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First Lieutenant Robert Owen. Co-Pilot, 355th Fighter Group.
Died 25 March 1946
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Second Lieutenant Francis Proteau. Co-Pilot, 458th Bomb Group. B-24H #42-52515 crashed W of Berlin after exploding in mid-air due to direct hits from flak over Berlin on a mission to Genshagen near Berlin on 6 Mar 1944. Prisoner of War (POW). Died in a c
Died 11 April 1946
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Captain Frank Fink. Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. 1st Lt. Frank M. Fink was a talented caricature artist. Assigned to 121 [Eagle] Sqn RAF, transferred to 335th FS 4th FG 8AF USAAF 14-10-42. On 9 September 1943 he baled out of his P-47C Thunderbolt 41
Died 18 June 1946
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First Lieutenant Severino Calderon. Pilot, 78th Fighter Group. Severino B Calderon, was born In San Antonio, Texas descendant of the Angel of the Alamo (Andrea Candelaria) enlisted in February 1943 at the age of 22. He named and flew P-47G SNAFU he was aw
Died 17 July 1946
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Captain Richard Claeys. Pilot, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. Aged 30, Richard Claeys joined the US Army in early summer of 1941 and was discharged in the Fall for being over age. He then decided to enlist in the RCAF, which he did on 28 November 19
Died 19 August 1946
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Private First Class (6th Grade) Louis Whitechester. , . We don't know much about Pfc Louis A Whitechester. All Saints Church in Earsham, Norfolk, contains an impressive memorial for him, and he is buried in Los Angeles. His headstone application says
Died 31 August 1946
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First Lieutenant Vernon Burroughs. Fighter Pilot, 355th Fighter Group. Assigned to 357FS, XFG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to return from strafing mission to St Dizier A/D, P-51D 'Ill Wind' 43-6636 hit by return fire
Died 18 September 1946
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Captain Eber Simpson. Operations Officer, 366th Fighter Group. Captain Eber E. Simpson, 24, son of Colonel and Mrs. George L. Simpson, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, was killed instantly Friday night, September 20, 1946, when the A-26 army airplane in which he wa
Died 20 September 1946
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Lieutenant Colonel Donald McLeod. Pilot, 52nd Fighter Group. Joined RAFVR, service pilot training, shipped overseas to ETO, operational training, assigned to 121 Sqn, Malta via A/C carrier HMS Eagle, assigned to 126 Sqn, shot down 2 April 1942 in Spitfire
Died 22 September 1946
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