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Staff Sergeant Charles Griffin. Pilot, 495th Fighter Group. Crashed near Condover, Shropshire during local aerobatics training flight on 2 Feb 1944 in P-47C #41-6206. Died Non Battle (DNB), Killed in Flying Accident (KIFA).
Died 2 February 1944
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Technical Sergeant James Bales. Engineer, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs. Technical Sergeant James H. Bales was born on January 13, 1919. His next of kin was his mother, Della L. McCann, and his sister, Louise Mildred Bales. His hometown was Chatta
Died 2 February 1944
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Staff Sergeant Burton McDuffie. Tail Gunner, 384th Bomb Group. Shot down by enemy aircraft and ditched on 25 July 1943 in B-17 #42 5883 'Weary Wiley.' Returned to base.
Died 2 February 1970
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Second Lieutenant Franklynn Cotner. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. Shot down 29 April 1944 in B-24 #4229399 'Play Boy. ' Prisoner of War (POW). POW
Died 2 February 2001
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Lieutenant Colonel Truman Smith. Co-Pilot, Pilot, 385th Bomb Group. Truman was born on January 17, 1924 to the late Herman and Louise Smith in Guthrie Oklahoma. He graduated from Ponca City High School in 1942. After graduation from Ponca City High School
Died 2 February 2011
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Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) John Gavarny. Radio Operator, 466th Bomb Group. Completed a 35 mission combat tour. See Rolland H. Bushner entry for list of missions.
Died 2 February 2011
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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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