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6 B-17E Aircraft of 97BG/340BS take off from Polebrook airfield to fly a diversion for the attack on the railroad marshalling yards at Rouen/Sotteville, France. All return safely with no damage or casualties. 1 B-17E aircraft of 97BG/340BS; 5 B-17E aircra
Mission date: 17 August 1942
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MESSERSCHMITT AIRCRAFT COMPLEX BALL BEARING FACTORIES.
Locations: REGENSBURG (Primary) SCHWEINFURT (Primary)
Mission date: 17 August 1943
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Second Lieutenant George Riegel. Co-Pilot, 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars. Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #425139 'Chief Sly II. ' Killed in Action (KIA). 2nd Lieutenant George E. Riegel was born June 6, 1915. His next of kin were his
Died 17 August 1943
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Second Lieutenant James Smith. Co-Pilot, 94th Bomb Group. Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #4230389 'Dear Mom. ' Killed in Action (KIA) near Lummen, Belgium.
Died 17 August 1943
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Second Lieutenant Richard Martin. Navigator, 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars. Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #4124453 'Mizpah/ The Bearded Beauty/ The Bearded Lady. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 17 August 1943
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Sergeant Star Tucker. Ball Turret Gunner, 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars. Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #422990 'Dame Satan. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 17 August 1943
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Staff Sergeant John Riley. Ball Turret Gunner, 95th Bomb Group. Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-3194 'Little Hell.' Killed in Action (KIA). MACR #400.
Died 17 August 1943
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Technical Sergeant Albert Beyke. Top Turret Gunner, 94th Bomb Group. Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #4230389 'Dear Mom. ' Killed in Action (KIA) near Lummen, Belgium.
Died 17 August 1943
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Technical Sergeant Robert DeKay. Radio Operator Gunner, 100th Bomb Group. Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #425860 'Escape Kit. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 17 August 1943
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Captain Klayton Nelson. Squadron Adjutant, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 17 August 1988
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First Lieutenant Wallace Rinehart. Co-Pilot, 491st Bomb Group. 28 missions AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ ACM/ EAMECM/ WWIIVM
Died 17 August 1990
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) George Lively. Aerial Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 17 August 1992
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Second Lieutenant Donald Lambert. Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Joined RAFVR, assigned to 133S, transferred to 336FS 4FG 8AF USAAF, transferred to 109th Obs Sqn, flight instructor until 1944. As a pilot in 109OBS, his Spitfire W3505 was involved in a mid-air
Died 17 August 1993
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Second Lieutenant Leroy Hokinson. Pilot, 55th Fighter Group. Leroy Hokinson was a Pilot in the 55thFighter Group/38th Fighter Squadron. Flying his 6th mission on a fighter sweep to Venlo and Arnhem, The Netherlands on 31 January 1944 in P-38 Lightning Ser
Died 17 August 2005
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Captain Robert Mabie. Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Bob Mabie flew with the 4th Fighter Group from July 13, 1944 to May 4, 1945. In January 1945 he was designated Flight Commander of D Flight. He flew a P-51D, serial number 5-NA 44-14221, coded WD-I.
Died 17 August 2006
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Second Lieutenant Elmer Homburg. Navigator, 466th Bomb Group. One of the few flying officers to wear glasses during his tour. Flew 25 missions before the end of hostilities
Died 17 August 2011
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Major William Allen. Fighter Pilot, 55th Fighter Group. Assigned to 343FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. Flew seven combat missions. On 5-Sep-44, returning from an escort mission to Stuttgart, Germany, he spotted several aircraft taking off from the airport at Gö
Died 17 August 2014
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