1st Lt. Ira Wellins, 351st Heavy Bombardment Group, 510th Squadron (sometimes 511th), Polebrook, England. Flew 29 missions in Europe, 7 as navigator and 22 as "Mickey Operator" (radar, then top secret) in the lead (Pathfinder) plane of the squadron or entire group. Came home, got married to Frankie (who hailed from Louisville, KY - eerily predicted by the name of his B-17, "Kentucky Babe"), had two daughters and 3 grandchildren, served his RI community as a pharmacist and zoo docent in retirement, drove 10,000 miles to Alaska and back, camped all over the American West, and sailed a 36-foot craft from Florida to RI in a major storm. Passed away at age 89 after a full and rich life.