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Captain Jackson Byers. Photographic Interpreter, 7th Photographic Group. Captain Jackson G Byers served as a photographic interpreter with the 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group at Mount Farm. Byers also served in Korea with the 67th Recon Technical Sq
Died 9 January 2009
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Major Wallace Blackwell. Pilot, 398th Bomb Group. 36 combat missions July to December 1944. Shot down, crew bailed out 8 August 1944, landed on our side of the front line. Tail gunner Killed in Action (KIA). Returned January 1945 to USA. Spent rest of tim
Died 14 January 2009
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Staff Sergeant Kenneth DeWire. Waist Gunner, 379th Bomb Group. Kenneth DeWire served as a waist gunner with the 379th Bomb Group. He flew 30 combat missions.
Died 15 January 2009
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First Lieutenant John Murphy. Pilot, 381st Bomb Group. Flew 35 missions from July 1944 - March 1945 Flew on Stage Door Canteen and Boulder Buf (crashed 12/9/45 Purple Heart / Air Medal w 5/Oak Leaf Cluster
Died 19 January 2009
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Captain Fred Eisert. Pilot, 458th Bomb Group. 1Lt Fred J. Eisert and his crew arrived at Horsham St. Faith on September 11, 1944, just as the group was coming off of combat operations for a month in order to ferry gasoline to Patton’s army in France
Died 26 January 2009
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Technical Sergeant Alexander Daniels. S-2 Intelligence, 466th Bomb Group. Alexander "Red" Daniels served with the 466th Bomb Group as part of the S-2 Intelligence Staff.
Died 30 January 2009
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Kenneth Bain. , 442nd Troop Carrier Group.
Died 6 February 2009
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Melvin Dyson. Tail Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 9 February 2009
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Lewis Mixner. Waist Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 12 February 2009
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Corporal (5th Grade) Rexal Simmons. Engineering Clerk, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 17 February 2009
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Technical Sergeant Ira Bardman. Radio Operator, 100th Bomb Group. Shot down 16 September 1943 in B-17 #4230064 'Wild Cargo. ' Prisoner of War (POW). POW
Died 18 February 2009
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Second Lieutenant Grant Cochran. Navigator, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 24 February 2009
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Captain Russell Willer. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. Did 30 flights from 3/24/44 thru 8/1/44 Flew on plane named 'Reliable Babe' #4252527 a B-24
Died 8 March 2009
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Lieutenant Thomas Mcgrain. Navigator, 376th Bomb Group. Navigator of B-24D 41-11613 "The Blue Streak" of 514th BS, 376th BG, 9th AF. A/C and crew went on to survive 110 missions with the 376th bomb group and was sent home for a war bond tour.
Died 2 April 2009
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Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Lane Gebert. Radio Operator, 467th Bomb Group. Flew at least 14 "Carpetbagger" missions with the 492nd BG plus an unknown number of combat missions previously with the 467th BG
Died 13 April 2009
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First Lieutenant James Baldwin. Fighter Pilot, 20th Fighter Group. Assigned to 496FTG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 79FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. ETD. Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Died 8 May 2009
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Captain Luke Allen. Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. From Ignacio, Colorado. Volunteering for the RAF just as the Battle of Britain was reaching its climax, Luke joined 71 (Eagle) Squadron RAF, flying his first combat operation in April 1941 on Hurricanes. Conve
Died 28 May 2009
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First Lieutenant Wesley Vawter. Co-Pilot, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 29 May 2009
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Technical Sergeant Henderson Driver. Bombardier; Togglier, 303rd Bomb Group "Hell's Angels". Flew 35 missions--Klon 17 Oct. 44; Munster 26 Oct. 44; Hamm 30 Oct. 44; Gelsenkirchen 1 Nov. 44; Sterkade 2 Nov. 44; Metz area 9 Nov. 44; Klon 10 N
Died 2 June 2009
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Second Lieutenant Harold Russell. Pilot, 96th Bomb Group. Shot down 22 June 1943 in B-17 #425887. Plane abandoned by crew over Gorinchem, Holland. Crashed near Schelluinen. All crew members Prisoner of War (POW).
Died 8 June 2009
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Colonel Ernest Bankey. Fighter Pilot, 364th Fighter Group. Assigned to 383FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 385FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. ETD#1. Transferred to HQ Sqn, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 385FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to HQ Sqn, 364FG, 8
Died 10 June 2009
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Sergeant Robert Anderson. Military Occupation Specialty 852-Radar Mechanic, RCM, 384th Bomb Group. ETO/ ATO/ WW II VM/ GC
Died 10 June 2009
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Staff Sergeant Joseph Aquino. Tail Gunner, 95th Bomb Group. Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 42-30176 'Assassin. ' Evaded.
