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Second Lieutenant Leroy Hokinson. Fighter Pilot, 55th Fighter Group. Crashed near Eindhoven on a fighter sweep of the area after being attacked by 20-30 enemy fighters in P-38J #42-67813. Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 31 January 1944
American Air Museum

Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Charles McGinty. Tail Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 31 January 1995
American Air Museum

Lieutenant Colonel Francis Gabreski. Fighter Pilot, 56th Fighter Group. Francis S Gabreski was the son of Polish immigrants to the US. He enlisted with the United States Army Air Corps in July 1940, was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Air Reserve
Died 31 January 2002
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Second Lieutenant Vaud Ames. Fighter Pilot, 364th Fighter Group. Assigned to 383FS, 364FG,AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) bomber escort mission to Troyes. Shot down by Fw190 of 3/JG2, abandoned P-38J 42-67222. A/C Crashed near Ramboulet. 25-May-44. Priso
Died 31 January 2002
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Captain Francis Grove. Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Commanding Officer 336FS 22-Sep-45 to 10-Nov-45.
Died 31 January 2004
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First Lieutenant Clifford Ellison. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. 35 combat missions AM w/ 4 Oak Leaf Cluster
Died 31 January 2013
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