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Website Change Log

  • 2024-01-25: The Crew Identification Tool is undergoing some maintenance and will be unreliable for the time being.
  • 2023-12-15: Completed conversion of pageheader.php, footer.php, and home page to reflect Group ownership of website.
  • 2022-06-29: Crew Identification Tool (aka IDAID) is returned to operation.
  • 2022-06-29: Rearranged home page for better handheld device compatibility.
  • 2022-06-26: Repaired Combat Crew Builder tool.
  • 2022-04-05: Finished implementation of revised color palettes for 384th BG Inc. and UK pages.
  • 2022-04-02: Updated homepage with new layout and fundraising thermometer.
  • 2022-03-25: Resolved minor PHP 8.1 conflict in footer.php, added links to two more FB groups and removed FB graphic.
  • 2022-03-24: Resolved duplicate crew history display in Personal War Service Records.
  • 2022-03-20: All known problems detected since conversion to PHP 8.1 have been resolved.
  • 2022-03-16: Initial conversion to PHP 8.1. Three pages not displaying properly: 384thBG, SiteInfo, StoryList have been fixed; IDAID remains inoperative. Also certain functions on the person and One384thAircraft pages that were disabled have been repaired.
  • 2022-03-15: Initial conversion to PHP 8.1. Four pages do not display properly: 384thBG, IDAID, SiteInfo, StoryList.
  • 2022-02-23: Total re-write of the 384TH AIRFIELD→Museum page.
  • 2022-02-13: Corrected photo gallery problem resulting from MySQL 8.0 Upgrade making `Rank` a Reserved Keyword.
  • 2022-02-09: Corrected website problem resulting from MySQL 8.0 Upgrade making `Rank` a Reserved Keyword.
  • 2021-07-31: Revised Stories page to remove redundant PDF file size.
  • 2021-07-30: Revised Sortie Report (again) to properly process new personnel unit assignment data, as well as some other latent issues.
  • 2021-04-01: Revised Sortie Report and Aircraft list page to properly process new squadron code data.
  • 2021-02-13: Revised Sortie Report to display the correct squadron and squadron code for the date of the sortie.
  • 2021-01-18: Revised Losses page to download "full reports" and added $link and $down symbology.
  • 2021-01-02: Combined all 384th Bomb Group, Inc.,-specific pages into one with internal tab switching between information categories. This eliminated the drop-down under the 384TH BG INC menu topic. [Later revised to provide direct access to specific sections.]
  • 2020-12-30: Completed minor revisions to include files access path, and minor consistency changes.
  • 2020-12-23: Revised top menu bar: moved SITE INFO Items to RESOURCES Topic, replaced it with new 384TH AIRFIELD topic.
  • 2020-12-14: Added 384th Museum page.
  • 2020-05-30: Revised/improved optional display (and hide) of Additional Data on the one aircraft page.
  • 2020-05-29: Added optional display of Combat Chronology to One Mission page.
  • 2020-05-23: Revised the Sortie Report page to use the RelatedItem database table, completing (hopefully) the conversion of the website to a centralized management model for related content like MACRs and websites.
  • 2020-05-21: Revised WWII COMBAT --> Losses page; added sorting of table and maintenance upgrades.
  • 2020-05-19: Added features to the Mission Personnel Roster page: personnel links, Status.
  • 2020-05-19: Added a link to Mission Records section of the Photo Gallery to the One384thMission page.
  • 2020-05-18: Completed merge of mission sections that were unnecessarily divided.
  • 2020-05-11: Implemented new default sort by Pilot name in Aircraft table on One384thMission page.
  • 2020-04-09: Implemented "Previous Mission" and "Next Mission" controls on the Mission page.
  • 2020-03-23: Revised name search to correctly handle names containing an apostrophe, such as O'Neill.
  • 2020-03-16: Minor revision to _nav, pageheader files to preserve red/white/blue design of header on 384TH BG INC pages.
  • 2020-03-16: Updated the home and Reunions pages with information about cancellation and 8AFHS reunion.
  • 2020-03-15: Updated 2020 Reunion status to CANCELLED.
  • 2020-03-02: Updated the 384th Memorials page to indicate current status of Wing Panel Project.
  • 2020-01-17: Uploaded new Group membership application, and revised Group contacts to reflect new Treasurer.
  • 2020-01-15: Behind-the-scenes modifications for consistency and maintainability, as well as some server clean-up.
  • 2019-12-23: Added sorting to Aircraft list on every individual mission page.
  • 2019-08-24: Released new version of the Stories page (WWII INFO-->Stories).
  • 2019-08-24: Corrected a latent formatting error on the mission aircraft list.
  • 2019-04-21: Updated Junket XI page to reflect current status, and change in Hotel Hoppa Bus Service.
  • 2019-04-09: Implementation of a new method of linking 384th website data pages to other information (websites, documents, photos) was begun today. This will first be noticed on "one mission" pages, the first example of which is Mission 94, 24 April 1944 (see the "Other Mission Documents" data block).
  • 2019-04-03: Revised One384thMission/MissionAircraftTable.php and One384thAircraft.php for more consistent display of mission data.
  • 2019-04-03: Merged NEWS and NOTICES topics on home page; minor cleanup.
  • 2019-02, 03: Added Junket XI page; updates will continue until departure time.
  • 2019-02-08: Moved site and Veteran name searches back onto the home page because of cross-platform implementation issues.
  • 2019-02-05: Moved site and Veteran name searches off the home page to a slideout.
  • 2019-02-04: Added a page explaining how you can support Grafton Underwood Memorial Landscape Maintenance, with a link on the home page.
  • 2019-02-02: Released the BETA version of the new Statistics page, and added a link to the WWII COMBAT menu topic.
  • 2019-01-31: Substantially finished the addition of to all pages.
  • 2019-01-29: Corrected a problem with adding the symbol to the Aircraft Detail page.
  • 2019-01-10: Added downloadable high-resolution images of Air Ministry maps of Grafton Underwood, both the airfield proper and the "domestic" area. From the top menu, pull down RESOURCES to Downloads.
  • 2018-12-12: Added details about the military units that supported the 384th Bomb Group at Grafton Underwood. Pull down the WWII INFO menu category to SUPPORT UNITS to see the list of units, and read about them.
  • 2018-12-02: Modified the home page to reload automatically five seconds after midnight (at the server in Los Angeles, of course).
  • 2018-12-01: Moved the WWII INFO⇒Original Air Crews page to the WWII COMBAT⇒PERSONNEL menu category.
  • 2018-12-01: Moved the PERSONNEL DATABASE SEARCH topic on the home page for technical reasons.
  • 2018-12-01: Removed VETERANS STORIES topic from the home page: access that page under the WWII INFO⇒Stories menu link.
  • 2018-11-18: Revised the WWII INFO⇒Original Air Crews page, including new content and information.
  • 2018-11-14: A minor thing - added a timezone indication to the "Today is [date]" element on the home page (hover over the date; doesn't work on some mobile device browsers). This should give our international site visitors an indication of why the website date might appear different from their local date.
  • 2018-10-12: In preparation for our Group visit to the Cambridge American Cemetery on our trip to England next year, added the Burial/Memorial information to the the KIA, MIA, and Non-Combat Deaths pages (under the WWII COMBAT⇒PERSONNEL menu item). Note that the tables on these pages can be sorted by name (the default), unit, date of death, and location of burial or memorial.
  • 2018-10-12: Added a new page at RESOURCES⇒Downloads with links to download useful research documents.
  • 2018-10-02: Added "Résumé of Tour of Bombing Action in Europe" memoir of Don Ackerson to WWII INFO⇒Stories and his person page.
  • 2018-09-27: Reunion updates on home page.
  • 2018-09-26: Added "My Experience" memoir of Joe Turlington to WWII INFO⇒Stories and his person page.
  • 2018-09-25: Revised the WWII INFO⇒Stories page, including new content and information.
  • 2018-09-17: Added "POW Tales" memoir of Herman Wollenweber to WWII INFO⇒Stories and his person page.
  • 2018-09-14: Revised the WWII INFO⇒The Plane News page and added three editions.
