Harry Ahlers
Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot | 401st Bomb Group
Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 21 x combat missions.
Awards: AM (2OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Merle Hunter Boyce
Military
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S/Sgt Merle H Boyce, 401BG.
Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 21 x combat missions. Harry Ahlers crew.
Awards: AM (2OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
Service
People
Units served with
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401st Bomb Group
Group
The 401st Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses from Deenethorpe, Northamptonshire, from November 1943 to June 1945. Starting their missions at that time meant the focus was very much on the coming invasion attempt of France planned for the following... -
612th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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42-31891 The Shape
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 31/12/43; Kearney 12/1/44; Assigned 612BS/401BG [SC-P] Deenethorpe 15/2/44; Returned to the USA 121 BU Bradley 1/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 8/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA)... -
43-38541 Diabolical Angel
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 16/8/44; Lincoln 24/8/44; Grenier 18/9/44; Assigned 612BS/401BG [SC-F] Deenethorpe 17/10/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 6/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 8/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in...
Associated Place
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Deenethorpe
Military site : airfield
Deenethorpe was a base purpose-built for American heavy bombers, with the Class A regulation 2,000 and 1,400-yard runways. All the buildings on site,such as the accommodation and administrative blocks, were temporary. In December 1943, several local...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | 9 March 1926 | |
| Enlisted | Fort MacArthur, San Pedro, CA | 13 April 1944 |
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Fort MacArthur, San Pedro, California |
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| Based | Deenethorpe | January 1945 – May 1945 |
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Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| Died | 21 January 2005 | |
| Buried | Green Hills Memorial Park Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, CA | 24 January 2005 |
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Green Hills Memorial Park |
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Revisions
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| 07 November 2021 13:06:31 | Al_Skiff | Changes to middlename, firstname, service number, highest rank, role, biography, awards, events, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations |
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https://www.fold3.com/image/88756753 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:20:05 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=1381 |
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