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In death, all are equal. While the obituary may contain any comments on rank desired, the text listing will not include this information. The text listing will include only Surname, First Name, MI followed by ASN (tab delimited) if known. If not provided, or provided in a format Association members would not be familiar with (i.e. nickname, changed names, etc.), the name used while the person was in the Carpetbaggers, from records we have, will be used for the text name. ASNs will be listed as the 1943-45 records show them to be, and if in error, please provide a correction from a primary source. In most cases we have multiple records of ASNs from 1943-45 data.
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William T. Alford ASN 0559512 Pilot, 788th/859th BS
Robert T. Byerley ASN 0692761 Pilot, 850th/857th BS
Arthur Bogusz ASN 16108322 Engineer, Rabbitt Crew 406th BS
Raymond G. Hawley ASN 11070480 Radar Mechanic, 36th/856th BSs
Paul A. Seifert ASN 0717860 H2X radar, Fowke & Wonnell crews
Arthur C. Kiehl ASN 19020565 Crew chief, 406th/858th BSs
John A. Nutt ASN 0696870 Pilot, 406th NLS
Edward R. Baush ASN T65667 Pilot, 858th BS
Henry A. Majefski ASN 0700029 Navigator, Melinat crew
Virgil R. Shoger ASN 36635272 RO of the Velarde crew
Lester W. Anderson ASN 31155441 RO for Archambault and Boone
Igor Petrenko ASN 32799267 Topographic draftsman
Ralph P. White, Jr. ASN 0697751 Bombardier, Sandberg crew 850th/857th BSs
Kenneth A. Francis ASN T-128556 Copilot, Webb and Phillips crews
Daniel A. Bradley ASN 0762896 Bombardier, Lemke and Seger crews
Edwin G. Hasart ASN 0693978 Pilot, 406th/858th BSs
Morneau, Napoleon A, Jr. ASN 02068215 Bombardier, Orban crew, 858th BS
Sandberg, Bernard A. ASN 0693069 Pilot, 850th/857th BS
Walter, Robert F. ASN 34207326 Instruments 850th/857th BSs
Carl S. Christensen ASN 0717136 Navigator, Boswell crew
John W. Fox ASN 0697410 Pilot, 788th/859th BSs
William C. Knipscher ASN 0728185 Navigator, Warn Crew
Bernard M.W. Knox ASN 0856308 Jed Team GILES (MR 952)
Jerome Crance ASN 0679050 Pilot, 406th BS
John W. Fox ASN 0-697410 Pilot, 788th/859th BS
Bestow R. Rudolph ASN 0659842 Pilot, 406th/858th BSLeif Oistad ASN
32502646 OSS OG / NORSO
William G. Wittman ASN 0749375 Copilot, Munn Crew
Harold R. Downs ASN 37206778 1077th Signal CompanyWilliam E. Ebner ASN 0685298 36th/856nd BSs,Ward Crew
Everett L. Weidner ASN 1629861 R.O. Jackson Crew, 36th BS
Charles L. Spirk,Jr. ASN 33685906 Gunner,406th NLSFrederick Cardozo Freelance-Gaspard circuit
Clarence O. Novak ASN 37559976 Gunner, Mulligan Crew
Nicholas F. Robolino ASN 32764049 Radar Section
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1st Qtr 2012 (Spring Edition
Homer G. Collier (DOD 1961) ASN 37312824 Engineer Simon Crew
John J. Oling ASN 0807501 Pilot 850th/857 BSs
Charles C. Fluharty ASN 13141340 Gunner, Sacke Crew
Howard W. Eveland ASN 39618603 Airplane Armorer
Felix G. Price ASN 0834496 Pilot, 856th BSChester Ambrose ----------- Brother of George Ambrose
Kenneth L. Foster ASN 18054514 MOS 502 - Admin NCO
Melvin H. Davis ASN 0783316 Bombardier Anderson and Nutt crews
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2nd Qtr (Summer Edition)
Patrick J. Coughlin ASN W-21322705 352nd Service Squadron
Leo G. Monaghan ASN 37674292 850th/857th BSs Photography UnitAndrés Gérard S/N FFL-55933 Agent of the FFI
