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Second Lieutenant John Woods. Pilot, 495th Fighter Training Group. Johnny was a graduate of Woodlawn High School and attended Howard College, where he was a member of Lamda Chi Alpha Fraternity. He joined the Army Air Force in January 1942, and received h
Died 26 May 1943
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Staff Sergeant Clyde Morton. Mechanic, 387th Bomb Group. SSgt Clyde N. Morton was the mechanic of the B-26 Marauder 42-96199 when it took off from station 162 Chipping Ongar, Essex UK on a mission to bomb Chartres’ airfield. Around 1755, just as t
Died 26 May 1944
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Staff Sergeant George Farfaras. Radio Operator, 387th Bomb Group. Shot down in B-26 #42-96199 on 26 May 1944 over Chartres, KIA. SSgt George S. Farfaras was the radio operator of the B-26 Marauder 42-96199 when it took off from station 162 Chipping Onga
Died 26 May 1944
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Staff Sergeant William Brown. Gunner, 387th Bomb Group. Flew in B-26 #42-96199. Shot down during mission over Chartres, Killed in Action SSgt William L. Brown was the gunner of the B-26 Marauder 42-96199 when it took off from station 162 Chipping Ongar,
Died 26 May 1944
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Lieutenant Alexander Kramarinko. Co-Pilot, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. On 6-September-1942 while serving as Co-Pilot of B-17 41-24516 'Meltin' Pot' the aircraft lost 2 engines off Londonderry after flight from Newfoundland. Landed
Died 26 May 1981
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Lieutenant Colonel Beirne Lay Jr. Group commander, 487th Bomb Group. Shot down 11 May 1944 in B-24H #41-29468 'Peg O' My Heart'. Evaded. Lay served as one of the six original staff officers under Gen. Eaker at the beginning of the war and f
Died 26 May 1982
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Harlis Frank. Aircraft Instrument Specialist, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 26 May 1989
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Corporal Francis Babura. Military Occupation Specialty 650-Telephone Switchboard Operator, 384th Bomb Group. •Promoted to Corporal on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #137 dated 14 July 1944. •Attached from the 615th Air Service Group to the 547th
Died 26 May 1994
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Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) John Capps. Tail Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Prisoner of War (POW) Shot down by fighters and crashed at Zui Dveen on 8/15/44 in B-24 True Love #4129449 POW
Died 26 May 1995
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Technical Sergeant Albert Wiest. Radio Repairman, . MOS: 953 - Radio Repairman, Reporting Equipment. Assigned to the 57th Signal Aircraft Warning Detachment (Close Control), Company "B", 563rd Signal Aircraft Warning Battalion.
Died 26 May 2003
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Colonel Elmer Romigh. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. Pilot - one of the original cadre of pilots for the 466th BG Also served in Korea and Vietnam
Died 26 May 2004
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Leo Salts. , 466th Bomb Group.
Died 26 May 2005
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Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) James Moser. Flight Engineer, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 26 May 2005
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Donald Neish. Nose Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 26 May 2007
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Lieutenant Colonel Herman Allen. Bombardier, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. Flak knocked out two engines of B-17G #42-40006 'Liberty Lady' over the target of Berlin on 6 Mar 1944 and the crew headed toward Sweden and landed on the island o
Died 26 May 2011
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First Lieutenant Harold Asper. Fighter Pilot, 353rd Fighter Group. Assigned to 350FS, 353GF, 8AF USAAF. 76+ missions in ETO, credited with 2 aerial victories. Awards: DFC, EAME (3 Bronze stars), WWII Victory, American Campaign.
Died 26 May 2012
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Second Lieutenant Marcus Dellefemine. Co-Pilot, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 26 May 2013
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) John Chernicky. Waist Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Flew 34 combat missions as a waist gunner on the Vernon E. Norton Crew.
Died 26 May 2014
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