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Air Vice-Marshal Alfred Sharp. Air Liaison Officer, . RAF: - Plt Off (Probation): 16 Jul 1924, Plt Off: 16 Jan 1924, Fg Off: 18 Jan 1926, Flt Lt: 8 Oct 1930, Sqn Ldr: 1 Apr 1937, (Temp) Wg Cdr: 1 Mar 1940, (Temp) Gp Capt: 1 Mar 1942, Wg Cdr: 20 Nov 1942 [
Died 1 February 1956
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Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) Samuel Devan. Waist Gunner, 398th Bomb Group. air medal
Died 1 March 1956
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Lieutenant Colonel John Lynch. Pilot, . Born 3 February 1918. From Alhambra California. Joined the USAAC in the late 30's and learned to fly. Lived in Oklahoma and was a pilot instructor there. When the USA didn't enter the war soon enough, he j
Died 9 March 1956
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Major Frederick Glover. Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Fred Glover hailed from Ashville, North Carolina. He had once played a little professional baseball. He had once seen a Flying Tigers pilot return home, and he was so impressed with the adulation h
Died 7 July 1956
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Colonel David Schilling. Pilot; Commanding Officer; Assistant Director Intelligence, 56th Fighter Group. Schilling flew P-47 Thunderbolts and was one of the leading aces of the war. He was Commanding Officer of the 56th Fighter Group between August 1944 a
Died 14 August 1956
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First Lieutenant Richard Akard. Fighter Pilot, 353rd Fighter Group. First lieutenant in the Air Force during World War II, assigned to 352FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron. Flew 90 European missions and received both the D
Died 23 August 1956
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First Lieutenant Philip Spennato. Navigator, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 20 December 1956
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