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Tomb for F. D. Callahan, Mankey W. Darsnek, James M. Donigan, Charles H. North killed while on a mission to Leipzig, Germany.
Internment of 1st Lt William Owen Pile at Arlington Cemetery. Lost in B-26 42-107598 on 23rd December 1944.
The crew of "Rough Buddy" which crashed near Schirmeck, France, after being hit by flak at 10.28 am. There was only 1 survivor Standing: 2/Lt Scott, not on this mission; 2/Lt John Cushing, KIA; 2/Lt John Barksdale, KIA; 2/Lt Clarence Lloyd, KIA; Kneeling: Sgt Gunter Schilling, KIA; Sgt Elwood Griffeth, not on this mission; Sgt George Mellott, KIA; Sgt Roderick Mellgren, KIA; Sgt Albert Forton, POW; Sgt Gerald Miller, KIA Not in photo: Sgt Ray Ege, KIA; Sgt Wilson Brockman, KIA
A.H. Goebel at WWII Memorial in DC on Oct. 5th, 2017
Vito and Geraldine Pedone. Pedone Family Veteran's Day Remembrance.
Vito and Geraldine Pedone. Pedone Family at Arlington.
The grave of General Henry 'Hap' Arnold, Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia.
The Arlington National Cemetery lies in Arlington County, Virginia. The cemetery was established in 1864 during the American Civil War to accommodate the remains of those who died in battle near Washington DC. There are approximately 400,000 headstones for deceased veterans and casualties from all wars fought by the United States since the Civil War, and for re-interred fallen from earlier conflicts. The cemetery is divided into 70 sections and contains 28 major memorials, and 142 minor memorials and plaques.
Arlington National Cemetery is owned by the United States Department of the Army.
Military | Colonel | Commander
Norwegian Bernt Balchen was America's greatest Arctic expert of modern times, most notably he was the first pilot to fly across the South Pole. In WWI he served as a cavalryman in the Finnish Army, which fought against the Russians. In 1921, he became...
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-pilot | 439th Troop Carrier Group
Assigned to 94TCS, 439TCG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) from glider towing mission [Op Varsity, Rhine crossing], hit by flak on approach to DZ managed to release gliders, before losing altitude and crashing 2 miles SW of Wesel, Germany 24-Mar-45....
Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Pilot | 4th Fighter Group
Duane W Beeson joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1941, by February 1942 he had completed over 200 hours of flying and was transferred to Britain to join No. 71 (Eagle) Squadron, RAF 24 days later he joined the 4th Fighter Group in September 1942....
Military | Colonel | Pilot | 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars
Flew 25 missions as pilot on 'Delta Rebel No2'.
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Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 390th Bomb Group
Assigned to 570BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. 13 x combat missions*. Failed to Return (FTR) Merseburg in B-17 42-97407 'Asterisk' 30-Nov-44; Hit by flak and knocked unconscious just prior to mid air collision with B-17 44-8080. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR...
Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Squadron Assistant Operations | 379th Bomb Group
Assigned to 526BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 28 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | Colonel | IP | 490th Bomb Group
Assigned to 490BG, 8AF USAAF. 30 x missions ETO. 700Hrs coastal anti-submarine patrols.
WIA.
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), PH, WWII Victory, EAME (2 battle stars), American Campaign Medal.
Military | Pilot | 452nd Bomb Group
Military | Staff Sergeant | Airplane Mechanic-Gunner | 490th Bomb Group
Assigned to 851BS, 490BG, 8AF USAAF. Member of Dreyer crew.
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WW II Victory, EAME (2 x battle stars), American Campaign Medal.
Military | First Lieutenant | Bomber / Fighter pilot | 458th Bomb Group
Enlisted in the army in 1935 and his first duties were with a lighter-than-air squadron at Scott Field, IL. Later he was transferred to a Flying Fortress outfit at Langley Field, VA. Flew as a gunner in B-17’s. He then trained as a bombardier and...
Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Pilot - Squadron Commander | 47th Bomb Group
Military | Captain | Fighter Pilot | 339th Fighter Group
Born in Pasadena, California, Michael Alba grew up in Simi Valley where his family worked in the orchards. He was a 1937 teammate of future baseball star Jackie Robinson at the Pasadena City College, practicing on Catalina Island with the Cubs team....
Military | General | Commander of all United States forces in the European Theater of Operations
General George C. Marshall said late in life that there was only one general he had been able to "prepare all around" for the supreme command of the invasion of Europe -- and his name was not Ike.
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Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 98th Bomb Group
Assigned to 344BS, 98BG, 9AF USAAF. Flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid in B-24 42-40208 'Sad Sack'. 50 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: SS, DFC, AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | Colonel | Pilot | 467th Bomb Group
9 Months in Europe, Sept 44 to June 45, 18 Combat Missions (13 as Lead Pilot & Crew) . Also flew Air Sea Rescue during the Korean War stationed in Okinawa. Became Assistant controller of the Air Force. After retirement he became Comptroller of the...
Military | Captain | Pilot - Squadron Operations Officer | 416th Bomb Group
Captain Battersby was Operations Officer of the 668th and flew on the mission of 9 May 1944 to the Aershot Marshalling Yard in Belgium. Upon returning from the mission, he took a newly arrived A-20 up for a test flight. The plane, without warning,...
Military | Sergeant | Gunner | 457th Bomb Group
Original member of Verner Wertsch crew in 410BS, 94BG, 8AF. Transferred to 457 BG where he completed 31 x combat missions.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | Captain | Fighter Pilot | 365th Fighter Group
Military | Colonel | Chief of Supply
Beasley was one of 6 staff officers to accompany General Eaker to England in February 1942. He was commissioned into the military after working as an executive of Lockheed Aircraft Company.
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Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Pilot | 4th Fighter Group
Duane W Beeson joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1941, by February 1942 he had completed over 200 hours of flying and was transferred to Britain to join No. 71 (Eagle) Squadron, RAF 24 days later he joined the 4th Fighter Group in September 1942....
B-24 Liberator
(Source: francecrash39-45.net, created and maintained by Mr Daniel Carville) "Rough Buddy"'s operational career ended in Alsace (eastern France) on September 10, 1944 while she was flying her 21st mission against Heilbronn marshalling yards (secondary...
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