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Captain Jesse Gonnam. Fighter Pilot, Pilot, 353rd Fighter Group. Jesse W Gonnam enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps and graduated as a fighter pilot. In October of 1942 he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant at Foster Field in Victoria, TX. While there
Died 5 August 2002
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Master Sergeant (1st Grade) Harry McMillion. Line Chief, 100th Bomb Group.
Died 20 August 2002
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Captain Arthur Mack. Pilot, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. He flew 28 missions from 20 Dec 1943 to 20 May 1944. He flew 13 of those missions in the "Four Leaf Clover" B-17. He flew first pilot on all his missions due to the heavy losses
Died 21 August 2002
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Second Lieutenant Roderick Rice. Co-Pilot, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs.
Died 25 August 2002
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Lieutenant Glenn Rojohn. Pilot, 100th Bomb Group. Piggy-back pilot, Hamburg mission. Shot down 31 December 1944 in AC #4231987. 'The Little Skipper' Prisoner of War (POW). POW/ DFC/ AM/ PH
Died 1 August 2003
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Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Delmar Pederson. Radio Operator, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 3 August 2003
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Captain Thomas Harrell. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 14 August 2003
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Frederick James. Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 22 August 2003
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Staff Sergeant Louis Barto. Flexible Gunner, 384th Bomb Group. •Louis J. Barto, promoted from Corporal to Sergeant on AAF Station 106 SO #60 dated 1 August 1943 •Presented Oak Leaf Cluster (to Air Medal) on 24 February 1944 (microfilm B0376-0167
Died 22 August 2003
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Staff Sergeant John Gray. Radio Operator, 401st Bomb Group. Shot down 30 May 1944 in B-17 #4297440 'Flak Rat II. ' Prisoner of War (POW). POW
Died 6 August 2004
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Second Lieutenant Robert Surdez. Co-Pilot, 388th Bomb Group. Robert Surdez was Co-Pilot on B-17 42-3439 of 96th Bomber Group / 413th Bomber Squadron, shot down 20 October 1943. Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 1018. Lt Surdez landed in parachute near Dinthe
Died 7 August 2004
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Sergeant Glen LeBleu. Gunner, 491st Bomb Group. Barely 18, Glen LeBleu enlisted in the Air Corps in July 1943. Trained as a gunner, he was sent overseas and assigned to the 491st Bomb Group / 854th Bomb Squadron in England. He was on board B-24 "Bell
Died 18 August 2004
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Major William Brice. Bombardier, 100th Bomb Group. My father flew 29 missions with the James S. Seamans' Crew. The nickname for the crew was Seamans' Demons. He was lead bombadier on several if not most missions. He was a good man whom I loved v
Died 26 August 2004
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First Lieutenant Edward Ritts. Co-Pilot, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 29 August 2004
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Technical Sergeant Francis Burns. Radio Operator, 303rd Bomb Group "Hell's Angels". Flew 25 missions Flew mostly on 'Skywolf', pilot was Morales. All original crew members came home to the USA DFC, Bronze Star, Air Medal w 2/Oak
Died 1 August 2005
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Second Lieutenant Bernard Dennehy. Fighter Pilot, 361st Fighter Group. Retired from the USAF with the rank of Colonel in 1974.
Died 10 August 2005
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Second Lieutenant Thomas Styslinger. Navigator, 466th Bomb Group. Shot down 8 April 1944 in B-24 #4129365. Prisoner of War (POW). POW
Died 15 August 2005
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Second Lieutenant Leroy Hokinson. Pilot, 55th Fighter Group. Leroy Hokinson was a Pilot in the 55thFighter Group/38th Fighter Squadron. Flying his 6th mission on a fighter sweep to Venlo and Arnhem, The Netherlands on 31 January 1944 in P-38 Lightning Ser
Died 17 August 2005
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First Lieutenant Gilbert Holmes. Navigator, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 20 August 2005
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First Lieutenant Bert Bernstein. Bombardier, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 23 August 2005
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Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Bernie Buser. Flight Engineer, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 2 August 2006
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Second Lieutenant Walter Ortel. Navigator, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 3 August 2006
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Second Lieutenant Calvin Morton. Co-Pilot, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 5 August 2006
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Captain Robert Mabie. Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Bob Mabie flew with the 4th Fighter Group from July 13, 1944 to May 4, 1945. In January 1945 he was designated Flight Commander of D Flight. He flew a P-51D, serial number 5-NA 44-14221, coded WD-I.
Died 17 August 2006
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Lieutenant John Zolner. Fighter Pilot, 353rd Fighter Group. John Zolner had lived in Ravena all his life and, after graduating from Ravena High School, he enlisted in the Air Corps in January 1942. He served as a Pilot in the 353rd Fighter Group / 350th F
Died 22 August 2006
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Carlo Galvagno. Ball Turret Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 6 August 2007
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Captain Anthony Carras. Co-Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. Co-Pilot of the Harry C. Merritt Crew - Crew 671 Competed 36 missions. Post war he was a well known television and film editor and producer. His credits include: The Bob Hope Christmas Special (TV Speci
Died 15 August 2007
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First Lieutenant William Hurt. Co-Pilot, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 15 August 2007
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Second Lieutenant Bedford Candler. Co-Pilot, 384th Bomb Group. Shot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 #42-29867. Prisoner of War (POW). Missing Air Crew Report #838.
