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Lieutenant Frederick Maurice Watson Harvey VC , Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)
Died 24 August 1980
Lives of the First World War

Sergeant (Technician Fourth Grade) Milton Schlueter. Tail Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 26 August 1980
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Staff Sergeant Harold Sheets. Waist Gunner, 96th Bomb Group. Shot down 20 October 1943 in B-17 #42-30372 'Shack Rabbit III', a B-17 on loan from the 413th Squadron. Managed to evade capture. Helped by the Belgian evasion network “Comete&rd
Died 1 August 1981
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Private Victor Stanley Hall 138805, Machine Gun Corps
Died 6 August 1981
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Major Charles Edmund Ryan MC MID , Royal Field Artillery, 67th Brigade
Died 10 August 1981
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Lieutenant Septimus Harvey , Royal Field Artillery
Died 20 August 1981
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Mairi Lambert Gooden-Chisholm, MM , British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem
Died 22 August 1981
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Staff Sergeant Glen Alfter. Tail Gunner, 384th Bomb Group. Shot down 13 April 1944 during Schweinfurt raid in B-17 #42-37816 'Big Stupe. ' Wounded along with pilot and navigator before crash landing at Rambucourt, France. Captured and incarcerat
Died 1 August 1982
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Technical Sergeant Arthur Parks. Radio Operator, 466th Bomb Group. Served as lead RO on crews of Robert C. Moore and Glen Alexander.
Died 3 August 1982
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Captain Richard Philip Hastings Eyre , Royal Army Service Corps
Died 12 August 1982
Lives of the First World War

Sapper John McGurk WR/194038, Royal Engineers
Died 16 August 1982
Lives of the First World War

Master Sergeant Frank Grover. Crew Chief, 388th Bomb Group.
Died 18 August 1982
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Deck Hand William Francis, D.S.M. DA 13899, Royal Naval Reserve - HM Motor Launch M.L. 526
Died 24 August 1982
Lives of the First World War

Badge of HMS Unicorn. Badge HMS Unicorn 1941. Depiction of a mythological animal (winged unicorn). Official design. Naval crown. Circular shape. Pattern approved circa 1942.
Aug 1983
National Maritime Museum

Richard Albert Butler J13688,
Died 3 August 1983
Lives of the First World War

Staff Sergeant James Bell. Military Occupation Specialty 501-Administrative and Technical Clerk, 384th Bomb Group.
Died 4 August 1983
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Private Robert Henry Ashley 70599/ 5820635, 1st Suffolk Regiment
Died 20 August 1983
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Second Lieutenant Walter Eardley Freeling Davidson , Royal Flying Corps
Died 11 August 1984
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Second Lieutenant John Boynton Priestley , Devon Regiment
Died 13 August 1984
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VAD Lorna Geddes Cay , British Red Cross VAD Unit Hants 94
Died 23 August 1984
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Second Lieutenant Edward Cooper VC , King's Royal Rifle Corps
Died 4 August 1985
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First Lieutenant Allan Strom. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. Shot down 8 April 1944 in B-24 #4129422 'Rebel Yell. ' Prisoner of War (POW). POW
Died 18 August 1985
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First Lieutenant William Monahan. Pilot, 303rd Bomb Group "Hell's Angels". Shot down 31 August 1943 in B-17 #4229635 'Augerhead. ' Prisoner of War (POW). POW
Died 1 August 1986
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Colonel Harry Neville. Pilot/Director of Materiel, 384th Bomb Group.
Died 10 August 1986
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First Lieutenant George Middleton. Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Joined RAFVR, assigned to 133S, transferred to 336FS 4FG 8AF USAAF, shot down 26 September 1942 in Spitfire IX BS301 near Morlaix, France. Prisoner of War (POW).
Died 14 August 1986
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Private Henry Spencer Moore 534592, London Regiment
Died 31 August 1986
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Elynor Brown. Weather Observer, . She was attached to the 8th AAF as a weather observer
Died 1 August 1987
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Staff Sergeant Allen Fontenot. Gunner, 398th Bomb Group.
Died 15 August 1987
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Private Arthur Herbert Borton GS/18362, Royal Fusiliers
Died 27 August 1987
Lives of the First World War

