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The 387th Squadron Roster
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| Name |
Rank |
Hometown |
Service |
Decorations* |
Missions flown** |
| Adams, Owen B. |
Sgt. |
Rainelle, WV |
6/43- 9/45 |
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| Allen, James M. |
2nd Lt. |
Millville, NJ |
8/43- 4/44 |
Air Medal |
KPC 4/20/44 |
| Almond, Julius H. |
1st Lt. |
Enid, OK |
8/43- 10/44 |
DFC, 15 BOLC |
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| Ammann, Eugene G. |
Capt. |
Glendale, NY |
8/44- 9/45 |
DFC, 15 BOLC |
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| Anastas, John J. |
2nd Lt. |
Bridgeport, CT |
5/45- 9/45 |
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| Andersen, Harvey T. |
Sgt. |
Brooklyn, NY |
?- 9/45 |
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| Anderson, James W. |
Sgt. |
Covington, KY |
?- 9/45 |
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| Angermeirer, Earl J. |
Sgt. |
Evansville, IN |
?- 9/45 |
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| Anzeline, William L. |
1st Lt. |
Ridgewood, L.I, NY |
?- 9/45 |
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| Artz, Donald D. |
1st Lt. |
Jacksonville, IL |
?- 9/45 |
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| Arwood, William F. |
Cpl. |
Russellville, TN |
?- 9/45 |
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| Bachrach, Sam M.D. |
Maj. |
Worcester, MA |
?- 9/45 |
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| Baehr, Alfred W. |
Pvt. |
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11/43- ? |
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| Bailey, Emmet V. |
Cpl. |
New London, CT |
?- 9/45 |
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| Baker, Raymond C. |
S/Sgt. |
Brownsville, MD |
5/43- 9/45 |
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| Bakerian, Leo |
Sgt. |
Revere, MA |
?- 9/45 |
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| Ballard, Earl |
Cpl. |
Caroleen, NC |
?- 9/45 |
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| Bardon, Vernon S. |
Pvt. |
St. Paul, MN |
6/43- 9/45 |
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| Barringer, Thomas |
Cpl. |
Mt. Pleasant, NC |
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| Baxter, Richard |
Pvt. |
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?- 9/45 |
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| Beard, Elliott B. |
Capt. |
Shelbyville, KY |
11/44-12/44 |
DFC, 7 BOLC |
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| Bender, Alfred W. |
S/Sgt. |
Danville, IL |
5/43- 5/45 |
PH |
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| Bennett, Fermin M. |
Cpl. |
Prosser, WA |
6/43- 9/45 |
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| Bergman, Marinus J. |
Cpl. |
Maria Stein, OH |
?- 9/45 |
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| Blevins, George J. |
Sgt. |
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5/43- ? |
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| Boles, Edward F. |
1st Lt. |
Mineola, NY |
6/43- 6/44 |
15 BOLC |
KIA 6/30/44 |
| Bolonkin, Martin |
Pfc. |
Flushing, NY |
5/43- ? |
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| Boudreaux, Edward |
Pfc. |
Duson, LA |
?- 9/45 |
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| Bradrick, Herbert D. |
Cpl. |
Wichita, KS |
6/43- 9/45 |
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| Bratton, James W. |
S/Sgt. |
Mifflin, PA |
?- 9/45 |
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| Brewer, Blane D. |
S/Sgt. |
Bristol, TN |
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| Brice, Robert H. |
S/Sgt. |
Sapulpa, OK |
?- 9/45 |
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| Bridgeman, Jonie B. |
S/Sgt. |
Arcadia, SC |
?- 9/45 |
BS |
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| Brindle, Howard |
Cpl. |
Elkin, NC |
?- 9/45 |
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| Britton, Charles G. |
2nd Lt. |
Erie, PA |
5/45- 9/45 |
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| Brommer, George F. |
S/Sgt. |
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6/43- ? |
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| Brown, Albra C. |
Cpl. |
Albuquerque, NM |
?- 9/45 |
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| Brown, Richard E., Jr. |
Capt. |
Birmingham, AL |
8/44- 9/45 |
DFC, 9 BOLC |
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| Brown, Vincent O. |
2nd Lt. |
Dilley, TX |
10/44-12/44 |
2 BOLC, PH |
POW 12/5/44 |
| Brown, Wilson M. |
1st Lt. |
Crewe, VA |
2/45- 9/45 |
3 BOLC |
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| Bulard, Homer G. |
1st Lt. |
Corry, PA |
7/43- 10/44 |
DFC, 15 BOLC |
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| Burch, Charles R. |
Cpl. |
Hackberry, LA |
?- 9/45 |
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| Burger, Edwin R. |
Sgt. |
Ocean Beach, CA |
?- 9/45 |
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| Burkom, Max |
Sgt. |
Baltimore, MD |
5/43- 9/45 |
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| Burr, Wallace E. |
