Albert Hajciar was born on August 6, 1924. He served in the 585th Bomber Squadron, 394th Bomber Group, Medium, as a Corporal and Radio Operator/Gunner on the B-26 #42-96224 during World War II. On August 7, 1944, his crew took off from airfield Station 455 in Holmsley South, England, on a mission to bomb the bridge at Nogent-sur-Seine, France. At 1:35 PM, their plane was shot down by flak and crashed 700m northeast of La Goulafrière - Cne de St-Pierre-des-Ifs, southwest of Lisieux. The only survivor in this crash was SSgt Bishop, who evacuated the plane by parachute but was taken as a prisoner.

Cpl Hajciar is now buried in the Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA.

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