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Lt. Col. William C. Snaith Crew
Strange Cargo
721st Squadron
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Allen,
Woodrow W. |
Engineer |
KIA |
T/Sgt. Allen from Memphis Tennessee was married with one child. He was a replacement on the plane Toni Gayle.
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Crawford, Penn W. |
Radio |
KIA |
S/Sgt. Penn from West Monroe, Louisiana was a member of Lt. Peterson's crew. He was married, had worked as a bus driver and been awarded a Purple Heart in April 1944.
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Evans, Edward W. |
Gunner |
KIA |
S/Sgt. Evans from bridgeport, Ohio was also a member of Lt. Peterson's crew.
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Fritz, George H |
Gunner |
KIA |
2nd Lt. Fritz from River Edge , New Jersey was the H2X Radar Operator
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Goldvarg, Jerome R |
Navigator |
KIA |
Captain Goldvarg from Chicago, Illinois was assigned to Group HQ and arrived in Manduria aboard Destiny Deb.
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Johnson, Andrew N. Jr. |
Gunner |
KIA |
S/Sgt. Johnson from North Great Falls, Montana was a member of Lt. Creighton's Crew aboard Madam Shoo Shoo
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Primrose, Clyde O. Jr. |
Co-Pilot |
KIA |
2nd Lt. Primrose was from Hemphill, Texas and a member of Lt. McLaughlin's Crew aboard Janner & Janner II.
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Reid, John R. |
Gunner |
KIA |
Sgt. Reid was from Chicago, Illinois was married and was a member of Lt. Bertlings Crew.
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Snaith, William C. |
Pilot |
POW |
Lt. Col. Snaith from Dallas Texas. He was the Group Operations Officer and the first Commanding Officer of the 450th when it was organized in Clovis, New Mexico.
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Stricklin, Robert B. |
Bombardier |
KIA |
1st Lt. Stricklin from Dallas Texas was a member of Cpt. Caywood's Crew aboard Shadow. He was also the Group Bombardier.
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Tautfest, Earl W |
Observer |
KIA |
1st Lt. Tautfest was from Kalispell, Montana. He was aboard as an observer as part of his training to become Group Navigator. He arrived in Manduria as part of Lt. Bertling's Crew.
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Link to MACR 6995
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