Cpl. |
Burville, UT |
5/43- 9/45 |
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| Butler, Ira D. |
Sgt. |
Reynoldsville, PA |
11/43- ? |
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| Byrne, John J. |
Pfc. |
South Boston, MA |
?- 9/45 |
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| Byrum, George L. |
T/Sgt. |
Charlotte, NC |
6/43- ? |
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| Calame, Luther L. |
Sgt. |
Salisbury, Md |
?- 9/45 |
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| Cali, Joseph |
Sgt. |
New York, NY |
?- 9/45 |
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| Callen, Vivian E. |
Maj. |
Birmingham, AL |
5/43- ? |
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| Camarillo, Melcher G. |
S/Sgt. |
San Fernando, CA |
?- 9/45 |
BS |
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| Candy, Wallace R. |
Cpl. |
Buffalo, NY |
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| Caraher, James F. |
Sgt. |
Buffalo, NY |
6/43- 9/45 |
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| Carpenter, Arthur B. |
Sgt. |
Chicago, IL |
?- 9/45 |
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| Cartlidge, Chester R. |
Sgt. |
High Island, TX |
6/43- 9/45 |
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| Cashman, James E.J. |
1st Lt. |
Tallahassee, FL |
?- 9/45 |
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| Caswell, Herbert E. |
Cpl. |
Lynn, MA |
?- 9/45 |
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| Chambers, ? |
Cpl. |
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?- 5/45 |
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| Chappell, Clifford L. |
Cpl. |
Topeka, KS |
6/43- 9/45 |
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| Chiodo, Frank J. |
Sgt. |
Syracuse, NY |
5/43- 9/45 |
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| Christe, Edward V. |
S/Sgt. |
New York, NY |
?- 9/45 |
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| Clark, Gilbert M. |
Sgt. |
Corpus Christi, TX |
?- 9/45 |
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| Close, Wilson E. |
S/Sgt. |
San Francisco, CA |
?- 9/45 |
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| Cohen, George |
S/Sgt. |
Bronx, NY |
?- 9/45 |
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| Collins, Milford M. |
Cpl. |
Leeds, AL |
?- 9/45 |
PH |
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| Cone, James E. |
S/Sgt. |
Chicago, IL |
5/43- 9/45 |
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| Connolly, Harry E. |
T/Sgt. |
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| Cordner, Joseph F. |
Capt. |
Devils Lake, MD |
7/43- ? |
16 BOLC |
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| Coughlin, Frank E. |
S/Sgt. |
Scranton, PA |
?- 9/45 |
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| Cowper, Harold W. |
1st Lt. |
Buffalo, NY |
7/43- ? |
DFC, 15 BOLC |
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| Cox, Joseph G., Jr. |
2nd Lt. |
Little Rock, AR |
4/45- 9/45 |
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| Crystal, Daniel |
Capt. |
Reading, PA |
?- 9/45 |
BS |
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| Curry, Claude C. |
Cpl. |
Clearbrook, VA |
?- 9/45 |
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| Daiuto, Joseph N. |
Cpl. |
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8/43- ? |
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| Davis, Fred L. |
Cpl. |
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8/43- ? |
SM |
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| Deforge, John D. |
2nd Lt. |
Detroit, MI |
4/45- 9/45 |
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| DeGrand, Francis W. |
Cpl. |
Escanaba, MI |
6/43- 9/45 |
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| Deloach, William E. |
Cpl. |
Dubberly, LA |
6/43- 9/45 |
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| Devine, Robert A. |
Sgt. |
Richmond Hill, NY |
11/43- 9/45 |
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| DiDio, Roco G. |
T/Sgt. |
Quincy, MA |
5/43- 9/45 |
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| Dietrich, Richard E. |
Cpl. |
Maywood, IL |
8/43- ? |
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| Dimaio, Joseph F. |
T/Sgt. |
Nu Mine, PA |
8/43- 9/45 |
BS |
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| Dooley, Paul, M.D. |
Capt. |
Buffalo, NY |
8/43- ? |
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| Dorkins, Benjamin E. |
Sgt. |
Burlington, IA |
8/43- 9/45 |
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| Driscoli, George H. |
Sgt. |
Baldwin, NY |
9/43- 9/45 |
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| Drotman, Samuel |
Pfc. |
Rego Park, NY |
6/43- ? |
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| Duca, Andrew |
Sgt. |
Brooklyn, NY |
8/43- 9/45 |
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| Eastman, Earl B. |
S/Sgt. |
Groton, VT |
6/43- 9/45 |
BS |
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| Eddings, James R. |
T/Sgt. |
Amory, MS |
5/43- 9/45 |
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| Elliott, William H. |
S/Sgt. |
