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First Lieutenant Charles Gowder. Pilot, 384th Bomb Group. 2LT Charles F. Gowder, 384TH Bombardment Group, 546 Bombardment Squadron was awarded The Distinguished Service Cross for heroism on 24 April 1944. Wounded himself, he landed away at RAF Manston, K
Died 20 January 1992
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First Lieutenant Hans Rupp. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. Completed 25 combat missions before hostilities ended.
Died 20 January 1992
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Corporal Ronald Hodges. Flexible Gunner, 384th Bomb Group. Assigned to the 384th Bomb Group, 546th Bomb Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #73 dated 4 April 1945, Andrew Gordon Lovett Crew, no combat missions.
Died 22 January 1992
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Technical Sergeant Robert Turton. Military Occupation Specialty 757 - Radio Operator / Mechanic / Gunner, AAF, 384th Bomb Group.
Died 29 January 1992
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Eugene Robillard. Radio Operator, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 12 February 1992
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Captain Franklin Coslett. Navigator, 467th Bomb Group. Shot down 29 April 1944 in B-24 #4252506. Evaded.
Died 13 February 1992
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Captain Niles Hartung. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 13 February 1992
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Gladwin Hill. , . War Correspondent for Associated Press, In 1942 he was one of eight journalists known as the Writing 69th trained to take part in bombing missions with the Eighth Air Force. On 26 February 1943, after completing a week's training
Died 19 February 1992
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Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Everrett Cranage. Radio Operator, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 21 February 1992
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First Lieutenant Charles Walker. Co-Pilot, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 27 March 1992
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Lieutenant Colonel William Cely. Pilot, 94th Bomb Group. Missions: 1943 - Nov 11 Muenster; 19 Gelsenkirchen/Rohr; 26 Paris; 29 Bremen 30 Solingen; Dec 5 Bordeaux; 11 Emden; 13 Kiel; 16 Bremen; 24 Crossbow; 30 Ludwigshaven; 31 Brodeaux; 1944 - Jan 11 Bruns
Died 28 March 1992
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Captain Donald Barber. Fighter Pilot, 353rd Fighter Group. Assigned to 352FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Ended 2 Tours of Duty. Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Died 15 April 1992
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Vernon Hayden. Waist Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 30 April 1992
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Captain Jerry Ayers. Fighter Pilot, 55th Fighter Group. Assigned to 38FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. Completed (End) Tour of Duty (ETD).
Died 14 May 1992
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Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Joseph Rocco. Radio Operator, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 31 May 1992
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Second Lieutenant Malcolm MacDonald. Navigator, 384th Bomb Group. Assigned to the 384th BG 545th BS on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #48 dated 13 July 1943, Drewry Fry Wofford Crew. 3 combat missions. Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #423230 'Mary
Died 1 June 1992
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Second Lieutenant Capen Simons. Bombardier, Navigator, 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars. Shot down 26 July 1943 in B-17 #42-3119. Plane ditched in North Sea. Returned to base. Shot down 9 October 1943 in B-17 #42-5178 'The Old Stand. ' Pris
Died 5 June 1992
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Robert Clark. , 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers.
Died 13 June 1992
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Second Lieutenant Raymond Brasch. Navigator, 466th Bomb Group. Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed at Wittengen on 9/8/44 in B-24 Silent Yokum #4250581
Died 17 June 1992
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First Lieutenant Dean Garvey. Navigator, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 24 June 1992
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Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Harry Deboef. Flight Engineer, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 24 June 1992
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Staff Sergeant Robert Cameron. Top Turret Gunner, 384th Bomb Group. Shot down in B-17 42-107057 BK-T, Spirit of "96" on 25 September 1944. POW, Missing Air Crew Report #9414.
Died 2 July 1992
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Lieutenant Colonel Gibson Sisco. Squadron Commander, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 5 July 1992
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Second Lieutenant Desmond Laird. Navigator, 100th Bomb Group. Shot down by fighters and crashed near Hanover on a mission to Brunswick on 10 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-31265. Prisoner of War (POW). POW
Died 17 July 1992
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) George Lively. Aerial Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 17 August 1992
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Private First Class Mage May. Military Occupation Specialty 409 - Medical Technician, 384th Bomb Group. Assigned as Medical Corps. Promoted from Private to Private First Class on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #41 dated 1 March 1944.
Died 22 September 1992
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Second Lieutenant Dee Butler. Co-Pilot, 458th Bomb Group. Dee Butler was Co-Pilot of B-24 'Rhapsody In Junk' #41-28733, shot down by Flak on the 18 June 1944 mission to the Fassberg airfield, Germany. Crashed in Blick, Germany, near the village
Died 25 September 1992
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Staff Sergeant Russell Shafer. Waist Gunner, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. He flew on Thomas Hedley crew. Reported to the ETO On 28 Nov 1944. Departed the ETO on 19 May 1945. AM 3OLC,
Died 10 October 1992
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Colonel Preston Piper. Pilot, 385th Bomb Group. More than anything, he loved to fly. In high school in Santa Ana, he was part of a club that built a glider plane. I have home movies he made flying over the orange groves in Santa Ana, California in the mid
Died 16 October 1992
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Colonel Eugene Romig. Commanding Officer, 303rd Bomb Group "Hell's Angels". 13 Feb-42 Assigned as Operations Officer of 303 Bomb Group at Pendleton Field, Pendleton, Oregon with the rank of Major. 15-Sep-42 appointed Commanding Office of 3
Died 17 October 1992
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Second Lieutenant Linn Rogers. Pilot, 398th Bomb Group. My Uncle Linn was born and raised in Indiana. His family is extremely proud of his service for our country. He flew 35 missions over France, Czechoslovakia, and Germany, beginning on 1 July, 1944 a
Died 20 October 1992
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First Lieutenant Richard Bates. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 4 November 1992
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Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) Harry Weber. Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Completed 26 missions DFC; Air Medal w/ 4 clusters; Good Conduct Medal; EAME Campaign Medal with 3 battle stars (Normandy, France, Rhineland)
Died 11 November 1992
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Second Lieutenant Claude Livingston. Bombardier, 95th Bomb Group. Shot down over Belgium 17 August 1943 in B-17 42-30176 'Assassin. ' Liberated by Russians 4/45; recalled for Korean WarVeterans Serial Number - POW; Air Medal w 2/Oak Leaf Cluste
Died 16 November 1992
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) James Heitz. Waist Gunner, 458th Bomb Group. See pilot, Fred J. Eisert for mission list.
Died 16 November 1992
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Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) Wilfred Sikkema. Radio Operator, 303rd Bomb Group "Hell's Angels".
Died 19 November 1992
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Major Edward Grossheim. Pilot, 95th Bomb Group. B-17 pilot with the 334th Bomb Squadron, 95th Bomb Group, from April 1944-November 1944. Wounded in action on 7/11/44. Completed 34 combat missions. Distinguished Flying Cross/Air Medal w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluste
Died 20 November 1992
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Sergeant Frank Doss. Ball Turret Gunner, 384th Bomb Group. Shot down 20 December 1943 in B-17 #42-29935. Plane ditched in The North Sea. Prisoner of War (POW). Missing Air Crew Report #1725. POW
Died 28 November 1992
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Sergeant Philip Zahringer. MOS 901, Munitions Worker, 384th Bomb Group.
Died 14 December 1992
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