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Major Roger Hamel. Squadron Commander - Command Pilot, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 27 January 2006
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Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Harry Tootell. Flight Engineer, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 12 January 2007
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Sergeant James Dugan. , 384th Bomb Group. Transferred out of the 384th Bomb Group to AAF Station #559 Poltava, USSR, Operation Frantic, on 14 March 1944.
Died 14 January 2007
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Technical Sergeant Victor Castillo. Radio Operator, 466th Bomb Group. Shot down 8 April 1944 in B-24 #4129422 'Rebel Yell. ' Prisoner of War (POW). POW
Died 14 January 2007
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Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) John Kerr. Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 17 January 2007
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Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Robert Larimer. Radio Operator, 458th Bomb Group.
Died 28 January 2007
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Colonel Frank Wolcott. Co-Pilot/Pilot/Squadron Operations, 466th Bomb Group. Flew 33 missions 5 March 1944 to 23 December 1944. Air offensive Europe, Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes, Central Europe DFC/ Air Medal w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ EAM
Died 29 January 2007
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Second Lieutenant Robert Pue. Navigator, 384th Bomb Group. Shot down 20 December 1943 in B-17 #42-29935, 'CAT'S SASS'. Plane ditched into The North Sea. Prisoner of War (POW). Missing Air Crew Report #1725. POW
Died 2 January 2008
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Robert Hosmer. Radio Operator, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 4 January 2008
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Armando Ruggieri. Waist Gunner/Ball Turret Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 8 January 2008
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Sergeant Antonio Catarella. Radio Operator, 388th Bomb Group.
Died 12 January 2008
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First Lieutenant Clyde Shrum. Co-Pilot/Pilot, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 20 January 2008
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Second Lieutenant James Valentime. Bombardier, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 25 January 2008
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Sergeant (Technician Fourth Grade) Webb Hall. , 466th Bomb Group.
Died 27 January 2008
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Lieutenant Colonel Raymond Klass. Navigator, 466th Bomb Group. Normandy with bronze star on theater ribbon-Northern France. Berlin on Mar. 22nd -Berlin Airlift. Flew 30 Missions in WW IIWon SAC Bomb. Nav Competition in 1954 Air Medal w/3Oak Leaf Cluster;
Died 29 January 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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William Frederick Stone SS9765, Tiger
Died 10 January 2009
Lives of the First World War

Major Wallace Blackwell. Pilot, 398th Bomb Group. 36 combat missions July to December 1944. Shot down, crew bailed out 8 August 1944, landed on our side of the front line. Tail gunner Killed in Action (KIA). Returned January 1945 to USA. Spent rest of tim
Died 14 January 2009
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Staff Sergeant Kenneth DeWire. Waist Gunner, 379th Bomb Group. Kenneth DeWire served as a waist gunner with the 379th Bomb Group. He flew 30 combat missions.
Died 15 January 2009
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First Lieutenant John Murphy. Pilot, 381st Bomb Group. Flew 35 missions from July 1944 - March 1945 Flew on Stage Door Canteen and Boulder Buf (crashed 12/9/45 Purple Heart / Air Medal w 5/Oak Leaf Cluster
Died 19 January 2009
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Captain Fred Eisert. Pilot, 458th Bomb Group. 1Lt Fred J. Eisert and his crew arrived at Horsham St. Faith on September 11, 1944, just as the group was coming off of combat operations for a month in order to ferry gasoline to Patton’s army in France
Died 26 January 2009
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Technical Sergeant Alexander Daniels. S-2 Intelligence, 466th Bomb Group. Alexander "Red" Daniels served with the 466th Bomb Group as part of the S-2 Intelligence Staff.
Died 30 January 2009
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Staff Sergeant James Carey. Tail Gunner, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. He flew on Dean C. Allen crew. Reported to group on 7 Jun 1944. Flew 25 missions as B-17 (heavy bomber) tail gunner. Was stationed in England and flew missions over Europe. Dis
Died 12 January 2010
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First Lieutenant Gordon Cuneo. Navigator, 466th Bomb Group. Navigator on Crew #552 - Harry Taylor Crew. Was aboard when they crash landed B-24H-25-FO #42-95248 "The Falcon" at Shipdham 8 January 1945 Played college basketball for the Californi
Died 14 January 2010
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Lieutenant Colonel James Ayers. Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. At the age of 19 he enlisted in the Army Air Corps and became an Aviation Cadet, graduating in January 1944 at Foster Field, Texas. As Cadet CO, he opted for P-51 training at Winter Hav
Died 25 January 2010
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Staff Sergeant Willard McLain. Ball Turret Gunner, 384th Bomb Group. Shot down by fighters and flak in B-17 42-5843 SO-S, BLACK GHOST; crashed near Beauvais, France; MACR 1455. EVADED Escape and Evasion Report Number 270
Died 25 January 2010
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Master Sergeant (1st Grade) Ernest Martelli. Ground Crew Chief, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 8 January 2011
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Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) Forrest Jackson. Waist Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Flew a total of 32 missions, 10 of them as a lead crew Flew on 'Black Cat'
Died 29 January 2011
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Captain Edward Sunder. B24 Pilot, 491st Bomb Group. Edward William Sunder Jr. (February 24, 1919 - January 30, 2011) was born and raised in Webster Groves, Missouri. He graduated from Webster High School and went on to spend one year at Washington Univers
Died 30 January 2011
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Sergeant (Technician Fourth Grade) William Rye. Right Waist Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Prisoner of War (POW) Shot down by fighters and crashed at Gelderingen on 8/15/44 in B-24 Ramblin Wreck #4128932 POW
Died 5 January 2012
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First Lieutenant Joseph Higgins. Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. 1st Lt. Joseph "Joe" W. Higgins of the 336th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group, finished his tour with 63 missions and 270 combat hours on 30 September 1944. He took part in Operation
Died 7 January 2012
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Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) Theodore Blank. Tail Gunner, 398th Bomb Group.
