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Lieutenant Colonel Wallace Mace. Fighter Pilot/Deputy Group Commander, 354th Fighter Group. Lt col Wallace P Mace, aged 28 of 850 Coatesville Ave, Salt lake City, Utah. Wally, as his family and friends called him, started his military career in the arm
Died 21 February 2005
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Sergeant John Jones. Ball Turret Gunner, 305th Bomb Group Can Do. Prisoner of War (POW) Shot down at Irlich on 9/11/44 in B-17 #4338166 Hogie's Heroes Missing in Action Merseburg 11/9/44, flak set #4 on fire, crew bailed, crashed Irlich, NW of Neu
Died 24 February 2005
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Lieutenant Colonel Clarence Boretsky. Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Despite serving in a group known more for its air-to-air prowess, 1st Lt Clarence Boretsky was involved in several major air-to-ground missions in support of the D-Day landings, inclu
Died 27 February 2005
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Flight Lieutenant William Geiger. fighter pilot, . Bill Geiger Jr. was captain of the fencing and ski teams at Pasadena City College, in California, at the time he heard about the Eagles. " I had an Olympic coach in fencing and was trying to work up
Died 8 February 2006
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Technical Sergeant Kenneth Hart. Military Occupation specialty 757-Radio Operator/Mechanic/Gunner, 384th Bomb Group. Reclassified from Military Occupation Specialty 542 (Communications Chief) the MOS 757 (Radio Operator-Mechanic/Gunner) on Station Special
Died 11 February 2006
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Major Rose Hager. Squadron Commander - 472nd Sub Depot, 339th Fighter Group. assigned after VE Day
Died 13 February 2006
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First Lieutenant Woodrow Bullerman. Navigator, 466th Bomb Group. Flew as member of Romigh Crew. Plane was B-24 'Guess Who's Here' Completed 31 missions
Died 16 February 2006
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First Lieutenant Robert Brown. Pilot, 379th Bomb Group. Flew on 'Pistol Packing Mama', 'Ensign Mary', and Blues In The Night. Flew total of 27 missions DFC; 4 Air Medals; Air Force Commendation Medal
Died 24 February 2006
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First Lieutenant William Proppe. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 17 February 2007
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Marlow Jovaag. Waist Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 18 February 2007
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First Lieutenant Kenneth Addison. Co-Pilot, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 3 February 2008
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First Lieutenant Alfred Nelson. Co-Pilot, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 4 February 2008
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First Lieutenant Seymour Fosberg. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. Seymour L. Fosburg changed his name to Larry S. Tromer after the war.
Died 5 February 2008
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First Lieutenant Charles Woodbury. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 9 February 2008
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First Lieutenant Edward Kozon. Navigator, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 10 February 2008
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Victor DeGanna. Nose Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. After being badly shot up the Owens Crew was broken up after their 4th mission. DeGanna we reassigned to the Joseph A. Hayes Crew.
Died 13 February 2008
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First Lieutenant James Griffiths. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 15 February 2008
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Kenneth Bain. , 442nd Troop Carrier Group.
Died 6 February 2009
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Melvin Dyson. Tail Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 9 February 2009
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Lewis Mixner. Waist Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 12 February 2009
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Corporal (5th Grade) Rexal Simmons. Engineering Clerk, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 17 February 2009
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Technical Sergeant Ira Bardman. Radio Operator, 100th Bomb Group. Shot down 16 September 1943 in B-17 #4230064 'Wild Cargo. ' Prisoner of War (POW). POW
Died 18 February 2009
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Second Lieutenant Grant Cochran. Navigator, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 24 February 2009
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) John Gattis. Waist Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 4 February 2010
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John Henry Foster Babcock 835571,
Died 18 February 2010
Lives of the First World War

First Lieutenant Arthur Bodei. Bombardier, 100th Bomb Group. Arthur G Bodei served as a bombardier with the 100th Bomb Group. He was shot down on his first mission on 26 November 1943 in B-17 #4231215 at La Neuville. It was part of a raid on a ball bearin
Died 26 February 2010
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Lieutenant Colonel Truman Smith. Co-Pilot, Pilot, 385th Bomb Group. Truman was born on January 17, 1924 to the late Herman and Louise Smith in Guthrie Oklahoma. He graduated from Ponca City High School in 1942. After graduation from Ponca City High School
Died 2 February 2011
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Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) John Gavarny. Radio Operator, 466th Bomb Group. Completed a 35 mission combat tour. See Rolland H. Bushner entry for list of missions.
Died 2 February 2011
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First Lieutenant Warren Hermes. Bombardier , 466th Bomb Group.
