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First Lieutenant Jonathan Cunningham. Pilot, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 28 May 1943 Plane crashed on takeoff. 12 aboard, 3 killed others wounded. Earlier on 7 Nov 1942 B-24D-1-CO 41-23710 'Hares to Ya' had crash
Died 28 May 1943
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First Lieutenant Robert Kaluzsa. Bombardier, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. 28 May 1943 killed in a night training accident in B24 41-24309
Died 28 May 1943
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First Lieutenant William Derx. Pilot, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. 28 May 1943 killed in a night training accident in B24 41-24309 AM
Died 28 May 1943
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Flight Officer Morton Schwartz. Co-Pilot, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. 28 May 1943 killed in a night training accident in B24 41-24309
Died 28 May 1943
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Sergeant William Peltier. Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) on night 'photo bombing' as plane crashed on take off with an engine fire. Earlier on 7 Nov 1942 B-24D-1-CO 41-23710 'Hares to Ya' had crash
Died 28 May 1943
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Technical Sergeant Leonard Acheson. Engineer, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. KIS 28 May 1943 killed in a night training accident in B24 41-243097. Nov 1942 B-24D-1-CO 41-23710 'Hares to Ya' had crash landing with no crew injured except Mc
Died 28 May 1943
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Mission date: 28 May 1944
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Captain Woodrow Anderson. Fighter Pilot, 352nd Fighter Group. Woodrow Anderson entered service from Texas and served as a pilot with the 78th Fighter Group transferring to the 352nd Fighter Group. He Failed to Return (FTR) from a bomber escort to Dessau.
Died 28 May 1944
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First Lieutenant Clarence Barger. Fighter Pilot, 355th Fighter Group. Assigned to 354FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited 6 kills. Flak damaged in P-47 42-75275 8-Mar-44 - Barger WIA. Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Liepzig. Formation jumped by Bf109's di
Died 28 May 1944
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Second Lieutenant William Orvis. Pilot, 78th Fighter Group. 3 missions. Killed in Action (KIA) 28 May 1944 in P-47 42-76318.
Died 28 May 1944
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Staff Sergeant Charles Osborne. Ball Turret Gunner, 389th Bomb Group. Shot down 28 May 1944 in B-24 #42110074. Killed in Action (KIA). PH
Died 28 May 1944
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Staff Sergeant Lester Van Gorkom. Ball Turret Gunner, 384th Bomb Group. Shot down in B-17 42-31740 BK-T on 9 April 1944. Prisoner of War, Missing Air Crew Report #3653.
Died 28 May 1979
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Captain Norville Gorse. Co-Pilot, 96th Bomb Group. B-17 #4229752 ditched into North Sea 13 May 1943. Gorse and pilot Rogers made a valiant effort to control the plane. Returned to base. Shot down 28 July 1943 in B-17 #4230355 'Dallas Rebel'. Pr
Died 28 May 2003
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Lieutenant Colonel Donald Young. Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Joined Finnish AF, Joined Norwegian AF, Joined RAFVR 61 OTU 121S 2-6-41 / 24 September 1942 335FS 24 September 1942 — 9 October 1943 Promoted to 1st Lieutenant 3-43 Promoted to Captain 11-6-
Died 28 May 2003
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Sergeant (Technician Fourth Grade) Louis Rosenheimer. Medical Corpsman, 466th Bomb Group. Became a physician after the war
Died 28 May 2004
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Second Lieutenant Edward Kondziolka. Navigator, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 28 May 2006
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Captain Luke Allen. Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. From Ignacio, Colorado. Volunteering for the RAF just as the Battle of Britain was reaching its climax, Luke joined 71 (Eagle) Squadron RAF, flying his first combat operation in April 1941 on Hurricanes. Conve
Died 28 May 2009
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