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Sep 10, 2009 - Sep 13, 2009 - 27th Annual Reunion - 2009:

459 BGA 27th ANNUAL REUNUNION, KANSAS CITY, MO

ATTENTION: 459th Annual Reunion, Kansas City, MO

WHERE: Hyatt Regency Group Center, 2345 McGee Street Kansas City, MO 64108

TELEPHONE: (816) 435-4190

WHEN: Thursday, September 10 thru Sunday, September 13, 2009

HOTEL RATE: $107.00 a night Plus All Taxes, approximately $125.00 a night

REGISTRATION COST:

Total Registration Cost are based on events attended, but

This will include a Buffet Breakfast Sunday paid for by 459 BGA.

Cost paid to whom: Phyllis Partridge at address on Registration Form.

Final Registration date is August 23, 2009

SIT DOWN DINNER FRIDAY NIGHT:

Friday Night Dinner $57.00/PERSON - Entree Choice: Beef or Salmon

Guest Speaker, from the US Air Force, B-2 Bomber Base that is located near by.

SIT DOWN DINNER SATURDAY NIGHT:

Saturday Night Dinner $63.00/PERSON - Entree Choice: Beef or Chicken

Entertainment, No Guest Speaker

EVENTS BUS TOURS:

1. FRIDAY 9:00 am to 3:00 pm COST: $57.00/PERSON ("KC HI-LITES" Data)

2. SATURDAY 8:30 am to 1:30 pm COST: $63.00/PERSON ( "A DAY WITH THE PRESIDENT" Data

SUBJECT: 459th BGA 27th ANNUAL REUNION, KANSAS CITY, MO

TRAVEL NOTE: Air, Amtrak Rail or Car

1. 459th BGA Members should be receiving Reunion forms by First Class mail soon.

2. Non - 459th BGA Members are Cordially Invited.

Contact Reid Waltman 459th BGA Webmaster for Registration Forms at:

Telephone - (903) 860-2352 or

100 County Road S.E. 4297, Scruggins, TX 75480 or

download it from document below.

REID M. WALTMAN - 459th BGA WEBMASTER

Please note there have been minor changes to what was posted earlier

KANSAS CITY HIGH LLIGHTS AND WORLD WAR I MUSEUM AT LIBERTY MEMORIAL

Friday, September 11 9:00 am-3:00 pm

9:00 am Depart Hyatt 9:00 am-10:00 am Driving Tour of Country Club Plaza

10:00 am-11:30 am Tour of World War I Museum

11:30 am-12:30 pm Lunch at "Over There" Restaurant at WWI Museum

12:30 pm-12:45 pm Drive to Union Station for brief stop

12:45 pm- 1:15 pm Walk-through tour of Grand Hall at Union Station

1:15 pm- 1:30 pm Drive to American Jazz/Negro Leagues Baseball Museums

1:30 pm- 2:45 pm Tour of American Jazz/Negro Leagues Baseball Museums

2:45 pm-3:00 pm Drop guests at Hyatt

A DAY WITH THE PRESIDENT

Saturday, September 12, 8:30 am - 1:30 pm

8:30 am - Depart Hyatt

8:30 am-9:00 am Travel to Independence

9:00 am-9:30 am Driving tour of Independence including drive by Truman Home

9:45 am-11:15 am Tour Truman Museum and Library

11:15 am-11:45 am Travel to Fiorella's Jack Stack Freight District

11:45 am-12:45 pm Lunch (should allow 1 hour)

12:45 pm- 1:15 pm Brief KC Downtown Highlights

1:15 pm - 1:30 pm Return trip to Hyatt

Sep 25, 2008 - Sep 28, 2008 - 26th Annual Reunion - 2008 :

Archie Erwin and his Atlanta crew are busy planning the 26th annual 459th Bomb Group Association Reunion at the Atlanta Airport Marriott Hotel, September 25,26,27,& 28, 2008. Join us for visits to Dobbins Reserve Base, banquet and entertainment, sharing with crewmembers and old friends, and Lyle McCarty's famous video show. The Memory Room will be on the panoramic 16th floor of the hotel.

Contact: Susan Rawlston,3681 Castle Rock Way, Tucker, GA 30084 for details and registration forms.Contact Mariott Hotel for Group Rate information.

Membership Survey concerning the 2008 Reunion in Atlanta, Georgia

The 459th BGA Officers are requesting feedback from all members concerning the 2008 Reunion in Atlanta, scheduled for late September - early October, as well as future Reunions. Mail to: Archie Erwin, 140 Monique Ln., Clayton, GA 30325 or email your responce to slrga@aol.com

If you have pictures from the Reunion, please submit them to Reid Waltman at 459BG.ORG: Make a connection

Mar 01, 2008 - Mar 01, 2008 - Operation Halyard- WW II Airmen Rescue:

World War II OSS Operation in 1944 to rescue and return shot down Allied airman to safty from Yugoslavia, Captain Thomas K Oliver,Pilot, one of our own from the 756 BS will be included in a article by Free Lance Writer, Kevin Morrow, in the March,2008 issue of the World War II Magazine, avialable at newstands and Barnes and Noble bookstores Where:

Sep 27, 2007 - Sep 30, 2007 - 25th Annual Reunion-2007:

Three day event at Sheraton Hotel,8787 Keystone Crossing, Indianapolis,IN 46240,Phone (317)846-2700. {If you have pictures from the Reunion, please submit them to Reid Waltman at 459BG.ORG}

Sep 18, 2007 - Oct 18, 2007 - U S Postal Service80th Ann.of U S Air Force8/18/07: Sept,18,07 the USPS will honor the 60th Ann of the Air Force w/ a Commemmorative Pictorial Cancellation-a unique postmark to commemorate special events which are usually in very limited quantity and are highly sought after by stamp collectors and US postal history buffs. B-24 LIBERATOR will be displayed with postmark. ( SEE THIS EVENT PICTURE FOR COMPLETE DETAILS- Click on Event Picture ) Where: Marietta, GA

Jun 01, 2003  - B-24 Memorial: B-24 Memorial to be constructed honoring the Consolidated B-24 Liberator at a site in San Diego, CA Where: San Diego, CA