Antolin Algorri Jr

Military
media-17377.jpeg UPL 17377 B17 "Ice Cold Katie," of the 94th Bomb Group. 1st Lt Antolin Algorri flew 35 missions in this aircraft as Navigator.

Find A Grave Memorial# 269641

Object Number - UPL 17377 - B17 "Ice Cold Katie," of the 94th Bomb Group. 1st Lt Antolin Algorri flew 35 missions in this aircraft as Navigator.

As 1st Lieutenant, "Al" Algorri served as Navigator on B-17 I'ce Cold Katie', completing 35 missions from June to December 1944. After the war, he went on to serve in Korea and Vietnam, moving up to a rank of Lt Colonel.

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

John W Woska

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Aircraft

43-38183

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Ice Cold Katie
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 457th Bomb Group 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Del Rio, CA 4 September 1921

Died

Orange County, FL 9 July 1997

Buried

Bushnell, FL Florida National Cemetery Bushnell Florida, USA Plot: 412 Site 854

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Added a "-" to the A/C model number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Find A Grave Memorial# 269641
Rougham Control Tower Museum memorial plaques
US Veterans gravesites, via ancestry.com
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