Van Dyke Alfred Brace

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Alfred Brace Van Dyke is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

B-17 (#42-3124) Crash Site Memorial - 303rd Bomber Group

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

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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.