Merlin Gaudet
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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Fredrick W Jacobs
Military
Killed in Action (KIA) near Wesel in B-24 'Queen of Angels' #42-50735
Service
People
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Alan Keenen
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... -
Laurence Lofgren
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 446th Bomb Group
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.
Units served with
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446th Bomb Group
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... -
704th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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42-50735 Queen of Angels
B-24 Liberator
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Miami, Florida, USA | |
| Killed in Action (KIA) | Germany | 24 March 1945 |
| Died | 24 March 1945 |
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 03 April 2020 20:40:47 | jmoore43 | Changes to biography |
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 05 August 2015 02:32:37 | gwap53 | Changes to awards |
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Netherlands American Cemetery |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 05 August 2015 02:31:12 | gwap53 | Changes to service number |
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Netherlands American Cemetery |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 05 August 2015 02:25:12 | gwap53 | Changes to middlename, firstname and nickname |
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Netherlands American Cemetery |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:10:25 | 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 |
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