Joseph Frederick Altemus
MilitaryAssigned to 343BS, 98BG, 9AF USAAF. Goddard crew. 10 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Regensburg 22-Feb-44 in B-24 42-73138; fighters / flak, explosion starboard side of fuselage. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2726
Flak was accurate and crew were fighting off 8 x Me110's at the time of explosion.
Awards: AM, PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 343rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18065615 / O-725718
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Miss Fortune
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 343rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Bethlehem, PA | 22 September 1916 | Son of James Henry and Catherine [Brugger] Altemus. |
Enlisted |
Philadelphia, PA | 10 March 1942 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Died |
Nepomuk, Czech | 22 February 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Regensburg 22-Feb-44 in B-24 42-73138; fighters / flak, explosion starboard side of fuselage. KIA MACR 2726 |
Buried |
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay, St. Louis County, MO | 16 June 1950 | Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri |
Based |
Lecce | 22 February 1944 | Assigned to 343BS, 98BG, 9AF USAAF. |
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