Died 16 August 2007
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Captain David Bridgers. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 23 August 2007
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Captain Vernon Garrett. Provost Marshal, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 11 August 2008
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Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Owen Coldiron. Top Turret Gunner, 389th Bomb Group. flew on famous Ploesti raid of 1 Aug '43
Died 11 August 2008
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Staff Sergeant William Accoo. Crew Chief, . William Accoo fought with distinction for the 332nd Fighter Group, 99th Fighter Squadron during its World War II campaigns in North Africa, Sicily and Italy. For his service he was awarded the Congressional Gold
Died 27 August 2008
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First Lieutenant Harold Johnson. Bombardier, 445th Bomb Group. He flew 29 missions in WW II. Stayed in the military for 30 years, retiring and serving in the White House in the 70's. DFC/Air Medal w 4/Oak Leaf Cluster/Legion of Merit/DSC/ Worked in
Died 29 August 2008
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Technical Sergeant Eddie Winstead. Radio Operator, 95th Bomb Group. Shot down 4 January 1944 in B-17 #426098 'Superstitious Aloysius. ' Plane ditched in North Sea. Returned to base. ENTERED U. S. ARMY AIR CORPS JUNE 11, 1942. FLEW 28 COMBAT MISS
Died 1 August 2009
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Lieutenant Colonel Wilson Edwards. Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Joined RAFVR Spartan Flight School Tulsa 133S Nov 41 transferred to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF 20 June 1944 — 13 July 1944 C/O 336th FS He was shot down in P-51 #44-13608 [which crashed at Hatt
Died 7 August 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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Captain Arthur Leatherwood. Pilot, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group.
Died 29 August 2009
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Second Lieutenant Torgeir Vigmostad. Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF.
Died 3 August 2010
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) George Warrington. Nose Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 6 August 2010
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Second Lieutenant Ernest Lindell. Navigator, 384th Bomb Group. Shot down by flak on mission to V-Site Le Meillard on 14 Jan 1944 in B-17G #42-31246. Evaded (EVD). Only member of crew not captured. He was helped by the French Resistance through occupied Fr
Died 15 August 2010
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First Lieutenant Jack Rencher. Pilot and Co-Pilot, 303rd Bomb Group "Hell's Angels". Jack P. Rencher started flying in Phoenix Arizona in 1937. He was operating a D8 bulldozer, graveyard shift, in an open pit copper mine when Pearl Harbor h
Died 20 August 2010
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First Lieutenant Claude Meconis. Co-Pilot, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 24 August 2010
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Second Lieutenant Elmer Homburg. Navigator, 466th Bomb Group. One of the few flying officers to wear glasses during his tour. Flew 25 missions before the end of hostilities
Died 17 August 2011
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Zohrab Hanisian. Left Waist Gunner, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs.
Died 31 August 2011
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Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Vincent Palmer. Nose Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 31 August 2011
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Captain Heath Carriker. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. Dec 23, 44 on mission to Blatchen, ger. flack disabled aileron and rudder control with resulting loss of altitude from 23,000 to 8,000 ft. With elevator controls and all engines we made it back to Base 1:30
Died 5 August 2012
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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 (3rd Grade) Russell Holt. Waist Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 16 August 2012
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Sydney Hovde. Left Waist Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 19 August 2012
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Lieutenant Colonel Robert Williams. Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. In 1938, he received initial flight instruction as an aviation cadet at the US Naval Air Station, Pensacola. In Oct-40, he enlisted in the RCAF and entered flight training school, recei
Died 20 August 2012
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Herman Juneau. Left Waist Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 23 August 2012
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Lieutenant Colonel William Fincher. Fighter pilot, 366th Fighter Group. A veteran of 3 wars (WWII, Korea & Vietnam), he served his country as a Lt. Colonel with the USAF. A resident of Sacramento for 49 years. Services: Sept 4, 2012, 2:00 p.m. at Eas
Died 28 August 2012
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Major Roswell Freedman. Fighter Pilot, 361st Fighter Group. Flew 4 missions on D-Day, 3 days later hit diving at a troop train (won Purple Heart). Battle of the Bulge. Post war: Joined 27th Fighter Wing in SAC to escort B-36s. Flew in 2 high flights fer
Died 20 August 2013
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First Lieutenant William Horney. Navigator, 466th Bomb Group. William Horney Jr, "Bill", as he was called by family and friends, grew up in small towns in New Jersey. He graduated from high school in Vineland and then attended college at Rutgers
Died 22 August 2013
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Major William Allen. Fighter Pilot, 55th Fighter Group. Assigned to 343FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. Flew seven combat missions. On 5-Sep-44, returning from an escort mission to Stuttgart, Germany, he spotted several aircraft taking off from the airport at Gö
Died 17 August 2014
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First Lieutenant Martin Kern. Assistant S-2 Officer, Group, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 18 August 2014
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Colonel Gordon Batdorf. Fighter Pilot, 56th Fighter Group. Assigned to 63FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited 1 x damaged. Transferred to 9AF USAAF. Awards: WWII Victory, EAME. Post war remained in the reserves rising to rank of Colonel. Joined Mound Metalcraf
Died 11 August 2015
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Second Lieutenant Fields Hathorn. Navigator, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 29 August 2015
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