Died 3 February 2011
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) William Line. Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 5 February 2011
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First Lieutenant Fred Laurentz. Fighter pilot, 370th Fighter Group. Fred Laurentz served as a fighter pilot, flying 50 overseas missions in his P-38 'Texas Jewell,' named after his wife, Jewell. They raised three children in Linden and Houston,
Died 14 February 2011
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Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) William Ashcraft. Left Waist Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Flew 24 Combat Missions Air Medal w 3Oak Leaf Cluster; ETO with 3 Battle Stars
Died 18 February 2011
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First Lieutenant Russell Meyne. Pilot, 379th Bomb Group. Pearl Harbor Survivor-Dec. 7, 1941 While stationed at Fort Kam near Hickam Field. 7-30-44 flew Trans Atlantic 13 HRS Gander Newfoundland to Nutts Corner, Ireland. 9-8-44 Crash landed France behind A
Died 2 February 2012
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Florence Beatrice Patterson 22360,
Died 4 February 2012
Lives of the First World War

Second Lieutenant John Izant. Fighter Pilot, 10th Air Depot Group. Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Post War:- Director of Finance, TRW.
Died 18 February 2012
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Master Sergeant (1st Grade) Roy Fratz. Crew Chief; Ground Crew, 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars.
Died 22 February 2012
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Second Lieutenant Andrew Conway. Bombardier, 384th Bomb Group. Assigned to the 384th Bomb Group on Gowen Field (Boise, Idaho) Special Orders #32 dated 1 February 1943, Lykes Henderson Crew, 2 combat missions. Prisoner of War (POW). Shot down 26 June 1943
Died 13 February 2013
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First Lieutenant Donald Roscoe. Navigator, 490th Bomb Group. 35 missions between 16 Nov 1944 and 11 Mar 1945, all with the same crew. A few holes in the B-17 but no one was injured. 10 lucky guys, especially on the Merseberg raid 25 Nov 1944 when losses w
Died 17 February 2013
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Douglas Space. Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 17 February 2013
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Lieutenant Henry Johnson. Pilot, 493rd Bomb Group. A 1937 graduate of the Maine Township High School at Park Ridge, Illinois, Henry Johnson was a studio merchandise manager for the Montgomery Ward catalog company before enlisting in the Air Corps in Decem
Died 22 February 2013
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First Lieutenant Bernard Kellenyi. Pilot, 388th Bomb Group. After enlisting in the Army Air Force and earning his degree in Architecture from Catholic University he was accepted at Flight School. Flight training was completed at bases in Florida, Ohio an
Died 24 February 2013
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Second Lieutenant Louis Loevsky. Navigator, 466th Bomb Group. B-24H #41-29434 'Terry and the Pirates' was involved in a mid-air collision after the other a/c was hit by flak over the target of Berlin and crashed W of Oranienburg, GR on 22 Mar 19
Died 24 February 2013
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First Lieutenant John Howard. Navigator, Pilotage Navigator, 466th Bomb Group. Flew missions to France in September 1944 hauling gasoline to Patton's troops. Flew 30 combat missions, the last ten as navigator on a lead crew. Air Medal w/ 4 Oak Leaf
Died 16 February 2014
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Chester Klier. Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner, 386th Bomb Group. Chester P Klier joined the Army Air Corps shortly after the start of the war. He was assigned to the 386th Bomb Group as a flight engineer and top turret gunner in a B-26 bomber (seria
Died 27 February 2014
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Master Sergeant (1st Grade) Victor Hadley. Ground Crew Chief, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 7 February 2015
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Staff Sergeant Francis Anderson. Engineer / Top Turret Gunner, 351st Bomb Group. Francis Anderson was born in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. He was a 1941 graduate of Live Oak Street High School, New Smyrna Beach. He enlisted in the Air Corps in October 1942
Died 10 February 2015
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First Lieutenant Owen Cooper. Bombardier / Navigator, 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars.
Died 18 February 2015
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Sergeant Leroy Kuest. Crew Chief, 94th Bomb Group. Crew chief, maintaining B17s at Rougham. He met his wife, Margaret McCurdy, at a dance in London,and they were married in 1946, in Odessa, Washington. Throughout his life, Leroy helped to keep the history
Died 21 February 2015
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First Lieutenant Robert Jones. Co-Pilot, 384th Bomb Group. Assigned to the 384th Bomb Group, 545th Bomb Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #239 dated 5 December 1944. Ranald MacDonald Crew, 26 combat missions. Robert passed away Feb 26, 2015 here
Died 26 February 2015
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Staff Sergeant Walter Filippi. Tail Gunner, 384th Bomb Group. Assigned to the 384th BG 547th BS on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #85 dated 6 May 1944, Edward Lynch Crew. 33 missions from 4 June to 18 August 1944. AM/ DFC
Died 27 February 2015
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Staff Sergeant Everette Barefoot. Nose-Gunner, 445th Bomb Group. 20+ missions in western Europe
Died 14 February 2016
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Technical Sergeant Jack Goetz. Engineer/Top Turret Gunner, 384th Bomb Group. 30 December 1943 in B-17 #42-31274 'Sea Hag': 15 minutes over France, the #1 prop ran away, threw chunks of cowling, and caught on fire; they ditched in the Channel at
Died 20 February 2016
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