• Home
• Spring,1941
• Fall,1941-Spr,1942
• Hiatus
• Atlantic Crossing
• Fall,1943
• Jan.-Easter,1944
• Apr.-Sept.,1944
• Final Missions
• Missions Index
• Maps
• Letters
• Glossary
• Timeline
• Site map

[See a more complete table of contents below]

The German prisoner-of-war camp, Stalag Luft 1, in which Billy's friend Bob Mims was held (after he was shot down on February 5, 1944) was liberated on May 1, 1945. In conjuction with the 65th anniversary of this date, his daughter sent me an article written at the time by a war correspondent who was also imprisoned there. The text of the article, and some new photos of Mr. Mims are on his page.

You may want to read the Introduction first; it includes some important technical and organizational information.

Journal Entries

• Spring, 1941
• Fall, 1941 – Spring, 1942
• Atlantic Crossing (July, 1943)
• Fall, 1943
• January – Easter, 1944
• April – September, 1944

Supplementary Material

• Introduction
• Journal Hiatus — Spring, 1942 – Summer, 1943
• Final Missions – Demobilization — Fall, 1944 – Summer, 1946

• Missions Index
• Maps Index
• World War II Timeline
• Index of Billy's Letters Home
• Postcards
• Official Orders and Other Documents
• Photo and Artifact Galleries
• Who's Who (prominent people from the Journal and letters)
• Glossary
• Timeline
• Site Map
• Bibliography

Complete Journal text:

• PDF
• Word (transcription)

The picture at the top of this page is a digital reproduction of a painting of a B-26 Marauder by Pearl Greenstein (Momoo) dated 1947. I had the painting reframed and hung on my newly-painted study wall and thus wanted to update the graphic on the website. I believe the painting finally has a setting commensurate with the importance it has for me.