Cambridge Cemetery Unit
Misc
Cambridge American Cemetery
Cemetery
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Reflecting pools, Tablets of the Missing & Memorial at Cambridge American Cemetery & Memorial, Madingley, Cambridgeshire, England.
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1st Lt Raymond L 'Botsy' Botsford final resting place. Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial.
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Grave of Charles R. Elliott 466th BG - 784th BS Cambridge American Cemetery
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Grave of Jake J. Winn, Jr. 466th BG - 787th BS Cambridge American Cemetery
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Grave of Dixon I. Wands 452nd BG - 729th BS Cambridge American Cemetery
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Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial October 2016
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Grave of Dale Ketchel 467th Bomb Group - 789th Bomb Squadron Cambridge American Cemetery
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Grave of Kurt F. Schellhas 467th BG - 790th BS Cambridge American Cemetery
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Grave of 1LT John H. Wunder 466th BG - 784th BS Cambridge American Cemetery - October 2016
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2nd Lt Irwin F Roth - Cambridge American Cemetery, England.
Detailed history
The Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial is the only American Second World War military cemetery in the British Isles. The cemetery contains 3,812 headstones of American men and women who died during the Battle of the Atlantic, the Strategic Bombing Campaign and on British soil. A further 5,127 names are commemorated on the Wall of Missing. A memorial Chapel and visitor centre also honour the dead, and provide information on those commemorated and an understanding of the crucial campaign they fought in.
The Cambridge American Cemetery was established as a temporary cemetery, Cambridge American Military Cemetery, on land donated by the University of Cambridge in 1943 outside the village of Madingley in Cambridgeshire. It was selected as the permanent memorial to fallen American servicemen in Britain after the War, and was designed by Perry, Shaw Hepburn and Dean and landscaped by the Olmsted Brothers. The cemetery was dedicated in 1956 and is owned and maintained by the American Battle Monuments Commission.
Connections
Units
People
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Clarence Aaberg
Military | Second Lieutenant | Command Pilot | 447th Bomb Group
Lt. Clarence Aaberg was killed (KIA) on his 3rd mission, flying the B-17, 42-37855, returning from a mission to Regensburg, Germany, 25 February 1944. His Fortress was hit and lost the #3 engine 10 minutes after bombing it's target. The crew saw quite... -
Frank Abbadessa
Military | Staff Sergeant | Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner | 95th Bomb Group
Shot down 11 December 1943 in B-17 #42-30182 'Blondie II'. Killed in Action (KIA) -
George Aguayo
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator | 389th Bomb Group
Assigned to 565BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. Killed on mission to Solingen, B-24 42-40793 'Blonds Away' was damaged by fighters and exploded while trying to land 1-Dec-43. Killed in Action (KIA) Awards: DFC, AM, PH. -
Marvin Albertson
Military | First Lieutenant | Fighter Pilot | 353rd Fighter Group
Assigned to 350FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Mid Air Collision when his P-51 42-14422 collided with P-51 42-14791 and crashed at Wilden, Worcestershire, England. Killed in Flying Accident KIFA 27-Oct-44. Awards: DFC, AM (2OLC), PH. -
David Allen
Military | Technical Sergeant | Flight engineer / Top turret | 491st Bomb Group
Assigned to 852BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF. 30 x combat missions. Crashed, exploded and burned 5-Jan-45 in assembly ship B-24 44-40165 'Rage in Heaven' near Swaffham after taking off in a snowstorm to lead the assembly of the group. Killed in Action (KIA) ... -
Robert Allison
Military | Staff Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 25th Bomb Group
Assigned 652BS, 25BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Atlantic weather mission 17-Mar-45 in B-17 44-8601; Allah weather flight disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean. Believed to have ditched west of St. Eval due to mechanical failure. Killed in Action ... -
Harry Anderson
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 379th Bomb Group
Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 2 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Bremen / Wilhelmshaven in B-17 42-29915 11-Jun-43; Shot down, plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 1760 Awards: AM, PH. -
Robert Anderson
Military | Sergeant | 381st Bomb Group
"Sgt. Robert H. Anderson, of Thaxton, Virginia, a member of the 7th Station Complement Squadron was accidentally shot in the left chest about 1630 hours and died in the Station hospital a few minutes later. The shot was fired by Sgt. Martin L. Miller,... -
Roy Anderson
Military | Staff Sergeant | Flight Engineer/Top Turret Gunner | 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars
Assigned to 401BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Toulouse, France in B-17 42-37958 'Old Faithful' 25-Jun-44; crashed in farmyard at Snag Farm, Stoke Trister, Wincannon, Somerset. Killed in Action (KIA) Awards: PH. -
Paul Arthaud
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 34th Bomb Group
Assigned to 391BS, 34BG, 8AF USAAF. Eastman crew. Failed to Return Tourre in B-24 42-52738 'Wilson' 7-Jun-44; enemy fighter followed A/C back to home base, shot down in landing circuit. Killed in Action (KIA) Awards: AM, PH.
