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JUMP STICKS FOR HQ 1st - SERIAL 22,
CHALK 7 |
The stick rosters for the
first nine aircraft of the 508th 1st Battalion as they went into Normandy.
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Section 3 |
Plane #7 |
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1.
Sgt Raymond Pateracki (Commo) |
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Died
Mar 17, 2003 |
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2. Cpl Rudolph E. Bolin
(LMG) |
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KIA 21 Sep 1944 |
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3. Pfc Earl T. Wilson (Asst
gunner) |
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KIA 15 Jun 1944 |
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4. Pfc Joseph J. Esposito |
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Died 29 Feb 2008 |
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5. Pfc Donald W. Wininger |
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KIA 6 Jun 1944 |
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6. Pfc Delbert E. Fairbanks |
WIA 6 Jun 1944 |
Died
Feb 18, 1989 |
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7. Cpl Richard S. Brock |
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(Still living?) |
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8. Pfc Myron L. Lynn (Asst
gunner) |
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KIA, 7 Jul 1944* |
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9. Unknown |
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? |
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10. T/5 Wesley G. Green (Commo) |
WIA 6 Jun 1944 |
Died 8 Nov 1962 |
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11. Pvt George A. Luperchio
(Commo) (duplicates entries on Planes 2 and 8) |
WIA Jun/Jul 1944 |
Died 6 Jan 2001 |
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12. Unknown (Service Co) |
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? |
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13. Unknown (Service Co) |
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? |
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14. Unknown (Medic) |
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? |
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15. Pfc Donald W. Wininger
(duplicate entry |
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? |
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16. T/4 James H. Barber |
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(Still living? |
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* = drowned |
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Initial
details reprinted from book entitled "From Heaven To Hell" with
permission of author Ben LeLandais and extended or corrected through
research of Dick O'Donnell. Note that some names are
duplicated in two or even three aircraft and are annotated as such.
Author LeLandais has no explanation other than the fact that the
lists he received contained these errors. |
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