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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	Victories (Fighters)	Base	Time	Mission	Incident	Fate	Commemorated	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
7101	Shisler	William W	2nd Lt		O-715026		USA	Pilot		USAAF	36th Fighter Group	22nd Fighter Squadron	1945-02-25	P-47 Thunderbolt								2 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
7102	Shively	Robert W Jr	2nd Lt		O-804241		USA	Pilot		USAAF	67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group	15th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron	1945-04-04	F-6C Mustangs								1 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
7103	Shoemaker	Robert S	1st Lt		O-758086		USA	Pilot		USAAF	474th Fighter Group	430th Fighter Squadron	1944-10-13	P-38 Lightning								1 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
7104	Shoss	David	2nd Lieutenant	Pilot Officer	O-684993	1923	American	Navigator		USAAF	8th Air Force	418th Bomber Squadron (100th Bombardment Group (H))	1944-06-24	B-17 Return Ticket	G	42-97065	LD:F		Temporary airbase Framlingham (Station #153), Suffolk, England		Rouen (Mission #438), France	See Archive report for details	Evader			Archive Report
7105	Shostack	Walter	2nd Lieutenant	Pilot Officer	O-711256	1922	American	Co-Pilot		USAAF	15th Air Force	741st Bomber Squadron (455th Bombardment Group (H))	1944-10-14	B-24	J	42-51912	-		San Giovanni field, Italy		Odertal, Germany	See Archive report for details	PoW, Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia, Germany, now Żagań in Poland			Archive Report
7106	Shoup	Robert L	2nd Lt		O-744777		USA	Pilot		USAAF	354th Fighter Group	356th Fighter Squadron: Red Asses	1944-01-04	P-51 Mustang								1 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
7107	Shoup	Robert L	1st Lt		O-744777		USA	Pilot		USAAF	354th Fighter Group	356th Fighter Squadron: Red Asses	1944-03-04	P-51 Mustang								0.5 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
7108	Shoup	Robert L	1st Lt		O-744777		USA	Pilot		USAAF	354th Fighter Group	356th Fighter Squadron: Red Asses	1944-04-08	P-51 Mustang								1 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
7109	Shoup	Robert L	1st Lt		O-744777		USA	Pilot		USAAF	354th Fighter Group	356th Fighter Squadron: Red Asses	1944-04-09	P-51 Mustang								2 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
7110	Shoup	Robert L	1st Lt		O-744777		USA	Pilot		USAAF	354th Fighter Group	356th Fighter Squadron: Red Asses	1944-04-24	P-51 Mustang								1 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
7111	Shoup	Robert L	1st Lt		O-744777		USA	Pilot		USAAF	354th Fighter Group	356th Fighter Squadron: Red Asses	1944-04-24	P-51 Mustang				5.5							Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
7112	Shove	F S	1st Lieutenant							USAAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1944-04-26	Lancaster	II	DS719	EQ-U		Linton on Ouse	2312	Essen	Crashed Wissenkerke {Zeeland}	Killed	Connecticut	Attacker
7113	Shove	Frank Shepard	2nd Lieutenant	Pilot Officer	O-8861116		American	Navigator		USAAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1944-07-02	Halifax	III	LK758	ZL-E		Leeming	1203	Training	One of the crews was piloted by Flt Sgt Nicol who were flying on a familiarisation flight in the early afternoon, although scheduled to participate in the “X” country they were all killed after a rather unfortunate incident. At 13:10 after Flt Sgt Nicol had completed his flight and was coming into land, it appears from all reports, that one wheel remained retracted which as he neared the ground with flaps down, this caused the a/c to dip into the ground and immediately enveloped in flames, with ammunition exploding all around. The a/c broke into two pieces, the badly mutilated wings, with the four engines, were found approximately 20 yards from the mid upper turret and the remainder of fuselage. Flt Sgt Nicol was not entirely unfamiliar with the new type of Halifax, having already flown several hours on them in training exercises. All the occupants of the aircraft other than the pilot were in the rest position and were found dead in this location, either instantly killed as the result of of the impact or burned alive in the inferno that followed. The only member of the full crew who was still alive was the Navigator O-8861116 Lt Frank Shepard Shove, US Army Air Force who was not required for local flying. (Extract 427 Squadron War Diary)	Not on the sortie
