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Corporal Anthony Starcer. Gunner, 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars. Painted the nose art on the Memphis Belle after orginal artist died. Starcer was a nose artist extraordinaire ! A prolific artist, he painted over 127 aircrafts nose art, a list of w
Died 9 June 1986
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Clerk Elizabeth Jane known as Batchie Griffiths , British Red Cross, Catterick Camp
Died 9 September 1986
Lives of the First World War

Lieutenant Leonard Kimberlin , East Lancashire Regiment
Died 9 March 1987
Lives of the First World War

Nursing Sister Barbara Beatrice BISSETT , Canadian Army Medical Corps
Died 9 January 1989
Lives of the First World War

Hedley Brasnett 115930,
Died 9 May 1989
Lives of the First World War

Lieutenant John Brawley. Pilot, 389th Bomb Group.
Died 9 September 1989
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Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) Oreste Lottinger. Right Waist Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed near Rotterdam in B-24 Hot Box #4129374 POW
Died 9 March 1990
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Lieutenant Colonel John Woolnough. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. Led his crew safely through a 30 mission tour, 7 as a lead crew. Woolnough retired from the USAF as a Lt. Colonel. Woolnough was founder of the 466th Bomb Group Association and later the 8th
Died 9 December 1990
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Squadron Leader William Taylor. Pilot / Sqn Ldr, . William E G Taylor was an aviator for the United States Navy, the United States Marine Corps, the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Taylor enrolled at the Guggenheim College of Aeronau
Died 9 June 1991
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Technical Sergeant William Lewis. Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner, 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars. Flew on Sam Newton's Crew on B-17 'Times a Wastin' AM w/ Oak Leaf Cluster, DFC
Died 9 September 1993
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First Lieutenant Charles Carr. Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Chuck Carr was assigned to 334th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group, from October 10, 1943-April 5, 1944. He was promoted to First Lieutenant on January 12, 1944. On April 5 his P-51B (43-6
Died 9 August 1994
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Richard Rinto. Tail Gunner, 491st Bomb Group. Member of the Richard P. Rice crew of the Modest Maiden. Worked in railroad industry following the war. Attended several crew reunions prior to his death.
Died 9 September 1994
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Colonel George Colchagoff. Pilot, . Pilot B-24 #41-23733 'Skipper' flew on 1st Aug 43 low level Ploesti oil refinery raid, A/C developed mechanical problems and had to abort the mission. Captain later Colonel, Colchagoff was a career USAAF offic
Died 9 October 1994
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First Lieutenant John Airey. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 9 March 1995
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First Lieutenant Ray Edwards. Bombardier, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 9 November 1995
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Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) Ralph Fiskow. Tail Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Shot down 29 April 1944 in B-24 #4229399 'Play Boy. ' Prisoner of War (POW). POW
Died 9 November 1995
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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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Lieutenant Colonel Antolin Algorri. Navigator, 94th Bomb Group. As 1st Lieutenant, "Al" Algorri served as Navigator on B17 Ice Cold Katie, completing 35 missions from June to December 1944. After the war, he went on to serve in Korea and Vietnam
Died 9 July 1997
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Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) James Branum. Tail Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Damaged by fighters and flak and landed in Sweden on 6/21/44 in B-24 Lvly Ldy's Avngr #4440093 INT
Died 9 August 1997
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Captain David Archibald. Fighter Pilot, 359th Fighter Group. Assigned to 368FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Kassel, left formation as ailerons were freezing, reduced his altitude accompanied by wingman. Overflying a crashed B-17 the
Died 9 February 1998
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Flight Officer William Ballantine. Navigator, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 9 February 1998
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Oliver Sigler. Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 9 March 1998
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Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Maurice Curry. Flight Engineer, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 9 March 1998
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Colonel Jack Jenkins. Pilot, 55th Fighter Group. Prisoner of War (POW) crashed near Coulommiers on 10 Apr 44 in P-38 'Texas Ranger' #42-67825. MACR 3620. Awards: 20 Nov 1943 - Air Medal 6 Dec 1943 - Oakleaf Cluster [to AM] 20 Dec 1943 - Oakleaf
Died 9 April 1998
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Colonel Orval Porritt. Pilot, 94th Bomb Group.
