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First Lieutenant Clifford Bransdor. Bombardier, 458th Bomb Group. Flew 21 Combat Missions with 753rd BS then 13 lead missions with 755th BS, total of 34 missions. Air Medal w 4/Oak Leaf Cluster; EAME ;Medal with 4 bronze stars, WWII Victory Medal; Servic
Died 18 March 1953
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Lieutenant William Maher. Navigator, 303rd Bomb Group "Hell's Angels". Born in 1915 in New Hampshire, William Maher was working for the Manchester City Street Railway Company as a bus repairer in 1940. He enlisted in April 1942 and was sent
Died 18 March 1953
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Second Lieutenant Maurice Booska. , 384th Bomb Group. Assigned to the 384th BG 547th BS on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #141 dated 12 November 1943, as crew pilot. He served two tours with the 384th Bomb Group and flew 47 combat missions.
Died 23 April 1953
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Sergeant Lacy Gilliam. Gunner, 491st Bomb Group. Enlisting in the Air Corps in August 1943, Lacy Gilliam trained as a gunner and was sent overseas and assigned to the 491st Bomb Group / 854th Bomb Squadron in England. He was on board B-24 "Belle Ring
Died 24 September 1953
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First Lieutenant Howard DeBoer. Bombardier, 466th Bomb Group. Killed when his B-29 crashed trying to make an emergency landing at Guam while on a Search and Rescue mission in December 1953.
Died 17 December 1953
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