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First Lieutenant Lester Johnson. Bombardier, 458th Bomb Group. Flew 26 missions with the 752nd BS then flew 4 missions with the 755th BS. (13 missions as Lead Bombardier). Flew some missions on the John P. Roberts crew (752nd BS). Air Medal, 3 bronze sta
Died 11 June 1905
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BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY PORT AREA U-BOAT PENS.
Locations: Cuxhaven, Germany Wilhelmshaven, Germany CUXHAVEN (Primary) WILHELMSHAVEN (Primary)
Mission date: 11 June 1943
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First Lieutenant Malcom MacKinnon. Pilot, 95th Bomb Group. Shot down 11 June 1943 in B-17 #4229693. Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 11 June 1943
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Flight Officer Eugene Wood. Co-Pilot, 95th Bomb Group. Shot down 11 June 1943 in B-17 #4229693. Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 11 June 1943
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Lieutenant Burrell Newman. Pilot, 379th Bomb Group. Shot down 11 June 1943 in B-17 #423138. Killed in Action (KIA). Initial target was Bremen but diverted to Wilhelmshaven submarine pens due to cloud cover over the primary target. According to 2Lt. Thomas
Died 11 June 1943
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Second Lieutenant Walter Kozel. Bombardier, 379th Bomb Group. Shot down 11 June 1943 in B-17 #4229875. Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 11 June 1943
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Staff Sergeant George Babich. Top Turret Gunner ; Flight Engineer, 95th Bomb Group.
Died 11 June 1943
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Staff Sergeant Stanley Bennett. Tail Gunner, 95th Bomb Group. WIA. 19 May 1943. B-17F #42-29737. Shot down 11 June 1943 in B-17 #4229693. Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 11 June 1943
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Staff Sergeant William Sendzick. Top Turret Gunner, 379th Bomb Group. Shot down 11 June 1943 in B-17 #423099. Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 11 June 1943
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Technical Sergeant John Vail. Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner, 95th Bomb Group. Shot down 11 June 1943 in B-17 #4229693. Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 11 June 1943
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Colonel Herbert Thatcher. Commanding Officer, 323rd Bomb Group. Trained B-26 outfit at Hunter, then Tampa, then to England. Became Lt. General - last commanded ADC and retired in 68
Died 11 June 1986
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Master Sergeant Jack Bowen. Ball Turret and Right Waist Gunner, 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars. On February 21st, 1944 Jack was assigned to the B-17 "Lightning Strikes" #423073 as the right waist gunner. The target of their mission was
Died 11 June 2008
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Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) Robert Fox. Left Waist Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Prisoner of War (POW) Shot down by flak and crashed into Baltic on 7/18/44 in B-24 Spare Parts #4129350 POW
Died 11 June 2008
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