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Cemetery
Headstone of Clair W Des Voignes at Ardennes American Cemetery.
2Lt Gerald J. Duffy Plot D Row 21 Grave 5 Ardennes American Cemetery Neupré, Belgium
1st Lt. Darril F. Roufs' grave marker at Ardenne American Cemetery, Belgium
Major John Jerstad's memorial grave.
Ardennes American cemetery BELGIUM Grave 6 plot C row 14 James A Palmer 2°Lt
2Lt James M Mc Vay
John J Albers Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Plot B, Row 25, Grave 16
Ardennes American Cemetery; Plot C Row 1 Grave 21
His grave in the american cemetery of Neuville en Condroz near Liege in Belgium
This photo of J R accompanied an article in the Sunday, May 21, 1944 edition of the Fort Collins Express-Courier. The article is titled: "John R. Leach Now Missing"
The Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial lies near Neupré in Belgium, it is one of three American Cemeteries in Belgium, along with Flanders Field (First World War) and Henri-Chappelle. The site contains the headstones of 5,322 military dead, many who fell during the Ardennes Offensive in winter 1944 and the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944- January 1945. An additional 1,722 names are commemorated on the Wall of Missing. Three fifths of the fallen honoured at the Ardennes American Cemetery belong to airmen. A vast stone memorial chapel overlooks the site, emblazoned with an American Eagle, marble maps inside the chapel outline combat and supply activities during the Ardennes campaign.
The site was liberated by the 1st Infantry Division in September 1944, a temporary cemetery was established in February 1945. Following the war the site was chosen as a permanent cemetery, the Graves Registration Service oversaw the reinterment of remains. The American Battle Monuments Commision, who own and maintain the site oversaw the design by Reinhard, Hofmeister and Walquist and landscaping by Richard K Webel. The Ardennes American Cemetery was dedicated in 1960.
http://www.abmc.gov/cemeteries-memorials/europe/ardennes-american-cemetery
Military | First Lieutenant | Fighter Pilot | 353rd Fighter Group
Assigned to 350FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to Brussels, one of five A/C bombing Diest aerodrome, failed to rejoin after attack, cause unknown 29-Aug-44. 1st Lt Aal Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 8312.
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Military | First Lieutenant | 31st Transport Group
KIA. C-47 # 41-18627 presumed to have been shot down near Dunkirk.
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 381st Bomb Group
Tail gunner, Loftin crew. 381st BG, 534th BS. Shot down 9 October 1943 in B-17 #42-29958 'Battlin' Bombsprayer'. Mission #37 to the Arado Aircraft components at Anklam, Germany. MACR 886. Killed in Action (KIA). Buried in the Ardennes AMC.
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Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot | 368th Fighter Group
Clarence E Allen was declared missing in action on 12 October 1944, aged 23. Allen was taking part in a dive-bombing mission over Aachen, when his squadron engaged enemy fighters over Dusseldorf. All aircraft except Allen's returned to base, and...
Military | Staff Sergeant | Gunner | 93rd Bomb Group
Killed in action on 1 August 1943 during Operation Tidal wave onboard B-24 Liberator, 'Hell's Wench' (#42-40994).
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Military | Staff Sergeant | Waist Gunner | 301st Bomb Group
Assigned to 352BS, 303BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Brux in B-17 44-6351 4-Mar-45; flak, crashed Waidhofen, Austria; Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 12903
Awards: AM, PH.
Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot | 100th Bomb Group
Assigned 349BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. 4 x missions (Aachen, Hamm, Hamm, Merseburg). Failed to Return (FTR) Merseburg; hit by flak after bombs away, crashed Flur Oberkotzau, Germany. 30-Nov-44 Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 10831
Awards: AM, PH.
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 490th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) near Strehia in B-17 #4339130
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
Military | First Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 398th Bomb Group
Assigned to 600BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Zeitz in B-17 43-38463; Shot down. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 11145
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), PH.
Military | Technical Sergeant | Engineer | 435th Troop Carrier Group
Assigned to 76TC Sqn 435TC Group, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) resupply mission to Marcouray, Belgium in C-47B 43-48938 hit by ground fire and 88mm flak on run into DZ, after being hit, pulled A/C up and out of formation with flames pouring from...
Military | Staff Sergeant | Radio Operator | 389th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) at Krefeld in B-24 "Wynn" Our Little Lady #42-95088. The 9 man crew bailed at around 2200 feet altitude over Sevelen, Germany while trying to reach allied lines around 15 miles NW of Krefeld. 8 of the crew were captured. Tzolag...
Military | First Lieutenant | Bombardier | 464th Bomb Group
On the 17th October 1944, whilst on route from Pantanella, Italy to bomb an ordnance factory South of Vienna, 1st Lieutenant Abrams plane, B24-J Liberator, (Lively Lady), was hit by flak. Abrams was believed to have been killed instantly on the flight...
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator | 445th Bomb Group
Shot down in flames after fighter attacks and crashed near Einbeck, GR on a mission to Brunswick on 20 Feb 1944 in B-24H #42-7569 'Sky Wolf'. Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | Second Lieutenant | Fighter Pilot | 364th Fighter Group
Assigned to 383FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Area sweep to Berlin, shortly after landfall formation went onto instruments due to overcast, element leader called a break as another group of P-51's where descending onto the formation,...
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
Shot down 29 July 1943 in B-17 #42-5826 'Jeravad Une Petite Peu', Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 493rd Bomb Group
Shot down 12 September 1944 in AC #43-38098. Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | Staff Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Crew member of 41-24234, suffered a mid air collision with 42-7501 causing the shearing off the entire tail section of A/C causing it to crash into the sea. Six parachutes were observed streaming out, but none survived. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 1501...
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator / Gunner | 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars
Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 42-29559 'Stupntakit'. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Military | Captain | Fighter pilot | 359th Fighter Group
Assigned to 368FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 370FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. 61 x missions, credited 2 x kills, 1 x damaged. Transferred to 368FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF.
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Military | Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 100th Bomb Group
Assigned to 418BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Parchim in B-17 42-97071 'Candys Dandy' 7-Apr-45; fighter collided with plane near Hannover. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 15327
Awards: AM (OLC), PH.
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| 30 September 2014 11:47:58 | Emily | Created entry with name, known as, latitude, longitude, history and person associations |
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Official Website: http://www.abmc.gov/cemeteries-memorials/europe/ardennes-american-cemetery |
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