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Pilot Officer Robert Mannix. Pilot, . Mannix was born in Moira, New York, on 22 May 1916. He was literally a transplanted “Yankee” who flew with the RAF. Bob became a resident of Daytona Beach in 1933. At some point in 1937 he secured a job wi
Died 18 November 1942
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AIRFIELD.
Locations: OSLO/KJELLER (Primary)
Mission date: 18 November 1943
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Captain Edward Mitchell. Pilot, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs.
Died 18 November 1943
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Flight Officer Farmer Johnson. Co-Pilot, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs.
Died 18 November 1943
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Lieutenant Marvin Mendlesohn. Navigator, 389th Bomb Group. Shot down 18 November 1943 in B-24 #4240787 'Vagabond King. ' Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 18 November 1943
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Second Lieutenant John Miller. Co-Pilot, 392nd Bomb Group. He flew on mission 10 to Kjellar, Norway, which was a heavy water plant. Shot down 18 November 1943 in B-24 #427486 'The Shark. ' Plane crashed into North Sea. KIA. AM/ PH
Died 18 November 1943
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Second Lieutenant Joseph Cattano. Bombardier, 392nd Bomb Group. Shot down 18 November 1943 in B-24 #427486 'The Shark. ' Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA). AM/ PH
Died 18 November 1943
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Second Lieutenant Teddy Dudziak. Pilot, 392nd Bomb Group. Shot down 18 November 1943 in B-24 #427486 'The Shark. ' Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA). AM/ PH
Died 18 November 1943
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Second Lieutenant William Berlin. Navigator, 392nd Bomb Group. Shot down 18 November 1943 in B-24 #427486 'The Shark. ' Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA). AM/ PH
Died 18 November 1943
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Staff Sergeant Alfred Rossi. Radio Operator Gunner, 389th Bomb Group. Shot down 18 November 1943 in B-24 #4240787 'Vagabond King. ' Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 18 November 1943
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Staff Sergeant Arvid Mehtala. Waist Gunner, 392nd Bomb Group. Shot down 18 November 1943 in B-24 #427486 'The Shark. ' Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA). AM/ PH
Died 18 November 1943
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Staff Sergeant Earl Patterson. Waist Gunner, 392nd Bomb Group. Shot down 18 November 1943 in B-24 #427486 'The Shark. ' Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA). AM/ PH
Died 18 November 1943
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Staff Sergeant Edmond Naters. Tail Gunner, 392nd Bomb Group. Shot down 18 November 1943 in B-24 #427486 'The Shark. ' Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA). AM/ PH
Died 18 November 1943
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Staff Sergeant William Budai. Ball Turret Gunner, 389th Bomb Group. Shot down 18 November 1943 in B-24 #4240787 'Vagabond King. ' Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 18 November 1943
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Technical Sergeant Harry Watson. Radio Operator, 392nd Bomb Group. Shot down 18 November 1943 in B-24 #427486 'The Shark. ' Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA). AM/ PH
Died 18 November 1943
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Second Lieutenant Homer Schaeffer. Fighter Pilot, 366th Fighter Group. Homer Schaeffer served as a pilot with the 366th Fighter Group. He was killed in action flying a P-47 Thunderbolt over Germany on 18 November 1944.
Died 18 November 1944
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First Lieutenant August Rabe. Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Flew 3 1/2 years with the RCAF. Had 12 Combat Missions in Aleution Islands against the Kapson Kiska. Joined the 4th FG in August 1944. Assigned to 335FS. Flew 38 combat missions over France a
Died 18 November 1963
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Colonel George Robinson. Commanding Officer; Pilot, 303rd Bomb Group "Hell's Angels". He began his military career 28 Apr 1931 when he enlisted as a private in the Air Corps. He became an aviation cadet 25 Jun 1936 and was commissioned as a
Died 18 November 1994
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Sergeant George Fichandler. Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 18 November 1998
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Captain Kirke Everson. Pilot, 339th Fighter Group. Credited with 13 kills. Shared credit of downing of ME-262.
Died 18 November 2002
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Staff Sergeant Albert Macuch. Flight Engineer; Gunner, 384th Bomb Group. Shot down on 23rd mission, hit in Metz France. B-17 44-6512, Crashed in Leige, Belgium. Missing Air Crew Report 10448. Only other surviver was pilot Donald Springstead who went for h
Died 18 November 2002
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Second Lieutenant Voyle Spence. Navigator, 305th Bomb Group Can Do. Shot down by fighters 16 April 1943 in B-17 #425220. Mission was to uboat yards at Lorient. Plane crashed about 12 miles northeast of Lorient. Prisoner of War (POW) at Stalag 3. This was
Died 18 November 2009
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Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Milton Holly. Radio Operator, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 18 November 2013
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