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William Lange. Co-Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) mid air collision over Horsham during assembling for mission on PFF plane 'Liberty Bell'
Died 1 September 1944
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Captain Leland Griffith. Command Pilot, 458th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) was command pilot on PFF plane 'Liberty Bell' that had a mid air collision while assembling over the base before going on mission. All aboard Killed in Action (KIA)
Died 1 September 1944
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First Lieutenant Burton Smith. Navigator, 466th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) while assembling over Horsham in PFF plane 'Liberty Bell." The a/c encountered prop wash at an altitude of 300 feet in a 40 degree bank causing the a/c to stall
Died 1 September 1944
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First Lieutenant Clay Byers. Radar (H2X) Navigator, 466th Bomb Group. KIA when his aircraft encountered prop wash at an altitude of approx. 300 feet and in a 40 degree bank shortly after take off. The a/c stalled and crashed. All 12 on board were KIA
Died 1 September 1944
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First Lieutenant Homer Harris. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) while assembling over base after take off in mid air collision in 'Liberty Bell'
Died 1 September 1944
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First Lieutenant John French. Bombardier, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 1 September 1944
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Lieutenant Lawrence Langer. Pathfinder Navigator, 466th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) in mid air collision over HOrsham while assembling for mission as lead PFF plane. B-24 'Liberty Bell'
Died 1 September 1944
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Second Lieutenant Donald Hoeffler. Bombardier, 490th Bomb Group. Member of Frey crew 2nd Lieutenant Donald J. Hoeffler was born March 30, 1922. His next of kin were his parents, Gerald and Dorothea Hoeffler, and a sister, Mrs. T. B. Jackson. He was from
Died 1 September 1944
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Second Lieutenant Robert Jones. Pilot, 78th Fighter Group. 37 missions. Killed in Action (KIA) 1 September 1944 in P-47 #26543. AM
Died 1 September 1944
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Sergeant Anthony Mulone. Aerial Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) in mid air collision over Horsham while assembling for mission as Lead PFFplane in B-24 'Liberty Bell'
Died 1 September 1944
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Sergeant Burt Whited. Aerial Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) in mid air collision over Horsham while assembling for mission as lead PFF plane in B-24 'Liberty Bell'
Died 1 September 1944
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Burl Whited. Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 1 September 1944
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Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) Bernard Hochheiser. Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) in mid air collision while assembling over Horsham as Lead PFF Plane for mission in B-24 'Liberty Bell'
Died 1 September 1944
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Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) Thomas Hughes. Aerial Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 1 September 1944
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Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Donald Call. Flight Engineer, 466th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) near Horsham shortly after takeoff for mission in PFF plane 'Liberty Belle'. They had stopped at Horsham to pick up a command pilot for the mi
Died 1 September 1944
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Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Willis Benagh. Radio Operator, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 1 September 1944
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Colonel Frederick Dent. Commanding Officer, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs. Retired from the USAF with the rank of Major General
Died 1 September 1969
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Lieutenant Colonel Herman Laubrich. Commander - 785th Bomb Squadron & 784th Bomb Squadron, 466th Bomb Group. Commander of the 785th Bomb Squadron and the 784th Bomb Squadron of the 466th Bomb Group
Died 1 September 1975
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First Lieutenant Millard Jenks. Squadron Intelligence Officer, 4th Fighter Group.
Died 1 September 1977
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Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) Bernard Chapman. Nose Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Served as Nose Turret Gunner on crews of Robert C. Moore and Rufus A. David.
Died 1 September 1978
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First Sergeant (1st Grade) Leonard Rowe. Squadron First Sergeant, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 1 September 1983
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Second Lieutenant Harris Bleckley. Bombardier, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 1 September 1984
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Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) Frederick Hinze. Waist Gunner, 398th Bomb Group.
Died 1 September 1991
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First Lieutenant Maxwell Judas. Pilot, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. He was an original crew member of the group. He was assigned to Otto Buddenbaum crew. On May 20, 1943, was in ac # 42-29786 which crashed at Dunsby in a training accident. Shot d
Died 1 September 1996
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Captain Lee Gulley. Pilot, 453rd Bomb Group. Flew 30 missions between July 17, 1944 and January 4, 1945. Lead crew.
Died 1 September 1998
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First Lieutenant Charles Quirk. Pilot, 458th Bomb Group. Prisoner of War (POW) Hit by flak and crashed at Harveng on 7/12/44 in B-24 #42100365 POW
Died 1 September 1998
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Major Donald Baugh. Fighter pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Donald enlisted from Sioux City, Iowa, and was assigned to the 336th Squadron, 4th Fighter Group. He served from 17 November 1944 to 21 July 1945 [He was credited with five enemy aircraft destroyed], a
Died 1 September 2002
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Paul Damaske. 612 Armorer Gunner, 389th Bomb Group. Native of Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan, USA.
Died 1 September 2002
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Wesley Labagh. Flight Engineer, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 1 September 2003
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Lieutenant Charles Earnhart. Fighter Pilot, 356th Fighter Group. Chuck Earnhart enlisted at the end of 1939 in the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) in Canada, thus well before the entry of the US into the war. After flying a number of missions on Spitfires
Died 1 September 2004
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Staff Sergeant Harold Gayle. Miliatary Occupation specialty 502-Administrative NCO, . Assigned to Headquarters Detachment, 384th Bombardment Group effective 29 July 1944 on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #152 dated 30 July 1944.
Died 1 September 2006
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First Lieutenant Michael Scalzi. Bombardier, 389th Bomb Group. Was the bombardier on Crew #403 - John C. Frazier Crew, one of the original complement of crews that deployed with the 466th BG. They flew 10 missions with the 466th BG and then were transfer
Died 1 September 2011
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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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First Lieutenant Robert Aston. Navigator; Pilot, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs. Documents attached to database form. DFC/ AM w/ 5 Oak Leaf Cluster state bar of Ga honored Aston for helping veterans to acquire their medals
Died 1 September 2013
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Staff Sergeant Ben Kuroki. Top Turret Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Crew member B-24 #41-24105, flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti raid, returning safely to Libya. Second generation Japanese. Finished war as one of most highly decorated sergeants
Died 1 September 2015
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