Pepere’s D-Day flight information

Dan,       

Your grandfather did in fact fly on D-Day as part of the American Airborne Invasion, though he was not on board our airplane. The invasion itself was broken up into what are called “serials” each serial contained upwards of 30 airplanes, and were arranged in sequential order, as indicated by their numbers, That’s All, Brother was to lead these serials collectively to France.
Our airplane, the lead ship, flew at the head of serial 07, your grandfather flew in the airplane which led serial number 23, which means that while he was not on the lead aircraft of the invasion, he was certainly on board the airplane which led his own serial, which was flown by pilot Lt. Col. Quinn M. Corley. I know that family legends some times grow up around these things, and that there is some chance that his unit members thought it might be useful for him to be spotting fixtures on the ground, but in reality, he was on board the aircraft as a radio operator which means that over Normandy he would have been very busy, in a small area behind the pilots, and would have been relatively unable to “look out” of the airplane. Much of the equipment he was operating was designed to get the paratroopers in the right place, and it was incredibly important. 
During the chaos of battle, much of it was malfunctioning, so your grandfather would have been having one heck of a time with the equipment, knowing that lives were on the line if he couldnt get it to work correctly. Incase you are curious, serial 23 is made up of aircraft from the 313th Troop Carrier Group, and your grandfather’s specific squadron was the 29th Troop Carrier Squadron. You can spot aircraft from his squadron easily because they were painted with a large 5X on the side of their noses.
This is the informational break down for your grandfather’s plane, note that it also indicates which “chalk” he was carrying, these men came from the 3rd Bn / 508th PIR which was part of the 82nd Airborne Division.

 Chalk #37   C-47  #43-15323
17 Paratroopers 

P    L/Col Corely, Quinn M.
CP  1/Lt Gehrett, Rodney T.
N     2/Lt Ehmke, Theodore A.
RO   Pfc Boucher, Fernand E.
CC   Sgt Speed, Clarence t.

Sadly, the airplane your grandfather flew in, 43-15323 did not survive the war, and it was damaged on takeoff at an advanced field in Germany, at least one crew member was killed during this accident.

In case you are interested, here is a history recalling the journey of one of the paratroopers who was dropped by your grandfather’s aircraft. I thought it was worth a read! It even shows some of his family going back and finding evidence of his personal battle.
I am sorry that our airplane was not the one you were looking for, and sorry that I cant refer you to a museum where you could go and see it – but if you add us on facebook (commemorative air force) you can certainly keep up on the work being done on the airplane. We will be recreating that radio compartment and all of its complex equipment with the hope of getting it operational again, someday perhaps you could come see the airplane, and send a message in the same way your grandfather was trained to do!
The project will likely take about two years, but as with anything, it will be well worth the wait!
Please let me know if you have any more questions I might be able to help answer.

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Nokia mobile care

Hi! How can we help you today with your Nokia phone or accessory?

Me:

repair status check

10:42 AM

Nokia mobile care

Hello

Me:

hi

10:43 AM

Nokia mobile care

Welcome to Nokia Mobile Care! My name is Joe and I will be happy to help you!

Can you please rephrase your other question?

Me:

Hi Joe.  I was hoping to check on the status of repair order 1554208—–

i’ve been without a phone for over a week now, just curious how long i should be expecting

hello?

10:48 AM

Nokia mobile care

I would like to find a solution for you. Could you please give me a few minutes to review something?

Me:

sure, thanks

10:49 AM

Nokia mobile care

Could you please tell me in which country the phone was bought, and where you’re currently located?

Me:

United States for both

repair order is at HMD in Texas

10:55 AM

Nokia mobile care

Track your repair order:

You can track your repair by using our online tool. Click here https://nokia.ebuilder.com/auto/track/repairto visit the page

Me:

it says 404, p[age not found

or maybe it means my phone isn’t found?

i’m not sure.  i just need a phone soon

11:05 AM

Nokia mobile care

Please send an email to

support@nokiaphones.com

Me:

what is the normal turnaround time?

my wife’s 7.1 had the same ussue back in january, her phone was returns the second day after it was received

11:09 AM

Nokia mobile care

Sorry to hear that

I wish you the best with your phone

Me:

so, there’s no way you can check the status of my repair order?

11:10 AM

Nokia mobile care

But please you need to send your inquiry with the Email

Me:

I’m sending my inquiry in this chat

what difference would it be to send an email?

11:11 AM

Nokia mobile care

Ok Danial dont worry

Just give me sometime

Nokia mobile care

Actually you can help me a bit. Could you please tell me your IMEI number? You can find it dialing *#06# and 15 digits will appear on the screen. That’s the number I’d like to know.

Are you still on the line? In case I don’t receive a response from you in a minute or two, the system will end our chat.

No need to worry! Once you are back online, you can just message me and we will continue our conversation!

Nokia mobile care

Hi I could see that you have marked your previous interaction as unresolved, how can I help you to resolve it?

Me:

i need to know where my phone is and when I can expect it back

11:40 AM

Nokia mobile care

Could you please tell me your IMEI number? You can find it dialing *#06# and 15 digits will appear on the screen. That’s the number I’d like to know.

Me:

3569530901—-

11:41 AM

Nokia mobile care

ok Daniel, thank you for the information provided

did you know you can track your device status using the repair order tool?

