Albert Miller Van Dyke
MilitaryAlbert Van Dyke was Tail Gunner on B-17 #42-39783, shot down 19 May 1944. Captured in Kletkamp, Germany on 19 May 1944. Prisoner of War (POW).
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-700623
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13045052
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36127786
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 06561481 at enlistment, then O-807090
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Dawson, Colfax County, New Mexico, United States | 5 October 1922 | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 19 May 1944 | Captured near Kletkamp, Germany. Interned mainly at Stalag Luft 4. |
Other Bailed out |
19 May 1944 | of B-17 #42-39783 over Blekendorf, Germany | |
Died |
27 November 1999 | ||
French, Colfax County, New Mexico | |||
Enlisted |
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Buried |
Albert Van Dyke rests at the Santa Fe National Cemetery in Santa Fe, New Mexico |