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Flight Officer Hugh Hardgrove. Co-Pilot, 94th Bomb Group. Shot down 11 November 1943 in B-17 #4239812 'Casey Jones. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 11 November 1943
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Lieutenant Richard Ralls. Pilot, 94th Bomb Group. Shot down 11 November 1943 in B-17 #4239812 'Casey Jones. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 11 November 1943
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Second Lieutenant Theodore Hathaway. Bombardier, 94th Bomb Group. Shot down 11 November 1943 in B-17 #4239812 'Casey Jones. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 11 November 1943
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Sergeant John Smith. Right Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner, 94th Bomb Group. Shot down 11 November 1943 in B-17 #4239812 'Casey Jones. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 11 November 1943
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Staff Sergeant Alfred Salsgiver. Tail Gunner, 94th Bomb Group. Shot down 11 November 1943 in B-17 #4239812 'Casey Jones. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 11 November 1943
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Staff Sergeant Francis Markwell. Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner, 94th Bomb Group. Shot down 11 November 1943 in B-17 #4239812 'Casey Jones. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 11 November 1943
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Staff Sergeant Lynnford Smith. Ball Turret Gunner, 94th Bomb Group. Shot down 11 November 1943 in B-17 #4239812 'Casey Jones. ' Killed in Action (KIA). The plane was last seen near Nijmegen, Holland. The navigator (John Thompson) on his plane ba
Died 11 November 1943
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Staff Sergeant William Borman. Left Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner, 94th Bomb Group. Shot down 11 November 1943 in B-17 #4239812 'Casey Jones. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 11 November 1943
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Technical Sergeant Lester Mann. Top Turret Gunner, 94th Bomb Group. Shot down 11 November 1943 in B-17 #4239812 'Casey Jones. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 11 November 1943
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BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY OIL REFINERY OIL REFINERY MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS SCREENING MISSION BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY MARSHALLING YARDS.
Locations: BOTTROP/WELHEIM GELSENKIRCHEN/BUER KOBLENZ OBERLAHNSTEIN OBERLAHNSTEIN RECKLING
Mission date: 11 November 1944
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Lieutenant John Sadinski. , 361st Fighter Group. Killed in Action (KIA)
Died 11 November 1944
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Captain Walter Baron. Fighter Pilot, 357th Fighter Group. Assigned to 364FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Rechlin, Germany in P-51B 'Peabody's Pet' 42-106854. Aborted near Rostock with engine running roughly and made f
Died 11 November 1985
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Captain James Lightle. Assistant S-2 Officer, Security, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 11 November 1988
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Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) Harry Weber. Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Completed 26 missions DFC; Air Medal w/ 4 clusters; Good Conduct Medal; EAME Campaign Medal with 3 battle stars (Normandy, France, Rhineland)
Died 11 November 1992
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Technical Sergeant Leroy Tucker. Top Turret Gunner; Crew Chief, 445th Bomb Group. Crashed near Unterweit on a mission to Gotha, GR on 24 Feb 1944 in B-24H #41-29117 'Lady Marie'. Prisoner of War (POW). M.A.C.R. (Missing Aircrew Report) # 2555
Died 11 November 1997
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Valentine Opalka. Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 11 November 1998
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Donald D'Amico. Aircraft Mechanic, 466th Bomb Group. Played drums and sang in the 466th BG base band, "The Flying Deck"
Died 11 November 2005
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Second Lieutenant George Dvorak. Co-Pilot, 447th Bomb Group. Prisoner of War (POW) Shot down near Bremerhaven, Germany, on 9/26/44 in B-17 "Hurry Home" #4337818. 2nd Lt. George J. Dvorak serial number 0706042 was the co-pilot of the B-17 "
Died 11 November 2007
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) James Auman. Gunner, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs. Staff Sergeant James O Auman served as a gunner with the 466th Bomb Group. He was wounded on his 21st mission on 9 August 1944. He was flying with Crew #421 - Eugene Go
Died 11 November 2011
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Charles Rieker. Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 11 November 2014
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