Jay Anthony Ter Haar
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Assigned to 707BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF. Ran out of fuel and crashed at Hoofddorp on 21-Jun-44 in B-24 'Connie' 41-29124. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 6159
Awards: AM, PH.
He was buried with his crewmembers on 3 July 1944 in Hoofddorp by the Germans and later reburied at the American Military Cemetery at Margraten (near Maastricht in the Netherlands) where he still rests today. He was specifically remembered last on Memorial Day 2017 at Margraten by the Commissaris van de Koning in de Provincie Limburg Th. J. F. M. Bovens.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 707th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Connie
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 707th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Flixton
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Holland, Michigan, USA | 4 January 1920 | Son of Arie and Adah [Helder] Ter Haar. |
Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Hoofddorp, Netherlands | 21 June 1944 | Ran out of fuel and crashed at Hoofddorp on 21-Jun-44 in B-24 'Connie' 41-29124. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 6159 |
Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery | Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands Plot P Row 21 Grave 17 | |
Buried |
Pilgrim Home Cemetery Holland, Ottawa County, MI | Memorialised Pilgrim Home Cemetery Holland, Ottawa County, Michigan | |
Based |
Bungay | 21 June 1944 | Assigned to 707BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Enlisted |
Michigan |
Revisions
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Corrected the name by moving "Ter" from the middle name field to the suffix field.
Correspondence with Femke Akerboom-Beekman, who provided the information and the following sources:
http://www.fieldsofhonor-database.com/index.php/en/american-war-cemeter…
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http://www.margratenmemorialcenter.org/margraten/
http://www.limburg.nl/dsresource?objectid=f8087b20-b50e-4df4-a18b-b68eb…
MACR 6159 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database