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Mission date: 8 March 1944
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First Lieutenant Antigon Mars. Navigator, 446th Bomb Group. Crashed N of Hanover, GR on a mission to Erkner, Berlin on 8 Mar 1944 in B-24J #42-100231. KIA.
Died 8 March 1944
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First Lieutenant Clifton Helfer. Pilot, 446th Bomb Group. Crashed N of Hanover, GR on a mission to Erkner, Berlin on 8 Mar 1944 in B-24J #42-100231. Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 8 March 1944
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First Lieutenant Leon Neamon. Bombardier, 446th Bomb Group. Crashed N of Hanover, GR on a mission to Erkner, Berlin on 8 Mar 1944 in B-24J #42-100231. KIA.
Died 8 March 1944
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Second Lieutenant Donald Wollard. Co-Pilot, 388th Bomb Group. Shot down by 20mm shells from ME109s on a mission to Erkner, Berlin on 8 Mar 1944, B-17F #42-30340 'Screamin' Red Ass' crashed W of Magdeburg, GR. Killed in Action (KIA). 2nd Li
Died 8 March 1944
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Second Lieutenant Edgar Worsham. Co-Pilot, 446th Bomb Group. Crashed N of Hanover, GR on a mission to Erkner, Berlin on 8 Mar 1944 in B-24J #42-100231. KIA.
Died 8 March 1944
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Second Lieutenant George Maitland. Pilot, 78th Fighter Group. After take off on an operational mission on 8 Mar 1944, P-47C #41-6229 was struck in mid-air by an unknown object and crashed at Barking, Suffolk. Killed in Action (KIA). AM/ PH
Died 8 March 1944
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Staff Sergeant Irvin Roeder. Left Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner, 446th Bomb Group. Crashed N of Hanover, GR on a mission to Erkner, Berlin on 8 Mar 1944 in B-24J #42-100231. KIA.
Died 8 March 1944
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Staff Sergeant Loring Robblee. Ball Turret Gunner, 446th Bomb Group. Crashed N of Hanover, GR on a mission to Erkner, Berlin on 8 Mar 1944 in B-24J #42-100231. KIA.
Died 8 March 1944
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Staff Sergeant Milton Capps. Tail Gunner, 446th Bomb Group. Crashed N of Hanover, GR on a mission to Erkner, Berlin on 8 Mar 1944 in B-24J #42-100231. KIA.
Died 8 March 1944
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Staff Sergeant William Civitarese. Waist Gunner, 446th Bomb Group. Crashed N of Hanover, GR on a mission to Erkner, Berlin on 8 Mar 1944 in B-24J #42-100231. KIA.
Died 8 March 1944
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Technical Sergeant Alva Hood. Top Turret Gunner, 446th Bomb Group. Crashed N of Hanover, GR on a mission to Erkner, Berlin on 8 Mar 1944 in B-24J #42-100231. KIA.
Died 8 March 1944
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Technical Sergeant Glen Wilkins. Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner, 446th Bomb Group. Crashed N of Hanover, GR on a mission to Erkner, Berlin on 8 Mar 1944 in B-24J #42-100231. KIA.
Died 8 March 1944
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Mission date: 8 March 1945
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Second Lieutenant Donald Bath. Fighter Pilot, 78th Fighter Group. Assigned to 84FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Lost in training flight accident 1 miles from Hill Farm, Tillingham 8-Mar-45. Pilot Lt Donald A Bath Killed in Flying Accident (KIFA). Awards: PH.
Died 8 March 1945
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Flight Officer Luther Adair. Co-Pilot, 384th Bomb Group. Prisoner of War (POW). 26 June 1943, B17 42-3188 'Miss Carriage' was attacked by fighters, left formation and exploded. Crashed near Bernay, France. Missing Air Crew Report #15567
Died 8 March 1991
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Emile Duval. Tail Gunner, 34th Bomb Group. Emile Duval enlisted in the Air Corps. Sent overseas, he was assigned to the 34th Bomb Group / 391st Bomb Squadron, serving on the Harold E. Dwyer crew.
Died 8 March 1998
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) James Scanlon. Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 8 March 2000
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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 General Albert Clark. Pilot, 31st Fighter Group. Shot down doing a sweep over France with the 412 Squadron (Royal Canadian Air Force) 26 July 1942 while assigned to 31st Fighter Group as a Lieutenant Colonel, flying Spitfire Mk Vb, BL964. Priso
Died 8 March 2010
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Technical Sergeant Pate Given. Radio Operator, 389th Bomb Group.
Died 8 March 2013
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