An Aviation Tradition
Although we cannot claim credit for the accomplishments of our ancestors, we can take pride in their accomplishments and point out that there seems to be a family tradition of taking to the air.
Lieutenant Robert Hamblett Crowther (front row, right) Radarman/Navigator/Bombardier, B-29 6th Bomb Group, 39th Bomb Squadron Stationed on Tinian Island; 15 combat missions	Captain Vernon Henry Simmons (1893-1968) Flight Instructor Third Aviation Instruction Center A.E.F Stationed in France
Private Daniel Hamblett "Danny" Russo (1925-1944) Paratrooper 101st Airborne, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment KIA "Operation Market Garden"	William Patrick Simmons (1924-1996) Aviation Radioman Third Class, TBM VC 27 "The Saints" Assigned to USS Savo Island; 29 combat missions