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Captain Bernard Mc Grattan. Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Bernard was from Utica, New York. Like many young men of the period he could not wait to fly in WW II. Prior to U.S. entry into the war he went north and joined the RCAF. After earning his wings as a F
Died 6 June 1944
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HIGHWAY ROAD JUNCTIONS HIGHWAY ROAD JUNCTIONS COASTAL DEFENSES COASTAL DEFENSES.
Locations: Argentan, France (Opportunity) ARGENTAN (Opportunistic) Normandy beaches Arromanches-les-Bains, Beach - 457th Bomb Group Normandy beaches
Mission date: 6 June 1944
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HIGHWAY ROAD JUNCTIONS HIGHWAY ROAD JUNCTIONS COMMUNICATIONS CENTER HIGHWAY ROAD JUNCTIONS HIGHWAY ROAD JUNCTIONS HIGHWAY ROAD JUNCTIONS HIGHWAY ROAD JUNCTIONS HIGHWAY ROAD JUNCTIONS. HIGHWAY ROAD JUNCTIONS HIGHWAY ROAD JUNCTIONS HIGHWAY ROAD JUNCTIONS
Mission date: 6 June 1944
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LEAFLET DROP (NUMBER UNK).
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Mission date: 6 June 1944
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Lieutenant Robert Frascotti. Pilot, 352nd Fighter Group. Killed in Action (KIA) on D Day when he hit the control tower on take off from Bodney. Earlier, 5 November 1943, returning from combat mission.
Died 6 June 1944
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Major Michael McPharlin. Pilot, 339th Fighter Group. Michael McPharlin, known as Mike or "Wee Mike" was a P/O on 71 Eagle Squadron RAF. He had joined the RCAF from Hastings, Michigan, and after completing his flying training he transferred into
Died 6 June 1944
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Major Winslow Sobanski. Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Sobanski was born on 29 July 1919 while his mother was visiting her sister on holiday from Poland. shortly after Mike was born he and his mother returned to Poland, where Mike received his education. He w
Died 6 June 1944
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Second Lieutenant Peter Pokrifcsak. Bombardier, 490th Bomb Group. Shot down 6 June 1944 in B-24 #4294885. Plane ditched in Channel. Killed in Action (KIA). PH 2nd Lieutenant Peter G. Pokrifcsak was born January 13, 1921. His next of kin were his parents
Died 6 June 1944
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Second Lieutenant William McGowan. Fighter Pilot, 366th Fighter Group. Lt. William “Bill” J. McGowan was a pilot during World War II. The P-47 he was flying on D-Day, June 6, 1944 was shot down while on a low-level strafing and bombing missio
Died 6 June 1944
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Sergeant William Price. , 34th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) 6 June 1944 Sergeant William E. Price was born February 25, 1922. His next of kin were his parents, Alvin and Marie Price. He was from Greggton, Texas. On June 6, 1944, he was a Gunner abo
Died 6 June 1944
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Staff Sergeant Stephen Sosnecke. Tail Gunner, 389th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA). B-24D #44-4027 'Shoot Fritz, YouÕve Had It' crashed shortly after T/O on mission to France. No cause was determined.
Died 6 June 1944
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Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Walter Blackwelder. Flight Engineer, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 6 June 1964
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First Lieutenant Clarence Broadway. Radar Navigator, 466th Bomb Group. Retired from the USAF with the rank of Captain
Died 6 June 1975
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Major Clemens Wurzbach. Pilot, 303rd Bomb Group "Hell's Angels". Enlisted in the Air Corps long before the war and graduated as a Pilot from the Kelly Field Flying School, earning his 2nd Lieutenant wings in 1939. Promoted to 1st Lieutenant
Died 6 June 1985
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Captain William Lenco. Co-Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. MACR 7381. B-24 AC # 41-29387 'THE SNARK'. AC put through violent actions to avoid flak on mission on 8 Aug 1944. 4 crewman bailed out and were captured. Remaining crew returned to England, but
Died 6 June 1987
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Lieutenant Colonel Harry Hill. Bombardier, 388th Bomb Group. Harry enlisted 01/21/1941 age 19. He attended Airplane Mechanics School ACTS Chanute Field, IL 11/11/1941. Promoted to Sergeant 02/01/1942. Completed bombardier school Roswell, NM & promoted
Died 6 June 2005
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Colonel Spiros Pisanos. Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Steve was born in Athens, Greece, in November 1919. Although he desperately wanted to fly, at the age of 18 he discovered that he did not have the academic qualifications required to enter the Greek Air Fo
Died 6 June 2016
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