Name:
Allan M Boner
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-733401
Unit:
427th Bomber Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1943-08-04
State:
Illinois
Cemetery:
Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridgeshire, England
Plot:
B
Row:
1
Grave:
23
Decoration:
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Comments:
Allan M Boner was from Tinley Park, Illinois. On August 4, 1943 he was a Crew member (Co-Pilot) on B-17F (42-3124) (No Nickname) flying out of Molesworth Airfield (427th Bomber Squadron, 303rd Bomber Group {Heavy}), was on a night training flight over the United Kingdom. The aircraft crashed on the Arenig Fawr mountaintop, 6 miles west of Bala, Wales with a complete loss of the eight crew members. The community of Bala placed a memorial plaque remembering the sacrifice of the crew.