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PAUL "BUD" HAEDIKE
HOMETOWN: Chicago, IL
ROLE ON AIRCRAFT: Bombardier
UNIT: 452nd Bomb Group | 730th Bomb Squadron
BASE LOCATION: Deopham Green, UK
TOTAL (WWII) COMBAT MISSIONS: 24
WAR OUTCOME: Shot down by flak on his very first mission, ditching in Belgium and returning to fly another 23 missions before the war ended mid-tour.
FINAL MISSION DATE: 19 April, 1945
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