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Tempy Sub Lieutenant Frederick William Marsh , HMS Mary Rose
Died 4 February 1982
Lives of the First World War

Master Sergeant Vernon Salmon. Crew Chief, 384th Bomb Group. Original Cadre
Died 5 February 1982
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Colonel Everett Stewart. Commanding Officer; Fighter Pilot, 352nd Fighter Group. He was a combat veteran of both the Pacific and European Theatres in WW II. He flew his first combat mission on 7 December 1941 at Pearl Harbor. He then flew in P-40
Died 9 February 1982
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Captain Arthur Leseman. Squadron Engineering Officer, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 15 February 1982
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Serjeant Harry Cyril Furmidge 290014, Suffolk Regiment
Died 26 February 1982
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First Lieutenant Frank Willms. Pilot, 344th Bomb Group. Frank Willms attended Coffeyville Junior College. He enlisted in June 1942 in the Air Corps and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant at Brooks Field, Texas in October 1943. Sent overseas, he was firs
Died 4 February 1983
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Corporal Edgar Arthur Graveling 314631, Royal Engineers
Died 17 February 1983
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First Lieutenant Richard Kallner. Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF.
Died 21 February 1983
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Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) Henry Woods. Tail Gunner, 388th Bomb Group.
Died 21 February 1983
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Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Louis Gesualde. Aircraft Electrical Specialist, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 1 February 1984
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Private Frederick Charles Levitt GS/103951, Royal Fusiliers
Died 8 February 1984
Lives of the First World War

Frank Adimando. Navigator, 94th Bomb Group.
Died 21 February 1984
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Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Acey Bennett. Radio Operator, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 7 February 1985
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Major Lloyd Hathcock. Pilot, . Lt (Later Major) Lloyd S “Scotty” Hathcock. 310th FS, 332nd FG, 12th AF. Captured in Italy having got lost on ferry mission in Republic P-47D 42-75971, landed in error at enemy held Rome-Littorio on 29th May 1944
Died 10 February 1985
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Munitions Worker Caroline Rennles nee Webb , Woolwich Arsenal
Died 26 February 1985
Lives of the First World War

John Dunn 81241,
Died 9 February 1986
Lives of the First World War

Flight Officer Leonard Koos. Co-Pilot, 384th Bomb Group. Assigned to the 384th BG 544th BS on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #72 dated 16 April 1944, Charles W. Baker Crew. 2 combat missions. Shot down 13 May 1944 in B-17 #42-102548. Prisoner of War (POW)
Died 15 February 1986
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Staff Sergeant Lloyd Johnson. Ball Turret Gunner, 384th Bomb Group.
Died 1 February 1987
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First Lieutenant Rufus David. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. Rufus David was assigned to the B-24 crew of Robert C. Moore as CP in May 1944 at the Lincoln Army Air Station in Lincoln, Nebraska. After five gas haul missions and 11 combat missions, from September
Died 19 February 1987
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Lieutenant Noel Ewart Odell , Royal Engineers
Died 21 February 1987
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Flight Lieutenant Earle Carlow. Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to return from fighter sweep of Southern France. A/C P-51B #43-6639 hit by flak while strafing airfield and crashed SE of La Rochelle on a sweep of
Died 23 February 1987
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Major Fred Vacek. Bombardier, 458th Bomb Group.
Died 1 February 1988
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First Lieutenant Walter Guhde. Pilotage Navigator/Bombardier, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 4 February 1988
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Second Lieutenant Glenn Fielding. Pilot, 361st Fighter Group. Missions flown-81; Operational hours 298:45. Once came back to base with a foot long solid chunk of cast iron weighing 12 pounds( from a German freight car) embedded in the right wing of his P-
Died 10 February 1988
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Glen Hulse. Tail Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 10 February 1988
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Colonel Immanuel Klette. Pilot, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. "One of the fliers who made it back from Pilsen [final 8th A.F. combat mission of the War] defined the uncrushable spirit of the air force that helped bring Germany to ruin. Twenty
Died 12 February 1988
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Driver Ronald Eric Bowker 700359, Royal Field Artillery
Died 21 February 1988
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) John Lingo. Nose Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 27 February 1988
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Staff Sergeant Norman Whitman. Left Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner, 381st Bomb Group. Graduated aerial gunner school Class 41-49 at Tyndall Field, Florida 8 December 1942. Left Waist Gunner on 42-30020 B-17F 'Sweet Eloise' (A/C crash-landed at Ridg
Died 19 February 1989
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Private Herbert Bradbourne 122898, Machine Gun Corps
Died 2 February 1990
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Second Lieutenant Harold Levant. Bombadier, 94th Bomb Group.
