Albert W Pittman
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Shot down by flak and crashed at Orival on 8/13/44 in B-24 'Wild Pussy' #42-52529, Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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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: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-692597
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Wild-Pussy/Sully's Saloon
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Tyler, TX, USA | 11 March 1942 | |
Born |
Texas, USA | ||
Other Shot Down |
Orival, France | 13 August 1944 | Captured/POW |
Died |
Denver, CO, USA | ||
Buried |
Denver, CO, USA | Hampden Memorial Estates Denver Denver County Colorado, USA | |
Other POW |
Tychowo, Poland | Stalag Luft IV |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a connection to Stalag Luft IV per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorJMO44
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Albert W Pittman, verified by his son, John Pittman. Submitted by Joe Owens, 7/5/2016.
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7912 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database