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MARSHALLING YARDS U-BOAT YARD The German naval base at Heligoland Island; the Luftwaffe fighter airfield on Dune; and the Luftwaffe fighter airfield on Wangerooge Island are the targets for this formation. This is part of a coordinated strike to support
Mission date: 15 May 1943
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Staff Sergeant Ward Kirkpatrick. Ball Turret Gunner, 303rd Bomb Group "Hell's Angels". Shot down 15 May 1943 in B-17 #4229481. Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA). Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Cluster
Died 15 May 1943
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Lieutenant Colonel Loren McCollom. Commanding Officer, Pilot, 353rd Fighter Group. Liutenant Colonel (LTC) Loren G. McCollom served as the Commanding Officer of the 353rd Fighter Squadron at Metifield UK from 18-Aug-43 to 25-Nov-43. On 25-Nov-43 as pilot
Died 15 May 1982
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First Lieutenant Eugene Saltarelli. Co-Pilot, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 15 May 1996
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Sergeant Victor Duro. Ball Turret Gunner, Radio Operator/Gunner, 384th Bomb Group. Assigned to the 384th Bomb Group, 544th Bomb Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #88 dated 3 September 1943, Walter Gordon Williams Crew. Ten combat missions.
Died 15 May 2000
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Flight Lieutenant Robert Abernathy. Fighter Pilot, 78th Fighter Group. Assigned to 82FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
Died 15 May 2002
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Robert Cointepoix. Top Turret Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 15 May 2003
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Colonel Robert Morgan. Pilot, 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars. Pilot of the 'Memphis Belle', named for Margaret Polk. Robert (Bob) Morgan Pilot, 324th Sqdn. 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn, England While Bob Morgan may not be a household n
Died 15 May 2004
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Lieutenant Colonel Donald Bryan. Fighter Pilot, 352nd Fighter Group. Don S Bryan served as pilot with the 352nd Fighter Group. He became an ace in one day with 6 air victories. He named each of his aircraft 'Little One' in his wife's honour
Died 15 May 2012
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First Lieutenant Ralph Chmurski. Navigator, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 15 May 2014
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