Dear List Members, Looking for anyone who may have served in the 5th Air Force - 39th Troop Carrier Sq. 317th Troop Carrier Group, and might have known my father: 1st Lt. Robert P. Conpenelis Trained and received his wings in Marfa, Texas, Aug 1943 Also graduated from Ryan Field, Hemet Calif. 1943 Class 43-H 1943-1945: Served as Pilot on C-47, based in Far East-Air Frorces, Australia; flew supplies/cargo and parchutists; flight commander for 11 months Flew 479 Combat Hours; 1200+ flying hrs Decorations: Air Medal, 3 bronze oak leaf clusters Asiatic-Pacific Theatre Ribbon, 4 stars Pres.Unit Citation Phillippine Liberation ribbon, 1 star I have one letter from a friend of his, during the war, Aug 1943: PFC R.I. Young, Jr stationed in Africa; in it, he mentions their mutual friend, Kurtz. My father's home at that time[1940-1946] was Gierlach St, in Sloan, NY; his mother was Mrs Bertha [Duewiger] Conpenelis Schlicht Linda

the 5th Air Force may have a web page - I know the 8th Air Force has a museum at Pooler, Ga and also a historical society. ----- Original Message ----- From: "DonLinda" <donlinda@2ki.net> To: <worldwar2@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 8:55 AM Subject: [WORLDWAR2] 5th AAF, 39th Tr Carrier Sq | Dear List Members, | Looking for anyone who may have served in the 5th Air Force - | 39th Troop Carrier Sq. 317th Troop Carrier Group, | and might have known my father: | 1st Lt. Robert P. Conpenelis | Trained and received his wings in Marfa, Texas, Aug 1943 | Also graduated from Ryan Field, Hemet Calif. 1943 Class 43-H | | 1943-1945: | Served as Pilot on C-47, based in Far East-Air Frorces, Australia; | flew supplies/cargo and parchutists; | flight commander for 11 months | Flew 479 Combat Hours; 1200+ flying hrs | Decorations: | Air Medal, 3 bronze oak leaf clusters | Asiatic-Pacific Theatre Ribbon, 4 stars | Pres.Unit Citation | Phillippine Liberation ribbon, 1 star | | I have one letter from a friend of his, during the war, Aug 1943: | PFC R.I. Young, Jr | stationed in Africa; | in it, he mentions their mutual friend, Kurtz. | | My father's home at that time[1940-1946] was Gierlach St, in Sloan, NY; his mother was Mrs Bertha [Duewiger] Conpenelis Schlicht | | Linda | | ------------------------------- | To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WORLDWAR2-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/usaf/5af.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth_Air_Force http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_Fifth_Air_Force_Korean_War_order_of_battle http://www.aerothentic.com/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "DonLinda" <donlinda@2ki.net> To: <worldwar2@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 8:55 AM Subject: [WORLDWAR2] 5th AAF, 39th Tr Carrier Sq | Dear List Members, | Looking for anyone who may have served in the 5th Air Force - | 39th Troop Carrier Sq. 317th Troop Carrier Group, | and might have known my father: | 1st Lt. Robert P. Conpenelis | Trained and received his wings in Marfa, Texas, Aug 1943 | Also graduated from Ryan Field, Hemet Calif. 1943 Class 43-H | | 1943-1945: | Served as Pilot on C-47, based in Far East-Air Frorces, Australia; | flew supplies/cargo and parchutists; | flight commander for 11 months | Flew 479 Combat Hours; 1200+ flying hrs | Decorations: | Air Medal, 3 bronze oak leaf clusters | Asiatic-Pacific Theatre Ribbon, 4 stars | Pres.Unit Citation | Phillippine Liberation ribbon, 1 star | | I have one letter from a friend of his, during the war, Aug 1943: | PFC R.I. Young, Jr | stationed in Africa; | in it, he mentions their mutual friend, Kurtz. | | My father's home at that time[1940-1946] was Gierlach St, in Sloan, NY; his mother was Mrs Bertha [Duewiger] Conpenelis Schlicht | | Linda | | ------------------------------- | To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WORLDWAR2-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message