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Lieutenant George Patten. Bombardier, 491st Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) at Gahrden in B-24 'The Moose' #44-40205
Died 26 November 1944
American Air Museum

Lieutenant Paul Sandhagen. Bombardier, 303rd Bomb Group "Hell's Angels". After completing their bomb run at Osnabruk, the B-17G s/n 42-97691 (no name) took a direct flak shell hit blowing the nose off and killing the two navigators and bomb
Died 26 November 1944
American Air Museum

Lieutenant Rodney Ives. , 453rd Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA)
Died 26 November 1944
American Air Museum

Second Lieutenant John Hite. Pilot, 491st Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) near Misburg in B-24 'Problem Child' #4128884
Died 26 November 1944
American Air Museum

Second Lieutenant Troy Eggleston. Fighter Pilot, Pilot, 78th Fighter Group. Killed in Action (KIA) crashed near Diephoiz in P-47 #4227297
Died 26 November 1944
American Air Museum

Staff Sergeant Frederick Borger. Left Waist Gunner, 491st Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) at Gahrden in B-24 'The Moose' #4440205
Died 26 November 1944
American Air Museum

Staff Sergeant John Murray. Right Waist Gunner, 491st Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) at Gahrden in B-24 'The Moose' #44-40205
Died 26 November 1944
American Air Museum

Staff Sergeant Marshall Williams. Tail Gunner, 491st Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) at Gahrden in B-24 'The Moose' #4440205
Died 26 November 1944
American Air Museum

Technical Sergeant Francis Hawkins. Top Turret Gunner, 491st Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) near Gahrden in B-24 'The Moose' #4440205
Died 26 November 1944
American Air Museum

UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCES (USAAF) IN BRITAIN, 1942-1945
26 November 1944
Imperial War Museum

UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCES (USAAF) IN BRITAIN, 1942-1945
26 November 1944
Imperial War Museum

UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCES (USAAF) IN BRITAIN, 1942-1945
26 November 1944
Imperial War Museum

UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCES (USAAF) IN BRITAIN, 1942-1945
26 November 1944
Imperial War Museum

UNITED STATES EIGHTH AIR FORCE IN BRITAIN, 1942-1945
26 November 1944
Imperial War Museum

UNITED STATES EIGHTH AIR FORCE IN BRITAIN, 1942-1945
26 November 1944
Imperial War Museum

Captain Edward Beavers. Fighter Pilot, 339th Fighter Group. Assigned to 503FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. Hit by flak strafing an airfield, bellied in near Cologne in P-51D 'Joanie' 44-14525 27-Nov-44. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 10547.
Died 27 November 1944
American Air Museum

Master Sergeant (1st Grade) Benson Brown. , .
Died 27 November 1944
American Air Museum

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27 November 1944
Het Nationaal Glasmuseum

Second Lieutenant John Bassan. Fighter Pilot, 364th Fighter Group. Assigned to 385FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) ramrod mission to Offenburg. Having made contact with the bombers to be escorted, A/C P-51D 44-14336 seen to go out of control,
Died 27 November 1944
American Air Museum

UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCES (USAAF) IN BRITAIN, 1942-1945
27 November 1944
Imperial War Museum

UNITED STATES EIGHTH AIR FORCE IN BRITAIN, 1942-1945
27 November 1944
Imperial War Museum

UNITED STATES EIGHTH AIR FORCE IN BRITAIN, 1942-1945
27 November 1944
Imperial War Museum

BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY RAIL VIADUCT RAIL VIADUCT MARSHALLING YARDS OIL REFINERY SCREENING MISSION INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX.
Locations: ALTENBEKEN BIELEFLED/SCHILDESCHE Bielefeld, Germany HAMM MISBURG MISBURG OSNABRUCK
Mission date: 29 November 1944
American Air Museum

Floods near Middelburg : Royal Engineers salvaging timber 29th November 1944
29 November 1944
Imperial War Museum

BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY OIL REFINERY BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY AIRCRAFT FACTORY MARSHALLING YARDS OIL REFINERY BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY OIL REFINERY OIL REFINERY MARSHALLING YARDS BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY BOMB TARGE
Mission date: 30 November 1944
American Air Museum

Lieutenant Gilbert Schlesinger. Pilot, 379th Bomb Group. Shot down 30 November 1944 in B-17G #446140 'Miss Lace' when A/C lost right wing during heavy anti-aircraft explosions over the target, the Brabag Synthetic Oil Plant, northeast of Zeitz,
Died 30 November 1944
American Air Museum

Lieutenant Owen Winter. Pilot, 94th Bomb Group. Lt. Winter was ordered to do a fly around as he tried to land at the base coming in from a mission. He pulled up and slammed into another plane which caused his plane to crashed. All but the tail gunner were
Died 30 November 1944
American Air Museum

Second Lieutenant Arthur Champ. Pilot, 384th Bomb Group. Shot down on his third combat mission, 30 November 1944 in B-17 #44-8409. Killed in Action (KIA). Missing Air Crew Report #11128
Died 30 November 1944
American Air Museum

