
    • 98th BG B-24 pictures
    • Missions 1- 417 (newly added missions)
    • How I'm Shooting the Records
    • Col. Richard C. Harris, my grandfather
    • Project Gunn
    • VIDEO (silent): 300th Mission, Sept. 13th, 1944, Lecce, Italy
    • VIDEO: (audio) Longer version, April 5, 1943 mission, with crew interviews
    • VIDEO (audio): April 5, 1943 Mission
    • August 1, 1943, Ploesti Mission
    • X: 9th_AF_PLoesti_Contributions
    • 15th AF Ploesti 1943-44 missions: B-24, B-17 Operations, Crash and Damage Photos
    • VIDEO: German Footage of Ploesti Bomb Damage
    • VIDEO (silent): 98th Citation Lecce, Italy
    • 98th BG Interesting Documents
    • 98th Crew Roster (Incomplete)
    • 98th Crew Roster 345th Squadron
    • Ploesti Missions 1942-1944
    • Pucket Medal of Honor Mission July 9, 1944
    • V: 08_04_1942
    • V: 08_14_1942
    • V: 08_15_1942
    • V: 08_16_1942
    • V: 08_21_1942
    • V: 08_25_1942
    • V: 08_28_1942
    • V: 08_29_1942
    • V: 09_1942_Missions
    • V: 09_01_1942
    • V: 09_02_1942
    • V: 09_05_1942
    • V: 09_07_1942
    • V: 09_10_1942
    • V: 09_13_1942
    • V: 09_14_1942
    • V: 09_16_1942
    • V: 09_19_1942
    • V: 09_22_1942
    • V: 09_25_1942
    • V: 09_29_1942
    • V: 10_01_1942
    • V: 10_03_1942
    • V: 10_07_1942
    • V: 10_09_1942
    • V: 10_10_1942
    • V: 10_11_1942
    • V: 10_16_1942
    • V: 10_19_1942
    • V: 10_21_1942
    • V: 10_23_1942
    • V: 10_26_1942
    • V: 10_28_1942
    • V: 10_30_1942
    • V: Other_11_1942_98th_BG
    • V: 11_04_1942
    • V: 11_06_1942
    • V: 11_08_1942
    • V: 11_10_1942
    • V: 11_15_1942
    • V: 11_21_1942
    • V: 11_23_1942
    • V: 11_29_1942
    • V: 12_04_1942
    • V: 12_11_1942
    • V: 12_18_1942
    • V: 12_26_1942
    • V: 12_30_1942
    • W: 01_1943
    • W: 02_1943
    • W: 03_1943
    • W: 04_1943
    • W: 04_26_1943
    • W: 04_28_1943
    • W: 05_1943
    • W: 06_1943
    • W: 07_1943
    • W: 08_13_1943
    • W: 08_19_1943
    • W: 08_21_1943
    • W: 08_23_1943
    • W: 08_25_1943
    • W: 08_28_1943
    • W: 08_31_1943
    • W: 09_1943
    • W: 10_01_1943 Missions
    • W: 10_01_1943_2
    • W: 10_05_1943
    • W: 10_04_1943
    • W: 10_07_43
    • W: 10_08_1943
    • W: 10_09_1943
    • W: 10_10_1943
    • W: 10_14_1943
    • W: 10_20_1943
    • W: 10_21_1943
    • W: 10_24_1943
    • W: 11_01_1943
    • W: 11_02_1943
    • W: 11_05_1943
    • W: 11_11_1943
    • W: 11_15_1943
    • W: 11_19_1943
    • W: 11_22_1943
    • W: 11_24_1943
    • W: 11_25_1943
    • W: 11_28_1943
    • W: 11_29_1943
    • W: 11_30_1943
    • W: 12_01_1943_Missions
    • W: 12_01_1943
    • W: 12_02_1943
    • W: 12_03_1943
    • W: 12_06_1943
    • W: 12_08_1943
    • W: 12_10_1943
    • W: 12_11_1943
    • W: 12_14_1943
    • W: 12_15_1943
    • W: 12_16_1943
    • W: 12_19_1943
    • W: 12_20_1943
    • W: 12_22_1943
    • W: 12_25_1943
    • W: 12_28_1943
    • X: 02_1944
    • X: 03_1944
    • X: 04_01_1944_Missions
    • X: 04_02_1944
    • X: 04_03_1944
    • X: 04_04_1944
    • X: 04_05_1944_PLOESTI
    • X: 04_07_1944
    • X: 04_12_1944
    • X: 04_13_1944
    • X: 04_14_1944
    • X: 04_15_1044
    • X: 04_16_1944
    • X: 04_17_1944
    • X: 04_20_1944
    • X: 04_23_1944
    • X: 04_24_1944_PLOESTI
    • X: 04_25_1944
    • X: 04_29_1944
    • X: 04_30_1944
    • X: 05_01_1944_Missions
    • X: 05_02_1944
    • X: 05_06_1944
    • X: 05_07_1944
    • X: 05_10_1944
    • X: 05_13_1944
    • X: 05_14_1944
    • X: 05_17_1944
    • X: 05_18_1944_PLOESTI
    • X: 05_19_1944
    • X: 05_22_1944
    • X: 05_23_1944
    • X: 05_24_1944
    • X: 05_25_1944
    • X: 05_26_1944
    • X: 05_27_1944
