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Mission date: 17 March 1945
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First Lieutenant Robert Auguste. Fighter Pilot, 364th Fighter Group. Assigned to 385FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) bomber escort to Rotha, Germany. Suffered engine trouble and left formation for Russia, as oil pressure hit zero, A/C P-51D 44
Died 17 March 1945
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Captain Charles Bonnett. Group Bombardier, 384th Bomb Group. •Flew to England with 384th Group Commander, Colonel Budd J. Peaslee, per Army Air Base Kearney Special Orders #96 dated 17 May 1943. • Original Group Bombardier. • Promoted fro
Died 17 March 1982
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Thedore Ostrowski. Waist Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 17 March 1983
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Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) James Springsteen. Flight Engineer, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 17 March 1991
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Sergeant (Technician Fourth Grade) Clifford Barker. Left Waist Gunner, 401st Bomb Group. Shot down during bombing mission over Brunswick, Germany 30 Jan 1944 in B-17G #42-37856 'Fancy Nancy III. ' Prisoner of War (POW). POW Barker, a native of
Died 17 March 1998
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First Lieutenant Russell McNair. Navigator, 466th Bomb Group. Flew 30 combat missions DFC/Air Medal w 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ European Campaign, 2 stars.
Died 17 March 2006
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Major Lewis Beall. Squadron Operations Officer, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 17 March 2014
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