Albertus Harrenstein

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Object Number - UPL 15294

Radio Operator Albertus Harrenstein - KIA 5 November 1943. B-17 "Flak Suit" 42-30789 of 388th Bomb Group/563rd Bomb Squadron.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19081294 and O-740736
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19053337
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12038016 and O-802258
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34362270
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 31009110 AND O-676310
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Flak Suit
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Grundy Center, Iowa, USA 14 October 1916

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 5 November 1943

Buried

Colfax Center Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Holland, Iowa, United States

Revisions

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Merged with duplicate record to include information drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3137

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ContributorED-BB
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NARA WWII Enlistment records
MACR 3137

Date
ContributorED-BB
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NARA WWII Enlistment records
MACR 3137

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ContributorAAM
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MACR 3137 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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