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. Silver-coloured lapel pin. Moulded with a lion's head, below: 'TEAM GB'. Below, this the Olympic rings, with: 'London 2012' across the base. Reverse; Inscribed: 'BETTER NEVER STOPS'. Secured by a separate clip on the r
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. Souvenir medal produced for the London Olympics 2012. Gold coloured medal. Obverse: Inscribed: 'LONDON'. On a frosted surface, a runner crossing the finishing line, his arms raised, behind him, the London Eye and the Houses of Parliament. The
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Diamond Jubilee biscuit tin. Diamond Jubilee biscuit tin as supplied to British military personnel serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, including the Royal Navy. The tin has mauve-coloured sides and a turquoise lid. As received, it contained tea bags and a p
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Guide Star, ESO. As a teenager, fine art photographer Wolfgang Tillmans was a keen amateur astronomer and his work frequently reflects this interest with the inclusion of various astronomical subjects and themes. Tillmans’ artistic approach to astro
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Medal commemorating the attainment of the South Pole by Amundsen and Scott. Medal commemorating the attainment of the South Pole by Amundsen and Scott. Obverse: Amundsen’s party at the South Pole. Legend: '14 DESEMBER 1911 . O. BJAALAND . H. HA
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named and unnamed galaxies, ESO. As a teenager, fine art photographer Wolfgang Tillmans was a keen amateur astronomer and his work frequently reflects this interest with the inclusion of various astronomical subjects and themes. Tillmans’ artistic a
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sensor flaws and dead pixels, ESO. As a teenager, fine art photographer Wolfgang Tillmans was a keen amateur astronomer and his work frequently reflects this interest with the inclusion of various astronomical subjects and themes. Tillmans’ artistic
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The Deep. ‘The Deep’ is a circular accordion-bound pop-up book which unfolds to an oversized three-dimensional eight-point compass rose, with another sixteen-point compass rose at its centre. The compass points are alternately coloured blue an
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The Deep. A box of trapezoid shape box base for the ‘The Deep’ is a circular accordion-bound pop-up book. Written in the bottom of the box: ‘The Deep’ as ‘a tribute to maritime folklore and tradition developed over centurie
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The Deep. A box of trapezoid shape box lid ‘The Deep’ is a circular accordion-bound pop-up book. Lid states: "The Deep" Kevin Steele MXII
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Sergeant (Technician Fourth Grade) William Rye. Right Waist Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Prisoner of War (POW) Shot down by fighters and crashed at Gelderingen on 8/15/44 in B-24 Ramblin Wreck #4128932 POW
Died 5 January 2012
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First Lieutenant Joseph Higgins. Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. 1st Lt. Joseph "Joe" W. Higgins of the 336th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group, finished his tour with 63 missions and 270 combat hours on 30 September 1944. He took part in Operation
Died 7 January 2012
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Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) Theodore Blank. Tail Gunner, 398th Bomb Group.
Died 13 January 2012
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Lieutenant General William Bailey. Air Executive; Deputy Commanding Officer, 353rd Fighter Group. Assigned to 352FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to HQ Sqn, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. 186 x combat missions. Credited 3 x kills (air), 3 x kills (ground). Awards: S
Died 14 January 2012
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Captain Harold Barnaby. Fighter Pilot, 78th Fighter Group. Assigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to VIII Fighter Command. ETD. Awards: SS, AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
Died 19 January 2012
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First Sergeant Edward Whaley. Top Turret Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Shot down 8 April 1944 in B-24 #4252596 'Mammy Yokum. ' Prisoner of War (POW). Heroically saved a fellow crewmate Philip Carroll. After Carroll was injured and unconscious due
Died 25 January 2012
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Second Lieutenant Richard Rozner. Co-Pilot, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 25 January 2012
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First Lieutenant Russell Meyne. Pilot, 379th Bomb Group. Pearl Harbor Survivor-Dec. 7, 1941 While stationed at Fort Kam near Hickam Field. 7-30-44 flew Trans Atlantic 13 HRS Gander Newfoundland to Nutts Corner, Ireland. 9-8-44 Crash landed France behind A
Died 2 February 2012
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Florence Beatrice Patterson 22360,
Died 4 February 2012
Lives of the First World War

Second Lieutenant John Izant. Fighter Pilot, 10th Air Depot Group. Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Post War:- Director of Finance, TRW.
