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Master Sergeant Ralph Holmes. Line Chief, 7th Photographic Group.
Died 2 January 1996
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Private Freddie Analla. Military Occupation Specialty 786 - Toxic Gas Handler, 384th Bomb Group. Attached to the 544th Bombardment Squadron, 384th Bombardment Group for Rations, Quarters and Administration effective this date on AAF Station 106 Special Or
Died 5 January 1996
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First Lieutenant Roy Guy. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed at Wiggingen on 9/8/44 in B-24 Silent Yokum #4250581 POW
Died 11 January 1996
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Livingston Andre. Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 29 January 1996
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Second Lieutenant Benjamin McCarty. Fighter Pilot, 20th Fighter Group. Prisoner of War (POW) crashed near Nancy on 9 May 1944 in P-38J #42-104289. MACR 4688. AM w/ Oak Leaf Cluster, PH, POW
Died 7 February 1996
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Lieutenant Colonel Dean Satterlee. Pilot, 379th Bomb Group. Joined RAFVR, service pilot training in US, married Mardelle in Carson City, NV, shipped overseas to ETO, OTU trained, assigned to 71S, transferred to 525th BS 379th BG 8th AF.
Died 12 February 1996
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Colonel James DuBose. DCO, 379th BG, HQ Staff, 379th Bomb Group. Was shot down Dec 7, 1941 and crash landed at Hickum Field. Hawaii on the golf course there. DFC Assigned to the 384th Bomb Group Headquarters Detachment on AAF Station 106 Special Orders
Died 25 February 1996
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Private Nicholas Gough. Ground Crew; Armament, 447th Bomb Group. unit citation
Died 1 March 1996
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First Lieutenant Thomas Allinder. Fighter Pilot, 364th Fighter Group. Assigned to 385FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited with a shared destroyed. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). Awards: WWII Victory.
Died 2 March 1996
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First Lieutenant Marshall Post. Assistant S-2 Officer, Aircraft Registration, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 21 March 1996
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Marvin Smith. Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 28 March 1996
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Staff Sergeant Harley Hallam. Right Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner, 384th Bomb Group. Assigned to the 384th Bomb Group, 547th Bomb Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #143, Extract, dated 17 November 1943, Norman Defrees Crew (as 'H A L L U M'
Died 1 April 1996
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Major Philip Algar. Pilot, 384th Bomb Group. Flew 25 combat missions with the 384th bombardment Group from 22-Jun-43 to 4-Mar-44. Detached service (DS) with 1st Scouting Force. Transferred to 857BS, 492BG, 8AF USAAF flying Elint Droopsnoot P-38 lightning
Died 10 April 1996
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Technical Sergeant Alfred Fedorka. Top Turret Gunner; Flight Engineer, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. He flew on William Casseday and Clifford McBride crews. Reported to the ETO on 31 Oct 1943. AM 3OLC, DFC,
Died 17 April 1996
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Captain Julius Klinkbeil. Navigator/Squadron Navigator, 389th Bomb Group.
Died 20 April 1996
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Captain Gerald Merket. Squadron Bombardier, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 25 April 1996
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Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) William McElfresh. Radio Operator, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 6 May 1996
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First Lieutenant Warren Borges. Pilot, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. He flew 35 missions from May/June to December 1944 in the 306th BG. Then flew Mosquitos Mark XVI from December 1944 to August 1945 for photo and Weather Recon in the 25th BG, 653/
Died 7 May 1996
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First Lieutenant Harold Jordon. Co-Pilot, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 12 May 1996
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Lieutenant Colonel George Arnold. Fighter Pilot, 352nd Fighter Group. Assigned to 487FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. End Tour Duty (ETD). Awards: WWII Victory, EAME. Post War: Remained in USAF rising to Lt Colonel.
Died 13 May 1996
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First Lieutenant Eugene Saltarelli. Co-Pilot, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 15 May 1996
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Colonel Walter Beckham. Fighter pilot, 353rd Fighter Group. Walter C Beckham enlisted in April 1941. He flew his first missions over the Panama Canal and Ecuador from December 1941. He was assigned to the 353rd Fighter Group in mid 1943, and arrived in th
Died 31 May 1996
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Captain Robert Hahn. , . 'My father was stationed with the US Army Air Force in England, possibly starting in 1943 or 1944. Recently in moving I found the enclosed photo which I had not seen before. My father wrote on it "1945 photo, Recon Grou
Died 4 June 1996
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First Lieutenant Coy Mays. Navigator; Bombardier, 390th Bomb Group. DFC; Air Medal
Died 26 June 1996
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Second Lieutenant Will Butts. Fighter Pilot, 361st Fighter Group.
