Hello! Carless A. Blankinship was my father. He died in 1981, from his second massive heart attack. The A. stands for Andrew. Carless needs a bit of explaining. His mother, Joanne Strayer, was farm educated, without formal schooling. Consequently, her grasp of the written word was a bit iffy. Actually, Dad's name was Charles; you can probably see Carless in that name if you pronounce, as Grandmother did, the C as a K.

I would appreciate a copy of that photo, if you don't mind. I actually have his 201 file and the 442 is mentioned therein. My address is 4739 Charmalee Ct NE, Salem, Oregon 97305. I will happily reimburse your time and expenses. I am building a memorial plaque about Dad, and it would be wonderful to include the photo in the binder of papers I've accrued so far.

Dad flew 23 missions in B-17s during WWII, so I'm fortunate to be here. He was shot down and crashed twice, with some injuries. He was very reticent about that, but he definitely had PTSD, responding to a touch while sleeping quite actively. I miss him, he as a super Dad.

Thank you for posting this information! Have a great day!