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Lieutenant John Coen. Pilot, 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars. Shot down by fighters 28 March 1943 in B-17 #4229537 'Mary Ruth Memories. 'The assigned target was marshalling yards at Rouen/ Sotteville. Plane crashed in Channel about one mil
Died 28 March 1943
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MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS.
Locations: ROUEN/SOTTEVILLE (Primary) ROUEN/SOTTEVILLE (Primary)
Mission date: 28 March 1943
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Staff Sergeant Domenic Caruso. Tail Gunner, 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars. Shot down by fighters 28 March 1943 in B-17 #4229537 . 'The assigned target was marshalling yards at Rouen/ Sotteville. Plane crashed in Channel about one mile north o
Died 28 March 1943
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Staff Sergeant Louis McLane. Tail Gunner, 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars. Shot down by fighters 28 March 1943 in B-17 #4229537 'Mary Ruth Memories. 'The assigned target was marshalling yards at Rouen/ Sotteville. Plane crashed in Channel
Died 28 March 1943
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Staff Sergeant Paul Kyes. Right Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner, 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars. Shot down by fighters 28 March 1943 in B-17 #4229537 'Mary Ruth Memories. 'The assigned target was marshalling yards at Rouen/ Sotteville. Plane c
Died 28 March 1943
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Technical Sergeant John Strozzi. Top Turret Gunner, 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars. Shot down by fighters 28 March 1943 in B-17 #4229537 'Mary Ruth Memories. 'The assigned target was marshalling yards at Rouen/ Sotteville. Plane crashed i
Died 28 March 1943
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AIRFIELD AIRFIELD AIRFIELD E-BOAT PENS AIRFIELD.
Locations: CHARTRES (Primary) CHATEAUDUN (Primary) DIJON/LONGVIC (Primary) IJMUIDEN (Primary) RHEIMS/CHAMPAGNE (Primary)
Mission date: 28 March 1944
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Second Lieutenant John Osswalt. Navigator, 452nd Bomb Group. Landed with battle damage from a mission to Frankfurt, GR on 20 Mar 1944 in B-17G #42-38124 'Passionate Witch'. RTD. Direct hit by flak on a mission to Chateaudin airfield, FR on 28 Ma
Died 28 March 1944
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Second Lieutenant John Rowland. Bombardier, 452nd Bomb Group. Landed with battle damage from a mission to Frankfurt, GR on 20 Mar 1944 in B-17G #42-38124 'Passionate Witch'. RTD. Direct hit by flak on a mission to Chateaudin airfield, FR on 28 M
Died 28 March 1944
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Sergeant Fremont Granade. Right Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner, 452nd Bomb Group. Direct hit by flak on a mission to Chateaudin airfield, FR on 28 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-32082 exploded, broke up, and crashed S of the target. Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 28 March 1944
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Staff Sergeant Carl Blichmann. Ball Turret Gunner, 452nd Bomb Group. Direct hit by flak on a mission to Chateaudin airfield, FR on 28 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-32082 exploded, broke up, and crashed S of the target. Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 28 March 1944
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Technical Sergeant Gerald Poplett. Top Turret Gunner, 452nd Bomb Group. Landed with battle damage from a mission to Frankfurt, GR on 20 Mar 1944 in B-17G #42-38124 'Passionate Witch'. RTD. Direct hit by flak on a mission to Chateaudin airfield,
Died 28 March 1944
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Second Lieutenant Earl Minnis. Navigator, 303rd Bomb Group "Hell's Angels". Prisoner of War (POW) crashed near Kleve on 16 Feb 45 in B-17 #43-39081. After bypassing the primary target Langendreer(synthetic oil refinery) because of smog, cr
Died 28 March 1982
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Sergeant Jesse Farley. Top Turret Gunner, 305th Bomb Group Can Do. Shot down by FW190s near the IP on a mission to Frankfurt am Main, GR on 2 Mar 1944 in B-17G #42-39944. Prisoner of War (POW). POW
Died 28 March 1987
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Lieutenant Colonel William Cely. Pilot, 94th Bomb Group. Missions: 1943 - Nov 11 Muenster; 19 Gelsenkirchen/Rohr; 26 Paris; 29 Bremen 30 Solingen; Dec 5 Bordeaux; 11 Emden; 13 Kiel; 16 Bremen; 24 Crossbow; 30 Ludwigshaven; 31 Brodeaux; 1944 - Jan 11 Bruns
Died 28 March 1992
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Marvin Smith. Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 28 March 1996
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Colonel Reade Tilley. Pilot, . Enlisted RCAF in Hamilton, 10 June 1940 Trained at No.1 ITS No.2 EFTS & No.2 SFTS, Uplands Graduating 25 January 1941 Commissioned August 1941 Joined No.121 "Eagle" Squadron in May 1942 Posted to No.601 Squadr
Died 28 March 2001
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First Lieutenant Wesley Pettigrew. Pilot, . Pilot B-24 #41-24195 'Little Joe' flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid, returning safely to Libya.
Died 28 March 2002
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Harold Ruth. Nose Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 28 March 2004
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Technical Sergeant Dale Darling. Radio Operator, 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars. Dale J Darling served as a radio operator with the 91st Bomb Group. He took many colour photographs while he was based with the group at Bassingbourn.
Died 28 March 2006
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