    • X: 05_29_1944
    • X: 05_30_1944
    • X: 05_31_1944
    • X: 06_01_1944_Missions
    • X: 06_06_1944
    • X: 06_10_1944
    • X: 06_11_1944
    • X: 06_13_1944
    • X: 06_14_1944
    • X: 06_16_1944
    • X: 06_22_1944
    • X: 06_23_1944_PLOESTI
    • X: 06_24_1944_PLOESTI
    • X: 06_25_1944
    • X: 06_26_1944
    • X: 06_27_1944
    • X: 06_30_1944
    • X: 07_01_1944_Missions
    • X: 07_02_1944
    • X: 07_03_1944
    • X: 07_04_1944
    • X: 07_05_1944
    • X: 07_07_1944
    • X: 07_06_1944
    • X: 07_08_1944
    • X: 07_09_1944_PLOESTI
    • X: 07_12_1944
    • X: 07_13_1944
    • X: 07_14_1944
    • X: 07_15_1944_PLOESTI
    • X: 07_21_1944
    • X: 07_22_1944_PLOESTI
    • X: 07_24_1944
    • X: 07_26_1944
    • X: 07_27_1944
    • X: 07_30_1944
    • X: 07_31_1944_PLOESTI
    • X: 08_01_1944_missions
    • X: 08_01_1944_Missions
    • X: 08_06_1944
    • X: 08_09_1944
    • X: 08_10_1944_PLOESTI
    • X: 08_12_1944
    • X: 08_13_1944
    • X: 08_14_1944
    • X: 08_15_1944
    • X: 08_17_1944_PLOESTI
    • X: 08_18_1944_PLOESTI
    • X: 08_26_1944
    • X:08_26_1944
    • X: 08_29_1944
    • X: 08_30_1944
    • X: September 1944 missions
    • X: 09_01_1944
    • X: 09_02_1944
    • X: 09_05_1944
    • X: 09_08_1944
    • X: 09_06_1944
    • X: 09_10_1944
    • Y: 09_12_1944
    • X: 09_13_1944
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    • X: 09_17_1944
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    • X: 09_19_1944
    • X:09_20_1944
    • X: 09_21_1944
    • X: 09_22_1944
    • X: 09_23_1944
    • X: 09_24_1944
    • X: 11_01_1944_Missions
    • X: 09_20_1944
    • X: 10_07_1944
    • X: 11_03_1944
    • X: 11_04_1944
    • X: 11_05_1944
    • X: 11_06_1944
    • X: 11_07_1944
    • X: 11_08_1944
    • X: 11_11_1944
    • X: 11_12_1944
    • X: 11_14_1944
    • X: 11_15_1944
    • X: 11_19_1944
    • X: 11_22_1944
    • X: 11_23_1944
    • X: 12_02_1944
    • X: 12_03_1944
    • X: 12_06_1944
    • X: 12_07_1944
    • X: 12_08_1944
    • X: 12_11_1944
    • X: 12_12_1944
    • X: 12_15_1944
    • X: 12_16_1944
    • X: 12_17_1944
    • X: 12_18_1944
    • X: 12_19_1944
    • X: 12_21_1944
    • X: 12/25/1944
    • X: 12_26_1944
    • X: 12_27_1944
    • X: 12_28_1944
    • X: 12_29_1944
    • Y: 01_04_1945
    • Y: 01_04_05
    • Y: 01_08_1945
    • Y: 01_15_1945
    • Y: 01_19_1945
    • Y: 01_31_1945
    • Y: 02_01_1945
    • Y: 02_05_1945
    • Y: 02_14_1945
    • Y: 02_15_1945
    • Y: 02_16_1945
    • Y: 02_17_1945
    • Y: 02_19_1945
    • Y: 02_20_1945
    • Y: 02_21_1945
    • Y: 02_22_1945
    • Y: 02_23_1945
    • Y: 02_24_1945
    • Y: 02_24_1945
    • Y: 02_25_1945
    • Y: 02_26_1945
    • Y: 02_27_1945
    • Y: 02_28_1945
    • Y: 03_08_1945
    • Maxwell AFB Microfilm
    • V: Other November 1942 Files
    • Maxwell AFB Microfilm 98th BG
  • 448th Bomb Group
    • 8th and 15th AF flight, ground crew and crash photos: B-24, B-17, P-51, B-26, P-47, P-38
    • 8th AF 448th BG World War II
    • How I am shooting the records
    • VIDEO (silent): 8th AF mission to Muenster, Germany
    • W: 12_22_1943
    • W: 12_24_1943
    • W: 12_30_1943
    • W: 12_31_1943
    • X: 01_04_1944
    • X: 01_05_1944
    • X: 01_29_1944
    • X: 02_06_1944
    • X: 02_10_1944
    • X: 02_11_1944
    • X: 02_13_1944
    • X: 02_20_1944
    • X: 02_25_1944
    • X: 02_28_1944
    • X: 02_28_1944
    • X: 03_03_1944
    • X: 03_04_1944
    • X: 03_05_1944
    • X: 03_06_1944
    • X: 03_08_1944
    • X: 03_09_1944
    • X: 03_13_1944
    • X: 03_15_1944
    • X: 03_16_1944
    • X: 03_18_1944
    • X: 03_19_1944
    • X: 03_22_1944
    • X: 03_22_1944
    • X: 03_23_1944
    • X: 03_24_1944
    • X: 03_26_1944
    • X: 03_29_1944
    • X: 03_29_1944
    • X: 04_01_1944
    • X: 04_05_1944
    • X: 04_08_1944
    • X: 04_10_1944
    • X: 04_12_1944
    • X: 04_18_1944
    • X: 04_20_1944
    • X: 04_22_1944
    • X: 04_24_1944
    • X: 04_26_1944
    • X: 04_29_1944
    • X: 05_01_1944
    • X: 05_04_1944
    • X: 05_06_1944
    • X: 05_07_1944
    • X: 05_08_1944
    • X: 05_09_1944
    • X: 05_10_1944
    • X: 05_11_1944
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    • x: 05_16_1944
    • x: 05_17_1944
    • x: 05_19_1944
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    • X: 05_25_1944
    • X: 05_30_1944
    • X: 05_31_1944
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    • X:05_31_1944
    • X: 06_01_1944
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    • X: 06_04_1944
    • X: 06_06_1944
    • x:06_15_1944
    • X:06_16_1944
    • X: 06_16_1944
    • X: 06_20_1944
    • X: 06_21_1944
    • X:06_22_1944
    • X:06_25_1944
    • X:06_27_1944
    • X:06_28_1944
    • X: 07_08_1944
    • X: 08_11_1944
    • X: 08_15_1944
    • X: 08_16_1944
    • X: 08_18_1944
    • X: 08_26_1944
    • X: 08_27_1944
    • X: 09_08_1944
    • X: 09_09_1944
    • X: 09_11_1944
    • X: 09_12_1944
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    • X: 09_30_1944
    • X: 10_02_1944
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    • X: 10_06_1944
    • X: 10_08_1944
    • X: 10_09_1944
    • X: 10_13_1944
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    • X: 10_19_1944
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    • X: 10_26_1944
    • X: 11_02_1944
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    • X: 11_08_1944
    • X: 11_16_1944
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    • X: 11_27_1944
    • X: 11_29_1944
    • X: 12_08_1944
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    • x: 12_20_1944
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    • X: 12_25_1944
    • X: 12_28_1944
    • X: 12_30_1944
    • Y: 02_19_1945
    • Y: 01_01_1945
    • Y: 01_02_1945
    • Y: 01_03_1945
    • Y: 01_05_1945
    • Y: 01_06_1945
    • Y: 01_07_1945
    • Y: 01_10_1945
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    • Y: 02_08_1945
    • Y: 02_09_1945
    • Y: 02_10_1945
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    • Y: 02_19_1945_2
    • Y: 02_20_1945
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    • Y: 04_07_1945
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    • Y: 04_10_1945_2
    • Y: 04_11_1945
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    • Y: 04_17_1945
    • Y: 04_26_1945
    • Y: 05_09_1945
    • X;09_27_1944
    • Abuelo 1st 448th Mission & Crew Photo
  • Pathfinders
    • S/Sgt Terrence "Salty" Harris, Great-Uncle
    • IX Troop Carrier Command Unit Narrative
    • S-3 Reports Operation Neptune
    • Carentan - addtl file
    • 502nd Cassidy's BN
    • S-2 Log Operation Neptune
    • Leach summary of Normandy drop
    • 506th at Carentan
    • Flight records of Pathfinder A/C
    • 506th PIR Fox Company George Goodridge memoir
  • Other Bomb Groups
    • 92nd BG
    • 5th BG
    • 7th BG
    • 2nd BG: 49th, 96th, 429th and 20th bomb squadrons
    • 319th BG
    • 389th Bomb Group
    • 376th BG
    • 44th BG April 1 1944
    • 392nd BG April 1, 1944
    • Meyerowitz MACR
    • CAF B-29 FiFi
    • IRAQ2003
    • 2ND BG: Mission performance reports
    • 2nd BG 49th, 429th, 96th and 20th BS
    • New Archives Photos
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  • The very, very beginning, the "before." Off white, very dirty berber carpet and off-white linoleum. classic.

