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Locations: EISENACH (Opportunistic) GOTHA (Primary) KREISING (Opportunistic) POZNAN (Primary) ROSTOCK (Oppo
Mission date: 24 February 1944
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Captain Clarence McIlveen. Pilot, 385th Bomb Group. Shot down by sustained fighter attacks on a mission to Rostock, GR on 24 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-31349. Clarence McIlveen enlisted in Portland, Oregon. He was assigned to the 385th Bomb Group in 1943, wh
Died 24 February 1944
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FIGHTER ESCORT FIGHTER ESCORT FIGHTER ESCORT.
Locations: GOTHA/SCWEINFURT GOTHA/SCWEINFURT GOTHA/SCWEINFURT
Mission date: 24 February 1944
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Second Lieutenant James King. Co-Pilot, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs. Joined squad 31 January 1944. Shot down by fighters after falling out of formation and crashed near Eisenbach, GR on a mission to an a/c factory at Gotha, GR on 24 Feb 1944 in
Died 24 February 1944
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Second Lieutenant Robert Clayton. Pilot, 92nd Bomb Group Fame's Favoured Few. Shot down by fighters and crashed near Furstenau, GR on a mission to Schweinfurt, GR on 24 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-31180. Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 24 February 1944
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Sergeant James Hammontree. Ball Turret Gunner, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs. Shot down by fighters after falling out of formation and crashed near Eisenbach, GR on a mission to an a/c factory at Gotha, Germany on 24 Feb 1944 in B-24D #41-24225 &#
Died 24 February 1944
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Sergeant Robert Gleason. Tail Gunner, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs. Shot down by fighters after falling out of formation and crashed near Eisenbach, GR on a mission to an a/c factory at Gotha, GR on 24 Feb 1944 in B-24D #41-24225 'Flak Alley
Died 24 February 1944
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Staff Sergeant Charles Noonan. Waist Gunner, 379th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) in B-17G #42-38185 during a mission to Schwienfurt, GR.
Died 24 February 1944
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Staff Sergeant Edward Sullivan. Tail Gunner, 389th Bomb Group. Shot down by fighters on return from a mission to Gotha, GR on 24 Feb 1944 in B-24J #42-100338. Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 24 February 1944
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Technical Sergeant Onofrio Spadafora. Radio Operator, 389th Bomb Group. Shot down by fighters and crashed at Dreiherrnstein, GR on a mission to Gotha, GR on 24 Feb 1944 in B-24J #42-109828. Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 24 February 1944
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Flight Officer Lloyd Eadline. Pilot, 78th Fighter Group. Killed in Action (KIA) 24 February 1945 crashed into Zuider Zee in P-51 #4463248 AM w/ 4 Oak Leaf Cluster
Died 24 February 1945
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Lieutenant Lucian Bibeau. Pilot, 78th Fighter Group. Shot down 24 February 1945 in P-51 #4411688. Killed in Action (KIA). AM/ PH
Died 24 February 1945
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Second Lieutenant Louis Musgrave. Fighter Pilot, 78th Fighter Group. Killed in Action (KIA) 24 February 1945 in AC #4415399. AM w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH
Died 24 February 1945
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Sergeant John Jones. Ball Turret Gunner, 305th Bomb Group Can Do. Prisoner of War (POW) Shot down at Irlich on 9/11/44 in B-17 #4338166 Hogie's Heroes Missing in Action Merseburg 11/9/44, flak set #4 on fire, crew bailed, crashed Irlich, NW of Neu
Died 24 February 2005
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First Lieutenant Robert Brown. Pilot, 379th Bomb Group. Flew on 'Pistol Packing Mama', 'Ensign Mary', and Blues In The Night. Flew total of 27 missions DFC; 4 Air Medals; Air Force Commendation Medal
Died 24 February 2006
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Second Lieutenant Grant Cochran. Navigator, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 24 February 2009
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First Lieutenant Bernard Kellenyi. Pilot, 388th Bomb Group. After enlisting in the Army Air Force and earning his degree in Architecture from Catholic University he was accepted at Flight School. Flight training was completed at bases in Florida, Ohio an
Died 24 February 2013
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Second Lieutenant Louis Loevsky. Navigator, 466th Bomb Group. B-24H #41-29434 'Terry and the Pirates' was involved in a mid-air collision after the other a/c was hit by flak over the target of Berlin and crashed W of Oranienburg, GR on 22 Mar 19
Died 24 February 2013
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