UPL 22877
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The tailend of B-17 42-3116 lies over a ditch in a field near Hoornaar in the Netherlands. It is here that the body of Staff Sergeant Jerre Algeo was found. the story: http://stichting-vliegeniersmonument-giessenlanden-wo2.nl/English/28-7-1943%20B-17F%2042-3116%20crashed%20near%20Hoornaar.html
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37224874
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Patches
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
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ContributorPeter den Tek
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Sources
Archives Peter den Tek & Allied Airmen Foundation Giessenlanden