Bronx, NY |
5/43- 9/45 |
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| Epler, Deane C., M.D. |
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Bozeman, MT |
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| Estepp, Jack L. |
1st Lt. |
Hillsboro, OR |
8/44- 9/45 |
DFC, 9 BOLC |
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| Faleide, Norman H. |
Sgt. |
Oak Park, IL |
?- 9/45 |
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| Faraone, Joseph |
S/Sgt. |
Broughton, PA |
8/43- 9/45 |
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| Farley, John W. |
1st Lt. |
Peoria, IL |
10/44- 9/45 |
DFC, 8 BOLC |
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| Faulk, Thomas |
S/Sgt. |
Montgomery, AL |
?- 9/45 |
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| Faurot, Joseph W. |
1st Lt. |
Los Angeles, CA |
8/43- 4/45 |
DFC, 15 BOLC |
POW 2/22/45 |
| Fell, Marcus E. |
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Puyallup, WA |
?- 5/45 |
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| Ferch, Vernon H. |
Cpl. |
Kenosha, WI |
8/43- 9/45 |
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| Fetzer, John H., Jr. |
2nd Lt. |
Shreveport, LA |
8/43- 9/45 |
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| Field, Edwin J. |
1st Lt. |
New York, NY |
6/44- 9/45 |
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| Finnerty, Henry S. |
T/Sgt. |
Lake Arthur, CA |
6/43- 9/45 |
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| Fitzgerald, Lewis E. |
M/Sgt. |
Orlando, FL |
?- 9/45 |
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| Foley, Francis W. |
S/Sgt. |
Long Island, NY |
?- 9/45 |
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| Foster, Edgar R. |
Cpl. |
South Portland, ME |
6/43- 9/45 |
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| Fournier, Arthur J. |
S/Sgt. |
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5/43- 9/45 |
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| Fournier, Gerald J. |
S/Sgt. |
Woonsocket, RI |
8/43- 9/45 |
BS |
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| Fox, Lindsay W. |
Cpl. |
Johnstown, PA |
8/43- 9/45 |
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| Fox, Mervin B. |
T/Sgt. |
Flushing, NY |
6/43- 9/45 |
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| Freeze, Robert K. |
S/Sgt. |
Wadsworth, OH |
8/43- ? |
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| Friedman, Arthur |
Cpl. |
Brooklyn, NY |
6/43- 9/45 |
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| Frost, George E. |
T/Sgt. |
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6/43- ? |
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| Fuller, John A. |
S/Sgt. |
Des Moines, IA |
6/43- 9/45 |
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| Gardner, Russell E. |
Capt. |
Stoneham, MA |
6/43- 5/45 |
DFC, 18 BOLC |
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| Gehring, Charles R. |
Pfc. |
Hoboken, NJ |
?- 9/45 |
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| Getz, John B. |
S/Sgt. |
Gap, PA |
5/43- 9/45 |
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| Gildner, Gerald G. |
S/Sgt. |
Tarentum, PA |
5/43- 9/45 |
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| Glidden, Leroy E. |
Cpl. |
Mildred, KS |
6/43- 9/45 |
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| Goldeman, Vincent A. |
Sgt. |
Long Hill, CT |
6/43- 9/45 |
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| Goldstein, Sam |
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Belmar, NJ |
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Changed name to Richards |
| Golston, Ward D. |
S/Sgt. |
Casa Grande, AZ |
5/43- 9/45 |
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| Green, Milton S. |
Capt. |
Philadelphia, PA |
8/44- 9/45 |
2 BOLC |
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| Greene, John D. |
Cpl. |
Liberty, NC |
8/43- 9/45 |
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| Greenwood, Harry I. |
S/Sgt. |
Red Bank, NJ |
6/43- 9/45 |
BS |
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| Greer, Cecil E. |
1st Lt. |
Oklahoma City, OK |
8/44- 11/44 |
4 BOLC |
KIA 11/18/44 |
| Greeson, Willard H. |
Cpl. |
Baltimore, MD |
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| Grillo, Sylvester |
S/Sgt. |
Staten Island, NY |
6/43- 9/45 |
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| Groske, Daniel J. |
Sgt. |
Detroit, MI |
?- 9/45 |
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| Haifley, Raymond R. |
Cpl. |
Washington, IA |
8/43- 9/45 |
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| Haines, Victor W. |
Capt. |
Newark, NJ |
10/43- 9/45 |
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| Haliden, Robert W. |
Cpl. |
Los Angeles, CA |
6/43- 9/45 |
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| Hamilton, Roland L. |
S/Sgt. |
Mahan, WV |
8/43- 9/45 |
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| Handley, George F. |
Sgt. |
Atlanta, GA |
?- 9/45 |
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| Hannon, Gerard D. |
Sgt. |
Valley Stream, L.I., NY |
6/43- 9/45 |
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| Hanss, George R. |
