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AURktman
PostPosted: Tue Aug 23, 2011 7:18 pm 
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Ahhhh. Let me see if he can do the search again with everything in brackets, or at least the 904 bracketed. I will see him this weekend so I can ask him then.
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salerno1943
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Pathfinder wrote:
Just in case any WIXers have access to local newspaper archives in their area, here are the names of the casualties with their State and County of record when they were buried at Jefferson Barracks on Jan 1 1950.

Dozier, Walker Carroll County, GA

Fairfield, Morgan Jr Palm Beach County, FL

Gaston, James A Norfolk County, VA

Harrison, Theodore Sussex County, VA

Wyatt, James C Brunswick County, VA

Hill, Earnest Surrey County, VA

Hill, William L Shelby County, TN

Portee, Loney Washington, DC

Wright, James A Atlantic County, NJ



Dear Dave,
about this list do you can also put hometown of these soldiers? Thanks again!

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salerno1943
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Here are italian newspapers that gave new about our discovery.

ROMA 28 august 2011
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IL MATTINO 29 august 2011
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BUONGIORNO IRPINIA 31 august 2011
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Someone can send me e-mail addresses of USA newspapers and USA historical magazine that can be interested to publish this new? I hope in this way to find some or relatives of deceased soldiers.

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salerno1943
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Here is a report on AIRCREW REMEMBRANCE SOCIETY http://www.aircrewremembrancesociety.co ... oward.html
http://www.aircrewremembrancesociety.com/usaaf1944/wankhoward.html

I hope to contact someone of relatives but at today I had no news :cry:

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Someone know where is James A. Wright? (courtesy of James Pratt)

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Always thank to James Pratt here are names of some survivors:

Bowles, Marion W. SSgt 32109601
Garrick, Doctor Pfc 33097833
Gray, Everett D. Pfc 33097779
Hayes, William Pfc 33041298
Hobbs, Taft W. Pfc 33097754

Hayes and Bowles are in these photos:

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A very interesting post. I have learned a lot from it, and can identify some of the parts from working on the B-25C at my local museum. Good work everyone
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Hello
Coming back for identification.. This is a part from FT-151. Shock mount for radio Transmitter BC-375, part of radio-set SCR-287
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