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#	Name*	First Names	Rank	RAF Equivalent Rank	Service No.	Born	Nationality	Role	Awards	Air Force	Command	Unit	DateofIncident *See Note	Aircraft	Type	Serial	Code	Base	Mission	Incident	Fate	Commemorated	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
1051	Bunte	Allen F	1st Lt		O-885497		USA	Pilot		USAAF	4th Fighter Group	334th Fighter Squadron: Fighting Eagles	1944-03-08	P-47 Thunderbolt. (P-51 Mustang from mid 1944)						1 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1052	Bunte	Allen F	1st Lt		O-885497		USA	Pilot		USAAF	4th Fighter Group	334th Fighter Squadron: Fighting Eagles	1944-03-23	P-47 Thunderbolt. (P-51 Mustang from mid 1944)						1 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1053	Bunte	Allen F	1st Lt		O-885497		USA	Pilot		USAAF	4th Fighter Group	334th Fighter Squadron: Fighting Eagles	1944-03-29	P-47 Thunderbolt. (P-51 Mustang from mid 1944)						1 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1054	Bunting	Ira J	1st Lt		O-732146		USA	Pilot		USAAF	354th Fighter Group	353rd Fighter Squadron: Cobras	1944-06-21	P-47 Thunderbolt						0.5 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1055	Bunting	Ira J	1st Lt		O-732146		USA	Pilot		USAAF	354th Fighter Group	353rd Fighter Squadron: Cobras	1944-09-26	P-47 Thunderbolt						0.5 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1056	Bur	Thomas G	F / O		T00061576		USA	Pilot		USAAF	359th Fighter Group	369th Fighter Squadron	1944-09-18	P-51 Mustang						0.5 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1057	Burak	Carl	1st Lt		O-751253		USA	Pilot		USAAF	7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group	22nd Photo Reconnaissance Squadron	1945-04-24	P-38 Lightning						0.5 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1058	Burbee	Russell Field	Technical Sergeant	Sergeant	11078766		American	Radio Operator		USAAF	8th Air Force	446th Bombardment Group (H), 707th Bombardment Squadron (H)	1944-07-11	B-24 Dissipated Duck	H	42-94994	JU:J	Bungay (Station #125), Suffolk, England	Munich (Mission #466), Germany	See Archive report for details	PoW Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow, Pomerania			Archive Report
1059	Burden	Rex R	2nd Lt		O-513935		USA	Pilot		USAAF	356th Fighter Group	361st Fighter Squadron: Martlesham Playboys	1944-11-26	P-47 Thunderbolt. (P-51 Mustang from Nov 1944)						1 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1060	Burdick	Clinton D	2nd Lt		O-715466		USA	Pilot		USAAF	356th Fighter Group	361st Fighter Squadron: Martlesham Playboys	1944-12-05	P-47 Thunderbolt. (P-51 Mustang from Nov 1944)						1 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1061	Burdick	Clinton D	2nd Lt		O-715466		USA	Pilot		USAAF	356th Fighter Group	361st Fighter Squadron: Martlesham Playboys	1945-01-14	P-47 Thunderbolt. (P-51 Mustang from Nov 1944)						2 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1062	Burdick	Clinton D	1st Lt		O-715466		USA	Pilot		USAAF	356th Fighter Group	361st Fighter Squadron: Martlesham Playboys	1945-02-20	P-47 Thunderbolt. (P-51 Mustang from Nov 1944)						2.5 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1063	Burke	Lloyd K.	Staff Sergeant		39123034		American	Tail Gunner		USAAF	8th Air Force	373th Bomber Squadron (96th Bombardment Group (H))	1944-04-13	B-17	G	42-97480	AW:B	Snetterton Heath (Station #138), Norfolk, England	Augsburg, Germany	On the southern leg of the flight the a/c came under repeated fighter attacks by Bf-19s. Damage inflicted included one engine knocked out, causing the crew to bail out. The aircraft crashed at 1625 hrs at Idenkeim, six miles South of Bitburg, Germany	PoW - Dulag Luft Grosstychow, Dulag 12
1064	Burke	Sylvester V	Captain		O-432179		USA	Pilot		USAAF	56th Fighter Group	63rd Fighter Squadron	1943-11-11	P-47 Thunderbolt						1 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1065	Burke	Sylvester V	Major		O-432179		USA	Pilot		USAAF	56th Fighter Group	63rd Fighter Squadron	1944-01-11	P-47 Thunderbolt						1 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1066	Burke	Sylvester V	Major		O-432179		USA	Pilot		USAAF	56th Fighter Group	63rd Fighter Squadron	1944-02-11	P-47 Thunderbolt						1 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1067	Burkhard	Harold D	2nd Lt		O-755876		USA	Pilot		USAAF	364th Fighter Group	385th Fighter Squadron	1944-05-24	P-38 Lightning (P-51 Mustang mid 1944)						0.5 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1068	Burkhart	Morris C	2nd Lt		O-819502		USA	Pilot		USAAF	50th Fighter Group	313th Fighter Squadron	1944-12-23	P-47 Thunderbolt						1 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1069	Burkhart	Howard M.	Staff Sergeant		37347802		American	Engineer		USAAF	8th Air Force	44th Bombardment Group (H), 506th Bombardment Squadron (H)	1945-04-05	B-24 Tinker Belle	J	44-40158	GJ:-Q	Shipdham airfield (Station #115), Norfolk, England	Plauen marshalling yards (Mission #928), Germany	See Archive report for details	PoW, Unknown camp			Archive Report
1070	Burleigh Jr.	Hubert William	Staff Sergeant	Sergeant	18138031	7th April 1923, Mound, Madison County, Louisiana	American	Radio Operator	AM	USAAF	8th Air Force	100th Bombardment Group (H), 349th Bombardment Squadron (H), 3rd Air Division	1944-09-28	B-17	G	44-6306	XR:G	Thorpe Abbotts (Station #139), Norfolk, England	Merseburg oil installation (Mission #652), Germany	See Archive report for details	Murdered	Repatriated and reinterred at the Cedar Hill Cemetery, Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi on the 10th November 1948		Archive Report
1071	Burleson	Thomas H	1st Lt		O-748903		USA	Pilot		USAAF	IX Air Support Command	422nd Night Fighter Squadron	1944-12-25	Northrop P-61 Black Widow						1 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1072	Burling	William L	2nd Lt		O-812191		USA	Pilot		USAAF	362nd Fighter Group	378th Fighter Squadron	1945-02-21	P-47 Thunderbolt						1 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1073	Burling	William L	1st Lt		O-812191		USA	Pilot		USAAF	362nd Fighter Group	378th Fighter Squadron	1945-03-18	P-47 Thunderbolt						1 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1074	Burlingame	Gordon S	Captain		O-728571		USA	Pilot		USAAF	353rd Fighter Group	352nd Fighter Squadron	1944-09-05	P-47 Thunderbolt						1 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1075	Burnes	Robert G	1st Lt		O-805709		USA	Pilot		USAAF	366th Fighter Group	390th Fighter Squadron	1944-06-12	P-47 Thunderbolt						1 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1076	Burnett	Fred E	1st Lt		O-770164		USA	Pilot		USAAF	IX Air Support Command	422nd Night Fighter Squadron	1945-04-12	Northrop P-61 Black Widow						1 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1077	Burnette	Hubert Ray	Staff Sergeant	Sergeant	15066343	3rd October 1920 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	American	Waist Gunner		USAAF 15th Air Force	US Army Air Force	449th Bombardment Group (H), 716th Bombardment Squadron (H), 47th Bombardment Wing	1944-03-01	B-24	J	44-41218	71	Grottaglie Field, southern Italy	Moosbierbaum oil refinery, (Mission #216), Austria	See Archive Report for details	Murdered	Repatriated to the Johnny Haddix Cemetery, Haddix County		Archive Report
1078	Burns	Dean R	1st Lt		O-674032		USA	Pilot		USAAF	370th Fighter Group	402nd Fighter Squadron	1944-06-23	P-38 Lightning						1 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1079	Burns	Gilbert C Jr	2nd Lt		O-824407		USA	Pilot		USAAF	50th Fighter Group	313th Fighter Squadron	1944-10-03	P-47 Thunderbolt						1 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1080	Burns	Robert G	2nd Lt		O-821662		USA	Pilot		USAAF	373rd Fighter Group	411th Fighter Squadron	1944-08-15	P-47 Thunderbolt						1 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1081	Burns	Robert G	1st Lt		O-821662		USA	Pilot		USAAF	373rd Fighter Group	411th Fighter Squadron	1944-12-26	P-47 Thunderbolt						1 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1082	Burns	Robert G	1st Lt		O-821662		USA	Pilot		USAAF	373rd Fighter Group	411th Fighter Squadron	1945-04-11	P-47 Thunderbolt						2 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1083	Burns	William H	Captain		O-740141		USA	Pilot		USAAF	55th Fighter Group	338th Fighter Squadron	1944-09-12	P-51 Mustang						0.5 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1084	Burns	Frank Lee	Sergeant	Sergeant	19043025		American	Tail Turret Gunner		USAAF	15th Air Force	456th Bombardment Group (H), 746th Bombardment Squadron (H)	1944-06-26	B-24	H	41-28638	Not allocated	Stornara airfield, Italy	Moosbierbaum, Lower Austria	See Archive report for details	PoW, Unknown camp			Read Archive Report