Died 2 July 1996
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Captain Robert Sleet. Navigator, 389th Bomb Group. 30 Missions on B-24 Air Medal w/Oak Leaf Cluster; EAME w 4 bronze stars
Died 14 July 1996
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Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Heber Honey. Flight Engineer, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 19 July 1996
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First Lieutenant Duane Kinsey. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. Completed 36 combat missions MACR 7381. B-24 AC # 41-29387 'THE SNARK'. AC put through violent actions to avoid flak on mission on 8 Aug 1944. 4 crewman bailed out and were captured. Remain
Died 22 July 1996
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Second Lieutenant William Mable. Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group.
Died 23 July 1996
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Lieutenant Charles Oldfield. Fighter Pilot, Pilot, 78th Fighter Group. Charles Oldfield was a P-51 Pilot in the 78th Fighter Group / 84th Fighter Squadron. On return from the 25 February 1945 bomber escort mission to Nuremberg, Germany, low on fuel, he de
Died 6 August 1996
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Lieutenant and Acting Captain Geoffrey Dearmer , Attached Royal Naval Division
Died 18 August 1996
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First Lieutenant Robert Baumann. Co-Pilot, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 21 August 1996
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) John Durtsche. Ball Turret Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 29 August 1996
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Captain Jay Musler. Pilot, . American RAF bomber pilot based in England 1942-1943.
Died 31 August 1996
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First Lieutenant Maxwell Judas. Pilot, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. He was an original crew member of the group. He was assigned to Otto Buddenbaum crew. On May 20, 1943, was in ac # 42-29786 which crashed at Dunsby in a training accident. Shot d
Died 1 September 1996
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Technical Sergeant William Binnebose. Right Waist Gunner, 95th Bomb Group. Served 3 March 1942-1 January 1946. Flew 9 missions, not all on Our Bay-Bee. WIA 26 Jul 1943 B-17 #42-30274. Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #4230274 'Our Bay-Bee. ' Pri
Died 9 October 1996
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First Lieutenant Carlton Gibbs. Radar (H2X) Navigator, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 10 October 1996
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Second Lieutenant Edward Tappan. Co-Pilot, 801st Bomb Group. Born and raised in North Carolina, Ed Tappan and his family moved to Arizona in 1931. Ed attended the Evans School for Boys in Tucson and competed on the school’s early rodeo teams. He stu
Died 10 October 1996
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First Lieutenant George Cowie. Navigator, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 15 October 1996
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Captain Robert Adamina. Pilot, 78th Fighter Group. Robert Adamina served as a pilot with the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group. He was shot down on 14 May 1943 in P-47C (serial number 41-6198). He became involved in a dogfight with FW190's in
Died 30 October 1996
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Second Lieutenant Roland Mundhenke. Co-Pilot, 398th Bomb Group.
Died 2 November 1996
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Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Gilbert Cox. Radio Operator/Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 13 November 1996
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Alec Hanysh. Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 16 November 1996
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Sergeant Melvin Albright. , 384th Bomb Group. Promoted to Sergeant on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #144 dated 15 November 1943.
Died 27 November 1996
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Captain Richard Lightfine. Pilot, 323rd Bomb Group. From the Chicago Tribute obituary: The B-26 Marauder he piloted was called the Flounder Gus, after his dog. On his 55th mission, it limped back on one engine to England. He flew 72 missions. Richard se
Died 29 November 1996
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Second Lieutenant Paul Crantz. Co-Pilot, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 11 December 1996
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Second Lieutenant Guy Rogers. 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). POW
Died 12 December 1996
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Staff Sergeant Keith Nelson. Airplane Armorer-Gunner, 34th Bomb Group. "Two days after I arrived at Army basic training, I was nicknamed 'Brigham' [a reference to LDS Church leader Brigham Young because of Nelson's Mormonism and its ch
Died 15 December 1996
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Major Gregory Daymond. Squadron Commander, 4th Fighter Group. Born in Great Falls, Montana, in November 1920, Gregory soon became known as Gus, from his middle name Augustus. He grew up in California, and upon graduating from high school he worked in t
Died 16 December 1996
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Technical Sergeant Charles Vejda. Radio Operator, 466th Bomb Group. Evaded (EVD) Crashed at Orival on 8/13/44 in B-24 Wild Pussy #4252529
Died 17 December 1996
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Sergeant James Black. Military Occupation Specialty 383-Fire Fighter, 384th Bomb Group. •Promoted to Corporal on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #163 dated 9 December 1943 •Promoted to Sergeant on AF Station 106 Special Orders #31 dated 15 Februa
Died 26 December 1996
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Second Lieutenant Wiley Williams. Navigator, 96th Bomb Group. POW Crashed near Laubental in B-17 I'll Be Around on 9/10/44 Plane #4337603 Wiley's aircraft, I'll Be Around, was damaged by flak on it's 25th mission on Sept 10, 1944. T
Died 31 December 1996
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