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M. L. Hixon
10/28/2001 2:13:46 AM | I have fragments of info (Macr 4015 and aircraft 239820 -Pilot Lt. Samuel Wilson)gleaned from various sources. Plane was downed over Hanover either Apr. 11/44 or Apr.13/44. Any further actual details would certainly be appreciated. The Eighth Air Force Historical Society and N.Y. Southern Wing Chapter have been helpful by providing the above.
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Donald Byers
10/29/2001 11:12:42 PM | Name of Aircraft "Also Ran - Still Running" Delivered Long Beach 9/9/43; Scott 28/10/43; assigned 614BS/401BG {IW-J} Deenethorpe 14/11/1944; MIA Stettin 11/4/1944 with Wilson; flak, crashed Steinhagen, Germany 2EVD 8POW.
Don Byers
Lubbock Texas
Will scan and send copy of crew and missions.
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John J. Daly
1/11/2003 10:14:22 PM | M.L Hixon I am grateful to you for your posting of info. on our planes last mission 4/11/44. We were shot down in Hanover area on return from our 18/19th mission by flak All of us got out via parachute with #3 ablaze & unextighishable. Later were imprisioned at Stalag #1 (Barth, Ger) with enlisted men going to other POW camps. Reunited at Camp Lucky Strike (France) & returned stateside individually via ships, after which contact between us was lost until mid 80's when retired in Ind. I learned of enlisted mens reunion in Mich. & attended to meet with them. Subsequently moved to Fla. @ lost contact once again, until this month when an aquaintance informed me of this e-mail site. Do not have any updated info. on the crews whereabouts of o ur co-pilot "Skeets Gattis (from Texas) or "Red" Sudakov {from Chicago] Now that I'm aware of this resource will definitely remain in touch. John J. Daly
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