1085	Burns Jr.	Allan Henry	Staff Sergeant	Sergeant	33728946		American	Radio Operator		USAAF	8th Air Force	445th Bombardment Group (H), 701st Bombardment Squadron (H), 2nd Air Division	1945.02.27	B-24	J	42-51506	MK:E	Tibenham (Station #124), Norfolk, England	Halle (Mission #851), Germany	See Archive report for details	PoW/ Unknown camp			Read Archive Report
1086	Burroughs	Vernon A	1st Lt		O-795906		USA	Pilot		USAAF	65th Fighter Wing	357th Fighter Squadron	1944-02-11	P-47 Thunderbolt						1 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1087	Burroughs	Vernon A	1st Lt		O-795906		USA	Pilot		USAAF	65th Fighter Wing	357th Fighter Squadron	1944-03-29	P-47 Thunderbolt						2 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1088	Burstein	Martin	2nd Lieutenant	Pilot Officer	O-819487		American	Co-Pilot		USAAF	8th Air Force	442nd Bombardment Squadron (H), 305th Bombardment Group (H)	1944-12-05	B-17 Wally’s Wheels	G	43-37827	JJ:L	Chelveston (Station #105), Northamptonshire, England	Berlin (Mission #738), Germany	See Archive report for details	PoW,Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang			Archive Report
1089	Burt		Lieutenant					Pilot		USAAF	Fighter	131Sqn	1943-09-04	Spitfire	Vc	EE746			Ramrod
1090	Burt	William C.	Staff Sergeant		17088513	1922	American	Ball Turret		USAAF	8th Air Force	532nd Bomber Squadron (381st Bombardment Group (H))	1944-08-06	B-17 Under Ground Farmer	G	44-6020	VE:A	Ridgewell (Station #167), Essex, England	Brandenburg, Germany	See Archive report for details	PoW, Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow, Pomerania, Prussia now Poland			Archive Report
1091	Burt	Harold R	2nd Lt		O-817889		USA	Pilot		USAAF	359th Fighter Group	369th Fighter Squadron	1944-08-05	P-51 Mustang						1 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1092	Burt	Harold R	2nd Lt		O-817889		USA	Pilot		USAAF	359th Fighter Group	369th Fighter Squadron	1944-09-12	P-51 Mustang						1 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1093	Moffat	John Edward	2nd Lieutenant	Pilot Officer	O-681164		American	Co-Pilot		USAAF	8th Air Force	579th Bombardment Squadron (H), 392nd Bombardment Group (H), 2nd Air Division	1944-01-29	B-24 Sally Ann	H	42-7484	GC:L	Wendling (Station #118), Norfolk, England	Frankfurt (Mission #198), Germany	See archive report for details	PoW, Stalag Luft 1			Read Archive Report
1094	Burton	Herbert C	1st Lt		O-659798		USA	Pilot		USAAF	359th Fighter Group	369th Fighter Squadron	1944-05-08	P-51 Mustang						1 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1095	Burton	Herbert C	1st Lt		O-659798		USA	Pilot		USAAF	359th Fighter Group	369th Fighter Squadron	1944-05-19	P-51 Mustang						2 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1096	Burton	Herbert C	1st Lt		O-659798		USA	Pilot		USAAF	359th Fighter Group	369th Fighter Squadron	1944-06-20	P-51 Mustang						0.5 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1097	Buschmeier	Frank William ‘Bud’	Sergeant		5683437	1923	American	Waist Gunner		USAAF	8th Air Force	100th Bombardment Group (H), 350th Bombardment Squadron (H), 3rd Air Division	1944-07-29	B-17 Randie Lou aka Buffalo Gal	G	42-31537	LN:S	Thorpe Abbotts (Station #139), Norfolk, England	Merseburg oil installation (Mission #503), Germany	See Archive report for details	PoW, Stalag Luft 4 Groß-Tychow, Pomerania			Archive Report
1098	Busenbark	Joseph S	2nd Lt		O-696999		USA	Pilot		USAAF	368th Fighter Group	396th Fighter Squadron	1944-12-23	P-47 Thunderbolt						1 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1099	Bush	Jerry P	1st Lt		O-689199		USA	Pilot		USAAF	339th Fighter Group: The Chequers	503rd Fighter Squadron	1944-07-07	P-51 Mustang						0.5 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1100	Buskirk	Clair E	F / O		T00001369		USA	Pilot		USAAF	55th Fighter Group	338th Fighter Squadron	1944-01-05	P-38 Lightning						1 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)