Cpl. |
Yonkers, NY |
9/43- 9/45 |
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| Harper, Gaius P. |
Cpl. |
Brookings, SD |
6/43- 9/45 |
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| Harris, George E. |
S/Sgt. |
Cincinnati, OH |
5/43- 9/45 |
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| Hartz, John M. |
Cpl. |
Murrayville, IL |
6/43- 9/45 |
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| Hartz, Peter |
S/Sgt. |
Eckley, PA |
8/43- 9/45 |
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| Hasemeier, Thomas G., Jr. |
1st Lt. |
Kansas City, MO |
7/44- 8/44 |
Air Medal |
MIA 8/19/44 |
| Havanac, John |
S/Sgt. |
Superior, WI |
8/43- 9/45 |
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| Hazelton, Josh L. |
1st Lt. |
Winterville, NC |
7/44- 2/45 |
17 BOLC |
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| Hebert, Edmer J. |
Sgt. |
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8/43- ? |
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| Heck, Edward L. |
Cpl. |
Reading, PA |
?- 9/45 |
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| Heisinger, James J. |
Sgt. |
Parkston, SD |
6/43- 9/45 |
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| Hellar, Robert G. |
Sgt. |
River Rouge, MI |
?- 9/45 |
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| Henneman, Joseph L. |
S/Sgt. |
Ashland, KY |
6/43- 9/45 |
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| Henry, Arlo C., Jr. |
Maj. |
East Dearborn, MI |
6/43- 9/45 |
DFC, 21 BOLC |
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| Hines, Gerald D. |
Sgt. |
Delta, OH |
?- 9/45 |
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| Hines, Walter H. |
Sgt. |
Ovid, MI |
6/43- 9/45 |
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| Hiss, Harry R., Jr. |
Cpl. |
Columbus, OH |
6/43- ? |
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| Hocker, John M. |
Sgt. |
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6/43- ? |
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| Hocking, John H., Jr. |
Sgt. |
Middletown, PA |
8/43- 9/45 |
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| Hofer, Leslie J. |
Cpl. |
Marshfield, WI |
8/43- 9/45 |
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| Hoffman, David |
Cpl. |
Ridgefield, NJ |
6/43- 9/45 |
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| Hoffman, Ehrhardt P. |
Sgt. |
Belleville, IL |
6/43- 9/45 |
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| Hohler, Harold R. |
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Hamilton, OH |
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| Holland, Billie G. |
Cpl. |
Chattanooga, TN |
7/43- 9/45 |
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| Holtsclaw, James E. |
Sgt. |
Terre Haute, TN |
9/43- 9/45 |
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| Holtz, Aaron R. |
Sgt. |
Newark, NJ |
?- 9/45 |
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| Hoover, Elmer |
Pvt. |
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7/43- 9/45 |
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| Hopper, Gilbert A. |
Cpl. |
Albany, NY |
7/43- ? |
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| Houchen, John L. |
Sg.t |
Canton, MS |
5/43- 9/45 |
SM |
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| Houck, Louis T. |
Lt. Col. |
Tulsa, OK |
5/43- 10/44 |
DFC, 16 BOLC |
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| Howard, Charles D. |
Pfc. |
Bronx, NY |
?- 9/45 |
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| Hughes, Wilbert C. |
Cpl. |
Gray Court, SC |
?- 9/45 |
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| Igney, Asai G. |
S/Sgt. |
Fort Wayne, IN |
6/43- 9/45 |
BS |
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| Imperato, Anthony J. |
Sgt. |
New York, NY |
5/43- ? |
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| Ingalis, Reginald J. |
Cpl. |
Chelsea, MA |
8/43- ? |
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| Irish, Warren C. |
Cpl. |
Sioux City, IA |
6/43- 9/45 |
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| Irwin, Walter W. |
1st Lt. |
Wenatchee, WA |
7/44- 4/45 |
12 BOLC |
POW 4/20-24/45 |
| Jackow, George |
Sgt. |
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6/43- ? |
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| Jahnke, Warren J. |
Capt. |
Milwaukee, WI |
5/44- 9/45 |
SS, DFC, PH, 15 BOLC |
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| James, John A. |
S/Sgt. |
Galveston, IN |
6/43- 9/45 |
BS |
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| Janson, James R. |
Cpl. |
Cincinnati, OH |
?- 9/45 |
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| Jefferson, Charles O. |
Cpl. |
Mobile, AL |
?- 9/45 |
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| Jenson, Gail G. |
S/Sgt. |
Burbank, SD |
11/43- 9/45 |
BS |
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| Johnson, Alfred D. |
Sgt. |
Greenfield, MA |
6/43- 9/45 |
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| Johnson, Edward G. |
Pfc. |
London, KY |
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| Johnson, Willard G., Jr. |
