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F Lemke crew, 856BS,492BG.
Rear L-R: Daniel A Bradley, Fred C Bofink, Henry E Salmons, Fred Lemke.
Front L-R: Gordon Elmore, Leslie Cazzell, James Albright, Olsen, John Koiiada, Johnston.
Assigned to 492BG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 406BS, 801BG, 8AF USAAF. Survived crash landing at RAF Oulton in B-24 42-94775 18-Nov-44 Returned to Duty (RTD).
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Service
People
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Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 492nd Bomb Group (Heavy)
Assigned to 492BG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 406BS, 801BG, 8AF USAAF. Crash landing at RAF Oulton in B-24H 42-94775 18-Nov-44 Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: AM (2OLC), PH.
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Units served with
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Group
The 492nd Bomb Group were assigned to the 8th Air Force in April 1944. They flew 60 missions over occupied Europe from 11 May 1944 until 7 August 1944.
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Group
The 801st Bomb Group was established as part of the Eighth Air Force in late March 1944 to carry out 'Carpetbagger' missions. These were night missions over France and other parts of occupied Europes to support resistance forces by dropping in agents,...
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Aircraft
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B-24 Liberator
Assigned to 4BS, 34BG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 406BS, 801BG, 8AF USAAF. Crashed landing at RAF Oulton, while on at D/S with 406th NLS at Cheddington 18-Nov-44 3 x RTD, 6 x KIA.
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Associated Place
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Military site : airfield
Harrington was built by the 826th and 852nd Engineer Battalions of the US Army in 1943. Completed in 1944, it was the furthest Eighth Air Force combat airfield from the east coast.The Eighth's Special Operations Group was based at the airfield, first...
Events
Event |
Location |
Date |
Born |
Greensburg, PA 15601, USA |
31 August 1923 |
Lived in |
Jeannette, PA, USA |
1941 |
Enlisted |
Greensburg, PA 15601, USA |
30 March 1943 |
Greensburg, Pennsylvania
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Based |
Harrington |
1944 |
Assigned to 492BG, 8AF USAAF.
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Based |
Harrington |
1944 |
Transferred to 406BS, 801BG, 8AF USAAF.
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Survived crash landing |
Oulton, Norwich NR11, UK |
18 November 1944 |
Survived crash landing at RAF Oulton in B-24 42-94775 18-Nov-44 Returned to Duty (RTD).
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Died |
Westmoreland County, PA, USA |
2 May 1994 |
Buried |
Saint John's Union Cemetery
Mount Pleasant,
Westmoreland County, PA |
June 1994 |
Saint John's Union Cemetery
Mount Pleasant,
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
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