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Captain Charles Anderson. Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Charles Anderson was from Gary, Indiana. He joined the 4th Fighter Group, 335th Fighter Squadron on 11 August 1943. He flew P-47 Thunderbolts and P-51 Mustangs, shooting down a mixed bag of Luftw
Died 19 April 1944
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Second Lieutenant Leslie Bond. Pilot, 381st Bomb Group. Shot down 19 April 1944 in B-17 #423525. Killed in Action (KIA). PH
Died 19 April 1944
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Locations: AUSSIG ELSTERWERDA FALKENBERG FALKENBERG KARLSBAD NORWAY PIRNA
Mission date: 19 April 1945
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) John Gault. Aerial Gunner, D, 490th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) crashed into Norweigan Sea in B-24 #4449342 Member of Wonnell crew
Died 19 April 1945
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Colonel James Hall. Commanding Officer, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group. See the book 'The Eyes of the Eighth' by Patricia Keen in which there are some 20 references to Hall. Also 9 pictures ETO Ribbon, Air Medal w/Oak Leaf Cluster, Disti
Died 19 April 1952
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First Lieutenant Henry Spohrer. Navigator, B17 Flying Fortress, 388th Bomb Group. Crew Number 23 On April 6, 1942, Henry Spohrer enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps from Monroe, LA. Later that year he was posted to Kelly Field near San Antonio, TX to beg
Died 19 April 1979
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First Lieutenant Leland Rath. , 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Leland Rath was assigned to the 93rd Bomb Group. He served in Europe and North Africa and was awarded the Air Medal. He served also in Korea and was Commander of the 4th Weather Squadro
Died 19 April 1983
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Captain Richard Alexander. Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in October 1940, and was awarded his pilot wings on September 15, 1941, joining the 133 Eagle Squadron in England. Alexander was credited with destroying 1 enemy a
Died 19 April 1993
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) James Dobyns. Flight Engineer, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 19 April 1997
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Corporal Emory Rose. Ball Turret Gunner , 100th Bomb Group. Cpl Emory Rose was a Ball Turret Gunner in the 100th Bomb Group/349th Bomb Squadron. He is in the photo with Pilot James F. Mack at the 100th BG website: https://100thbg.com/index.php?option=com_
Died 19 April 2001
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Staff Sergeant George Kemp. Tail Gunner, 384th Bomb Group. Assigned to the 384th Bomb Group, 544th Bomb Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #68 dated 11 August 1943, James J. McMahon Crew, 2 combat missions. Shot down 6 September 1943 in B-17 42-30
Died 19 April 2004
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Second Lieutenant Charles Jones. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. 7 missions
Died 19 April 2008
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