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PETTEYS, Alvin Hoag - Date of
birth
22 December 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Easton, Washington County, New York -
Hometown
Greenwich, Washington County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32446892 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Top Turret Gunner/Engineer -
Unit
351st Bombardment Squadron,
100th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
31 December 1944 - Place of
death
Hamburg-Finkenwerder, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 19 | 3 |
Immediate family
-
Members
James E. Petteys (father)
Nettie (Case) Petteys (mother)
Alice H. Petteys (twin-sister)
Helen E. Petteys (sister)
Alton J. Petteys (brother)
Harold C. Petteys (brother)
Gordon K. Petteys (brother)
Dorothy (Toleman) Petteys (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-38124 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Hamburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Rheunania Ossag oil refinery
MACR: 11363
More information
T/Sgt Alvin H. Petteys graduated from Greenwich Central High School in 1934 and he was employed on his father's farm before he enlisted in Albany, New York on 3 August 1942.The aircraft was broken in two by collision with A/C 42-31066 which fell on it after being hit by flak. Both aircraft went down in flames.
T/Sgt Petteys is remembered at Greenwich Cemetery in Greenwich, Washington County, New York with a memorial marker.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, Linda M. Flynn (niece), 100thBombGroup, www.ancestry.com - Petteys Family Tree / Troy Record - 24 February 1945, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Troy Record- 24 February 1945, Petteys Family Tree, Greenwich Central High School 1934