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A focused list of documents, images, captions, and local records that could move the Bob Cary research from strong leads toward confirmed evidence.

Open question

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Open question

Mission 436 / Christmas Day 1944

Need ship 82 drop-group evidence. The crew sheet confirms Bob Cary on the mission, but the remaining question is whether ship 82 dropped on Singen or was among the aircraft that mistakenly bombed Thayngen.

Family memory

Lady Bugs

Need any source connecting Bob Cary to ship 78, serial 42-95746, or the aircraft name Lady Bugs.

Strong lead

Hartwell / Happy / Pappy Davis

Need photos, letters, captions, or Davis family records that clarify Hartwell Davis's connection to Bob Cary, the Pappy nickname, and the return-visit evidence.

Strong lead

Decatur, Western, and Hastings

Need Decatur school records, WMU registrar or transcript records, marriage, dental-school, license, obituary, church, newspaper, or funeral-home records.

Strong lead

France / Tavaux / Thayngen Reunions

Need reunion programs, photo captions, newspaper scans, or Chekhab book pages.

Research status last reviewed: 8 June 2026.