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Robert Allen
9/20/2012 12:49:55 PM | Paul Knight, of the 401st Bombardment Group Historical Society, visited the small memorial he erected at the roadside near Deenethorpe airfield, in memory of the crew of B-17G 42-97872 614th BS on the 68th anniversary of the terrible take off accident and layed a small floral tribute in remembrance of her crew.
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donaldbyers
9/20/2012 4:11:39 PM | And we appreciate what he had done and his involvement with the Historical Society....
Don Byers
Group Historian
Sgt. Donald C. Byers, 613th Bomb Squadron, Togglier, 42-97344 Carrie B II, KIA 08/24/1944.
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win-win
1/9/2013 2:27:05 PM | For those who do not know Paul, Paul Knight, as a youngster, was at the "Rosie's Sweatbox' crashsite the day it happened.
So in addition to his commemmoration efforts, Paul rates a special thanks for his clear first-person knowledge and description of the aftermath of this unforgetable event (as told on-site during a 2007 DP visit with him). It certainly brings-home 'how it was'.
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