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SEELEY, Aldrich Arnold - Date of
birth
11 July 1922 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Cavalier County, North Dakota -
Hometown
Cavalier County, North Dakota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
17155252 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
401st Bombardment Squadron,
91st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
29 March 1944 - Place of
death
Near Neukirchen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
John R. Seeley (father)
Vera M. (Robertson) Seeley (mother)
Ralph J. Seeley (brother)
Edna M. Seeley (sister)
Robert Seeley (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-97246 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Brunswick, Germany
Mission: Bombardment
MACR: 3474
More information
S/Sgt Aldrich A. Seeley enlisted at Fort Snelling, Minnesota on 3 November 1942.A/C 42-97246 was attacked by enemy fighters over target. Two men were killed by enemy fire. Five crew members bailed out and survived. The remaining three crew members were killed in the crash. Surviving aircrew reports indicate that S/Sgt Aldrich Seeley was last seen in the waist section, suffering from shock and afraid to jump. He was killed in the crash. The MACR indicates that S/Sgt Aldrich Seeley was initially interred at the Ehrenfriedhof Osterholz in Bremen.
Source of information: Luc van der Sterren, Terry Hirsch, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Sandstrom Family Tree / WWII Enlistment Records, www.findagrave.com, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Fred