Second Lieutenant Bernard Goldstein. Co-Pilot, 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars. Shot down 30 November 1944 in B-17 #4338742. Killed in Action (KIA). Killed in Action (KIA) near Zeitz in B-17 #4338742
Died 30 November 1944
American Air Museum

Second Lieutenant Desmond Steele. Co-Pilot, 446th Bomb Group. Shot down 30 November 1944 in B-24 #4251272. Killed in Action (KIA). 2nd Lieutenant Desmond E. Steele. His date of birth and next of kin are uncertain. He had one brother, Private Wayne A. Ste
Died 30 November 1944
American Air Museum

Second Lieutenant Donald Alvestad. Co-Pilot, 390th Bomb Group. Shot down 30 November 1944 in B-17 #4338053. Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 30 November 1944
American Air Museum

Second Lieutenant Marvin Brawer. Navigator, 447th Bomb Group. Shot down 30 November 1944 in B-17 #4338725. Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 30 November 1944
American Air Museum

Sergeant John Sherman. Ball Turret Gunner, 384th Bomb Group. Sergeant John J. Sherman was born February 24, 1925. His next of kin were his parents, Solomon and Catherine Sherman. He was from Duke Center, Pennsylvania. On November 30, 1944, he was serving
Died 30 November 1944
American Air Museum

Staff Sergeant Chester Durham. Nose Gunner / Enlisted, 379th Bomb Group. Flying his 34th mission as a replacement with this crew. Shot down on 30 November 1944 in B-17G, #446140, 'Miss Lace' after encountering heavy anti-aircraft barrage over th
Died 30 November 1944
American Air Museum

Staff Sergeant Felix Byrne. Waist Gunner, 398th Bomb Group. Shot down 30 November 1944 in B-17 #4338463. Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 30 November 1944
American Air Museum

Staff Sergeant Stewart Schoch. Waist Gunner, 379th Bomb Group. Shot down 30 November 1944 in B-17 #446140 'Miss Lace. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 30 November 1944
American Air Museum

Technical Sergeant Bernard Bonderski. Top Turret Gunner, 379th Bomb Group. Shot down 30 November 1944 in B-17G #446140 'Miss Lace' after encountering heavy flak over the target, the Brabag Synthetic Oil Plant northeast of Zeitz, Germany. Killed
Died 30 November 1944
American Air Museum

Technical Sergeant Jesse McCoy. Engineer/Top Turret Gunner, 384th Bomb Group. Assigned to the 384th BG, 547th BS on 6 June 1944, Robert Koch Crew, per squadron history (microfilm A0641-00226), 27 combat missions. Bailed out over enemy territory, KIA Final
Died 30 November 1944
American Air Museum

Thanksgiving Dinner (Missouri State Archives)
Taken 30 Nov 1944
MissouriStateArchives

THE STRATEGIC BOMBING OFFENSIVE AGAINST GERMANY
30 November 1944
Imperial War Museum

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Dec 1944
National Maritime Museum

Christmas 1944 (Naples)
Taken some time in Dec 1944
SMU Libraries Digital Collections

Christmas, 1944
Taken some time in Dec 1944
Provincial Archives of Alberta

Christmas, 1944
Taken some time in Dec 1944
Provincial Archives of Alberta

Decorating the Christmas Tree, December 1944
1 December 1944
Imperial War Museum

Enligt fotografens journal nr 7 19441950: "Berntsson, Herr Charles Stenungsund 60 årsdag".
1 December 1944
Bohusläns museum

Enligt fotografens journal nr 7 19441950: "Karlsson, Brudparet V. Röd Höviksnäs".
1 December 1944
Bohusläns museum

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Taken some time in Dec 1944
State Library of New South Wales collection

Private Henry Priddy. Fighter Pilot, 366th Fighter Group.
Died 1 December 1944
American Air Museum

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1 December 1944
Sjöhistoriska museet

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1 December 1944
Sjöhistoriska museet

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1 December 1944
Sjöhistoriska museet

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1 December 1944
Sjöhistoriska museet

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1 December 1944
Sjöhistoriska museet

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1 December 1944
Sjöhistoriska museet

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1 December 1944
Sjöhistoriska museet

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1 December 1944
Sjöhistoriska museet

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1 December 1944
Sjöhistoriska museet

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1 December 1944
Sjöhistoriska museet

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1 December 1944
Sjöhistoriska museet

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1 December 1944
Sjöhistoriska museet

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1 December 1944
Sjöhistoriska museet

UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCES (USAAF) IN BRITAIN, 1942-1945
1 December 1944
Imperial War Museum

UNITED STATES EIGHTH AIR FORCE IN BRITAIN, 1942-1945
1 December 1944
Imperial War Museum

UNITED STATES EIGHTH AIR FORCE IN BRITAIN, 1942-1945
1 December 1944
Imperial War Museum

BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY MARSHALLING YARDS FIGHTER SWEEPS MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS.
Locations: BINGEN KASSEL MEININGEN COLOGNE FRANKFURT MANNHEIM KOBLENZ KOBLENZ/LUTZEL OBERLAHNSTEIN
Mission date: 2 December 1944
American Air Museum

