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Staff Sergeant Clayton Miller. Ball Turret Gunner, 458th Bomb Group. Clayton Miller served as a ball turrent gunner with the 458th Bomb Group. He was shot down on 25 April 1944 in B-24 (serial number 42-52335), nicknamed 'Admirable Little Character&#
Died 25 April 1944
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Flight Officer John Halbert. Co-Pilot, 398th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) near Pilsen in B-17 #4297266 Hit by flack over target area
Died 25 April 1945
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MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS AIRFIELD ARMAMENT PLANT FIGHTER SWEEP MARSHALLING YARDS ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMERS.
Locations: BAD REICHENHALL HALLIEN PILSEN PILSEN/SKODA PRAGUE-LINZ SALZBURG TRAUNSTEIN
Mission date: 25 April 1945
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Second Lieutenant Edward Carroll. Pilot, 78th Fighter Group. Killed in Action (KIA)
Died 25 April 1945
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Staff Sergeant Charles Walker. Ball Turret Gunner, 398th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) near Pilsen in B-17 'Stinky Jr' #4338652 Hit by flack over target area.
Died 25 April 1945
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Captain Edward Gimbel. Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Initially assigned to 401 Sqn as Flight Sgt having first passed through 53 OTU, Aston Down. Gained 5 victories as a Flight Lt whilst flying for 403 Sqn RCAF. Transferred to 421 Sqn RCAF as flight co
Died 25 April 1977
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Lieutenant Colonel Joseph West. 466th BG Executive Officer, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 25 April 1982
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Captain Gerald Merket. Squadron Bombardier, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 25 April 1996
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First Lieutenant William Whittaker. Pilot, 351st Bomb Group. William T Whittaker was a pilot with the 509th Bomb Squadron of the 351st Bomb Group. He flew 41 missions between 17 October 1944 and 26 March 1945. His cousin Betty: "I have one of his st
Died 25 April 2003
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First Lieutenant William Hendrix. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. Twenty four B-24 missions over Germany. Last 10 missions as lead crew pilot. Seven of these 10 missions were flown in 'Black Cat', B-24J-1-FO #42-95592. 'Black Cat' was the las
Died 25 April 2004
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Captain Howard Snyder. First Pilot, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. On a mission to Frankfurt, Howard Snyder's plane B-17G AC #42-31499 (the "Susan Ruth") was attacked and shot down by two Luftwaffe Focke-Wulf 190 fighters and crashed
Died 25 April 2007
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Technical Sergeant Leonard Nealis. Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner, 384th Bomb Group.
Died 25 April 2008
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Leonard Landsman. Radio Operator, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 25 April 2011
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