Earle Cheek
Military | First Lieutenant | Navigator | 446th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) near Wesel in B-24 'Queen of Angels' #4250735
Military
Killed in Action (KIA) northwest of Wesel, Germany in B-24 'Queen of Angels' #42-50735. He was also the pilot of the "Bangin' Lulu" #42-51091.
Military | First Lieutenant | Navigator | 446th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) near Wesel in B-24 'Queen of Angels' #4250735
Military | Technical Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner/Engineer | 446th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) near northwest Wesel, Germany in B-24 'Queen of Angels' #42-50735 during Operation Varsity.
Military | Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) | Ball Turret Gunner | 446th Bomb Group
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 446th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) near northwest of Wesel, Germany in B-24 'Queen of Angels' #4250735.
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Military | Staff Sergeant | Left Waist Gunner | 446th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) near Wesel in B-24 'Queen of Angels' #42-50735
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner and Armorer (MOS 612) | 446th Bomb Group
Lone survivor of B-24 'Queen of Angels' #42-50735. Sustaining burns from the on-board fire, Alan bailed out of the burning aircraft at an altitude of 100-150 ft. He broke his ankle upon landing. He was immediately captured by the Germans and was a POW...
Military | Staff Sergeant | Enlisted, Nose Gunner | 446th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) near Wesel in B-24 'Queen of Angels' #4250735
Military | First Lieutenant | Navigator/Lead Squadron Navigator | 446th Bomb Group
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator | 446th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) near Wesel in B-24 'Queen of Angels' #4250735
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Military | Staff Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner | 446th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) near Wesel in B-24 'Queen of Angels' #4250735
Group
The 446th Bomb Group, who came to be known as "the Bungay Buckaroos" after the name of their Suffolk base, flew B-24 Liberators on strategic, support and interdictory missions over Europe. The Group led the Eighth Air Force and 2nd Bomb Division on the...
Squadron
B-24 Liberator
B-24 Liberator
Date Assigned to the 492nd BG. Replacement aircraft for the 858th BS.
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24 March 1945
"8th AF Aided Paratroops
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Military site : airfield
From late November 1943, the three bases of Bungay, Seething and Hardwick were the stations of the 20th Combat Wing of the Eighth Air Force. The base had previously housed individual squadrons of the 310th Bomb Group (Twelfth Air Force) and of the 93rd...
Event | Location | Date |
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Born | Newcastle, NE, USA | 24 March 1919 |
Buried | 1945 | |
Killed in Action (KIA) | Hamminkeln, Germany | 24 March 1945 |
Died on his 26th birthday. Operation Varsity. |
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30 November 2015 09:51:13 | Lucy May | Changes to mission associations |
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Brought in information from a duplicate record. Source: |
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30 November 2015 04:42:28 | gwap53 | Changes to middlename and firstname |
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Betsy Keenen Walker |
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05 August 2015 04:31:06 | gwap53 | Changes to biography and events |
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Netherlands American Cemetery; Lofgren Family |
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05 August 2015 04:24:36 | gwap53 | Changes to highest rank |
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Netherlands American Cemetery |
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05 August 2015 04:23:05 | gwap53 | Changes to service number, person associations and place associations |
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Netherlands American Cemetery; Lofgren Family |
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05 August 2015 04:17:43 | gwap53 | Changes to nickname and awards |
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Netherlands American Cemetery; Lofgren Family |
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27 September 2014 18:18:16 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 14181 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |