Albert John Prentice
Military
From His son Mike
Object Number - UPL 55549 - Albert J Prentice
He flew on Eugene Bumpus crew. Reported to group on 01 Aug 1943. He was shot down flying on Robert McCallum crew. Shot down 14 October 1943 in B-17F 42-30813 'Queen Jeannie' while serving as Navigator. Aircraft was attacked by fighters, broke in two, and crashed near Dorne, Belgium. He was able to successfully bale out of the stricken aircraft even though he was wounded. Prisoner of War (POW)
NOTE: This entry COMBINES data from Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database.
POW; Air Medal w/1/olc; Purple Heart
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-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Queen Jeannie
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
![Three B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 94th Bomb Group are attacked by a Nazi Fighter aircraft during a mission. Printed caption on reverse of print: 'A-62641 USAF: Nazi fighter plane attacking Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortresses" during a bomb run over enemy installations somewhere in Europe, 10 September 1944. 100th[sic] Bomb Group, 3rd Bomb Division. U.S. Air Force Photo.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-408505.jpg.webp?itok=zJwHCUjh)
- Date: 14 October 1943
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 7a, Moosburg
![A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group wave to Picture Post Girls in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-24471) nicknamed "Four of a Kind" at Thurleigh in December 1942. Image stamped on reverse: '"Picture Post" [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 11 Dec 1942.' [stamp], '238038.' [Censor no.] Handwritten in censor's blue pencil on reverse: 'American Flying Fortress crew are introduced to the girls they will meet at Picture Post Xmas Party.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379028.jpg.webp?itok=6Gc6iR0j)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Detroit, Michigan | 1 September 1919 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
14 October 1943 - 5 June 1945 | Held at Stalag 7A, Moosburg, Bavaria. Officially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 5-Jun-45 | |
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Died |
29 September 2012 | ||
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Buried |
Revisions
Added a connection to Stalag 7A per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Lee Cunningham 10-Feb-2015. Made connections to decorations within the ingest data; Added POW event per National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW database COMBINED data from Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database, Edited biography based on "The Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.
306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition; MACR 820, First Over Germany pg. 171-2, Russell Strong Index Cards, / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…