    The very, very beginning, the "before." Off white, very dirty berber carpet and off-white linoleum. classic.

  • Santa brought 5,000 pallets of Pergo, and I decided the wall needed to be something other than "eggshell."

    Santa brought 5,000 pallets of Pergo, and I decided the wall needed to be something other than "eggshell."

  • stylin ...

    stylin ...

  • the night before Christmas, and all through the house, there wasn't a thread of old carpet, thanks to my spouse ...

    the night before Christmas, and all through the house, there wasn't a thread of old carpet, thanks to my spouse ...

  • Kitchen Before - no workspace due to weird elevated "counter"

    Kitchen Before - no workspace due to weird elevated "counter"

  • Henry, as usual, helping.

    Henry, as usual, helping.

  • not the renovation we planned

    not the renovation we planned

  • more removal to create an open back wall

    more removal to create an open back wall

  • more Henry

    more Henry

  • goodbye linoleum

    goodbye linoleum

  • hello flooring

    hello flooring

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  • best money saver yet; allowed us to keep existing cabinets, we purchased two large floor cabinets from Home Depot  to add to make an "island" workspace

    best money saver yet; allowed us to keep existing cabinets, we purchased two large floor cabinets from Home Depot to add to make an "island" workspace

  • We purchased new cabinet doors and painted them with the gel

    We purchased new cabinet doors and painted them with the gel

  • How we spent Christmas

    How we spent Christmas

  • taking old wall cabinets down

    taking old wall cabinets down

  • Before cutting down the "counter" - we got a contractor to help us with this

    Before cutting down the "counter" - we got a contractor to help us with this

  • painting the cabinets - 3 day process

    painting the cabinets - 3 day process

  • I took off the doors on the cabinet infrastructure and then painted it before putting on the new painted doors

    I took off the doors on the cabinet infrastructure and then painted it before putting on the new painted doors

  • drawer on left has 1 coat of gel, rest is two coats in

    drawer on left has 1 coat of gel, rest is two coats in

  • the two new cabinets to support the counter expansion/island -- before taking down the elevated "counterspace" .. so very 1980s

    the two new cabinets to support the counter expansion/island -- before taking down the elevated "counterspace" .. so very 1980s

  • Untitled photo

  • cutting down the counter and rewiring the sockets

    cutting down the counter and rewiring the sockets

  • Hooray! an island forms!

    Hooray! an island forms!

  • added this one -- we had butcher block-ish counters -- they were actually fake wood/ formica ...

    added this one -- we had butcher block-ish counters -- they were actually fake wood/ formica ...

  • almost there

    almost there

  • Tiling took three entire weekends -- friday night to late sunday night.

    Tiling took three entire weekends -- friday night to late sunday night.

  • first we cut into our drywall and anchored the ikea metal shelving to the studs, then restored the drywall/patched it so we could tile over it

    first we cut into our drywall and anchored the ikea metal shelving to the studs, then restored the drywall/patched it so we could tile over it

  • Untitled photo

  • more tiling .....

    more tiling .....

  • the shelves and metal vent hood  are from Ikea, we cut into our drywall and anchored them to the studs so we would tile over them for a clean look

    the shelves and metal vent hood are from Ikea, we cut into our drywall and anchored them to the studs so we would tile over them for a clean look

  • Untitled photo

  • We ordered a tall, 6 inch pull out cabinet and then ordered custom doors to paint for a pantry right by the fridge

    We ordered a tall, 6 inch pull out cabinet and then ordered custom doors to paint for a pantry right by the fridge

  • what it looks like now ...

    what it looks like now ...

  • closer view of the gel and hardward and marble countertop (we paid to have installed professionally)

    closer view of the gel and hardward and marble countertop (we paid to have installed professionally)

  • new fun light switches from Home Depot

    new fun light switches from Home Depot

  • the Island, which has been a wonderful social addition to the home

    the Island, which has been a wonderful social addition to the home

  • the pantry. Henry's treats are kept in there, he guards it like a sentry

    the pantry. Henry's treats are kept in there, he guards it like a sentry

  • closer view of the pantry. we also went for a counter depth fridge to add more space since the kitchen is pretty small

    closer view of the pantry. we also went for a counter depth fridge to add more space since the kitchen is pretty small

  • the finished look

    the finished look

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