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Decorated veteran recalls war and his brothers
Jesse Bayer born 1921 in Floresville area volunteered for the Army Air Force in 1943. He flew B 17s with the 379th Bomb Group to England from 1944 to 1945, logging dangerous missions and earning the Distinguished Flying Cross and air medals. Now widowed, he keeps a diary of every mission and attends 379th reunions, recalling camaraderie and sacrifice.
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Mat and
Stephanie Simerski Bayer
Jesse
Floresville
Army/Air Force
San Marcos
Tennessee
Nebraska
England
Bayer
Kimbolton
Great Britain
379
379Th
United States
Helen Cielencki
St. Hedwig
Patricia
Stephen
William
Lewis
Kenneth
Helen
Elmendorf
Catepilar Club
Jesse Bayer
Bremen
Germany