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Lieutenant Colonel Robert Sedgwick. Prisoner of War Officer, . Assistant A-2, 8th Fighter Command, 16 July 1945 - unk.
Died 5 January 1976
American Air Museum

Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Jack Towner. Nose Gunner/Waist Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 22 January 1976
American Air Museum

Master Sergeant Leroy Young. Gunner, 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars. B-17 #423213 ditched in North Sea due to mechanical failure on 16 August 1943. Returned to base. Shot down 16 September 1943 in B-17 #423079. Prisoner of War (POW). POW
Died 16 April 1976
American Air Museum

Elsie Bambridge. , . Lady Elsie Bambridge was the daughter of English writer Rudyard Kipling and the wife of Captain George Bambridge. In 1938, Elsie and her husband bought Wimpole Estate, Cambridgeshire's largest stately home, parts of which were r
Died 24 May 1976
American Air Museum

First Lieutenant Edwin Rippier. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 10 June 1976
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Lyle Hampton. Welder/Sheet metal , 466th Bomb Group.
Died 7 October 1976
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Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Bates. Fighter Pilot, 339th Fighter Group. Assigned to 504FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited 1 x kill. Completed tour of duty. Awards: WWII Victory, EAME, Korean and UN service medals. Post war: Remained in USAF, serving in Korea a
Died 19 October 1976
American Air Museum

Sergeant James Melillo. Bombardier, Enlisted, Nose Gunner, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. Shot down 1 May 1943 in B-17 #4254-22. Plane crashed into Brest Harbor on a mission to the uboat yards at St. Nazaire, France. Prisoner of War (POW) imprisoned
Died 14 November 1976
American Air Museum