Alyea Jr. , Harry J.

Rank and Name, First Lieutenant Harry J. Alyea Jr.

Unit/Placed in, 423^rd Bomber Squadron, 306^th Bomber Group (Heavy).

Harry is born approx. on 1922 in Michigan.

Father, Harry J. Alyea.

Mother, Helen M. (Dingemann) Alyea.

Sister(s), Shirley A. Alyea.

Brother(s), Raymond L. Alyea.

Harry enlisted the service in Michigan with service number # O-682757.

Harry ‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-17 were,

1^st Lt. Harry J. Alyea Jr. Pilot

Captain William C. McKee III Co Pilot

1^st Lt. Charles F. Handler Navigator

1^st Lt. Charles E. Mueller Bombardier/Nose Gunner

T/Sgt. Gilbert H. Terry Top Turret Gunner

S/Sgt. Donald W. Coleman Radio Operator

S/Sgt. Robert P. M. Capps Ball Turret Gunner

S/Sgt. Vincent E. O’Brien Asst. Radio Operator/Waist Gunner

S/Sgt. Hastings S. Key Tail Gunner

2^nd Lt. Raymond L. Layfield Radar Navigator

Harry was KIA when on a Bombing Mission to Hannover their plane collided mid-air with a other an crashed on Oct. 22, 1944, he is honored with an Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Cluster, Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Harry is buried/mentioned at Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England.

Walls of the missing.

Thanks to, https://www.306bg.us/

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GDJ5-GVB

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com ww2-europe.com

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker

Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano