Albert T Pedersen

Military

Assigned to 776BS, 464BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Blechammer 17-Dec-44. Killed in Action (KIA)

 

Awards: AM (2OLC), POW, EAME (1BS), WWII Victory.

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-49710) nicknamed "Stevonovitch II (Black Nan)" of the 464th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force explodes and rolls over in midair as a result of a direct flak hit, during a mission over Lugo, Italy, 10 April 1945.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Ritz
  • Unit: 776th Bomb Squadron 464th Bomb Group

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

21 June 1920 BornDrobak, Norway

Enlisted

8 July 1941 EnlistedNew York City, New York

Other

Discharged

10 December 1945

Died

16 May 2000 DiedBrooklyn,  New York