Aldrich A. Seeley

SEELEY, Aldrich Arnold Servicenumber: 17155252 Age: Not available Born: 1923, North Dakota Hometown: Calvalier County, North Dakota Family: John R. Seeley (father) Vera M. (Robertson) Seeley (mother) Ralph J. Seeley (brother) Edna M. Seeley (sister) Robert Seeley (brother) Rank: Staff Sergeant Function: Tail Gunner Regiment: - Battalion: - Division €“ Transport: - Company €“ Squadron: 401st Bomber Squadron Unit €“ Group: 91st Bomber Group, Heavy Plane data: (Serialnumber, MACR, etc.) Serialnumber: 42-97246 Type: B-17G Destination: Brunswick, Germany Mission: Bombardment MACR: 3474 Date of death: 29 March 1944 Status: MIA Place of death: Near Neukirchen, Germany Spot: Not available Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters Gravenumber: Walls of the Missing Cemetery: American War Cemetery Margraten Biography: - Other 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, 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 Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Fred