Alfred Leroy Van Deren Jr
Military
Alfred L. Van Deren
UPL 60169
S/Sgt Alfred L. Van Deren
Assigned to 840BS, 483BG,15AF USAAF. Alfred was "Killed In Action" over the Ploesti Oil Complex, Romania during the war when his B-17 was shot down by enemy flak.
Awards: AM (3OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
30 September 1923 | Born Dallas, Texas | |
Enlisted |
2 December 1942 | Enlisted Tulsa Oklahoma | |
Died |
15 July 1944 | Died Ploesti, Romania | |
Buried |
1 January 1948 | Interred Restland Memorial Park Dallas, Dallas County, Texas |