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Mission date: 21 July 1944
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Sergeant Charles Marshall. Right Waist Gunner, 392nd Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) 21 July 1944 in AC #4250433. AM/ PH Sergeant Charles R. Marshall was born November 25, 1924. His next of kin were his wife, Dixie Marshall, his son, Robert D. Marsha
Died 21 July 1944
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Staff Sergeant Frank Misiak. Tail Gunner, 303rd Bomb Group "Hell's Angels". Frank Misiak flew on 'Winning Run' a B-17 that crash-landed after all 4 engines gave out, while returning from raid on Stuttgart on 6 September 1943. It r
Died 21 July 1944
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Staff Sergeant John Welch. Top Turret Gunner; Flight Engineer, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. He flew on Cecil McKinney crew. Reported to the ETO on 12 Apr 1944. He was critically wounded on the mission of 27 Apr 1944 and transferred to hospital o
Died 21 July 1971
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Private First Class arnold Stuemke. MOS 932, Special Vehicle Operator, 384th Bomb Group. Assigned to the 384th Bomb Group, 547th Bomb Squadron from the 91st Bomb Group on Station 106 Special Order #134, 11 July 1944.
Died 21 July 1987
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Lieutenant Colonel Gerald Tyler. Pilot, 357th Fighter Group. 7-0-0
Died 21 July 1988
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Colonel William Whisner. Pilot, 352nd Fighter Group. Became ace in a day, shot down 5. He was credited for 15 German Plaanes in the air and 3 on the ground during WW II he also receivved partial credit for a 16th kill in the air He was a veteran of both t
Died 21 July 1989
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Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) Everett Graham. Right Waist Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. 20 missions from 10 December 1944 to 17 April 1945. AM w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster/ Good Conduct Medal/ EAME Medal w/ 4 Bronze Battle Stars/ 1 Overseas Service Bar
Died 21 July 2006
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Major General Leo Lewis. Pilot, 94th Bomb Group. Leo C Lewis remained in the Air Force after the war, moving up to the rank of Major General in 1971. His military decorations and awards include the Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters, Distinguished
Died 21 July 2012
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Second Lieutenant Edgar Michaels. Navigator, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Edgar Michaels enlisted in the Air Corps in September 1942. He trained as an aerial navigator on B-24s at Ellington Field, Tex
Died 21 July 2013
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