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Locations: AUGSBURG (Primary) FURTH (Primary) REGENSBURG (Primary) STUTTGART (Primary)
Mission date: 25 February 1944
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First Lieutenant Walter McCartie. Pilot, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Shot down by flak and fighters over Karlsruhe and crashed SE of Pirmasens, GR on a mission to Furth, GR on 25 Feb 1944 in B-24J #42-100323. Killed in Action (KIA). AM w/ 3 Oak
Died 25 February 1944
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Lieutenant Ira Gordon. Co-Pilot, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. He flew on Joseph Gay crew. Reported to ETO on 13 Sept 1943. Shot down by ME109s and crashed near Sedan, FR on a missio to Augsberg, GR on 25 Feb 1944 in B-17F #42-30728. KIA. AM, PH
Died 25 February 1944
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Second Lieutenant Clarence Aaberg. Pilot, 447th Bomb Group. Clarence Aaberg was Killed on Mission (KOM) on 25 Feb 1944 while flying as the pilot of B-17G 42-37855 'Mr Terrific', of the 711th Bomb Squadron, 447th Bomb Group. It is believed that
Died 25 February 1944
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Second Lieutenant Robert Cooper. Co-Pilot, 457th Bomb Group. Shot down by flak and fighters and crashed near Mont St Martin, Fance on a mission to Augsberg, Germany on 25 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-31517. Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 25 February 1944
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Second Lieutenant Waldron Snyder. Co-Pilot, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Shot down by FW190s and crashed W of Herxheim, GR on a mission to Furth, GR on 25 Feb 1944 in B-24D #41-24147 'Evelyn the Duchess'. Killed in Action (KIA). AM w/
Died 25 February 1944
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Sergeant Marion Ross. Left Waist Gunner , 457th Bomb Group. Shot down by flak and fighters and crashed near Mont St Martin, FR on a mission to Augsburg, GR on 25 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-31517. Killed in Action (KIA). AM/ PH
Died 25 February 1944
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Technical Sergeant Jerrold Brown. Top Turret Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Shot down by flak and fighters over Karlsruhe and crashed SE of Pirmasens, GR on a mission to Furth, GR on 25 Feb 1944 in B-24J #42-100323. Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 25 February 1944
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Mission date: 25 February 1945
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First Lieutenant Robert Gordon. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA). B-24J A/C 42-50336 'Pale Ale' crashed when control cables snapped and crew lost control.
Died 25 February 1945
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Second Lieutenant Edward Gillmeier. Co-Pilot, 388th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed near Nuremburg in B-17 43-38558
Died 25 February 1945
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Second Lieutenant Ronald Cargill. Pilot, 490th Bomb Group. Member of Dolloff crew Ronald Ames Cargill won his wings and was commissioned a Flight Officer in May of 1944. He was promoted to a Lieutenant prior to his departure for England in December with
Died 25 February 1945
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Staff Sergeant John McDonald. , 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 25 February 1945 AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH
Died 25 February 1945
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Staff Sergeant Robert Berger. , 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 25 February 1945 AM/ PH
Died 25 February 1945
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First Lieutenant Karl Wagner. Pilot, 78th Fighter Group. Flew 107 missions. Plane 'Hell's Angel. ' AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ DFC w/ 1 Oak Leaf Cluster 1 He 111 on the ground, 1 Fw 190 in the air
Died 25 February 1952
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Colonel James DuBose. DCO, 379th BG, HQ Staff, 379th Bomb Group. Was shot down Dec 7, 1941 and crash landed at Hickum Field. Hawaii on the golf course there. DFC Assigned to the 384th Bomb Group Headquarters Detachment on AAF Station 106 Special Orders
Died 25 February 1996
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Captain Adolph Komer. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. Shot down 29 May 1944 in B-24 #4252570 'Sack Happy. ' Prisoner of War (POW). POW
Died 25 February 2001
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