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First Lieutenant Karl Wagner. Pilot, 78th Fighter Group. Flew 107 missions. Plane 'Hell's Angel. ' AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ DFC w/ 1 Oak Leaf Cluster 1 He 111 on the ground, 1 Fw 190 in the air
Died 25 February 1952
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Brigadier General Jesse Auton. Commanding General, . Deployed to ETO with 65th Fighter Wing, 8AF USAAF. 12 combat missions. Killed in a plane crash at Offutt AFB, Omaha, 20-Mar-52, while returning on a flight from California. Awards: AM, DFC, Bronze Sta
Died 20 March 1952
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Second Lieutenant Clifford McIlveen. Co-Pilot, 385th Bomb Group. Shot down 20 October 1943 Prisoner of War (POW). Clifford McIlveen enlisted in Portland, Oregon. He was assigned to the 385th Bomb Group in 1943, where he was joined by his brother Clarenc
Died 30 March 1952
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Colonel James Hall. Commanding Officer, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group. See the book 'The Eyes of the Eighth' by Patricia Keen in which there are some 20 references to Hall. Also 9 pictures ETO Ribbon, Air Medal w/Oak Leaf Cluster, Disti
Died 19 April 1952
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Major Donald Adams. Fighter Pilot, 31st Fighter Group. Served as an instructor pilot at Newport, Arkansas, (Aug-43 to Jul-44) followed by advanced fighter training in the P-51 Mustang. Assigned to 343FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. 2 missions. Credited with 2 destro
Died 30 August 1952
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Staff Sergeant Paul Wolf. Military Occupation Specialty (MOS) 826, Supply Technician, 384th Bomb Group.
Died 17 September 1952
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Captain James Bateman. Fighter Pilot, 352nd Fighter Group. Assigned to 487FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. ETD. Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (5 OLC), WWII Victory, EAME, PH, Korean and UN Service Medal, Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Servi
Died 29 October 1952
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Technical Sergeant Neil Walker. Radio Operator, 388th Bomb Group. Neil F Walker flew as a radio operator with the 388th Bomb Group. He died suddenly of lobar pneumonia at the age of 28.
Died 7 November 1952
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Staff Sergeant Martin Berkircher. Military Occupation Specialty 747-Airplane and Engine Mechanic, 384th Bomb Group.
Died 10 November 1952
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Captain Roy Anthony. Fighter Pilot, 353rd Fighter Group. Assigned to 363FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Baled out from P-51D 44-14356 over English Channel 26-Feb-45. Rescued by Air Sea Recue. RTD. Awards: AM (OLC), WWII Vict
Died 15 November 1952
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Major Roy Graves. 472nd Sub Deport Officer, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 18 December 1952
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