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My grandpa Jack was stationed in England as a B-17 mechanic during World War II.   I have always really liked this photo, but it has not aged well.  Jack is standing on the wing with his hands on his hips, third from the right.  There is a handwritten note on the back:

487 Bomb Group
836 Bomb Squad.
England 1945

I believe the photo was taken at Lavenham Army Air Force Station 137 in Suffolk, England.  The plane is a B-17G, number 44-8039.

The full-sized scan is 5157×2201.

Chris, Jamie and Mia spent a couple of days with us. These photos are from the SF zoo.

Mark and Moe came out to SF for a surprise visit for Monica’s birthday.

We spent a weekend in Steamboat with Mandy’s folks, Sam, Unchu and Margaret.

We went out to a pumpkin patch out in West Portal and picked out some winners to bring back and carve at Moncia and Wuy’s.

Okay, we camped near Point Reyes at Samuel P. Taylor State Park. We spent Sunday hiking around at Point Reyes. Monday we drove back down Hwy. 1 and made a few stops along the way like Stinson Beach and the Muir Beach overlook.

Harley and Moe made it back out to visit us again for a good long weekend. They spent Thursday bumming around SF and Friday in the park with Monica and Wuy. Friday night we had dinner at Monica and Wuy’s - Chris was coincidently in town for business and he joined us too. On Saturday we met the Kims for Korean barbecue in Oakland and then spent the day in Berkeley. We ended the day with dinner at the Bunker. Sunday morning we headed north to go camping.

Monica and Wuy’s wedding in Minnesota.

Moe came to visit for a weekend.

Monica cooked up a mean vegan Thanksgiving feast again this year. We took a walk in Golden Gate Park while the unTurkey was cooking.