John Woska
Military | Master Sergeant (1st Grade) | Tail Gunner | 94th Bomb Group
Antolin Algorri Jr
Military
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Antolin Algorri memorial plaque at the Rougham Control Tower memorial
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Rougham Control Tower Museum
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Memorial at the Rougham Control Tower Museum
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B17 "Ice Cold Katie," of the 94th Bomb Group. 1st Lt Antolin Algorri flew 35 missions in this aircraft as Navigator.
As 1st Lieutenant, "Al" Algorri served as Navigator on B-17 I'ce Cold Katie', completing 35 missions from June to December 1944. After the war, he went on to serve in Korea and Vietnam, moving up to a rank of Lt Colonel.
Service
Units served with
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94th Bomb Group
Group
Activated 15 June 1942 at MacDill Field, Florida. Initial organization and training at Pendleton Field, Oregon on 29 June 1942. Primary flight training at Davis-Monthan Field in Arizona from 28 Aug. 42 to 31 Oct. 42; then at Biggs Field, El Paso, Texas... -
332nd Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Part of 94th Bomb Group.
Aircraft
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43-38183 Ice Cold Katie
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 4/7/44; Kearney 14/7/44; Grenier 20/7/44; Assigned 332BS/94BG [XM-J] Rougham 22/7/44; transferred 379BG Kimbolton 23/7/44; 457BG Glatton 24/4/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 1/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 11/7/45;...
Associated Place
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Rougham Control Tower Museum
Other location
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Del Rio, CA | 4 September 1921 |
| Died | Orange County, FL | 9 July 1997 |
| Buried | Bushnell, FL | |
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Florida National Cemetery |
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Revisions
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| 11 May 2020 01:02:17 | jmoore43 | Changes to biography |
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Added a "-" to the A/C model number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 01 September 2015 12:32:00 | usxpat | Created entry with surname, firstname, suffix, nickname, nationality, highest rank, role, biography, events, unit associations, place associations and media associations |
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Find A Grave Memorial# 269641 |
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