Died 18 February 2012
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Master Sergeant (1st Grade) Roy Fratz. Crew Chief; Ground Crew, 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars.
Died 22 February 2012
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Master Sergeant (1st Grade) Theodore Bohlin. Ground Crew Chief, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 7 March 2012
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Staff Sergeant Kenneth Hougard. Military Occupation Specialty 612 Airplane Armorer/Gunner, 384th Bomb Group. Shot down 8 May 1944 in B-17 #42-31211. With the help of friendly French Nationals, he evaded capture from 8 May 1944 until 4 July 1944 when he wa
Died 12 March 2012
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First Lieutenant Joseph Scheibler. Fighter Pilot, 495th Fighter Training Group. Joseph Scheibler served as a fighter pilot with the 78th Fighter Group at Duxford. He completed 90 missions.You can read more about his service here: http://www.ulongbeach.c
Died 20 March 2012
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Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) James Fennell. Radio Operator Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Completed 32 combat missions.
Died 22 March 2012
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Lieutenant Eldon Broman. Pilot, 95th Bomb Group. Shot down 10 October 1943 in B-17 #4230272 'Fritz Blitz. ' Prisoner of War (POW). POW PH
Died 3 April 2012
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Captain Robert Volkman. Pilot, 361st Fighter Group. 61 missions. St. Lo. Bombing patrol 7/25/44, Anklam Airfield Strafing at Peenemunde 8/4/44, Arnheim/Nijmegan patrol 9/19/44. Escort B-17s to Warsaw Poland 9/18/44, two group leads and several squadron le
Died 7 April 2012
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First Lieutenant Herbert Cheskin. Navigator, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 18 April 2012
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Sergeant Clifford Boche. Airplane Armorer, 353rd Fighter Group. Air Offensive Europe; Good Conduct; 'Dist. Unit Citation; EAME Ribbon
Died 18 April 2012
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Second Lieutenant Robert Case. Bombardier, 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars. Shot down by fighters on 11 January 1944 in B-17 #42-3057 'Blonde Bomber. Robert Case was hit over much of his body by flying pieces of aluminum and flak as well as sha
Died 23 April 2012
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First Lieutenant Earl Nichols. Co-Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. Completed 30 B-24 missions. Mission #14 was D-Day June 6, 1944. September 23, 1944 was on mission to haul gas to France. Shot up over Ostend, returned to Ipwich and bailed out. 26 October, tour co
Died 28 April 2012
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First Lieutenant Claire Millerin. Bombardier, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 30 April 2012
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Technical Sergeant Augustine Paredes. Radio Operator, 458th Bomb Group. Radio Operator on the John P. Roberts crew. 458th Bomb Group / 752nd Bomb Squadron. Flew 30 missions 6 June 1944 - 21 Nov 1944.
Died 3 May 2012
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Second Lieutenant Harold Harstedt. Bombardier, 457th Bomb Group. Prisoner of War (POW) crashed at Sensweiler on 12 Dec 44 in B-17 'Willie III' #4337567
Died 5 May 2012
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Lieutenant Colonel Donald Bryan. Fighter Pilot, 352nd Fighter Group. Don S Bryan served as pilot with the 352nd Fighter Group. He became an ace in one day with 6 air victories. He named each of his aircraft 'Little One' in his wife's honour
Died 15 May 2012
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First Lieutenant Harold Asper. Fighter Pilot, 353rd Fighter Group. Assigned to 350FS, 353GF, 8AF USAAF. 76+ missions in ETO, credited with 2 aerial victories. Awards: DFC, EAME (3 Bronze stars), WWII Victory, American Campaign.
Died 26 May 2012
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Second Lieutenant Julius Almond. , 355th Fighter Group. Assigned to 358FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 356FG, 8AF USAAF. Flew 94 missions over France, Belgium, and Germany. Completed Tour Duty (ETD). Awards: DFC, AM, WWII Victory. Post War: Recalle
Died 12 June 2012
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Leon Pontbriand. Radio Operator, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 17 June 2012
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Second Lieutenant Edward Mertzlufft. Bombardier, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 21 June 2012
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Elwood Nothstein. Tail Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 25 June 2012
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Verl Bell. Ball Turret Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. See pilot for list of missions.
Died 27 June 2012
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Captain James Bradley. Bombardier, 96th Bomb Group. Joined 13 June 42 - released from active duty 23 Dec 45. Married Ruth Virginia Cramer - May 4, 1946 - Newport, OR. Attended Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR. Settled in Monroe, OR 1947. Survive
Died 5 July 2012
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Major General Leo Lewis. Pilot, 94th Bomb Group. Leo C Lewis remained in the Air Force after the war, moving up to the rank of Major General in 1971. His military decorations and awards include the Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters, Distinguished
Died 21 July 2012
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First Lieutenant James Vranna . Co-Pilot, 384th Bomb Group. Plane crashed 4 August 1944 over base in England on a training mission. Vranna was the only survivor.
Died 22 July 2012
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Paul Kinder. Waist Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 23 July 2012
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First Lieutenant Richard Barrett. Fighter Pilot, 55th Fighter Group. Assigned to 338FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. 3 x missions. Credited with 1 x air kill and 1 x ground kill. Failed to Return (FTR) escort mission to Hamm. After strafing Vörden aerodrome, pos
Died 27 July 2012
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Colonel Marlen Reber. Pilot, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. He completed 25 missions. He flew the 'Eager Beaver' from Westover AFB to England. He had the 'Eager Beaver' throughout his first 15 missions until 3 March 1943 when it
Died 29 July 2012
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Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) Eugene Person. Flight Engineer, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 29 July 2012
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Captain Heath Carriker. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. Dec 23, 44 on mission to Blatchen, ger. flack disabled aileron and rudder control with resulting loss of altitude from 23,000 to 8,000 ft. With elevator controls and all engines we made it back to Base 1:30
Died 5 August 2012
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Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) Lloyd Freeman. Ball Turret Gunner, 452nd Bomb Group. Shot down by fighters on the return from a mission to Klein Machnow, Berlin and crashed near Staphorst, Holland on 6 Mar 1944 in B-17G #42-31373 'Flak Stop&#
Died 9 August 2012
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Russell Holt. Waist Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 16 August 2012
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Sydney Hovde. Left Waist Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 19 August 2012
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Lieutenant Colonel Robert Williams. Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. In 1938, he received initial flight instruction as an aviation cadet at the US Naval Air Station, Pensacola. In Oct-40, he enlisted in the RCAF and entered flight training school, recei
Died 20 August 2012
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Herman Juneau. Left Waist Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 23 August 2012
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Lieutenant Colonel William Fincher. Fighter pilot, 366th Fighter Group. A veteran of 3 wars (WWII, Korea & Vietnam), he served his country as a Lt. Colonel with the USAF. A resident of Sacramento for 49 years. Services: Sept 4, 2012, 2:00 p.m. at Eas
Died 28 August 2012
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Second Lieutenant Carl Citron. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 1 September 2012
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Technical Sergeant Thomas Zenick. Flight Engineer, 303rd Bomb Group "Hell's Angels". He completed 25 combat missions air Medal w 3/Oak Leaf Clusters, American Theater Ribbon with 2 bronze stars/ EAME Ribbon with 2 bronze stars and the Good
Died 1 September 2012
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Staff Sergeant George Greene. Waist Gunner, 303rd Bomb Group "Hell's Angels". December 16, 1943, on local formation training mission in B-17#42-39769 when the landing gear collapsed doing extensive damage to the a/c. 9 RTD
Died 2 September 2012
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Second Lieutenant James Riggs. Co-Pilot, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 7 September 2012
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Second Lieutenant Robert Stone. Navigator, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 11 September 2012
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Staff Sergeant Murray Byrd. Radio Operator Gunner, 452nd Bomb Group. Flew on the Big Week missions, the first Berlin raids and the D-Day missions. Flew the 21 June 1944 shuttle mission to Poltava Went to Auburn University on a football scholarship. Devote
Died 22 September 2012
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George Reall. Bombardier, 467th Bomb Group. Flew at least 14 Carpetbagger missions with the 492nd BG. Prior to that had flown an unknown number of combat missions with the 467th BG
Died 23 September 2012
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First Lieutenant Michael Hoover. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. Flew 30 missions, many on 'The Lemon' DFC/ Air Medal w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ American Campaign Medal/ WW II Victory Medal/ Armed Forces Reserve Medal/ 2 Battle Stars
Died 27 September 2012
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Captain Richard Hosman. Pilot, 398th Bomb Group. Col. USAF Ret.