Died 13 January 2012
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Lieutenant General William Bailey. Air Executive; Deputy Commanding Officer, 353rd Fighter Group. Assigned to 352FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to HQ Sqn, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. 186 x combat missions. Credited 3 x kills (air), 3 x kills (ground). Awards: S
Died 14 January 2012
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Captain Harold Barnaby. Fighter Pilot, 78th Fighter Group. Assigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to VIII Fighter Command. ETD. Awards: SS, AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
Died 19 January 2012
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First Sergeant Edward Whaley. Top Turret Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Shot down 8 April 1944 in B-24 #4252596 'Mammy Yokum. ' Prisoner of War (POW). Heroically saved a fellow crewmate Philip Carroll. After Carroll was injured and unconscious due
Died 25 January 2012
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Second Lieutenant Richard Rozner. Co-Pilot, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 25 January 2012
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Staff Sergeant Gerald Tucker. Right Waist Gunner, 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars. Sgt Gerald Tucker (whose first name is often misspelled Gerold) was Right Waist Gunner on B-17 #42-3119 when it was shot down on the Hamburg mission of 26 July 1943.
Died 17 January 2013
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Colonel Richard Baynes. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. 35 missions. 6 gas hauling missions flying gas to Patton's army. Author of Replacement Crew in library. Air Medal w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ DFC
Died 26 January 2013
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First Lieutenant Clifford Ellison. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. 35 combat missions AM w/ 4 Oak Leaf Cluster
Died 31 January 2013
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Manfred Stein. Waist Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 5 January 2014
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Staff Sergeant William Folmer. Gunner, 398th Bomb Group. B-17 gunner with Hells's Angels and flew 31 missions. Was shot down 3 times. T/O Nuthampstead in B-17G #43-38129 in 28sept44, target Madgeburg, GE. Landed in Brussels (reason unknown) ,
Died 10 January 2014
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Second Lieutenant Frank Furiga. Bombardier/Navigator, 384th Bomb Group. Became POW on 30 November 1944 when, because of miscommunication, he bailed out over enemy territory. Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Stalag 9C Bad Sulza Saxe-Weimar 51-11 MACR 11111 Frank
Died 17 January 2014
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First Lieutenant Russell Swain. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. Shot down 13 May 1944 in B-17 #4129391 'Little Lulu. ' Prisoner of War (POW). POW
Died 23 January 2014
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Clyde Fauley. Nose Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 29 January 2014
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Lieutenant Colonel Donn Thompson. Bombardier, 466th Bomb Group. Bombardier on Crew 501. Towards end of combat tour was squadron Bombardier. AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ DFC w/ Oak Leaf Cluster Elected Mayor of Benton, LA in the 1970's
Died 30 January 2014
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First Lieutenant Robert Priddy. Navigator, 34th Bomb Group.
Died 6 January 2015
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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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First Lieutenant Harry Freivogel. Navigator. B24. 2nd Air Division, 448th Bomb Group, 714 Bomb Squadron, 29 complete missions, 446th Bomb Group. After marriage in 1941, Harry enlisted for the draft, and in his own words " being patriotic or probably
Died 10 January 2015
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Staff Sergeant William Vermillion. Radio Operator, 323rd Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) B-26C 41-35000. On mission to V-1 target near Devres, FR a direct flak hit near the left engine forced crew to bail-out. Losses of 9th AF indicates Vermillion was
Died 12 January 2015
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Staff Sergeant Frank Perez. Ball Turret Gunner, 401st Bomb Group. From 4 April 1944 to 7 October 1944, he flew 32 missions as a Ball Turret Gunner. On 6 June 1944, D-Day he and his crew flew to Caen, in order to bomb a nearby airfield. However, cloud cove
Died 16 January 2015
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Flight Officer Henry Ayon. Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Post War: Served as a Sergeant in the US Army for 22 years. He retired with honors with the highest rank of a noncommissioned officer. In 1970, he and his family retu
Died 21 January 2015
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First Lieutenant Walter Harvey. Pilot, 384th Bomb Group. Shot down 24 April 1944 in B-17 #42-31346 'Shack Rabbit.' Evaded, MACR 4355. E&E Report #1103.
Died 28 January 2015
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First Lieutenant Milton Andersen. Pilot B-17G, 34th Bomb Group. Not yet 19, Milton Andersen enlisted in the Air Corps in June 1942. He trained as a bomber pilot and was sent overseas, assigned to the 34th Bomb Group / 4th Bomb Squadron in England. After f
Died 11 January 2016
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Baltic Sea compiled from the Russian, Prussian, Swedish and Danish surveys. Scale: circa 1:700,000. Baltic Sea on three sheets. Sheet 1: Baltic engrance including Skagerak and Kattekat. Chart with seven insets and twenty four separate drawings of lighthou
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National Maritime Museum

Le comte François Hartig, Propriété d\'Albert Kahn, Boulogne, France, A 38 154
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Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine