Update Jerry Lynde

Great news! About a month ago, I focused on finding living relatives of Jerry Lynde of the Hetzler Crew and today my efforts paid off! Today I learned from a close family friend that Jerry's sister is still alive and is 86 years old. She was 3 years younger than Jerry. She still lives in Wyoming, not far from where they grew up in Recluse. Luckily, she has letters and photographs, which are going to be copied and sent to me.

I learned a little bit about him today: Right after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Jerry was boiling with anger as many Americans were that day. He traveled to Billings the next day and joined the Army Air Corp. His enlistment record shows that he did indeed join the military shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Also, Jerry was a real cowboy. His father owned a ranch and Jerry owned a horse named "Bill". He loved country dancing and all of the girls loved to dance with him. Jessie always wanted to dance with her older brother herself, but because of all of the other girls at the dances she didn't get to and was jealous.