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First Lieutenant George Hoidra. Navigator, 447th Bomb Group. Flew on Swanee Pride
Died 20 June 1905
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Pilot Officer William Arends. Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Joined RAFVR, assigned to 133S, crashed in Spitfire P8595 [written off] nr Epworth, Lincolnshire, after a collision in the air with P8438 [P/O Samuel Fisk Whedon successfully deployed his chute, but
Died 20 June 1942
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Corporal Ivan Andes. , 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 20 June 1943
Died 20 June 1943
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George Walker. Aerial Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA)
Died 20 June 1944
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Mission date: 20 June 1944
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First Lieutenant James Madara. Bombardier, 466th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA)
Died 20 June 1944
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First Lieutenant William Saunders. Navigator, 466th Bomb Group. Flew 27 combat missions Killed in Action (KIA)
Died 20 June 1944
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Lieutenant Elwyn Shaw. Pilot, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Shot down by flak crashed in Sweden on 6/20/44 in B-24 #4295030 Killed in Action (KIA) (franctured cranium)
Died 20 June 1944
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Second Lieutenant Benjamin Hodges. Fighter Pilot, Pilot, 78th Fighter Group. Killed in Action (KIA) 20 June 1944 in AC #4226446 near Montdidler PH
Died 20 June 1944
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Second Lieutenant Carl Heskamp. Co-Pilot, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Shot down by flak and crashed in Sweden Killed in Action (KIA) In B=24 #4295030. crashed at Bulltofta
Died 20 June 1944
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Second Lieutenant Harry Purdy. Co-Pilot, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 20 June 1944 Shot down and crashed near Wangerin in B-24 #4295039 AM/ PH
Died 20 June 1944
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Second Lieutenant Joseph Papp. Bombardier, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 20 June 1944 Shot down near Wangerin in B-24 #4295039 AM w/ Oak Leaf Cluster
Died 20 June 1944
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Second Lieutenant Robert Traut. Navigator, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Shot down by flak and crashed in Sweden in B-24 #4295030 Killed in Action (KIA)
Died 20 June 1944
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Second Lieutenant Samuel Levy. Co-Pilot, 385th Bomb Group. Plane had mechanical failure and crashed near Hamburg B17 #425985 Killed in Action (KIA)
Died 20 June 1944
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Second Lieutenant Thomas Mackie. Bombardier, 487th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) 20 Jun 1944 in B-24H #42-95217. Bombardier on the Arthur D. Erwin crew, 838th Bomb Squadron; killed in action on 20 June 1944 when B-24H 42-95217 was shot down by flak o
Died 20 June 1944
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Sergeant Adm Leskis. Right Waist Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Crashed near Wangerin on 6/20/44 in B-24 #4295039 Killed in Action (KIA)
Died 20 June 1944
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Sergeant Albert DeShazo. Tail Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Crashed near Wangerin on 6/20/44 in B-24 #4295039 Killed in Action (KIA)
Died 20 June 1944
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Sergeant Albert Fabiani. Left Waist Gunner, 489th Bomb Group. Shot down by flak and crashed at Kubitzer Boden on 6/20/44 in B-24 #4294834 Killed in Action (KIA) Sergeant Albert J. Fabiani was born March 19, 1924, the son of Amedeo and Mary Fabiani. His h
Died 20 June 1944
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Sergeant Roy Patterson. Gunner, 492nd Bomb Group. Shot down by fighters on 6/20/44 at Stralsund in B-24 #42110152 Killed in Action (KIA) KIA
Died 20 June 1944
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Sergeant Wesley Coats. Bombardier, Enlisted, Nose Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Crashed in Sweden, instantly Killed in Action (KIA) in B-24 #4295030 on 6/20/44
Died 20 June 1944
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Sergeant William Moore. Ball Turret Gunner, 492nd Bomb Group. Shot down by fighters at Stralsund on 6/20/44 in B-24 #42110152 Killed in Action (KIA) KIA
Died 20 June 1944
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Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) Evert Bolte. Right Waist Gunner, 492nd Bomb Group. Shot down by fighters and crashed at Stettin on 6/20/44 in B-24 Bottle Baby #4440169 Killed in Action (KIA) KIA
Died 20 June 1944
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Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) Fairce Conner. Ball Turret Gunner, 492nd Bomb Group. Shot down by fighters and crashed at Stettin on 6/20/44 in B-24 Bottle Baby # 4440169 Killed in Action (KIA) KIA
Died 20 June 1944
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Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) James Stuckey. Tail Gunner, 492nd Bomb Group. Shot down by fighters and crashed at Stettin on 6/20/44 in B-24 Bottle Baby #4440169 Killed in Action (KIA) The Goodridge Crew 812 was one of the many casualties suffe
Died 20 June 1944
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Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) Robert Jarrett. Tail Gunner, 491st Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA). B-24J #42-110161 'Jail Bait'.
Died 20 June 1944
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Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) Theodore Kossey. Top Turret Gunner, 492nd Bomb Group. Shot down by fighters and crashed at Stettin on 6/20/44 in B-24 Bottle Baby #4440169 Killed in Action (KIA) KIA
Died 20 June 1944
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Staff Sergeant John Rudisill. Top Turret Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Shot down by flak and crashed in Sweden Killed in Action (KIA)
Died 20 June 1944
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Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Charles Ippolito. Radio Operator, 492nd Bomb Group. Shot down by fighters and crashed into the Baltic Sea near Rugen Island on 6/20/44 in B-24 Bottle Baby' #4440169 Only the pilot survived, he became a Prisoner of War (
Died 20 June 1944
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Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) George Welker. Flight Engineer, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 20 June 1944
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V-1 MISSILE SITES V-1 MISSILE SITES.
Locations: PAS-DE-CALAIS PAS-DE-CALAIS
Mission date: 20 June 1944
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Staff Sergeant Alexander Markowski. Assistant Engineer, Left Waist Gunner, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. Alexander Markowski enlisted in the Air Corps in April 1942 and followed training in aerial gunnery and engineering. He graduated as a Sgt from
Died 20 June 1970
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Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) Jesse Watson. Ball Turret Gunner, 388th Bomb Group. Son of Jesse Otis and Dina Watson Sr
Died 20 June 1985
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Staff Sergeant George Wood. Ball Turret Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 20 June 2003
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Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) George Brown. Engineer / Top Turret Gunner, 34th Bomb Group. George Brown enlisted in the Air Corps. Sent overseas, he was assigned to the 34th Bomb Group / 391st Bomb Squadron, serving on the Harold E. Dwyer crew.
Died 20 June 2006
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