Died 15 February 1990
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Second Lieutenant Roy Anderson. Fighter Pilot, 353rd Fighter Group. Nicknamed "Moose" as he was the tallest pilot in the squadron. Assigned to 352FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Died 15 February 1990
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Frank Boucher Woodward ,
Died 26 February 1990
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Bernard Boss. Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 8 February 1991
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Captain Willis Michael. Station Signals Officer, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 10 February 1991
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Staff Sergeant Hubert Roughton. Waist Gunner, 452nd Bomb Group. Landed with battle damage from a mission to Frankfurt, GR on 20 Mar 1944 in B-17G #42-38124 'Passionate Witch'. RTD. AM/ ETO/ GC/ PH
Died 17 February 1991
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VAD Isabelle Dorothy Joyce Dennys now Evans , British Red Cross
Died 23 February 1991
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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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Captain Charles Alexander Carnegie , Scots Guards
Died 16 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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Staff Sergeant Don Rich. Top Turret Gunner, Top Turret Gunner ; Flight Engineer, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. He was assigned to Willard Lockyear crew. Repored to the ETO in June 1943. Shot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 #4230779. POW at Stalag Luf
Died 18 February 1993
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Technical Sergeant Robert Arnoldi. Military Occupation Specialty 911-Airplane Armorer, 384th Bomb Group. Promoted to Staff Sergeant on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #10 dated 12 January 1944
Died 27 February 1993
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First Lieutenant Richard Dunham. Pilot, 78th Fighter Group. Initially joined No. 222 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force, before transferring to USAAF. Flew 87 missions with 78th Fighter Group between September 1944 and April 1945.
Died 6 February 1994
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First Lieutenant Osce Jones. Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR), fighter/bomber mission to Rennes, France. A/C P-51B 43-042 hit by Flak, streaming oil and glycol, Lt Jones elected to abandon aircraf
Died 11 February 1994
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Colonel Vermont Garrison. Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Vermont was born in Mount Victory, Kentucky, on 29 October 1915. He attended Eastern Kentucky State University. On March 17, 1941, Garrison enlisted in the United States Army and became an aviati
Died 13 February 1994
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Captain Harry Hagan. Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Harry Hagan was from Yorkville, Ohio, and was assigned to the 4th Fighter Group, 336th Squadron on 1 June 1944 until 10 May 1945. Returning from an uneventful mission on 17 January 1945 flying a P-51
Died 22 February 1994
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Lieutenant Colonel William Dunn. Pilot, 406th Fighter Group. Bill Dunn was born on November 16, 1916, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He enlisted in the U.S. Army on March 19, 1934, and served as an infantryman until receiving an honorable discharge on Novembe
Died 14 February 1995
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Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Louis Leone. Radio Operator; Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. DFC; Air Medal w /Oak Leaf Cluster's
Died 23 February 1995
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Chauncey Cheek. Left Waist Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Cheek was replaced on the MacDonald Crew due to an illness he suffered. It is unclear if he was ever assigned to the 466th BG as the crew photo was taken stateside.
Died 26 February 1995
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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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Lieutenant Colonel Edward Appel. Co-Pilot, Bomber Pilot, Fighter Pilot, 389th Bomb Group. Edward Appel was one of the few Pilots who completed tours both in a Bomber Group (30 missions) and as a fighter pilot (17 missions) in the European Theater of Opera
Died 3 February 1997
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Marjorie Sant Burnham 11865,
Died 5 February 1997
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First Lieutenant Fred Farington. Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF 28 September 1944 - End Of War - 65 x combat missions, 1 x Victory. Post War: - Flight Instructor during the Korean War. Owner/operator aerial agricultural applic
Died 5 February 1998
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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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Second Lieutenant Eric Rood. Bombardier, 458th Bomb Group.
Died 20 February 1998
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First Lieutenant Arthur Fitch. , 457th Bomb Group.
Died 21 February 1998
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First Lieutenant Harold Tillson. Bombardier, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 23 February 1998
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Technical Sergeant Harold Melby. , 55th Fighter Group.
Died 26 February 1998
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Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) William Sabalaske. Right Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Shot down 13 April 1944 in B-24 #4252567. Landed in Switzerland. Interned.
Died 27 February 1998
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First Lieutenant Jack Simon. Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. End Tour of Duty (ETD).
Died 8 February 1999
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Major Joe Kilgore. Pilot, . Joe Madison Kilgore (December 10, 1918 – February 10, 1999) served from 1955 to 1965 as a U.S. Representative from Texas's 15th congressional district. Born in Brown County, near Brownwood in west central Texas, Kilg
Died 10 February 1999
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David Morgan. Pilot, 381st Bomb Group. June - December 1944
Died 11 February 1999
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Ambrose Lucidi. Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 15 February 1999
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Sergeant Roger Wolcott. Waist Gunner, 384th Bomb Group. Shot down in B-17 42-97271 JD-H, BOSS LADY on 20 March 1945. Missing Air Crew Report #13565.