7114	Shropshire	Charles T.	Corporal		20234092	1921	American	Waist Gunner	AM PH	USAAF	15th Air Force	741st Bomber Squadron (455th Bombardment Group (H))	1944-10-14	B-24	J	42-51912	-		San Giovanni field, Italy		Odertal, Germany	See Archive report for details	Murdered	Lorraine American Cemetery St. Avold, France. Plot A, Row 16, Grave 23		Archive Report
7115	Shue	Edward Luther	Technical Sergeant	Flight Sergeant	33193766	26th October 1915 in Stanardsville, Virginia	American	Engineer	AM (Oak Leaf Cluster) PH	USAAF	8th Air Force	Headquarters 3rd Air Division	1945-03-27	B-17 Butch II	G	42-31092	Not Listed		(ALG) B-56, Brussels/Evere, Belgium		Non Operational flight	See Archive report for details	Killed	Repatriated and interred on the 15th April 1949 in Plot 34, Grave 4182, Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia		Archive Report
7116	Shultz	Floyd W	1st Lt		O-706454		USA	Pilot		USAAF	355th Fighter Group	354th Fighter Squadron	1944-09-11	P-51 Mustang								1 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
7117	Shultz	William G	2nd Lt		O-744778		USA	Pilot		USAAF	20th Fighter Group: Loco Busters	55th Fighter Squadron	1944-04-24	P-51 Mustang								2 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
7118	Shupe	Joseph E	1st Lt		O-811969		USA	Pilot		USAAF	359th Fighter Group	370th Fighter Squadron	1944-05-08	P-47 Thunderbolt								2 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
7119	Shurlds	Henry W Jr	Captain		O-432240		USA	Pilot		USAAF	406th Fighter Group	513th Fighter Squadron	1944-06-17	P-47 Thunderbolt`								2 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
7120	Shutt	Irving E	1st Lt		O-692205		USA	Pilot		USAAF	68th Reconnaissance Group	111th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron	1945-04-14	P-51 Mustang								1 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
7121	Sickling	Herbert W	1st Lt		O-671182		USA	Pilot		USAAF	406th Fighter Group	514th Fighter Squadron	1944-12-23	P-47 Thunderbolt`								1 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
7122	Sieczkarski	John Stephen	Staff Sergeant	Sergeant	11108036		American	Gunner		USAAF	8th Air Force	445th Bombardment Group (H), 703rd Bombardment Squadron (H), 2nd Air Division	1945.03.03	B-24	J	42-50692	RN:?		Tibenham airfield (Station #124), Norfolk, England		Magdeburg (Mission #861), Germany	See Archive report for details	PoW/ Unknown camp			Read Archive Report
7123	Siems	Grover C Jr	2nd Lt		O-694268		USA	Pilot		USAAF	4th Fighter Group	334th Fighter Squadron: Fighting Eagles	1944-04-18	P-47 Thunderbolt. (P-51 Mustang from mid 1944)								0.33 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
7124	Siems	Grover C Jr	2nd Lt		O-694268		USA	Pilot		USAAF	4th Fighter Group	334th Fighter Squadron: Fighting Eagles	1944-05-12	P-47 Thunderbolt. (P-51 Mustang from mid 1944)								1 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
7125	Siems	Grover C Jr	2nd Lt		O-694268		USA	Pilot		USAAF	4th Fighter Group	334th Fighter Squadron: Fighting Eagles	1944-05-28	P-47 Thunderbolt. (P-51 Mustang from mid 1944)								1 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
7126	Siems	Grover C Jr	2nd Lt		O-694268		USA	Pilot		USAAF	4th Fighter Group	334th Fighter Squadron: Fighting Eagles	1944-06-06	P-47 Thunderbolt. (P-51 Mustang from mid 1944)								1 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
7127	Siems	Grover C Jr	2nd Lt		O-694268		USA	Pilot		USAAF	4th Fighter Group	334th Fighter Squadron: Fighting Eagles	1944-07-02	P-47 Thunderbolt. (P-51 Mustang from mid 1944)								1 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
7128	Siems	Grover C Jr	2nd Lt		O-694268		USA	Pilot		USAAF	4th Fighter Group	334th Fighter Squadron: Fighting Eagles	1944-07-02	P-47 Thunderbolt. (P-51 Mustang from mid 1944)				4.33							Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
7129	Silk	John W	1st Lt		O-758242		USA	Pilot		USAAF	55th Fighter Group	38th Fighter Squadron	1944-09-12	P-51 Mustang								1 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
7130	Silsby	Charles W	1st Lt		O-792883		USA	Pilot		USAAF	78th Fighter Group	84th Fighter Squadron	1943-10-10	P-47 Thunderbolt								2 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
7131	Siltamaki	Robert W	1st Lt		O-816722		USA	Pilot		USAAF	359th Fighter Group	370th Fighter Squadron	1944-05-29	P-47 Thunderbolt								0.5 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
