Albert Norman Minton
Military
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UPL 21440
351st BG, 509 Squadron crew of the Portland Rose, AC 44-6907. Middle first row the pilot, Lt. Robert Kern Potter, to his right CP Lt. Jacob McClenny. Other crew members Nav. Lt. Albert Minton, Engineer/TT Sgt. James McDonald, TG Sgt. John Cauthen, BT Sgt. Wilbur Leblanc, LWG Sgt. Robert Barr, RO Sgt. Donovan Edwards, NG Sgt Maxwalten Hennings.
Connected up to airmen's records from information in the caption.
Assigned to 509BS, 351BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew missions as member of Potter crew. Flew on B-17 'Portland Rose'. ETD
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-77554
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Portland Rose
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Cabell County, WV, USA | 19 January 1921 | |
Enlisted |
Newport Pavilion, 89 Carothers Rd, Newport, KY 41071, USA | 5 November 1942 | Newport, Kentucky |
Died |
Huntington, WV, USA | 15 August 1992 | |
Buried |
Woodmere Memorial Park Huntington Cabell County WV | 18 August 1992 | Woodmere Memorial Park Huntington Cabell County West Virginia, USA |
Based |
Polebrook | Assigned to 509BS, 351BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- 351st BG web site;
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
ContributorAl_Skiff
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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Merged with duplicate https://www.americanairmuseum.com/person/1988
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.351st.org/ken.harbour/