David Miksche
Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot | 379th Bomb Group
Assigned to 526BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 20 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: AM (2OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Gerald E Dubois
Military
Assigned to 526BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 15 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
Service
People
Units served with
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8th Air Force
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945. ... -
379th Bomb Group
Group
The 379th Bomb Group (H) (heavy), based at Kimbolton, flew more sorties than any other Bomb Group in the Eighth Air Force and dropped a greater bomb tonnage than any other Group. The B-17 Flying Fortress Group was awarded two Distinguished Unit... -
526th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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42-40003 TOPPER/ Ol' Gappy
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Long Beach 1/11/43; Denver 27/11/43; Presque Is 11/12/43; ... -
43-37677 Barbara Jane
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 12/5/44; Kearney 24/5/44; Dow Fd 6/6/44; Assigned 351BG Polebrook 6/6/44; transferred 524BS/379BG [WA-A] Kimbolton 7/6/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 9/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 12/7/45; Reconstruction Finance...
Associated Place
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Kimbolton
Military site : airfield
Planned for RAF use, Kimbolton airfield was built by W and C French Ltd. in 1941. The airfield was increased in size to accommodate a full US heavy Bomb Group, and the first such unit to us it was the 91st Bomb Group, who arrived in September 1942....
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | 25 May 1922 | |
| Died | 10 July 2013 | |
| Buried | Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, CO | 15 July 2013 |
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Fort Logan National Cemetery |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 16 July 2019 12:21:48 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nationality, service number, highest rank, role, biography, events, person associations, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations |
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https://www.fold3.com/record/629964427-gerald-e-dubois |
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