Died 26 June 2009
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First Lieutenant Robert McPhillamey. Pilot, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs. Shot down 26 February 1943 in B-24D 41-23804 'Sad Sack', 44BG/66BS while serving as Pilot on a mission to bomb the port facilities as Wilhelmshaven, Germany. The
Died 2 July 2009
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Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Myron Shiver. Flight Engineer, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 6 July 2009
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Walter Cronkite. War Correspondent United Press, 303rd Bomb Group "Hell's Angels". War Correspondent with United Press, Cronkite was the most famous of the eight reporters sent to the European Theatre to fly with the Eighth Air Force who m
Died 17 July 2009
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Lieutenant Colonel Don Coffee. Navigator; Radar Navigator, 398th Bomb Group. Missions from October 1944 to May 1945. DFC
Died 31 July 2009
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Technical Sergeant Eddie Winstead. Radio Operator, 95th Bomb Group. Shot down 4 January 1944 in B-17 #426098 'Superstitious Aloysius. ' Plane ditched in North Sea. Returned to base. ENTERED U. S. ARMY AIR CORPS JUNE 11, 1942. FLEW 28 COMBAT MISS
Died 1 August 2009
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Lieutenant Colonel Wilson Edwards. Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Joined RAFVR Spartan Flight School Tulsa 133S Nov 41 transferred to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF 20 June 1944 — 13 July 1944 C/O 336th FS He was shot down in P-51 #44-13608 [which crashed at Hatt
Died 7 August 2009
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Major Stanley Berlin. , 92nd Bomb Group Fame's Favoured Few. Survived 25 missions flying bombers over Germany
Died 9 August 2009
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Captain Arthur Leatherwood. Pilot, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group.
Died 29 August 2009
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Second Lieutenant Frank Schriner. Navigator, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 5 September 2009
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Staff Sergeant William Mullin. Waist Gunner, 94th Bomb Group. Flew on B-17 'Million Dollar Baby' completed 32 missions over Germany Air Medal W/Oak Leaf Clusters/WW II Victory Medal
Died 6 September 2009
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Lieutenant Colonel Walter James. Lead Bombardier; Navigator, 398th Bomb Group. Air Medal; DFC both with Oak Leaf Cluster's
Died 9 September 2009
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Jay Kooiker. Top Turret Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 21 September 2009
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Solon Whitney. Top Turret Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 2 October 2009
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Second Lieutenant Robert Harrington. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. Prisoner of War (POW) Shot down by fighters and crashed at Gelderingen in B-24 Ramblin Wreck #4128932 POW
Died 9 October 2009
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Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Julius Ramaika. Radio Operator, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 16 October 2009
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Corporal James Sayes. , 466th Bomb Group. In addition to his military duties, he sang with the base band "The Eradicated Ink Spots."
Died 18 October 2009
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Lieutenant Colonel James Scanlon. Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Post War: Piloted C-54’s during the Berlin Airlift. Served in Korea and Vietnam. 1-Apr-75 retired as a Lieutenant Colonel Instructor, Abilene Aero
Died 29 October 2009
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Lieutenant Colonel Roy Evans. Fighter Pilot, 359th Fighter Group. As a youth, he was raised on a ranch near Santa Rosa, California. When his parents separated, he and his siblings lived with an English couple. While working at the railroad he wanted to be
Died 1 November 2009
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First Lieutenant Arnold Hansen. Navigator, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 15 November 2009
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Second Lieutenant Voyle Spence. Navigator, 305th Bomb Group Can Do. Shot down by fighters 16 April 1943 in B-17 #425220. Mission was to uboat yards at Lorient. Plane crashed about 12 miles northeast of Lorient. Prisoner of War (POW) at Stalag 3. This was
Died 18 November 2009
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Flight Lieutenant James Gray. Pilot, . James Gray was in college and taking a civilian pilot training course when the European war began. "I tried for the U.S. Army Air Corps and couldn’t pass the physical," he says. "I heard that the
Died 25 November 2009
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Earl Carter. Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Flew last 8 missions over Germany. King palace yard on VE Day.
Died 25 November 2009
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Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) Edward Smith. Waist Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. 6 Air Medals/ 3 Battle Stars 8 encounters
Died 1 December 2009
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Roland Gerhard. Medical Corpsman, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 19 December 2009
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Second Lieutenant Lee Test. Co-Pilot, 398th Bomb Group. Completed 32 missions in 77 days in 1944, including D-Day. Berlin the worst. No crew injuries in combat. Bomb. Dan Adams, Nav. Carl Foster and I are still alive at 2/16/04. ETO Ribbon with 2 bronze
Died 20 December 2009
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