Billie's nickname was Billie. That was the highest honor a crew member received was that people knew your first name. Until then it was just your last name or more likely "New Guy" Eddy had graduated to Sumpter. He had been there a couple of months. Pilots received their call sign from something that they did or the way they looked or something personal. JC got his from his name. Jack Cloud. Martin got his because of his long legs and body. Hence,"Highpockets". I don't think Mr. Storey ever got past "New Guy" Flight platoons were this secret little club that let very few outsiders in. The reason me and Billie were friends was because we had been in maintaince together. If not for that we would not have been close because I was in first flight and he was in second. Your platoon was family. The rest were at best cousins.