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First Lieutenant William Little. Bombardier, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Prisoner of War (POW) in Romania, crashed on 8/1/43 while on TDY to 9thAF for Ploesti Raid. Killed in Action (KIA), died in Romanian hospital on 8/8/43 from gas fumes inhal
Died 8 August 1943
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BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY RAILROAD BRIDGES AIRFIELD AIRFIELD AIRFIELD V-1 MISSILE SITES AIR DEPOT.
Locations: CLASTRES (Primary) LA PERTHE (Primary) LAON/ATHIES (Primary) PAS-DE-CALAIS (Primary) ROMILLY (Primary)
Mission date: 8 August 1944
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First Lieutenant Richard Noble. Pilot, 452nd Bomb Group. Lt Richard Noble was Pilot of B-17 #42-39941 'Lucky Lady', shot down 12 May 1944 over Southern Belgium. After Lt Noble bailed out and landed near Liege, Belgium, he joined his Co-Pilot, L
Died 8 August 1944
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Sergeant Charles Simons. Tail Gunner, 398th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down by flak and crashed near Falaise on 8/8/44 in B-17 #4297394 Pilot Blackwell says he was killed when tail blew off. 8 Aug 1944Tail shot off plane by flak. Lande
Died 8 August 1944
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Sergeant Stanley Hulewicz. Tail Gunner, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs. A machinist when he enlisted in the Air Corps in August 1943, Stanley Hulewicz was sent overseas in 1944 and was assigned to the 44th Bomb Group/506th Bomb Squadron in Shipdham
Died 8 August 1951
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First Lieutenant Donald Loomis. Navigator, 384th Bomb Group. Assigned to the 384th BG, 547th BS on 6 June 1944, Robert Koch Crew, per squadron history (microfilm A0641-00226). 29 combat missions.
Died 8 August 1994
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