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Second Lieutenant George Koehn. Pilot, 458th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed at St Zizier in B-24 #4252348
Died 24 September 1944
American Air Museum

Sergeant Lacy Gilliam. Gunner, 491st Bomb Group. Enlisting in the Air Corps in August 1943, Lacy Gilliam trained as a gunner and was sent overseas and assigned to the 491st Bomb Group / 854th Bomb Squadron in England. He was on board B-24 "Belle Ring
Died 24 September 1953
American Air Museum

Staff Sergeant Dewey Smith. Top Turret Gunner, 384th Bomb Group. Shot down 24 April 1944 in B-17 #42-31346 'Shack Rabbit.' Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 4355. POW
Died 24 September 1961
American Air Museum

Captain Grover Hall. Public Relations Officer, 4th Fighter Group. Grover Hall was educated at Montgomery public school in Alabama. After working seven years at 'Advertiser', doing reporting and writing, he joined the Army in 1942. He contribu
Died 24 September 1971
American Air Museum

First Lieutenant Eliot Shapleigh. Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Assigned to 335 Fighter Squadron, 4 Fighter Group, USAAF. On 27 May 1944, Lt. Shapleigh baled out near Laon, France, in his P-51 Mustang #42-106464 because of engine trouble. He was picked up by
Died 24 September 1991
American Air Museum

First Lieutenant Francis Roman. Fighter Pilot, 365th Fighter Group.
Died 24 September 2007
American Air Museum