Died 18 February 1999
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Harold Braun. Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Retired from the USAF with the rank of Master Sergeant.
Died 22 February 1999
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Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Emerson Hall. Flight Engineer, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 23 February 1999
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Private Harry Holmes 17837, West Riding Regiment
Died 28 February 1999
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Staff Sergeant Perry Roberson. Flight Engineer and Waist Gunner, 453rd Bomb Group.
Died 11 February 2000
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Lieutenant Thomas Landry. Co-Pilot, 493rd Bomb Group. Flew 30 missions. Post-war coach of Dallas Cowboys from 1960 to 1988. Quote from New York Times article published the day after his death: "Wearing his trademark fedora and conservative suit, Lan
Died 12 February 2000
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First Lieutenant Edward Yeager. Chemical Defense and Bomb Disposal Officer, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 18 February 2000
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Second Lieutenant Franklynn Cotner. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. Shot down 29 April 1944 in B-24 #4229399 'Play Boy. ' Prisoner of War (POW). POW
Died 2 February 2001
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First Lieutenant Sanford Gaylord. Navigator, 489th Bomb Group. Sandy Gaylord served as a B-24 Navigator with the 489th Bomb Group stationed at Halesworth during the Secord World War and flew many missions. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
Died 4 February 2001
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First Lieutenant Abraham Smith. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 16 February 2001
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Sergeant Louis Zusser. Photographer, 446th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) parachute did not open after plane fell from sky. B-24 #4251116 There are conflicting reports about Louis Zusser. There is compelling evidence to suggest that he survived this
Died 18 February 2001
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Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Clarence Gentle. Flight Engineer, 466th Bomb Group. Retired from the USAF as a Master Sergeant.
Died 18 February 2001
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First Lieutenant Bayard Auchincloss. Fighter Pilot, 353rd Fighter Group. Assigned to 350FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited 5 aerial and 2.5 ground kills. Completed (End) Tour of Duty (ETD). Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Died 21 February 2001
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Captain Adolph Komer. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. Shot down 29 May 1944 in B-24 #4252570 'Sack Happy. ' Prisoner of War (POW). POW
Died 25 February 2001
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Second Lieutenant Homer Badgett. Co-Pilot, 389th Bomb Group. Homer Badgett was co-pilot on B-24 Serial 41-28713 of 389th Bomber Group / 564th Bomber Squadron, short on fuel on return from Badgett's 17th mission on 11 July 1944 to the Munich marshalli
Died 8 February 2002
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First Lieutenant Richard Cramer. Navigator, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 5 February 2003
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Staff Sergeant Robert Sand. Airplane Propeller Specialist, 55th Fighter Group. Took photos during the war which have appeared in several books. GC
Died 5 February 2003
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First Lieutenant Oliver Shaw. Navigator, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 7 February 2003
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Lieutenant Colonel Dewey Whisenant. Navigator, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 7 February 2003
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Harold Roles. Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 7 February 2004
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Sergeant Harold Wittig. 611-Aerial Gunner, 384th Bomb Group.
Died 8 February 2004
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Technical Sergeant Norman Vicknair. Radio Operator, 384th Bomb Group. Assigned to the 384th BG 547th BS on 6 June 1944, Robert Koch Crew, per squadron history (microfilm A0641-00226). 29 combat missions.
Died 8 February 2004
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First Lieutenant Benjamin Blackwell. Co-Pilot, 467th Bomb Group.
Died 9 February 2004
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First Lieutenant Warren Vest. Co-Pilot, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 22 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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Captain Irving Kastil. Bombardier - Squadron Bombardier, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 10 February 2005
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Corporal William Pierce. Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Flew 35 missions as member of Lee's Crew Air Medal with 5 Oak Leaf Cluster, EAME medal with 4 bronze stars, Overseas Service Bar, Aerial gunner badge, ASR badge Completed 35 missions. Flew on B-24J
Died 13 February 2005
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First Lieutenant Grady Faubion. Co-Pilot, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 13 February 2005
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Second Lieutenant Winfield Gippert. Co-Pilot, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs. On his 6th mission, Winfield Gippert was Co-Pilot of B-24 # 42-100415 when it ran into mechanical trouble on return in the afternoon from the 8 August 1944 mission to bom
Died 19 February 2005
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) William Deal. Top Turret Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 20 February 2005
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Captain Ervin Miller. Pilot, 2906th Observation Training Group. A native of Oakland, California, Miller had previously been a member of No. 133 'Eagle' Squadron prior to the unit becoming the 336th Fighter Squadron. Joined RAFVR 1940 133 [Eagle]
Died 21 February 2005
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