Sgt. |
Louisville, KY |
6/43- 9/45 |
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| Johnson, William A., M.D. |
2nd Lt. |
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6/43- 11/44 |
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KPC 2/13/44 |
| Johnston, Robert H. |
Sgt. |
Penryn, CA |
6/43- 9/45 |
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| Jones, Ray L. |
Capt. |
Shelbina, MO |
?- 9/45 |
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| Kalata, Chester S. |
Pvt. |
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6/43- ? |
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| Kane, Jules |
S/Sgt. |
Brooklyn, NY |
6/43- 9/45 |
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| Karas, Stephen |
Cpl. |
Delmont, PA |
?- 9/45 |
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| Kark, Donald E. |
1st Lt. |
Blue Earth, MN |
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DFC, 17 BOLC |
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| Kaston, William L. |
Cpl. |
Mount Washington, OH |
?- 9/45 |
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| Kearney, John F. |
Sgt. |
Cockeysville, MD |
8/43- 9/45 |
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| Keller, Oswald J. |
Sgt. |
Manitowac, WI |
?- 9/45 |
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| Kelly, Charles |
T/Sgt. |
Denver, CO |
11/43- ? |
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| Kelly, John P. |
Cpl. |
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8/43- ? |
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| Kennen, Abraham M. |
Sgt. |
Waltham, MA |
?- 9/45 |
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| Kerr, Joseph N. |
Maj. |
Sanderson, TX |
11/44- 9/45 |
6 BOLC |
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| Kersey, Preston |
S/Sgt. |
NJ |
5/43- ? |
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| Kerstens, Edward |
Cpl. |
Detroit, MI |
?- 9/45 |
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| Kessen, Bernard J. |
Sgt. |
Miamisburg, OH |
10/43- ? |
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| Kiernan, William C. |
Capt. |
Bay Shore, L.I., NY |
?- 9/45 |
DFC, 19 BOLC |
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| King, Roy W. |
2nd Lt. |
Chicago, IL |
11/44- ? |
4 BOLC |
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| Kinny, Archer W., Jr. |
Capt. |
Little Neck, L.I., NY |
?- 9/45 |
DFC, 18 BOLC |
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| Klien, Frank J. |
M/Sgt. |
San Antonio, TX |
?- 9/45 |
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| Kloeppel, Karl M., Jr. |
1st Lt. |
New York, NY |
7/43- 1/45 |
15 BOLC, DFC |
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| Kmiotek, Joseph |
Sgt. |
Northbridge, MA |
5/43- 9/45 |
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| Kniep, Norman J. |
T/Sgt. |
Cleveland, OH |
6/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Kobosko, John A. |
Cpl. |
Mocanaqua, PA |
?- 9/45 |
|
|
| Kohler, Harold R. |
1st Lt. |
Hamilton, OH |
11/44- 9/45 |
5 BOLC |
|
| Kowai, Peter |
Pfc. |
Swedesboro, NJ |
8/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Krajicek, John |
Sgt. |
Strabane, PA |
8/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Krasoski, Chester E. |
Sgt. |
|
5/43- ? |
|
|
| Kriehn, Kenneth e. |
Cpl. |
Milwaukee, WI |
6/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Kuba, Frederick W. |
Cpl. |
Radnor, OH |
?- 9/45 |
|
|
| Kunkie, Gerald S. |
1st Lt. |
Mt. Wolf, PA |
4/44- 9/45 |
DFC, 17 BOLC |
|
| Lake, Paul M. |
S/Sgt. |
Bangor, ME |
6/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Lantz, Charles J. |
S/Sgt. |
Cleveland, OH |
6/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Larson, Harold W. |
T/Sgt. |
Eau Claire, WI |
?- 9/45 |
|
|
| Lavanaway, Charles I. |
Sgt. |
Franklin, MA |
?- 9/45 |
|
|
| Lawler, James G. |
S/Sgt. |
Binghamton, NY |
6/43- ? |
|
|
| Leach, Frank B., Jr. |
S/Sgt. |
Bristol, TN |
6/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Leib, Paul W. |
S/Sgt. |
Richmond, VA |
?- 9/45 |
|
|
| LeMay, Louis E. |
Pfc. |
Montpelier, VT |
8/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| LeMay, Maurice N. |
S/Sgt. |
St. Paul, MN |
6/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Leone, Michael |
Pvt. |
Eggertsville, NY |
8/43- ? |
|
|
| Lindstrom, Carl G. |
1st Lt. |
Calwa, CA |
11/44- 9/45 |
DFC, PH, 9 BOLC |
|
| Littlefield, Elwyn C. |
1st Lt. |
Fresno, CA |
3/44- 5/44 |
4 BOLC, PH |
POW 5/30/44 |
| Lock, Terence P. |
S/Sgt. |
Jefferson City, MO |
6/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Loehlein, Herman E. |
Pvt. |
Rego Park, NY |
6/43- ? |
|
|
| Logan, Franz W. |
Capt. |
Chicago, CA |
?- 9/45 |
|
|
| Lopez, Edward J. |
2nd Lt. |
Los Angeles, CA |
10/44- 9/45 |
DFC, PH, 9 BOLC |
|
| Lunna, Richard C. |
1st Lt. |
Newport Center, VT |
11/44- 9/45 |
5 BOLC |
|
| Lutz, Samuel B. |
1st Lt. |
Beverly Hills, CA |
10/44- 9/45 |
DFC, PH, 8 BOLC |
|
| MacRae, Frank W., Jr. |
1st Lt. |
Charlotte, NC |
?- 9/45 |
|
|
| Maddox, Joe M. |
Cpl. |
Dallas, TX |
?- 9/45 |
|
|
| Mahaffey, Ben O. |
Cpl. |
Houston, TX |
