John was the engineer of B 24 INSTABLE lost on February 19, 1945. I am the nephew of his widow, doing her final bucket list task. To honor John, and the entire 10 man MIA crew. In 4 months, a headstone will be erected in Johns name @Arlington National Cemetery. With this task, I am trying to find living relatives of ANY crew member, especially Velkers family for DNA. I have done my research, have followed their last radio posts, and feel I know where their plane is in the Adriatic. The US Naval Underwater Recovery Team is about to investigate this site. Any info, memories, and especially pictures would make my Aunts wait over. She had no answer for 70 years until I did my research, now we know what happened on their final flight.

Gy Sgt Ric Geist
Fort Wayne, IN

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