First person memories of Wm Ryan and the other aviators lost - provided by Russ Simpson, ship radio operator during many flights in a letter to Dan O'Conner

Memorial Day 2009

Family members of William Ryan visited his grave in the Rhone American Military Cemetery (Draguignan, France) and have created a wonderful, meaningful photo essay of their experience.

Lois Heist is the niece of Bill Ryan, and the daughter of Dr. Larry Ryan. Larry and Ken were Bill’s brothers, and attended several reunions of the Cruiser Philadelphia.

The photo at left was provided by George Brucia, a member of the Aviation Division. William Ryan is top left with his hands in his pockets.

To access the slide show, follow the instructions below.

 

 

 

1. Click on the website. http://mimipix.smugmug.com/gallery/8512130_GBBXw#562871176_qkiYp
2. If you are asked to enter a password, enter Memorial Day 2009
3. Upon entering the site, read the introduction to the program.
4. Click on ‘slideshow’ in the upper right corner.
5. Once the slideshow has opened, you can adjust the speed of the slides in the very upper left corner in small print, by clicking on slow/med/fast.
6. You can manually view the slides and move both forward and backward by clicking in the middle of the very right side of the screen to advance and the very middle of the left side of the screen to reverse direction.
7. Enjoy!