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Van Dyke Alfred Brace

Name:
Alfred Brace Van Dyke
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
18089601
Unit:
427th Bomber Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1943-08-04
State:
Pennsylvania
Cemetery:
Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridgeshire, England
Plot:
B
Row:
6
Grave:
6
Decoration:
Comments:

Alfred B. Van Dyke was born in Punxstawney, Pennsylvania on March 26, 1921. On August 4, 1943 he was a Passenger 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.