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MAJ Quince L. Brown, 84th Ftr Sq, 78th FG.
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1LT William T. Hegman & crew chief, 82nd Ftr...
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Annotation added: MAJ Quince L. Brown of the 84th Ftr Sq, 78th FG in the cockpit of P-47D 42-74753 "Okie" (coded WZ-J) at Duxford. A 12-victory ace, he was KIA 6 September 1944 in a similarly named "bubbletop" Thunderbolt, "Okie III" (44-19569, coded WZ-Z). The broom-shaped mission markers represent fighter "sweeps."
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Annotation added: 1LT William T. Hegman of the 82nd Ftr Sq, 78th FG with crew chief TSGT Robert J. Fitzgerald.Hegman's earliest assigned aircraft was P-47C 41-6252 "Bee Ware" (coded MX-N). This may be the same aircraft; the nickname seen on the right side here, "Ann," may have been the crew chief's choice.
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CAPT Eldridge V. Greer & crew, 322nd Bomb Sq,...
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Annotation added: 1LT Nicholas P. Ascienzo of the 441st Bomb Sq, 320th BG.
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Annotation added: B-24 tail gunner SSGT William A. Apy of the 93rd Bomb Group.
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Annotation added: B-29 pilot MAJ John F. Wedding of the 794th Bomb Sq, 468th BG.
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Annotation added: 2LT Robert K. Seidman of the 49th Ftr Sq, 14th FG was a 5-victory ace who decorated all of his personal aircraft with a prominent Star of David. He was KIA on 14 May 1944 while strafing Villaorba aerodrome near Udine, Italy; hit by small arms fire and too low to bail out, he died in the subsequent crash landing.
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Annotation added: 5 April 1944: Ball turret gunner SSGT Roland Clark of the 452nd Bomb Group touches up the nose art of "Dog Breath" (B-17G 42-31330) following battle damage repairs. While still in training in Pyote, Texas, the crew spent time at a local bar. Pilot Herman “Butch” Beuchat would often have trouble getting his copilot Everett Phillips out of bed the next morning. Once Beuchat tried to wake Phillips, and Phillips blew in his face. Beuchat replied "Man, you have dog breath” - and the nose art was born.
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