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Flynn Albert Augustus

Name:
Albert Augustus Flynn
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
33354678
Unit:
563rd Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1943-09-06
State:
Pennsylvania
Cemetery:
Epinal American Cemetery, Dinozé, France
Plot:
B
Row:
32
Grave:
61
Decoration:
Air Medal, Purple Heart
Comments:

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.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov