SSGT Matthew Gilford Aven Jr. (1924-1944)

SSGT Matthew Gilford Aven Jr. Veteran

Birth

8 Jan 1924

Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas, USA

Death

6 Mar 1944 (aged 20)

Haselünne, Landkreis Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany

Burial

Rose Hill Cemetery

Tyler, Smith County, Texas, USA Add to Map

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SECTION A

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MACR: 3016
418 Bomb Squadron, 100 Bomb Group
Serial number: 42-30278, Nickname: Sly Fox, Type: B-17F
Destination: Berlin, Germany (believed to have been lost near Haselünne, Landkreis Emsland, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany
Mission: Bombing of the industrial area

CREW MEMBERS:
2LT Zeb Kendall, Jr - Pilot
2LT Edwin J Loughran - Co-Pilot
LT William R Thorpe - Navigator
2LT Clifford L Gowen - Bombardier
SSGT Melvin A Hickman - TTE
TSGT Leman E Tutor, - Radio Operator/Gunner
SGT Reginaldo Aguilo- BTG
SGT Matthew C Aven, Jr - Waist Gunner
SGT Raymond L Bridges - Waist Gunner
SSGT Victor Stoffregen - Turret Gunner

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STAFF SGT 418 AAF BOMB SQ
WORLD WAR II.

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Dorothy Louise Starling McElyea

1926–2022

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