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Second Lieutenant Albert Werder. Pilot, 78th Fighter Group. Crashed near Venray, Holland after strafing a locomotive during an operational mission to Holland on 30 Mar 1944 in P-47D #42-7906. Killed in Action (KIA). AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster
Died 30 March 1944
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Second Lieutenant Willard Dimmick. Fighter pilot, 366th Fighter Group. April 12 1944, from The Wellsboro Agitator Newspaper,Wellsboro Pensylvania. "Killed In Accident In England Recently". Willard Rex Dimmick There was a little break in the cl
Died 30 March 1944
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Flight Officer Carl Jones. Co-Pilot, 452nd Bomb Group. Killed when B17 44-6816 was caught in the propwash of another aircraft and was torn apart in the air.
Died 30 March 1945
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Second Lieutenant Ernest Matthews. Bombardier, 452nd Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) 30 March 1945
Died 30 March 1945
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Second Lieutenant Willis DuMond. Pilot, 452nd Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA)
Died 30 March 1945
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Sergeant Carl Hartman. Radio Operator, 452nd Bomb Group. Killed when B17 44-6816 was caught in the propwash of another aircraft and was torn apart in the air.
Died 30 March 1945
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Sergeant Daniel Cursons. Engineer, 452nd Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) 30 March 1945
Died 30 March 1945
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Sergeant Joseph DeCusati. Radio Operator, 453rd Bomb Group. 7 missions with the 453rd BG. First mission was 8 March 1945. Other mission dates are March 15, 18, 20, 22, 24, and March 30. Sergeant. DeCusati was the only member of his crew to be killed on th
Died 30 March 1945
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Sergeant Roy Frost. Ball Turret Gunner, 452nd Bomb Group. Killed when B17 44-6816 was caught in the propwash of another aircraft and was torn apart in the air.
Died 30 March 1945
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Staff Sergeant Ray Fortney. Gunner, 491st Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA). B-24 A/C# 4210155 'Heavenly Body'. Lost engine over target and fell out of formation. Lost another engine and ditched in channel. Water rough and AC cartwheeled upon h
Died 30 March 1945
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Second Lieutenant Clifford McIlveen. Co-Pilot, 385th Bomb Group. Shot down 20 October 1943 Prisoner of War (POW). Clifford McIlveen enlisted in Portland, Oregon. He was assigned to the 385th Bomb Group in 1943, where he was joined by his brother Clarenc
Died 30 March 1952
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Sergeant (Technician Fourth Grade) Ralph Miller. Radio Operator, 466th Bomb Group. B-24H #41-29434 'Terry and the Pirates' was involved in a mid-air collision after the other a/c was hit by flak over the target of Berlin and crashed W of Oranien
Died 30 March 1963
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Darrell Latch. Top Turret Gunner, 458th Bomb Group. Born 13 Nov 1924 in Decatur, Macon County, Illinois; sent by draft board in March 1943 to army induction center for possible induction; entered service the same month; trained
Died 30 March 1997
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Marshall Tolin. Tail Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 30 March 2000
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First Lieutenant Joseph Cote. Bombardier, .
Died 30 March 2004
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First Lieutenant Richard Sharp. Pilot, 458th Bomb Group. 12 missions flown: 7 wing position, 4 deputy lead, 1 lead At 18 he volunteered in December 1942 wanting only not to be in the infantry. The AAF table was the first table he came to upon entering th
Died 30 March 2015
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Major General Donald Strait. Fighter Pilot, 356th Fighter Group. Being one of the few pilots in his class to be designated as a fighter pilot, Strait was assigned to the 356th Squadron, flying a P-47 Thunderbolt. He trained in Massachusetts and then shipp
Died 30 March 2015
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