340th FTG, 39th FTS honor remaining 57th BW WWII vets
Col. Kyle Goldstein (left), 340th Flying Training Group commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Warisar Villarreal (right), 340th FTG senior enlisted leader, present a certificate of appreciation and unit patches to two remaining World War II veterans from the 57th Bomb Wing Association during their final reunion in Kansas City, Missouri, held Sep. 28 to Oct. 2, 2023. The four WWII veterans honored were Dick Reed, with the 340th Bombardment Group, 486th Bombardment Squadron; Bob Stangier, with the 380th Bombardment Group, 381st Bombardment Squadron; Charles Wagamon, with the 340th BG, 486th BS; and Paul Young, with the 321st Bombardment Group, 445th Bombardment Squadron.