Love in the 8th "Plane" Crazy For You │ "Letters to Loretta" T/Sgt Harold & Loretta Schwerdt 388thBG 561stSQ │ Flight Engineer/Top Turret Gunner "Letters to Loretta: The World War II Love Letter Story of Harold & Loretta Schwerdt" Discover a touching love story told through heartfelt letters from WWII. presented by their granddaughter Kaitlin Oster Audio courtesy of Sandboxx News https://www.sandboxx.us/?s=kaitlin oster Crew and crash photos courtesy of 388thbg.com A Mighty 8th Love Story Harold

"Plane" Crazy About You │ Howard and Ruth Snyder In remembrance of Howard's crew being shot down on February 8, 1944 and the seven long months Ruth waited for word of her husband's fate. On February 8, 1944, B-17 42-31499 “Susan Ruth” was shot down over Macquenoise, Belgium 306thBG 369thSQ The crew was reported Missing in Action. Pilot– Lt. Howard Snyder E&E Report E&E Report # 1568 Co-pilot— Lt. George W. Eike E&E Killed while Evading Navigator— Lt. Robert Benninger E&E Killed while Evading Bom