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Assigned to 579BS, 392BG, 8AF USAAF. 2-Aug-44 mission of Corbie, France with Pardue crew., hit by flak in #3 and #4 fuel tanks, lost #3 and then #4 engines, once over UK another engine gave up and A/C was abandoned. Crashed Lymbridge Green, Elmsted, Kent, UK 9 x RTD, 1 x KIA. No MACR.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 579th Bomb Squadron 392nd Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 17108821
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 579th Bomb Squadron 392nd Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 14176617
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 579th Bomb Squadron 392nd Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 34003622 / O-806331
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 579th Bomb Squadron 392nd Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 35318562 / O-692343
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
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Lymbridge Green, Elmsted, Kent | 2 August 1944 | Crashed Lymbridge Green, Elmsted, Kent |