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Corporal Jesse Hixson. Military Occupation Specialty 901-Armorer, 384th Bomb Group.
Died 2 January 1979
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) David Brandts. Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 7 February 1979
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First Lieutenant William Williams. Pilot, 305th Bomb Group Can Do. In August 1944, William Williams flew as Co-Pilot with the Lt. G. D. Garrett crew. Here is a listing of their missions for that month: August 3rd, 5th, 9th, and 12th are all in 43-37837 J
Died 17 February 1979
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First Lieutenant Nick Furnace. Pilot; Crew Commander, 466th Bomb Group. DFC w/cluster
Died 20 March 1979
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Captain George Green. Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Captain George D. Green is famous for his daring piggyback rescue of Major Pierce McKennon, his Squadron CO, in a P-51 Mustang on 18 March 1945. Captain George D. Green was flying his assigned P-51D Mustang
Died 31 March 1979
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Sergeant David Blodgett. Left Waist Gunner, 94th Bomb Group. David C. Blodgett grew up in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He attended Franklin High School there and enlisted in the Air Corps in October 1942. In February 1944, he was stationed with the 305th Bomb Grou
Died 1 April 1979
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Robert Mains. Radio Operator, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 8 April 1979
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Brigadier General Edward Anderson. Commanding General, 4th Fighter Group. Assigned to HQ Sqn, 4FG, 8AF USAAF Commanding Officer. Transferred to HQ Sqn, 65FW, 8AF USAAF. End Tour of Duty (ETD). In July 1943 he returned to the United States and became chi
Died 12 April 1979
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First Lieutenant Henry Spohrer. Navigator, B17 Flying Fortress, 388th Bomb Group. Crew Number 23 On April 6, 1942, Henry Spohrer enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps from Monroe, LA. Later that year he was posted to Kelly Field near San Antonio, TX to beg
Died 19 April 1979
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Technical Sergeant Anthony LaSalle. Flight Engineer, Waist Gunner, 379th Bomb Group. Anthony LaSalle served as a flight engineer and waist gunner for the 379th Bomb Group.
Died 27 April 1979
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First Lieutenant Horace Turner. Bombardier; Navigator, 95th Bomb Group. WIA by flak hitting him in left hip/leg on 24 Dec 1944 in B-17G #42-97257 'Knock-out Baby'. My father, Horace O. "Hank" Turner, was not only a WWll hero, but my ow
Died 11 May 1979
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Staff Sergeant Lester Van Gorkom. Ball Turret Gunner, 384th Bomb Group. Shot down in B-17 42-31740 BK-T on 9 April 1944. Prisoner of War, Missing Air Crew Report #3653.
Died 28 May 1979
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Private Clyde Baker. Military Occupation Specialty 256-Welder Combination, 384th Bomb Group. Assigned to the 443rd Sub-depot on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #165 dated 11 December 1943.
Died 30 May 1979
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Major Josiah Child. S-2 Intelligence Officer, 466th Bomb Group. Harvard Grad
Died 1 August 1979
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Major George Rew. Pilot - Squadron Commander, 361st Fighter Group.
Died 11 August 1979
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First Lieutenant Reginald Craig. Group Assistant Engineering Officer, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 20 August 1979
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Major Woodrow Sooman. Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Crashed West of Remagen/Rhine after aborting an escort and support mission to Southern Germany due to a glycol leak on 18 Mar 1944 in P-51B 43-6936. POW. MACR 3382.
Died 23 August 1979
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First Lieutenant Frederick Gran. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 6 October 1979
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Major Willard Millikan. Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Born 4 October 1918 in Hamburg, Iowa, Willard grew attended Peru State College. He wanted to join the Army Air Corps as an Aviation Cadet. In order to be accepted into the programme he needed exten
Died 20 October 1979
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Technical Sergeant Frank Killarney. Engineer / Top Turret Gunner, 96th Bomb Group. Shot down on B-17 # 42-3439 of 96th Bomber Group / 413th Bomber Squadron. MACR 1018. Engineer Frank Killarney landed in parachute near Erp, Holland. He quickly reunited wit
Died 10 November 1979
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Sergeant Ernest Serna. Right Waist Gunner, 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars. Ernest Serna was Right Waist Gunner on B-17F #42-29656 "Skunkface" of 91st Bomb Group / 322nd Bomb Squadron, shot down by fighters on a mission to Leipzig on 20 Fe
Died 25 November 1979
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Staff Sergeant Waddie Doolittle. Waist Gunner, 389th Bomb Group.
Died 7 December 1979
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First Lieutenant Herbert Lashlee. Co-Pilot, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 23 December 1979
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