Staff Sergeant William Utt. Gunner, 467th Bomb Group. Flew 35 missions. 1st Plane was 'Go Getter' Member of Dye's crew Air Medal w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ EAME Ribbon w/ 3 Battle Stars/ Bronze Star/ DFC
Died 1 August 1988
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Technical Sergeant Elvis McCoy. Radio Operator, 381st Bomb Group. Elvis McCoy (spelled Mc Coy in NARA's WWII Enlistment records) grew up in rural Oklahoma and attended the Miami High School there, graduating in 1940. He worked in the machine shop at
Died 1 August 1988
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Captain Klayton Nelson. Squadron Adjutant, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 17 August 1988
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Staff Sergeant Paul Carter. Left Waist Gunner, 384th Bomb Group.
Died 23 August 1988
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Sergeant Melchor Barron. Military Occupation Specialty 060-Cook, 384th Bomb Group. Transferred in grade to the Detachment of Patients, 303rd Station Hospital APO 562 on AAF Station106 Special Orders #15 dated 22 January 1944.
Died 4 August 1989
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First Lieutenant Robert Svobodny. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 24 August 1989
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Lieutenant Colonel John Jennison. Group Operations Officer, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs.
Died 1 August 1990
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First Lieutenant Wallace Rinehart. Co-Pilot, 491st Bomb Group. 28 missions AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ ACM/ EAMECM/ WWIIVM
Died 17 August 1990
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Gunner Athol Walter Boustred 234402, Royal Field Artillery
Died 17 August 1990
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Sergeant Worth Bass. Military Occupation Specialty 747-Airplane and Engine Mechanic, 384th Bomb Group.
Died 26 August 1990
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Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) Eugene Johnson. Tail Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Flew on Laden Maid and others.
Died 26 August 1990
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Nursing Sister Jessie Helen Weir , Canadian Army Medical Corps
Died 29 August 1990
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Daniel Johnson. Nose Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 5 August 1991
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Technical Sergeant Walter Koski. Airplane Mechanic-Gunner, 490th Bomb Group. T/Sgt Walter Loski was a member of the Harry Waldo Dingle crew (490th Bomb Group / 849th Bomb Squadron). He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross on 21 October 1944.
Died 11 August 1991
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First Lieutenant Lloyd Holden. Navigator, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 20 August 1991
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Second Lieutenant Alfred Farnholtz. Navigator, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 22 August 1991
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Staff Sergeant Isidore Greenberg. Radio Mechanic and Operator, 353rd Fighter Group. I am proud to have copies of some of the letters my father wrote during the War. In my favorite one, my father discusses how he met a young lady who invited him to have di
Died 22 August 1991
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Major Harry Downing. Fighter Pilot, Pilot, 78th Fighter Group. [ NOTE : Major Harry L. Downing is often mistaken for Captain Harry L Downing Jr - O-437990 who was a pilot in the 373rd Fighter Group/411th Fighter Squadron - shot down on 17 June 1944 in P-4
Died 25 August 1991
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Lieutenant Lester Harrison. Navigator, Navigator; Bombardier, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. He flew on Jack Lewis crew. Reported to the ETO on 26 Jul 1944. Crashed on 14 Feb 45 in B-17 #4297185. POW at Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved
Died 30 August 1991
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) George Lively. Aerial Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 17 August 1992
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First Lieutenant Grover Siems, Jr. Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Lt. Grover C. Siems, Jr. was from Montagh, Long Island, New York. After graduating from high scool he worked at the Ranger Airplane Plant in Farmingdale, NY. He soon joined the U.S. Army Air Cor
Died 13 August 1993
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Corporal (5th Grade) Donovan Mickey. S-2 Intelligence Clerk, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 15 August 1993
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Second Lieutenant Donald Lambert. Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Joined RAFVR, assigned to 133S, transferred to 336FS 4FG 8AF USAAF, transferred to 109th Obs Sqn, flight instructor until 1944. As a pilot in 109OBS, his Spitfire W3505 was involved in a mid-air
Died 17 August 1993
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Second Lieutenant Charles Bidgood. Bombardier, 466th Bomb Group. Shot down 8 April 1944 in B-24 #4129365. Prisoner of War (POW). POW
Died 27 August 1993
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Franklin Bois. Waist Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 2 August 1994
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Major Leonard Carson. Fighter Pilot ; Squadron Commander, 357th Fighter Group. Leonard Carson joined the 357th Fighter Group in January 1944 and shortly after became an Ace. He won most of his victories in his last few months with the 357th, claiming 5 ai
Died 5 August 1994
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Staff Sergeant William Muntzer. Radio Operator Gunner, 34th Bomb Group.
Died 7 August 1994
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First Lieutenant Donald Loomis. Navigator, 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 August 1994
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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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Major John Stryker. , 361st Fighter Group.
Died 14 August 1994
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First Lieutenant Donald Hemingway. Co-Pilot, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 15 August 1994
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Colonel Hubert Zemke. Fighter Group Commander; Pilot, 479th Fighter Group. 17 air victories with 56th FG flying P-47s, 2 1/2 with 479th FG flying P-51s. Lost 30 October 1944 when P-51 broke up in storm. Prisoner of War (POW) Stalag Luft I, Was appointed a
Died 30 August 1994
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Private Joseph Henry Yarwood 68405, Royal Army Medical Corps
Died 5 August 1995
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Ben Wdowicki. Nose Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Also served during the Korean War. Retired from the USAF with the rank of Master Sergeant
Died 19 August 1995
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First Lieutenant Joseph Booth. Pilot, 389th Bomb Group.
Died 22 August 1995
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Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Carl Mikel. Flight Engineer, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 23 August 1995
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First Lieutenant Gerard Glaza. Pilot, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group.
Died 26 August 1995
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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
Lives of the First World War

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 Ralph Stimmel. Pilot, 445th Bomb Group.
Died 1 August 1997
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Second Lieutenant Charles Carlson. Bombardier, Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner, 96th Bomb Group. Shot down 20 October 1943 in 42-30372 'Shack Rabbit III', a B-17 on loan from the 413th Squadron. EVADED. Charles Carlson evaded capture and was
Died 6 August 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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Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Byron Wertz. Flight Engineer, 466th Bomb Group. T/Sgt Byron L. Wertz served with the 785th Bombardment Squadron of the 466th Heavy Bomb Group, 8th Army Air Force, and was stationed at Attlebridge Airfield near Norfolk Englan
Died 14 August 1997
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Master Sergeant Hiram Stauffer. Military Occupation Specialty 502-Administrative NCO, 384th Bomb Group.
Died 19 August 1997
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Sergeant (Technician Fourth Grade) Patrick O'Carroll. Waist Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 24 August 1997
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First Lieutenant Leo Mower. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. Damaged by flak and fighters and landed in Sweden on 6/21/44 in B-24 Lvly Lady's Avngr #4440093 INT
Died 1 August 1998
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Leading Air Mechanic John Frederick Wilkinson F/12815, RN Experimental Station at Stratford (HMS President V)
Died 13 August 1998
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Gilbert Bartosiewski. Waist Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 14 August 1998
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Wayne Vestal. Ball Turret Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 19 August 1998
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Captain Robert Priser. Fighter Pilot, 354th Fighter Group. Robert Priser joined the Royal Canadian Air Force before the entry of the United States into the war. After training at Glendale, California, he arrived in England in January 1942 where he followe
Died 28 August 1998
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Lawrence Brustrom. Ball Turret Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 13 August 1999
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Second Lieutenant Claudius Belk. Navigator, 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) 26 June 1943, B17 42-3003
Died 14 August 1999
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Technical Sergeant Mark Meyer. Top Turret Gunner, 384th Bomb Group. Shot down 20 December 1943 in B-17 #42-29935 'CAT'S SASS'. Plane ditched in The North Sea. Prisoner of War (POW). Missing Air Crew Report #1725. POW
Died 19 August 1999
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Major Kenneth Keene. Pilot/784th BS Operations Officer, 466th Bomb Group. 26 combat missions: 1943 - Dec 11 Emden; 13 Kiel; 16 Bremen; 20 Bremen; 1944 - Jan 14 Pas de Calais; 21 Bois Carre/ 31 Siracourt; Feb 4 Frankfurt; 5 Tours; 8 Siracourt; 11 Siracourt
Died 31 August 1999
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Second Lieutenant David Braverman. Bombardier, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 2 August 2000
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Corporal (5th Grade) John Domitrovits. Auxillary Power Unit (Put Put) Specialist, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 11 August 2000
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Major Joseph Bennett. Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. After training in the P-47 Thunderbolt, Bennett joined the 360th Fighter Squadron of the 356th Fighter Group at Groton, Connecticut, in March 1943, and moved with the squadron to Mitchel Field, New York, and
Died 15 August 2000
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Second Lieutenant Charles Smith. Navigator, 388th Bomb Group. Shot down 5 November 1943 in B-17 #42-30789 'Flak Suit'. Prisoner of War (POW). Charles Smith landed in the Dauwstraat in Waasmunster, to the East of Lokeren, Belgium, and was quickly
Died 20 August 2000
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Alson Petty. Nose Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 29 August 2000
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Staff Sergeant Cleon Sires. Togglier, 401st Bomb Group.
Died 6 August 2001
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Second Lieutenant Bernard Komasinski. Pilot, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs. Bernard Komasinski was on his 6th mission, piloting B-24 # 42-100415 when it ran into mechanical trouble on return in the afternoon from the 8 August 1944 mission to bomb
Died 7 August 2001
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Lieutenant Colonel John Jacobowitz. Squadron Commander, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 10 August 2001
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Forrest Ashby. Nose Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 19 August 2001
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First Lieutenant Raymond Meyer. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 21 August 2001
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Captain Guy Bowman. Squadron Gunnery Officer, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 23 August 2001
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Technical Sergeant Victor Ciganek. Radio Operator, 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars. Shot down 26 July 1943 in B-17 #42-3119 (possibly "Frisco Jenny', better known as "Destiny's Tot"). Plane ditched in North Sea. Returned to
Died 25 August 2001
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Flight Officer John Atwater. Fighter Pilot, 479th Fighter Group. Assigned to 434FS, 479FG, 8AF USAAF. End of War (EOW). Awards: WWII Victory, EAME. Post War: Celebrated FBI agent who later became Police Chief of the Village of North Palm Beach.
Died 29 August 2001
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First Lieutenant Elliott Calisch. Bombardier, 466th Bomb Group. See his pilot's bio (Rolland H. Bushner) for a list of his combat missions
Died 4 August 2002
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