Me:

Joe gave me a link to the repair order tool, and it was a 404 page not found

11:43 AM

Nokia mobile care

ok

lets try it again

https://nokia.ebuilder.com/en_US/repair

can you use this one?

then on your very up corner to the right you will see track repair

they will ask your repair order number and your IMEI number

did you find it?

Me:

it hasn’t been updated since last thursday

that’s what i’m trying to figure out

has it been looked at et?

11:45 AM

Nokia mobile care

yeah today is Tuesday just three day

it’s normal

Me:

can they just replace the phone?  I’ve been without a phone for over a week now

11:46 AM

Nokia mobile care

it can take up to three weeks

Me:

i can’t be without my phone for 3 weeks

11:46 AM

Nokia mobile care

Daniel, they will do what they think will be the best for you

Don’t you think that you are overthinking?

Me:

overthinking?

11:47 AM

Nokia mobile care

it can get three weeks, but it can not get all that long

Me:

are you for real?

11:47 AM

Nokia mobile care

I understand that to stay without phone can be frustrating

Yes I am for real

thanks for being so polite to ask

Me:

i have had the phone for less than 6 months

warranty reapirs for a product design flaw should not take up tio 3 weeks

i would have done it myself

and the “are you for real” was because you asked “don’t you think that you are overthinking?”

that’s INCREDIBLY rude

11:49 AM

Nokia mobile care

No, I am sorry if you took that that way

that’s because you are mad about your device then you are reading everything in a bad way

Me:

i don’t need your therepy, i need to know how long my phonwe will take

11:51 AM

Nokia mobile care

Ok Daniel

Is there anything else I can assist you with today?

Me:

yes, I need to know how long my phone will take for repair

11:51 AM

Nokia mobile care

as said before can take up to three weeks

and some cases can take even more

Me:

i need to know how to escalate that

because up to 3 weeks is unaacaptable

11:52 AM

Nokia mobile care

yeah ok

Me:

that’s my phone, i run my business off of it

11:52 AM

Nokia mobile care

I will register you feedback

Is there anything else I can assist you with today?

Me:

your name?

11:52 AM

Nokia mobile care

My name is Fernanda

Is there anything else I can assist you with today?

Me:

How do I reach your supervisor?

11:54 AM

Nokia mobile care

we do not have any available at this moment

Me:

I’ll wait

11:55 AM

Nokia mobile care

but note that all our chat is registeres in our system

and she has access to it in a daily basis

Me:

well, when she sees this, I excpect an email with an apology for the way you treated my concern

11:55 AM

Nokia mobile care

do you need my apology?

Me:

not yours.  i couldn’t care less about you.  i need your supervisor to make this right

11:56 AM

Nokia mobile care

ok

thank you so much

Me:

as it stands, I will never again buy an HMD/Nokia device, and the folks who take my advice about phones will also not

11:57 AM

Nokia mobile care

I am sorry you feel that way

Me:

are you?

i’m not sure you are

11:58 AM

Nokia mobile care

only because you need to wait to get your device back from the repair center

Yes I really do

you are beeing mad and rude and saying a lot of things here abour your insatisfaction

Me:

i only started being mad and rude when you told me I was overthinking

11:58 AM

Nokia mobile care

and at any moment you though that I am dfoing my best helping you with all the questions you ghad

had*

Me:

before that, i was just trying to figure out where my phone is

11:59 AM

Nokia mobile care

I am really doing everything to try to change your mood

and maybe make you understand that there are several factors that can affect this

Ok Daniel

I am a bad girl I made you mad, and I am really sorry aboutr that

Me:

yeah, maybe you could have done that prior to minimizing my concerns about the wait time of “up to 3 wseeks”, which was never mentioned anywhere in my repair order documentation

30 minutes ago

Nokia mobile care

I said to you you can get back and recheck

I said it can take it, but it cannot

Me:

what does that even mean?

29 minutes ago

Nokia mobile care

I know you would like to hear that your device will get back to you tomorrow

but that would be me lying and being irresponsible

mean that it can take longer but it cannot

Me:

do you mean it can take that long but it MIGHT not?  is that what you’re trying to say/

28 minutes ago

Nokia mobile care

it will depend on several factors, as do the repair center has the parts to replace immediately?

how many people has their devices there before yours arrive

that is what that measn

Me:

so, imagine in a world of good customer service, where you as the CSR wiould reach out the the repair shop and get a little biot of information on my repair request, since I cannot do that m,yself

it could take 1 day, it could take 21.  maybe a good customer service rep would find out if there’s a big bac up so they could manage the customer expectations

because 3 weeks, I’m going to buy a different phone and try to sell this one when it comes back 3 weeks from now

but if it’s coming this week, I’ll shut up and deal with it

either way, I can promise the next phone will NOT be Nokia/HMD

25 minutes ago

Nokia mobile care

I understand

that would be indeed an amazing scenario

but even me who gets award and recognition for February and March for the excellency service provided to the customers, have some limitations.

but I am taking your advise onboard

will forward it to my supervisor together with our chat today

Me:

wow, if you get an award for this level of service, the rest of your office must suck really bad

23 minutes ago

Nokia mobile care

and I hope that in the future we can have the features to get in touch with reapir centers and even to send brand new devices to every customers who sends their devices to repair

I understand your point

and as you do not have any more question I am then closing this chat

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