Buried or commemorated
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Arthur Adams
Military | Sergeant | 447th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) -
Seymour Ausfresser
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 448th Bomb Group
Seymour Ausfresser was a Navigator in Crew 1 assigned to 712th BS, 448th BG, 8th USAAF in Seething, England. Crew 1 was flying B-24H (41-28711) "LITTLE SHEPPARD" on mission to bomb the synthetic oil plant in Brux, Czechoslovakia on 21 Apr 1944, when it... -
Walter Bailey
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator | 96th Bomb Group
Assigned to 338BS, 96BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Rostock in B-17 42-31447 'Cookie' 11-Apr-44; plane crashed into Baltic. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 3811 Awards: AM (2OLC), EAME, PH. -
George Barton
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator | 398th Bomb Group
Ted, as he was known to his friends, was assigned to 603BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. Cologne mission 15-Oct-44; Crashed 1000yds from end of runway near Anstey Church, bomb load exploded on impact. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 15229 ... -
Leroy Bayless
Military | Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 398th Bomb Group
Assigned to 603BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. Leroy was a tail gunner in B-17 42-97387 "Maude an' Maria". He was killed over Cologne Germany on 15-Oct-44 on his very first mission. His cause of death is listed as "hypoxia" or "anoxia", by varying accounts. ... -
Alan Bobrow
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars
Assigned to 323BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Hamm, Germany in B-17 41-24544 'Pennsylvania Polka' 4-Feb-43; attacked by fighters, crashed in North Sea near Terschelling Island. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 3557 & 4635 Awards: AM, PH. -
George Bracken
Military | Second Lieutenant | Fighter pilot | 56th Fighter Group
George was born in Chicago, IL the only child of George M. Bracken, Sr. and Marie E. Kenney Bracken on 17 June 1921. His mother unfortunately died a week after his birth and he was raised in Chicago by his father. He was the grandson of Andrew James... -
Val Crofts
Military | Flight Officer | Pilot | 381st Bomb Group
He and his crew were Killed in Action (KIA) 21 January 1945 in mid-air collision over base. He was the co-pilot of the B-17G "Egg Haid." His family has no words to say how much they love him and are proud of him and his brothers-in-arms. -
Clinton Ehret
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 96th Bomb Group
Assigned to 338BS, 96BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Rostock in B-17 42-31447 'Cookie' 11-Apr-44; plane crashed into Baltic. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 3811 ... -
Theodore Furness
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-pilot | 64th Troop Carrier Group
Assigned to 18TCS, 64TCG, USAAF. Co-pilot aboard C-47 41-7803 crashed at Moel y Gaer mountain 23-Aug-42. Died Non Battle (DNB). Awards: PH.
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 29 September 2014 15:11:48 | Emily | Created entry with name, known as, latitude, longitude, history, person associations and media associations |
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Official Website: http://www.abmc.gov/cemeteries-memorials/europe/cambridge-american-cemetery |
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