Jay Anthony Ter Haar

Military
media-46558.jpeg UPL 46558 Sgt Jay A TerHaar, 707BS, 446BG

USAAF Photo

Object Number - UPL 46558 - Sgt Jay A TerHaar, 707BS, 446BG

Assigned to 707BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF. Ran out of fuel and crashed at Hoofddorp on 21-Jun-44 in B-24 'Connie' 41-29124. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 6159



Awards: AM, PH.



He was buried with his crewmembers on 3 July 1944 in Hoofddorp by the Germans and later reburied at the American Military Cemetery at Margraten (near Maastricht in the Netherlands) where he still rests today. He was specifically remembered last on Memorial Day 2017 at Margraten by the Commissaris van de Koning in de Provincie Limburg Th. J. F. M. Bovens.

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Units served with

A flight of B-24 Liberators of the 446th Bomb Group fly in formation above the clouds.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 707th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Connie
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 707th Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Bungay (Flixton) airfield, looking south, the technical site- with T2 hangar- and control tower are to the right, where the main airfield gate is also situated, 16 October 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/930. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Flixton

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Holland, Michigan, USA 4 January 1920 Son of Arie and Adah [Helder] Ter Haar.

Died

Killed in Action (KIA)

Hoofddorp, Netherlands 21 June 1944 Ran out of fuel and crashed at Hoofddorp on 21-Jun-44 in B-24 'Connie' 41-29124. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 6159

Buried

Netherlands American Cemetery Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands Plot P Row 21 Grave 17

Buried

Pilgrim Home Cemetery Holland, Ottawa County, MI Memorialised Pilgrim Home Cemetery Holland, Ottawa County, Michigan

Based

Bungay 21 June 1944 Assigned to 707BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF.

Enlisted

Michigan

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Corrected the name by moving "Ter" from the middle name field to the suffix field.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

MACR 6159 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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