  • 2018-09-12: Removed the Escape & Evasion (pdf) reports from the photo gallery. A complete list of these documents can be found at WWII COMBAT⇒PERSONNEL⇒E & E Reports
  • 2018-09-10: Revised the RESOURCES⇒Research page and corrected certain links.
  • 2018-09-05: Revised the 384TH BG INC⇒Membership page, adding Proxy form and By-Laws downloads.
  • 2018-09-05: Added the ⇗ symbol to the top menu for links that open in new tab/window.
  • 2018-08-01: Added temporary diagonal banner feature advertising the reunion.
  • 2018-07-21: Added News item regarding the 384th NARA Digital Archive.
  • 2018-07-18: Removed a troublesome plugin from Piwigo photo gallery software, and upgraded php to version 7.2.
  • 2018-07-17: Added a photo gallery feature that enables registered users to manage the annotation of photos they have uploaded.
  • 2018-07-14: Added photos of the 2018 ceremonies in Belfonds, France: ⇗ Belfonds 2018.
  • 2018-07-14: Upgraded Piwigo photo gallery software to version 2.9.4, and corrected a misconfiguration related to viewing PDF files.
  • 2018-07-02: Corrected coding error on individual person page (person.php).
  • 2018-06-30: Revised TargetID.php - changed data item identifications.
  • 2018-06-30: Fixed a bug in sorting by position on the mission personnel roster page.
  • 2018-06-29: Initial website mods for secure HTTPS content delivery have been completed. Please update all bookmarks/favorites, etc.
  • 2018-06-27: Started to modify website files for secure HTTPS content delivery.
  • 2018-06-11: Updated the RESOURCES⇒Research page.
  • 2018-05-19: Added Winter 2018 Newsletter.
  • 2018-04-27: Added website last modification date to landing page.
  • 2018-04-26: Added the Peenemünde Historical Technical Museum to the RESOURCES⇒Related Websites page.
  • 2018-03-27: Added Ken Decker's "Roll of Honor" page to the WWII COMBAT⇒PERSONNEL sub-menu.
  • 2018-03-22: Added 2018 reunion package.
  • 2018-02-20: Revised 'One Mission' page, and updated missions 63A, 63B, and 269 for clarity and completeness.
  • 2018-02-18: GROUP patches are now available: revised Marketplace and home pages.
  • 2018-02-14: Added a "Black Thursday" story by Francis Sylvia to the Stories page and to his person page.
  • 2018-01-26: Removed some records from the Personnel database, as part of a continuing data quality effort.
  • 2018-01-18: Corrected coding error on One384thAircraft.php script (used for all aircraft).
  • 2018-01-17: Revised Sortie Report link on Person, Mission, and Aircraft pages.
  • 2018-01-16: Minor correction to Mission Personnel Roster page: include personnel on scrubbed aircraft.
  • 2018-01-15: Revised "Sortie Report" links throughout the website, for consistency.
  • 2018-01-11: Added "Evasion and Escape Devices..." book to Library page.
  • 2018-01-10: Minor revision to Mission Summary page, correction to Mission Loading List page.
  • 2018-01-07: Added abbreviations KEY to Mission Loading List page (as a slideout panel).
  • 2018-01-04: Further refinements to Mission Loading List page.
  • 2017-12-29: Removed combat chronology text from One384thMission.php pending development of an SOP for same.
  • 2017-12-28: Revised what tabs/windows links open in.
  • 2017-12-25: Initial implementation of "Today in WWII" on the website home page.
  • 2017-12-22: Removed combat credit annotation for unused spare aircraft on Mission Loading List page.
  • 2017-12-21: Revised home page 8AFHS reunion notice.
  • 2017-12-18: Added "(Weather A/C)" label to Mission Loading List page.
  • 2017-12-18: Added A/C Name to Mission Personnel page (hover on Aircraft serial number).
  • 2017-12-17: Revised Mission Loading List page.
  • 2017-12-16: Completed "Mission Personnel" reports, accessible from each mission page.
  • 2017-12-16: Inaugurated this change log.