5/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Malinauskas, Benjamin P. |
T/Sgt. |
Ambridge, PA |
5/43- 9/45 |
BS |
|
| Marion, Edward L. |
Cpl. |
Malverne, L.I., NY |
8/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Markowitz, Paul |
Cpl. |
Brooklyn, NY |
?- 9/45 |
|
|
| Marsh, Francis E. |
Cpl. |
Atlantic City, NJ |
8/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Martin, Lyle M. |
S/sgt. |
Fort Wayne, IN |
?- 9/45 |
|
|
| Martin, Vernon |
2nd Lt. |
Wayne, NJ |
11/44- 2/45 |
1 BOLC |
KIA 2/16/45 |
| Matheson, Robert C. |
Pfc. |
Battle Creek, MI |
?- 9/45 |
|
|
| Mathews, Woodrow W. |
S/Sgt. |
Jersey City, NJ |
?- 9/45 |
|
|
| Matusiewicz, Daniel |
1st Lt. |
Chicopee, MA |
7/43- 11/44 |
18 BOLC, DFC |
|
| Maxton, Frank H. |
1st Lt. |
Collingdale, PA |
10/44- 9/45 |
5 BOLC |
|
| Maxwell, George W. |
S/Sgt. |
New York, NY |
?- 9/45 |
|
|
| Metcalf, Robert O. |
Pvt. |
Ayer, MA |
?- 9/45 |
|
|
| Meyer, Andrew C. |
Sgt. |
New York, NY |
8/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Meyer, Wallace W. |
T/Sgt. |
New York, NY |
6/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Miller, Albert S. |
Sgt. |
Minneapolis, MN |
6/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Miller, Ira M. |
Sgt. |
Brooklyn, NY |
?- 9/45 |
|
|
| Miller, Joseph R. |
2nd Lt. |
Pontiac, MI |
4/44- 8/44 |
PH, 1 BOLC |
MIA 8/14/44 |
| Miller, Morris H., Jr. |
1st Lt. |
Galveston, TX |
2/45- 3/45 |
|
KIA 3/25/45 |
| Miller, Stephen |
Capt. |
New York, NY |
|
|
|
| Miller, Whitney C. |
Pfc. |
Creole, LA |
8/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Mislan, George A. |
S/Sgt. |
Gary, IN |
6/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Misner, Robert A. |
Pfc. |
Pepacton, NY |
?- 9/45 |
|
|
| Montgomery, Edward J. |
T/Sgt. |
Chester, PA |
6/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Monti, Renzo J. |
S/Sgt. |
Woonsocket, RI |
?- 9/45 |
|
|
| Moore, Simon D. |
Sgt. |
|
5/43- 5/43 |
BS |
|
| Morganstern, Albert C. |
WOJG |
Machester, NH |
?- 9/45 |
|
|
| Morton, James G. |
1st Lt. |
Lancaster, SC |
?- 9/45 |
|
|
| Motzenbacker, John W. |
Maj. |
Mendham, NJ |
6/43- 5/45 |
SS, DFC, 20 BOLC |
113 Missions |
| Mullin, Michael F. |
1st Lt. |
Brooklyn, NY |
?- 9/45 |
|
|
| Mundt, Allen V. |
1st Lt. |
Marinette, WI |
11/44- 9/45 |
5 BOLC |
|
| Murphy, Merie E. |
Sgt. |
Cabery, IL |
5/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Myers, Maurice W. |
M/Sgt. |
Toledo, OH |
6/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| McCabe, James F. |
1st Lt. |
Corona, CA |
10/44- 9/45 |
DFC, 7 BOLC |
|
| McCarthy, John D. |
2nd Lt. |
Canandaigua, NY |
11/44- 12/44 |
|
KIA 12/17/44 |
| McClure, Richard M. |
Sgt. |
Tryon, NC |
6/43- ? |
|
|
| McConeghey, Howard W. |
Sgt. |
St. Louis, MO |
5/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| McCully, Emil N. |
Sgt. |
Fort Wayne, IN |
?- 9/45 |
|
|
| McGrath, Clyde F. |
2nd Lt. |
Sharon, PA |
3/45- 9/45 |
2 BOLC |
|
| McMaster, Robert J. |
Sgt. |
Plainfield, IN |
6/43- ? |
|
|
| McNeely, Robert J. |
Pfc. |
W.Frankfort, IL |
?- 9/45 |
|
|
| Naholnik, Paul |
Sgt. |
Waymart, PA |
6/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Needles, Melvin E. |
Sgt. |
Richmond, IN |
8/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Nelms, Samuel T. |
1st Lt. |
Montgomery, AL |
6/44- 9/45 |
|
|
| Neri, Ralph |
Sgt. |
Torrington, CT |
6/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Nuccio, Joseph J. |
T/Sgt. |
Chicago, IL |
6/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Ocobock, Ernest J. |
1st Lt. |
Hudsonville, MI |
3/45- 9/45 |
2 BOLC |
|
| Ornstein, Joseph |
Sgt. |
Bronx, NY |
6/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Oshirak, Paul |
S/Sgt. |
Breslau, PA |
?- 9/45 |
|
|
| Overstreet, Walter B. |
Sgt. |
Okalhoma City, OK |
6/43- ? |
|
|
| Palaferro, Daniel A. |
Cpl. |
Reading, PA |
5/43- ? |
|
|
| Palmer, William B. |
Cpl. |
Rock Island, IL |
8/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Pape, Herbert O. |
Cpl. |
San Antonio, TX |
8/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Paker, William D. |
1st Lt. |
McDavid, FL |
8/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Patterson, Clifford |
Sgt. |
Lafayette, IN |
6/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Peterson, Dewayne W. |
S/Sgt. |
Edmonds, WA |
6/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Phillips, Isaac G. |
1st Lt. |
Yuba City, CA |
11/44- 9/45 |
DFC, 4 BOLC |
|
| Piantino, Joseph (Pete) |
T/Sgt. |
Valhalla, NY |
5/43- 9/45 |
BS |
|
| Pilcik, Raymond J. |
Cpl. |
Rosenberg, TX |
?- 9/45 |
|
|
| Pinkerman, Charles O. |
Sgt. |
Springfield, OH |
?- 9/45 |
|
|
| Plankey, John J. |
Cpl. |
Pittsfield, MA |
?- 9/45 |
|
|
| Popp, Andy J. |
S/Sgt. |
Dearborn, MI |
|
|
|
| Powers, Robert B. |
1st Lt. |
Lakewood, NJ |
4/44- 12/44 |
10 BOLC |
|
| Prevost, Herbert L., II |
Capt. |
Long Beach, CA |
8/44- 9/45 |
DFC, 16 BOLC |
|
| Prichard, George E. |
Sgt. |
Newark, NJ |
6/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Pugh, John F. |
Sgt. |
Baltimore, MD |
?- 9/45 |
|
|
| Punckowski, Frank T. |
S/Sgt. |
Pittsburgh, PA |
8/43- 9/45 |
BS |
|
| Quartel, Donald R. |
2nd Lt. |
Hartford, CT |
5/45- 9/45 |
|
|
| Rabinowitz, Sidney N. |
Sgt. |
Bronx, NY |
5/43- 9/45 |
BS |
|
| Ramsey, William H. |
Sgt. |
Princeton, WV |
?- 9/45 |
|
|
| Reed, Robert., Jr. |
Cpl. |
Staten Island, NY |
6/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Reid, Thurston K. |
Cpl. |
Rockport, KY |
6/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Reilly, Edward A. |
1st Lt. |
Boonton, NJ |
4/45- 9/45 |
|
|
| Rice, Eldon W. |
Sgt. |
Maywood, CA |
8/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Roberson, W.H. |
1st Lt. |
Indian Rocks Beach, FL |
|
|
|
| Robinson, George E. |
1st Lt. |
Meriden, CT |
6/43- 4/45 |
20 BOLC, DFC |
|
| Robinson, Robert E. |
Capt. |
Florence, KY |
8/43- 9/45 |
19 BOLC |
|
| Roehm, Joseph L. |
S/Sgt. |
Terre Haute, IN |
8/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Rogers, Robert C. |
S/Sgt. |
Guthrie, OK |
6/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Rothery, William F. |
T/Sgt. |
Luzerne, PA |
5/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Royer, Eugene D. |
1st Lt. |
Fort Wayne, IN |
1/45- 2/45 |
|
POW 2/23/45 |
| Rudinsky, Arthur |
Cpl. |
Brooklyn, NY |
11/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Ruhno, Howard H. |
Cpl. |
St. Joseph, MI |
6/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Runz, Harold J. |
1st Lt. |
Fairlawn, NJ |
2/45- 9/45 |
PH, 3 BOLC |
|
| Russell, Robert P. |
F/O |
Pittsburgh, PA |
3/45- 9/45 |
PH, Air Medal |
|
| Rye, James W. |
F/O |
Birmingham, AL |
3/45- 9/45 |
Air Medal |
|
| Saferite, Robert L. |
1st Lt. |
Eureka, KS |
4/44- 6/45 |
4 BOLC |
|
| Salisbury, Robert E. |
Cpl. |
Springfield, MA |
6/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Sarabia, Miguel N. |
Pfc. |
Los Angeles, CA |
6/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Saunders, Samuel E. |
Capt. |
Wellington, KS |
8/43- 5/45 |
20 BOLC |
|
| Schlegel, Dick R. |
1st Lt. |
Bloomfield, IA |
4/45- 9/45 |
Air Medal |
|
| Scmidili, Duane I. |
Sgt. |
Niagra Falls, NY |
5/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Schmidt, Phillip P. |
Sgt. |
Pittsburgh, PA |
8/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Searles, Wheeler A. |
1st Lt. |
Brodhead, WI |
2/45- 9/45 |
PH, 2 BOLC |
|
| Self, Johnnie W. |
S/Sgt. |
|
5/43- ? |
|
|
| Sepulveda, Robert L. |
Cpl. |
Los Angeles, CA |
5/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Shaw, Otho S. |
S/Sgt. |
New York, NY |
6/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Sheirer, Dalton |
Sgt. |
Bedford, PA |
?- 9/45 |
|
|
| Shipp, Thomas R. |
Cpl. |
|
6/43- ? |
|
|
| Shoemaker, Emmons |
T/Sgt. |
Brentwood, MO |
?- 9/45 |
|
|
| Siemons, John R., Jr. |
T/Sgt. |
Lykens, PA |
?- 9/45 |
|
|
| Silverman, David M. |
S/Sgt. |
El Paso, TX |
6/43- 9/45 |
BS |
|
| Simcic, Joseph L. |
Sgt. |
Cleveland, OH |
8/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Simmons, Charles B. |
Pfc. |
Palmyra, NJ |
5/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Sinclair, Ralph F. |
S/Sgt. |
Meadville, PA |
8/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Sirois, Benoit J. |
S/Sgt. |
Lewiston, ME |
8/43- 9/45 |
BS |
|
| Slinde, John H. |
Maj. |
Cleveland Heights, OH |
5/43- 4/45 |
12 BOLC |
|
| Smith, Claud A. |
S/Sgt. |
Galtman, MS |
8/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Smith, Earl E. |
Cpl. |
Kunkletown, PA |
?- 9/45 |
|
|
| Smith, Eugene C. |
M/Sgt. |
Brooklyn, NY |
5/43- 9/45 |
BS |
|
| Smith, Frank G., Jr. |
S/Sgt. |
Waukesha, WI |
6/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Smith, Sherian E. |
Pvt. |
PA |
8/43- ? |
|
|
| Smoak, Andrew W. |
Maj. |
Columbia, SC |
8/43- 9/45 |
22 BOLC, DFC |
|
| Soliz, Fidencio, Jr. |
Pfc. |
Hebbronville, TX |
?- 9/45 |
|
|
| Spencer, Charles K. |
1st Lt. |
|
?- 3/44 |
|
|
| Sprague, Wilbur H. |
Cpl. |
Belle Plaine, IA |
10/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Stambaugh, Clyde W. |
Cpl. |
New Oxford, PA |
?- 9/45 |
|
|
| Stanton, Thomas E. |
Capt. |
Altus, OK |
8/43- 5/45 |
20 BOLC |
|
| Stauder, Andrew M. |
Sgt. |
|
1/45- ? |
|
Died after accident 1/5/45 |
| Stein, Fred B. |
S/Sgt. |
Cincinnati, OH |
8/43- 9/45 |
PH |
|
| Stelle, Mahlon T. |
2nd Lt. |
Burlington, IA |
6/43- 6/44 |
6 BOLC |
KIA 6/7/44 |
| Stephens, James R. |
Pvt. |
|
8/43- ? |
|
|
| Steward, Gerald R. |
S/Sgt. |
Lima, OH |
?- 9/45 |
|
|
| Stout, Grant G. |
1st Lt. |
Pike, NY |
5/44- 3/45 |
DFC, PH, 14 BOLC |
KIA 3/19/45 |
| Strick, Paul M. |
Cpl. |
Amityville, NY |
?- 1/45 (?) |
PH |
Wounded 1/1/45 |
| Struckmeyer, Herman O. |
Cpl. |
|
5/43- ? |
|
|
| Sussman, Abraham D. |
Pfc. |
Wantagh, NY |
5/43- ? |
|
|
| Swartz, John D. |
S/Sgt. |
Bay City, MI |
8/43- 9/45 |
BS |
|
| Sweigart, Leo S. |
Sgt. |
Ephrata, PA |
?- 9/45 |
|
|
| Sydnor, James T. |
1st Lt. |
Pulaski, VA |
?- 9/45 |
|
|
| Szedeli, Steve R. |
Pvt. |
|
9/43- ? |
|
|
| Tahaney, Patrick J. |
S/Sgt. |
Tyrone, PA |
6/43- 9/45 |
BS |
|
| Tartaglia, Arthur R. |
1st Sgt. |
Danbury, CT |
5/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Tate, Ferderick H.S. |
Capt. |
St. Augustine, FL |
7/44- 9/44 |
4 BOLC |
KIA 9/21/44 |
| Tegarden, William D. |
Pfc. |
New Albany, IN |
5/43- ? |
|
|
| Thater, Erwin |
Sgt. |
Brooklyn, NY |
7/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Thomas, Clifford L. |
1st Lt. |
