Albert Augustus Flynn entered the military service in Pennsylvania. He served as the tail gunner on a B-17F which took off along with twenty three other aircraft from Knettishall at 0547hrs assigned to target Stuttgart, Germany. With the nose section on fire the aircraft crashed at Montgueux, 5 miles west of Troyes, France. He died on September 6, 1943 and is now buried in the Epinal American Cemetery, Dinozé, France. Ssgt Flynn was one of the many brave Americans of the 388th Bomber Group who lost their lives in aerial operations against the German forces from June 1943 - August 1945.

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