Harry Young Aldridge
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 350FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) dive bombing mission to Plantlunne aerodrome in P-47D 42-76268, hit by flak, A/C abandoned Almelo when oil pressure hit zero. Crashed near Oldenzaal. Parachute failed to open. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 7512.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 350th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
California, USA | 9 August 1920 | |
Enlisted |
Los Angeles, CA, USA | 5 August 1942 | |
Other Assigned |
Raydon, Ipswich, Suffolk IP7, UK | 24 June 1944 - 4 August 1944 | Assigned to 350FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Died |
Oldenzaal, Netherlands | 4 August 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) dive bombing mission to Plantlunne aerodrome in P-47D 42-76268, hit by flak, A/C abandoned Almelo when oil pressure hit zero. Crashed near Oldenzaal. Parachute failed to open. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 7512. |
Buried |
Inglewood, CA, USA | Inglewood Park Cemetery Inglewood Los Angeles County California, USA. | |
Santa Ana, CA, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7512 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list