Cisco, TX |
7/43- 12/44 |
|
Back 4/45, out again 5/45 |
| Thompson, James F. |
2nd Lt. |
|
7/43- 7/43 |
|
Killed 7/43, Millville, NJ |
| Thompson, Howard C. |
Cpl. |
Detroit, MI |
6/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Thompson, William B. |
1st Lt. |
Charlotte, NC |
7/44- 4/45 |
DFC, SS, 15 BOLC |
KIA 4/20/45 |
| Thue, Martin |
Cpl. |
Seattle, WA |
8/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Torra, Peter J. |
M/Sgt. |
Weehawken, NJ |
5/43- 9/45 |
BS |
|
| Tschauder, Thomas F. |
Cpl. |
Seymour, CT |
6/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Turcotte, Robert L |
Sgt. |
Manchester, NH |
6/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Turner, Byron D. |
Sgt. |
State College, PA |
?- 9/45 |
|
|
| Turner, Carl N. |
1st Lt. |
Manhattan, KS |
4/44- 1/45 |
16 BOLC |
|
| Tuttle, Charles D. |
Sgt. |
|
5/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Tyrrell, Warren C. |
1st Lt. |
Los Angeles, CA |
1/45- 9/45 |
DFC, 8 BOLC |
|
| Vagts, Henry F. |
Capt. |
Jamaica, NY |
7/43- 5/45 |
14 BOLC |
|
| Van Cleef, Paul L. |
Capt. |
Salina, KS |
7/43- 5/45 |
DFC, 16 BOLC |
|
| Van Ripper, Ronald R. |
S/Sgt. |
|
8/43- ? |
|
|
| Van Sant, Calvin E. |
Cpl. |
|
6/43- 11/44 |
BS |
Killed in accident 11/11/44 |
| Verrill, George E. |
S/Sgt. |
Lockport, NY |
7/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Vieby, Vincent J. |
Sgt. |
Bristol, CT |
6/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Vosburgh, Neil A. |
Capt. |
Macksville, KS |
7/44- 9/45 |
|
|
| Wade, John A. |
Pfc. |
Portsmouth, VA |
?- 9/45 |
|
|
| Wahl, Fred A. |
F/O |
Springfield, IL |
?- 9/45 |
|
|
| Walker, Roscoe H. |
Cpl. |
Luke, MD |
8/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Wallack, Stanley |
2nd Lt. |
New York, NY |
6/43- ? |
|
|
| Walters, Earl O. |
1st Lt. |
Wenatchee, WA |
8/44- 9/45 |
7 BOLC, DFC |
|
| Ward, Earl R. |
T/Sgt. |
Whiting, IN |
8/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Warner, Donald R. |
S/Sgt. |
Cheltenham, PA |
5/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Warshaw, Ralph P. |
Capt. |
Roxbury, MA |
5/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Wasserman, Irving |
Cpl. |
Brooklyn, NY |
6/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Webster, Bassett K. |
S/Sgt. |
Spokane, WA |
8/43- 9/45 |
BS |
|
| Wells, George P. |
S/Sgt. |
Morgantown, WV |
6/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Wenz, Elliott C. |
Cpl. |
Jackson Heights, NY |
?- 9/45 |
|
|
| Westbrook, Paul E., Jr. |
S/Sgt. |
Altoona, PA |
8/43- 9/45 |
|
|
| Westwood, John B. |
Capt. |
Lewis, KS |
7/43- 11/44 |
DFC, 16 BOLC |
|
| White, Donald L. |
S/Sgt. |
Lebanon, PA |
8/43- 9/45 |
BS |
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| Widess, Ruben |
Cpl. |
Los Angeles, CA |
6/43- ? |
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| Wilkinson, Roscoe A. |
S/Sgt. |
Sioux City, IA |
6/43- 9/45 |
BS |
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| Williams, Charles R. |
Cpl. |
Harvey, IL |
?- 9/45 |
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| Williams, Griffith H. |
T/Sgt. |
Wild Rose, WI |
5/43- 9/45 |
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| Willis, Harry J. |
S/Sgt. |
Chicago, IL |
8/43- 9/45 |
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| Wimer, Walter J. |
Sgt. |
Dayton, VA |
6/43- 9/45 |
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| Winningham, John E. |
S/Sgt. |
Richmond, VA |
8/43- 9/45 |
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| Winton, Ernest H. |
S/Sgt. |
McAlester, OK |
6/43- 9/45 |
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| Wood, Harold A. |
1st Lt. |
Seneca Falls, NY |
3/45- 9/45 |
2 BOLC |
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| Woolsey, Thomas J. |
Pfc. |
Jersey City, NJ |
?- 9/45 |
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| Worley, Neal E. |
Capt. |
Emporia, KS |
9/43- 9/45 |
PH, 20 BOLC |
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| Worthley, Donald B. |
Cpl. |
Hoquiam, WA |
?- 9/45 |
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| Yanco, Herbert |
1st Lt. |
Newton, MA |
6/43- 9/45 |
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| Yeager, Henry J. |
S/Sgt. |
Lancaster, PA |
8/43- 9/45 |
BS |
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| Yoho, Earle e. |
S/Sgt. |
Rimer, WV |
5/43- 9/45 |
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| Zabowski, Sam |
S/Sgt. |
Kansas City, MO |
6/43- 9/45 |
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| Zizila, Stheney |
Cpl. |
New York, NY |
6/43- 9/45 |
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| Zubia, Robert |
S/Sgt. |
Los Angeles, CA |
8/43- 9/45 |
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| Zukowsky, Joseph |
S/Sgt. |
New York, NY |
6/43- 9/45 |
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*Medal abreviations are noted below:
AM (Air Medal)
DFC (Distinguished Flying Cross)
PH (Puuple Heart)
**Missions flown are from the official unit history "History of the Hell Hawks" by Charles Johnson. Please to correct anything or established a proper record.
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