Captain Eugene Barnum. Fighter Pilot, 56th Fighter Group. Assigned to 61FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Completed one tour of duty, returning for a second tour. Credited with two aerial kills. Failed to Return (FTR) ramrod to Bingen in P-47 44-19739, positioning him
Died 2 December 1944
American Air Museum

Onbekend
2 December 1944
Het Nationaal Glasmuseum

Second Lieutenant Roy Storrick. Co-Pilot, 389th Bomb Group. Shot down 2 December 1944 in B-24 #4250366. Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 2 December 1944
American Air Museum

Second Lieutenant Wyman Baker. Fighter Pilot, 56th Fighter Group. Assigned to 63FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return(FTR) fighter sweep Marburg in P-47 42-28741. Collided with P-47 44-19739 whilst in melee with Bf109's, crashed near Guell. Killed in
Died 2 December 1944
American Air Museum

Unloading Flour at Antwerp: 2nd December 1944
2 December 1944
Imperial War Museum

HMS Brocklesby, HMS Quantock and Motor Torpedo Boat 633 : attacking off an island in the Adriatic, 3rd December 1944
3 December 1944
Imperial War Museum

Motor Torpedo Boat 633 and HMS Brocklesby : attack and destroy a motorboat laden with explosives in Cigale Cove, 3rd December 1944
3 December 1944
Imperial War Museum

UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCES (USAAF) IN BRITAIN, 1942-1945
3 December 1944
Imperial War Museum

BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS BARGES MARSHALLING YARDS.
Locations: Bebra FRIEDBURG FULDA GIESSEN KASSEL KOBLENZ MAINZ RH
Mission date: 4 December 1944
American Air Museum

Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) Samuel Estes. Tail Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) from anoxia Killed by loss of oxygen while on a mission over Germany
Died 4 December 1944
American Air Museum

UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCES (USAAF) IN BRITAIN, 1942-1945
4 December 1944
Imperial War Museum

APHRODITE MISSION TARGET UNKNOWN.
Locations: HERFORD
Mission date: 5 December 1944
American Air Museum

BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY MUNITIONS and TANK FACTORTIES MARSHALLING YARDS BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY.
Locations: BERLIN MUNSTER NEINBURG
Mission date: 5 December 1944
American Air Museum

Lieutenant Alvin Deeds. Fighter Pilot, Pilot, 353rd Fighter Group. Killed in Action (KIA) crashed near Hohnhorst in P-51 'Bee-Jay' #4414727
Died 5 December 1944
American Air Museum

Onbekend
5 December 1944
Het Nationaal Glasmuseum

UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCES (USAAF) IN BRITAIN, 1942-1945
5 December 1944
Imperial War Museum

BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY MARSHALLING YARDS INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX RAIL JUNCTION INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX OIL REFINERY AQUEDUCT.
Locations: BIELEFELD HANNOVER LOCKUM MERSEBURG MERSEBURG/LEUNA MINDEN/MITTELLAND CANAL
Mission date: 6 December 1944
American Air Museum

Onbekend
6 December 1944
Het Nationaal Glasmuseum

UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCES (USAAF) IN BRITAIN, 1942-1945
6 December 1944
Imperial War Museum

Able Seaman William Polston R/2352, Royal Nobel Volunteer Reserve
Died 7 December 1944
Lives of the First World War

Ritning
7 December 1944
Sjöhistoriska museet

Ritning
8 December 1944
Sjöhistoriska museet

Ritning
8 December 1944
Sjöhistoriska museet

BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY AIRFIELD AIRFIELD MARSHALLING YARDS.
Locations: HALINGEN STUTTGART/BOBLINGEN STUTTGART/ECHTERDINGEN UNTERTURKHEIM
Mission date: 9 December 1944
American Air Museum

Lieutenant Robert Brown. Pilot, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. On 09 Dec 1944 B-17 #43-38362 was shot down by flak. According to KU 3457, Lt. Brown's parachute failed to open, but according to crew he would have never left the plane; therefore,
Died 9 December 1944
American Air Museum

THE STRATEGIC BOMBING OFFENSIVE AGAINST GERMANY
9 December 1944
Imperial War Museum

UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCES (USAAF) IN BRITAIN, 1942-1945
9 December 1944
Imperial War Museum

UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCES (USAAF) IN BRITAIN, 1942-1945
9 December 1944
Imperial War Museum

UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCES (USAAF) IN BRITAIN, 1942-1945
9 December 1944
Imperial War Museum

Kittens: Christmas Dinner, Changi Gaol, 10-25 December 1944
10 December 1944
Imperial War Museum

UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCES (USAAF) IN BRITAIN, 1942-1945
10 December 1944
Imperial War Museum

BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX MARSHALLING YARDS BRIDGES BRIDGE.
Locations: EUSKIRCHEN FRANKFURT GIESSEN HANAU KARLSRUHE KOBLENZ MANNHEIM MAXIMILIA
Mission date: 11 December 1944
American Air Museum

Ritning
11 December 1944
Sjöhistoriska museet

Sergeant John McGuire. Waist Gunner, 445th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) 11 December 1944 in B-24 #4250453 AM w/ Oak Leaf Cluster
Died 11 December 1944
American Air Museum