To the men I flew with in the 398th Bomb Group
of the Eighth Air Force during World War II,
and to my crew, Godfathers, Inc.

For the living: John F. Schmid,
William D. O’Malley, Jr., and Harry Grey.
And in memory of those who didn’t return:

PILOT	Second Lt. Allan H. Ferguson, Jr.
COPILOT	F/O John R. Halbert
NAVIGATOR	Second Lt. Howard U. Feldman
ENGINEER	Tech. Sgt. Joseph A. Heustess
TAIL GUNNER	Staff Sgt. Byron O. Young
RADIO OPERATOR	Tech. Sgt. Michael J. Brennan, Jr.