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BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY MARSHALLING YARDS INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS.
Locations: BONN (Opportunistic) HAMM (CITY) (Secondary) HAMM (Primary) HAMM (Primary) HAM
Mission date: 22 April 1944
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First Lieutenant Stalie Reid. Pilot, 467th Bomb Group. On return from mission shot down by enemy plane over home base, See book Flight of the Intruders. Also see Watts book, p 74
Died 22 April 1944
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Second Lieutenant Elmer Meier. Co-Pilot, 448th Bomb Group. Killed In Action when B-24 41-28843, The Repulser, was attacked by heavily-armed ME 410 German fighters and crashed in the fields near Kessingland.
Died 22 April 1944
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Second Lieutenant Eugene Pulcipher. Pilot, 448th Bomb Group. Killed In Action when B-24 41-28843, The Repulser, was attacked by heavily-armed ME 410 German fighters and crashed in the fields near Kessingland.
Died 22 April 1944
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Second Lieutenant George Eike. Co-Pilot, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. Shot down by fighters and crashed near Macquenoise, Belgium on a mission to Frankfurt am Main on 8 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-31499. Evaded capture for a couple months but were captu
Died 22 April 1944
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Second Lieutenant George Fahr. Navigator, 448th Bomb Group. Killed In Action when B-24 41-28843, The Repulser, was attacked by heavily-armed ME 410 German fighters and crashed in the fields near Kessingland.
Died 22 April 1944
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Second Lieutenant James Ferguson. Navigator, 467th Bomb Group. On return from mission to Hamm, Germany was followed by enemy and shot down over home base. see watts book, p74
Died 22 April 1944
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Second Lieutenant Louis Alier. Bombardier, 467th Bomb Group. On return from mission to Hamm, Germany was followed by enemy and shot down over home base. see watts book, p74
Died 22 April 1944
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Second Lieutenant Richard Moses. Navigator, 458th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA). Plane crashed on return from misson at Horham
Died 22 April 1944
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Second Lieutenant Robert Benninger. Navigator, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. Shot down by fighters and crashed near Macquenoise, Belgium on a mission to Frankfurt am Main on 8 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-31499. Evaded capture for a couple months but were
Died 22 April 1944
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Second Lieutenant Warren Mason. Co-Pilot, 467th Bomb Group. On return from mission to Hamm, Germany was followed by enemy and shot down over home base. See watts book, p74
Died 22 April 1944
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Second Lieutenant William Carcelli. Bombardier, 448th Bomb Group. Killed In Action when B-24 41-28843, The Repulser, was attacked by heavily-armed ME 410 German fighters and crashed in the fields near Kessingland.
Died 22 April 1944
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Second Lieutenant William McGlashan. Navigator, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. On 9 Mar 1944 B-24J #42-100320 crashed S of Attleborough, Norfolk on the return from a mission to Hanover/Brunswick, GR. RTD. Killed in Action (KIA) 22 April 1944. PH
Died 22 April 1944
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Sergeant Carl Spellman. Gunner, 448th Bomb Group. Killed In Action when B-24 41-28843, The Repulser, was attacked by heavily-armed ME 410 German fighters and crashed in the fields near Kessingland.
Died 22 April 1944
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Sergeant Edward Hoke. Gunner, 467th Bomb Group. On return from mission to Hamm, Germany was followed by enemy and shot down over home base. see watts book, p74
Died 22 April 1944
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Sergeant John Pindroch. Left Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. Shot down by fighters and crashed near Macquenoise, Belgium on a mission to Frankfurt am Main on 8 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-31499. Evaded capture for a couple month
Died 22 April 1944
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Sergeant Maynard Young. Right Waist Gunner, 448th Bomb Group. Killed In Action when B-24 41-28843, The Repulser, was attacked by heavily-armed ME 410 German fighters and crashed in the fields near Kessingland.
Died 22 April 1944
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Sergeant William Davis. Tail Turret Gunner, 448th Bomb Group. Killed In Action when B-24 41-28843, The Repulser, was attacked by heavily-armed ME 410 German fighters and crashed in the fields near Kessingland.
Died 22 April 1944
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Sergeant William Durant. Left Waist Gunner, 448th Bomb Group. Killed In Action when B-24 41-28843, The Repulser, was attacked by heavily-armed ME 410 German fighters and crashed in the fields near Kessingland.
Died 22 April 1944
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Staff Sergeant Chester Romanosky. Radio Operator, 448th Bomb Group. Killed In Action when B-24 41-28843, The Repulser, was attacked by heavily-armed ME 410 German fighters and crashed in the fields near Kessingland.
Died 22 April 1944
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Staff Sergeant John Gemborski. Waist Gunner, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. Shot down by fighters on mission to Halberstadt on 11 Jan 1944 in B-17 #42-30782. Killed in Action (KIA). Sergeant Gembrowski and two others evaded until they were surrounde
Died 22 April 1944
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Technical Sergeant Charles Nichols. Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. Shot down by fighters on mission to Halberstadt on 11 Jan 1944 in B-17 #42-30782. Killed in Action (KIA). Sergeant Nichols and two others evade
Died 22 April 1944
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Technical Sergeant Frank Terlesky. , 389th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA)
Died 22 April 1944
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Technical Sergeant Orian Owens. Top Turret Gunner, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. Shot down by fighters on mission to Halberstadt on 11 Jan 1944 in B-17 #42-30782. Killed in Action (KIA). Sergeant Owens and two others evaded until they were surround
Died 22 April 1944
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Technical Sergeant Sylvio Dery. Flight Engineer, 467th Bomb Group. On return from mission to Hamm, Germany was followed by enemy and shot down over home base. see watts book, p74, (Crew #118-53 per SO#33)
Died 22 April 1944
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Technical Sergeant Walter Kovalenko. Radio Operator-Mechanic-Gunner, 467th Bomb Group. On return from mission to Hamm, Germany was followed by enemy and shot down over home base. See watts book, p74
Died 22 April 1944
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Second Lieutenant Lyman Bates. , 445th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) 22 April 1945. in noncombat training flight in England when his plane crashed and burned. AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster
Died 22 April 1945
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Joseph Balistrio. Top Turret Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 22 April 1968
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First Lieutenant Gordon Dennis. Co-Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. Retired from the USAF as a Lt. Colonel
Died 22 April 1978
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First Lieutenant Charles Shilke. Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. 1st Lt. Shilke few a P-51 Mustang named "Black Lace", and his Crew Chief was S/Sgt John Ganofsky. Post War: Worked at University Park Airport i
Died 22 April 1988
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Major Allan Richardson. Intelligence, 303rd Bomb Group "Hell's Angels". He served in the RCAF during WWI as a pilot. Assistant. Intelligence Officer. He was the intelligence officer for Charles Cramner crew; he did the briefing and debriefi
Died 22 April 1990
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Staff Sergeant Donat Heon. Top Turret Gunner; Flight Engineer, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. He flew on Arthur Crapsey crew. Reported to group on 19 Nov 1943. He was seriously wounded on 22 Dec 1943 and transferred to the 49th Station Hospital on
Died 22 April 1990
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Walter Rothenbach. Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 22 April 1998
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Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) Judson Braselton. Waist Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Air Medal w/Oak Leaf Clusters, Good Conduct Medal
Died 22 April 2000
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Second Lieutenant Richard Stearns. Fighter Pilot, 353rd Fighter Group. Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed near Sehestedt on 9 Apr 44 in P-47 #428499 Crashed near Sehestedt on 9 Apr 44 in P-47 #428499, the "Georgia Peach". POW at Stalag Luft 1. Flew
Died 22 April 2011
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