Died 9 April 1999
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First Lieutenant George Mirsch. Pilot, 495th Fighter Training Group. Joined RAFVR, assigned to 133S, transferred 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF, transferred to 495th Fighter Ferry Group. Post war: Air Traffic Controller, FAA.
Died 9 September 1999
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Lieutenant Colonel John McGinn. Fighter Pilot, 55th Fighter Group. Lt Col. John L. McGinn became Commanding Officer of the 338th Fighter Squadron of the 55th Fighter Group.
Died 9 March 2000
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Sergeant Robert Hake. Tail Gunner, 385th Bomb Group. 21 Missions Air Medal w/2 Oak Leaf Cluster; EAME Ribbon with 2 bronze stars; Good Conduct; WW II Victory Medal; American Theater Ribbon
Died 9 July 2000
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Lieutenant Clifford Duke. Bombardier, 466th Bomb Group. 30 missions in B-24, Missing in Action (MIA) date ? AM, DFC
Died 9 December 2000
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Staff Sergeant William Slenker. Tail Gunner, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. Shot down by fighters and crashed near Macquenoise, Belgium on a mission to Frankfurt am Main on 8 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-31499. Evaded (EVD). Wounded by flak, but evaded for
Died 9 July 2001
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Ramon Manuz. Flight Engineer, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 9 October 2001
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Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) George Owen. Flight Engineer, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 9 October 2001
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Major Joseph Kruzel. Pilot; Commanding Officer, 361st Fighter Group. SS w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH/ DUC w/ Oak Leaf Cluster/ DFC w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster/ AM w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster Major General Joseph J. Kruzel was deputy director of operations, Deputy Chief
Died 9 July 2002
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Major Gerald Johnson. Pilot, 56th Fighter Group. Gerald W Johnson was the first Ace pilot of the 56th Fighter Group and the second fighter ace in the European Group. In February 1944, he was promoted to Major and became flight leader of the 63rd Fighter S
Died 9 September 2002
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First Lieutenant Cleo Beggs. , 389th Bomb Group.
Died 9 April 2003
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Flight Lieutenant John Sturock. Navigator, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 9 June 2003
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Captain Dale Shafer. Pilot, 339th Fighter Group. Flew P51 Mustang. Was named Squadron Commander and promoted to Lt. Colonel. 7
Died 9 November 2003
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Second Lieutenant Kenneth Williams. Bombardier, 351st Bomb Group. Shot down 26 November 1943 in B-17 #42-37817 'Aristocrap. Prisoner of War (POW). Famous for being found with his leather flight jacket inscribed on backside with; "Murder Inc&q
Died 9 December 2003
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First Lieutenant Benjamin Blackwell. Co-Pilot, 467th Bomb Group.
Died 9 February 2004
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Second Lieutenant Frank Deimel. Navigator, 458th Bomb Group. Deimel had studied to become a priest. He crashed in Blick, Germany, near the village Süderbrarup in Schleswig-Holstein in B-24 “Rhapsody In Junk” #41-28733 when it was shot dow
Died 9 February 2005
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First Lieutenant Kenneth Allstaedt. Fighter Pilot, 78th Fighter Group. Assigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to Transferred to HQ Sqn.
