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1123:Lucius Theus
1108:Percy Sutton
1088:Vernon Sport
1078:Eugene Smith
863:George Hardy
838:Joseph Gomer
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717:Roscoe Brown
707:Harold Brown
677:Howard Baugh
657:Robert Ashby
589:Mather Field
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207:World War II
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186:Purple Heart
157:World War II
153:Battles/wars
66:(2012-02-17)
1609:2012 deaths
1604:1920 births
1118:Roger Terry
1113:Alva Temple
998:John Mosley
873:Percy Heath
401:. U.S. Army
1598:Categories
1273:Hart's War
968:Hiram Mann
652:Lee Archer
627:Paul Adams
577:Air fields
334:References
272:with four
123:(post war)
78:Allegiance
47:1920-12-06
1281:Red Tails
1202:Incidents
963:John Lyle
254:Air Medal
170:Air Medal
1506:Category
1214:Aircraft
1053:Mac Ross
620:and crew
297:See also
88:Service/
1455:Related
1349:Wingmen
405:25 July
328:(movie)
217:award.
116:Captain
1363:Legacy
1337:(play)
1311:(2007)
1303:(2009)
1284:(2012)
1276:(2002)
1268:(1995)
618:Pilots
248:Awards
221:Career
163:Awards
107:1943–?
90:branch
73:, U.S.
56:, U.S.
1394:Other
1326:Other
1250:Media
759:(C/O)
527:Units
418:Notes
1555:stub
407:2019
399:Army
381:YNN,
129:Unit
112:Rank
61:Died
41:Born
1334:Fly
459:at
445:Fly
202:WIA
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