Alan C Porter
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Object Number - UPL 26459 - 2nd Lt. Alan Carl Porter, 359th Fighter Group, 370th Fighter Squadron, East Wretham Field, UK
Killed in Action (KIA) crashed near Hambuhren in P-51B-10 #43-7179. Result of dogfight/pursuit on mission escorting bombers to Brunswick, Germany. Last seen 0940 hrs. Reports filed by Capt. Charles C. Ettlesen, 369th FS; 1st Lt Herbert c. Burton, 369th FS; and 1st Lt Lester H. Pruitt, 369th FS.
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Units served with
![Three P-51 Mustangs of the 369th Fighter Squadron, 359th Fighter Group fly together in formation. The aircraft foreground to background are: (IV-P, serial number 44-14543) nicknamed "Precious Pat", piloted by Lieutenant Ralston; (IV-Z, serial number 44-15007) piloted by Lieutenant Klem; and (IV-D, serial number 44-15394). First handwritten caption on reverse: 'November 15 1944- 369th FS Lts. Ralston (P), Klem (Z), [illegible] (D).' Second handwritten caption on reverse: '15/11/44 369th Fighter Squadron, 3](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377226.jpg.webp?itok=RQw6Mu-P)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 8 May 1944
- Date: 8 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
New Castle, DE 19720, USA | 2 November 1918 | |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Hambühren, Germany | 8 May 1944 - 8 May 1944 | KIA. Abt 1100 hrs. Plane crashed in forest, 80% destroyed. 3 km west of depot Hambuehren, district Celle. |
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Buried |
Winsen an der Aller, Germany | 8 May 1944 | Community Cemetery, Windsen/Aller, District Celle. North side of cemetery, grave #9, Porter, Alan C. ASW 0-811 963 T 42 8 43 0. |
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Other Re-interred |
Henlopen Memorial Park, 28787 Lockerman Rd, Milton, DE 19968, USA | ||
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Based |
East Wretham |
Revisions
Personal knowledge of nephew, family history, Ancestry.com, declassified records, German records of the captured aircraft, etc.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4536 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