Died 9 April 2005
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Staff Sergeant George Ormsby. Right Waist Gunner, 398th Bomb Group. Prisoner of War (POW) crashed near Oranienburg on 15 Mar 45 in B-17 'Kitty Kay' #4338562. Completed 28 missions. Purple Heart/Air Medal w 4/Oak Leaf Cluster
Died 9 April 2006
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First Lieutenant Virgil Bozeman. Assistant S-2 Officer, H2X, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 9 March 2007
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Technical Sergeant James Davis. Radio Operator, 96th Bomb Group. Shot down 12 May 1944 in B-17 #42-107123. Prisoner of War (POW). Re-enlisted as a Sergent in the USAAF in Albany, New York on 12 November 1946. James Davis served in the Air Force in Korea a
Died 9 March 2007
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Second Lieutenant John Maiorca. Bombardier, 388th Bomb Group. Shot down 5 November 1943 in B-17 #42-30789 "Flak Suit" of 388th Bomb Group/563rd Bomb Squadron. EVADED. Lt Maiorca landed in parachute near a farm in the Ruiter Hamlet of Waasmunster
Died 9 June 2007
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First Lieutenant Charles Woodbury. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 9 February 2008
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Thomas Rugh. Tail Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 9 July 2008
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First Lieutenant Lowell Halls. Bombardier, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 9 November 2008
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Captain Jackson Byers. Photographic Interpreter, 7th Photographic Group. Captain Jackson G Byers served as a photographic interpreter with the 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group at Mount Farm. Byers also served in Korea with the 67th Recon Technical Sq
Died 9 January 2009
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Melvin Dyson. Tail Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 9 February 2009
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Major Stanley Berlin. , 92nd Bomb Group Fame's Favoured Few. Survived 25 missions flying bombers over Germany
Died 9 August 2009
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Lieutenant Colonel Walter James. Lead Bombardier; Navigator, 398th Bomb Group. Air Medal; DFC both with Oak Leaf Cluster's
Died 9 September 2009
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Second Lieutenant Robert Harrington. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. Prisoner of War (POW) Shot down by fighters and crashed at Gelderingen in B-24 Ramblin Wreck #4128932 POW
Died 9 October 2009
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First Lieutenant William Pennington. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. Retired from the USAF with the rank of Colonel
Died 9 December 2011
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Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) Lloyd Freeman. Ball Turret Gunner, 452nd Bomb Group. Shot down by fighters on the return from a mission to Klein Machnow, Berlin and crashed near Staphorst, Holland on 6 Mar 1944 in B-17G #42-31373 'Flak Stop&#
Died 9 August 2012
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Staff Sergeant Vaughn Erickson. Ball Turret Gunner, 398th Bomb Group. Over six feet tall, rather large for the position of ball turret gunner. He flew 35 missions in B-17's. On one mission, he was wounded over a target when he got out of the turret.
Died 9 December 2012
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Captain Stuart Peace. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. completed 35 missions in WW II Was the only survivor of a mid-air collision while riding as a formation observer on 16 September 1944. His co-pilot, Fred Deck, the 787th BS Commander, John O. Cockey and seve
Died 9 May 2013
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First Lieutenant Clifford Bakkom. Co-Pilot, 384th Bomb Group.
Died 9 October 2013
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Sergeant Rodney Newman. , 491st Bomb Group.
Died 9 October 2013
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Captain Richard Sheil. Pilot, 94th Bomb Group. Dick graduated from the Eastman School of Music in 1941. At the outbreak of World War II, Dick joined the Army Air Force and trained as a B-17 pilot. As a pilot in the 8th Air Force 94th Bomb Group, he flew 3
Died 9 November 2013
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First Lieutenant Raymond Moss. Co-Pilot, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 9 March 2014
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Staff Sergeant Leonard Hurley. Ball Turret Gunner, 305th Bomb Group Can Do. 33 sorties over occupied ETO. A detailed biography can be found at : http://carol_fus.tripod.com/army_ac_hero_ljhurley.html DFC/ AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster
Died 9 January 2015
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Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) Herbert Achterberg. Draftsman, 466th Bomb Group. Worked in Group operations as a draftsman. Memorable days -- years -- in England Good Conduct & 'Mouse Medal'
Died 9 May 2015
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