Albert F La Baff Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down by rocket fire from fighters and crashed near Langenfield, GR on a mission to Gotha, GR on 24 Feb 1944 in B-24D #42-40619, Killed in Action (KIA).
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 24 February 1944
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Somers, Connecticut, USA | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 24 February 1944 | |
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Buried |
Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial |
Revisions
NARA filed verified Air Medal and MIA status when awarded. Without personnel records it is unknown how many campaigns he participated in regarding the EAME Campaign Medal. More than likely, the posthumous Air Medal and Purple Heart were awarded to the next of kin.
Added a connection to the mission “8th Air Force 233 BIG WEEK - DAY 5” per info in the "Summary biography".
Added a Buried event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 5606213.
Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56062131/albert-f_-la_baff
Copied "Summary biography" from a Duplicate person as part of a merge operation of dup people so the dup person can be deleted.
MACR 2938 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database