90th Bomb Group

Thank you for your response and sorry for the loss of your family member, Samuel Bowers. My father's PBY crew was stationed 50 miles north of Manila on the day of the rescue, July 16, 1945. They eventually landed up on IE Shima and Okinawa toward the end of the war. They were part of the 6th Emergen...

My name is Jack Frame. I’ve recently completed a family history book on my Dad’s WWII service. My father, Mark B. Frame was a co-pilot on a PBY. He was part of the 6th Emergency Rescue Squadron stationed in the Phillipines, Okinawa and IE Shima during 1945. One of their main missions was to rescue c...

To the family of Sam Bowers / “Live Wire” / 90th Bomb Squadron My name is Jack Frame. I’ve recently completed a family history book regarding my Dad’s service in WW II. My father Mark Frame was a co-pilot on a PBY. His crew rescued the survivors from the incident when “Live Wire” ran out of fuel. Th...