Died 28 September 2012
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First Lieutenant James Gist. Navigator, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 28 September 2012
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Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Watson. Pilot, 398th Bomb Group. Flew in 27 combat missions from 1944-1945. Also transported freed Prisoner of War (POW)s from Barth, Germany for transfer to France. Served as a flight surgeon after WWII, retired with rank of Lt.
Died 29 September 2012
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Second Lieutenant Francis Davison. Pilot, 361st Fighter Group. 77 combat missions. Flew 270 combat hours in P-51 Mustang. AM w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster
Died 29 September 2012
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First Lieutenant Lawrence Stoff. Bombardier, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 1 October 2012
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Staff Sergeant Earl Schilling. Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Made 35 missions Air Medal
Died 11 October 2012
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Corporal Robert Fanion. Toxic Gas Handler, 390th Bomb Group. Robert Fanion served as a Toxic Gas Handler with the 878th Chemical Company at Framlingham (Parham) airfield with the 390th Bomb Group. He was part of Crew Number 26 of the Ground Echelon. He
Died 12 October 2012
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Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) Richard Bradley. Waist Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. He was an avid history buff and family researcher whose roots in Camden County go back to 1838 when the first member of his mother's Brown family settled here a
Died 21 October 2012
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Captain Morris Englehardt. Pilot, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs.
Died 26 October 2012
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Second Lieutenant Alexander McNair. Navigator, 384th Bomb Group. Assigned to the 384th Bomb Group, 544th Bomb Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #85 dated 6 May 1944, William A. Fairfield Jr. Crew, 30 combat missions.
Died 26 October 2012
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Captain Llewellyn Brown. Pilot, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Flew Ploesti raid on 1 Aug 43 as pilot B-24 #41-24298 'Queenie', diverting safely to Sicily. 15th Jan 43 pilot of B-24 #41-23724 'Flying Cock' hit by flak, crash lan
Died 28 October 2012
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Major Clyde Carlson. Pilot; Bombardier, 384th Bomb Group. Bombardier class 43-1, Pilot class 45-C. Missions (25) ETO May 43 to April 1944. Tour of duty -- 4/42 to 12/45 AM with 4 Oak Leaf Cluster/ DFC with 2 Oak Leaf Cluster
Died 24 November 2012
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Sergeant Luther Kelley. Right Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner, 384th Bomb Group. Shot down 24 April 1944 in B-17 #42-97372. Prisoner of War (POW). Missing Air Crew Report #4349. POW
Died 24 November 2012
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Stanley Hammell. Tail Gunner, 458th Bomb Group.
Died 29 November 2012
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Technical Sergeant Norman Gorg. Radio Operator, 466th Bomb Group. Completed 33 combat missions & 22 gasoline hauls to Patton's tanks AM with 3 bronze clusters, DFC, DUB 1 Oak Leaf Cluster
Died 29 November 2012
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First Lieutenant Andrew Lacy. Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down on 21-Feb-45 while flying P-51K 44-11677. Hit by flak strafing canal traffic. Baled out when engine failed 10 minutes later. POW. MACR 12595. Post
Died 8 December 2012
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Staff Sergeant Vaughn Erickson. Ball Turret Gunner, 398th Bomb Group. Over six feet tall, rather large for the position of ball turret gunner. He flew 35 missions in B-17's. On one mission, he was wounded over a target when he got out of the turret.
Died 9 December 2012
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First Lieutenant William Flesher. Co-Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. Flew missions over Bielefeld Bridge,Regensburg and Osnabruck
Died 12 December 2012
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Sergeant John McQuilkin. Ground crew, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Also served in Korea and 2 tours in Vietnam. 3 years in WW II with the 93rd BG Traveling Circus 2 Unit Presidential Citations, 11 Bronze service/mission awards, Air Force Commend
Died 20 December 2012
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Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Donald Porter. Top Turret Gunner, 452nd Bomb Group. Shot down by fighters on the return from a mission to Klein Machnow, Berlin and crashed near Staphorst, Holland on 6 Mar 1944 in B-17G #42-31373 'Flak Stop'. Evad
Died 25 December 2012
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Sergeant (Technician Fourth Grade) Delanie Colvin. Flight Engineer, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 28 December 2012
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Charles Tomlin. Tail Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 30 December 2012
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