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LT COL Earle Joseph Aber Jr. Veteran

Birth: 20 Jun 1919
Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin, USA
Death: 4 Mar 1945 (aged 25)
Harwich, Tendring District, Essex, England
Burial: Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial

Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England Show Map GPS-Latitude: 52.2177842, Longitude: 0.0543562
Plot: Plot F, Row 3, Grave 125
Memorial ID: 6409912 View Source

United States Army Air Corps Lieutenant Colonel. Killed when his plane was accidentally shot down by British guns and crashed into the River Stour at Harwich on March 4, 1945. He was awarded the Purple Heart Medal, Silver Star Medal, Air Medal with four Oak Leaf clusters and Distinguished Flying Cross. His remains were recovered in 2000. He was re-interred at Arlington National Cemetery on March 22, 2002.

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