7132	Siltamaki	Robert W	1st Lt		O-816722		USA	Pilot		USAAF	359th Fighter Group	370th Fighter Squadron	1944-05-30	P-47 Thunderbolt								0.5 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
7133	Silva	Robert G	2nd Lt		O-744780		USA	Pilot		USAAF	354th Fighter Group	353rd Fighter Squadron: Cobras	1944-02-20	P-51 Mustang								0.5 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
7134	Silva	Stanley H	2nd Lt		O-756724		USA	Pilot		USAAF	355th Fighter Group	354th Fighter Squadron	1944-12-05	P-51 Mustang								1 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
7135	Simcock Jr.	Robert Warspite	2nd Lieutenant	Pilot Officer	O-720024	1922	American	Navigator		USAAF	8th Air Force	91st Bombardment Group (H), 324th Bombardment Squadron (H),	1944-08-16	B-17	G	43-38012	LG:L		Bassingbourn (Station #121), Cambridgeshire, England		Halle (Mission #556), Germany	See Archive report for details	PoW			Archive Report
7136	Simmerman	Neil E	Captain		O-431169		USA	Pilot		USAAF	lX Fighter Command	493rd Fighter Squadron	1944-06-12	P-47 Thunderbolt								1 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
7137	Simmons	William Junion	First Lieutenant	Flying Officer	O-744781	1923	American	Pilot	Silver Star AM (Eleven Oak Leaf Clusters)	USAAF 9th Air Force	US Army Air Force	355th Fighter Squadron (354th Fighter Group)	1944-04-25	P-51 Mustang	B	43-12486	GQ:?	6-5-0+1	Lashenden (Station #410), Kent, England		Fighter sweep, Germany	See Archive Report for details	Killed	Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Graceland, Lot 6205-4 in Glendale, Los Angeles County, California		Archive Report
7138	Simmons	Kenneth Wayne	2nd Lieutenant	Pilot Officer	O-717115	1921	American	Bombardier		USAAF	8th Air Force	567th Bomber Squadron (389th Bombardment Group (H))	1944-10-19	B-24 Betsy II	J	42-50842	HP:J		Hethel (Station #114), Norfolk, England		Mainz, Germany	See Archive report for details	PoW, Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow, Pomerania, Prussia			Archive Report
7139	Simmons	William Junion	2nd Lieutenant	Pilot Officer	O-744781		American	Pilot		USAAF	354th Fighter Group	355th Fighter Squadron	1944-01-11	P-51 Mustang								1 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
7140	Simmons	William Junion	2nd Lieutenant	Pilot Officer	O-744781		American	Pilot		USAAF	354th Fighter Group	355th Fighter Squadron	1944-03-16	P-51 Mustang								3 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
7141	Simmons	William Junion	1st Lieutenant	Flying Officer	O-744781		American	Pilot		USAAF	354th Fighter Group	355th Fighter Squadron	1944-03-23	P-51 Mustang								1 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
7142	Simmons	William JJunion	1st Lieutenant	Flying Officer	O-744781		American	Pilot		USAAF	354th Fighter Group	355th Fighter Squadron	1944-04-08	P-51 Mustang								1 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
7143	Simmons	William Junion	1st Lieutenant	Flying Officer	O-744781		American	Pilot		USAAF	354th Fighter Group	355th Fighter Squadron	1944-04-08	P-51 Mustang				6							Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
7144	Simon	Jack T	2nd Lt		O-759096		USA	Pilot		USAAF	4th Fighter Group	334th Fighter Squadron: Fighting Eagles	1944-06-06	P-47 Thunderbolt. (P-51 Mustang from mid 1944)								0.5 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
7145	Simon	Reuben	1st Lt		O-885474		USA	Pilot		USAAF	4th Fighter Group	336th Fighter Squadron: Rocketeers	1944-04-08	P-51 Mustang								1 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
7146	Simon	Reuben	1st Lt		O-885474		USA	Pilot		USAAF	4th Fighter Group	336th Fighter Squadron: Rocketeers	1944-04-22	P-51 Mustang								1 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
7147	Simonson	Charles H	2nd Lt		O-812501		USA	Pilot		USAAF	354th Fighter Group	356th Fighter Squadron: Red Asses	1944-05-11	P-51 Mustang								1 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
7148	Simpkins	William A	2nd Lt		O-816945		USA	Pilot		USAAF	405th Fighter Group	510th Fighter Squadron	1944-09-12	P-47 Thunderbolt`								1 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
7149	Simpson	Edward K Jr	1st Lt		O-745529		USA	Pilot		USAAF	357th Fighter Group	363rd Fighter Squadron	1944-04-11	P-51 Mustang								1.25 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
7150	Simpson	Edward K Jr	1st Lt		O-745529		USA	Pilot		USAAF	357th Fighter Group	363rd Fighter Squadron	1944-05-27	P-51 Mustang								1 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)