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Locations: Bonn, Germany BERLIN (Primary) BERLIN/KLEIN MACHNOW (Primary) BONN (Opportunistic) COLOGNE (O
Mission date: 4 March 1944
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First Lieutenant Robert Richards. Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Killed whilst trying to land at the advanced base at Framlingham in P-51B Mustang 43-6786, upon his return from the 4th Fighter Group's first escor
Died 4 March 1944
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Lieutenant James Scott. Fighter Pilot, Pilot, 20th Fighter Group. Killed in Action (KIA) crashed into North Sea in P-38J #42-67864 on 4 Mar 1944.
Died 4 March 1944
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Second Lieutenant Delmar Pollack. Pilot, 94th Bomb Group. Shot down probably by flak on a mission to Berlin on 4 Mar 1944 in B-17G #42-31169 'Hey Mabel!'. Killed in Action (KIA). 2nd Lieutenant Delmar D. Pollack was born March 6, 1918. His next
Died 4 March 1944
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Sergeant William Grocke. Ball Turret Gunner, 94th Bomb Group. According to MACR 2998, Grocke was a Ball Turret Gunner on 42-38169. There was a fire in the radio compartment of the aircraft, reason unknown. The Pilot peeled out of formation, the aircraft w
Died 4 March 1944
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Staff Sergeant Gerald Silver. Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner, 94th Bomb Group. Shot down probably by flak on a mission to Berlin on 4 Mar 1944 in B-17G #42-31169 'Hey Mabel!'. Killed in Action (KIA). HE DIED AS HE LIVED FIGHTING FASCISM
Died 4 March 1944
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Staff Sergeant Jay Summers. Tail Gunner, 94th Bomb Group. Shot down probably by flak on a mission to Berlin on 4 Mar 1944 in B-17G #42-31169 'Hey Mabel!'. Killed in Action (KIA). According to MACR 2998, Summers was the Tail Gunner on 42-38169.
Died 4 March 1944
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Staff Sergeant William Irvin. Right Waist Gunner, 94th Bomb Group. Shot down probably by flak on a mission to Berlin on 4 Mar 1944 in B-17G #42-31169 'Hey Mabel!'. Killed in Action (KIA). According to MACR 2998, Irvin was the Right Waist Gunner
Died 4 March 1944
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Second Lieutenant Louis Hereford. Pilot, 78th Fighter Group. Killed in Action (KIA) 4 March 1945 in AC #4463209'Sherman Was Right AM/ PH w/ Oak Leaf Cluster
Died 4 March 1945
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Sergeant Peter Voye. , . Killed on 4 March 1945, when Metfield Airfield was strafed by a Junkers JU-88 of the Luftwaffe. Peter was in the control tower, and was the only casualty. The aircraft was shot down and crashed just south of the base, killing 4 of
Died 4 March 1945
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Second Lieutenant Hubert Ballew. Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Entered the service in 1941, trained with RCAF at Toronto, Montreal and Baggotville, Canada. Transferred to USAAF March 1943. Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down on bomber escort mission
Died 4 March 1968
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Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Andrews. Squadron Commander, 496th Fighter Training Group. Joined RAFVR, service pilot training in US Dallas Aviation School RAF refresher course, shipped overseas to ETO, operational training at OTU, assigned to 71S, led Blue Fl
Died 4 March 1995
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Second Lieutenant Joseph Black. Fighter Pilot, 357th Fighter Group. 28 missions from England from December 1944 until end of war. Served in Neubiberg, Germany, until March 1946. Air Medals/ Unit Citation
Died 4 March 2016
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