Alfred Leroy Van Deren Jr
Military
Object Number - UPL 60169 - S/Sgt Alfred L. Van Deren
Assigned to 840BS, 483BG,15AF USAAF. Alfred was "Killed In Action" over the Ploesti Oil Complex, Romania during the war when his B-17 was shot down by enemy flak.
Awards: AM (3OLC), PH.
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![Seen through a 433rd Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortress' strike camera, a 816th Bomb Squadron B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-5786) nicknamed "Whizzer II" goes down over Nis in Yugoslavia on the 15th of April 1944 in a gout of flame after taking a direct flak hit. There were no survivors. Official caption on image: "(483BG:4M3:2VI) (4:15:1208) (24:21300) ([south-west arrow] 140 [degrees]) (Nis M/Y Yugo) (Ship 111 816 Sq)." Handwritten caption on reverse: '15/4/44. 483BG, 15AF. Nis, Yugoslavia. 42-5786](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-457805.jpg.webp?itok=YT0rrjph)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
30 September 1923 | Born Dallas, Texas | |
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Enlisted |
2 December 1942 | Enlisted Tulsa Oklahoma | |
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Died |
15 July 1944 | Died Ploesti, Romania | |
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Buried |
1 January 1948 | Interred Restland Memorial Park Dallas, Dallas County, Texas |
