Albert W LaChasse
MilitaryShot down on 9 October 1942 in B-17F #41-24510 'Snoozy II' while serving as Bombardier. Prisoner of War (POW). Attacked by fighters which killed pilot Olsen and copilot Cox, assigned target Lille I/A, France. Plane crashed near Nechin, Belgium. 2 crew members evaded and 1 Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 6706. It was the Group's very first mission.
Awards: POW; Caterpiller Pin;
For Albert's story see the book "So Long Guys, Goodbye is Forever" by Jane R. Edwards.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Snoozy II
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 9 October 1942
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
![A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group wave to Picture Post Girls in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-24471) nicknamed "Four of a Kind" at Thurleigh in December 1942. Image stamped on reverse: '"Picture Post" [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 11 Dec 1942.' [stamp], '238038.' [Censor no.] Handwritten in censor's blue pencil on reverse: 'American Flying Fortress crew are introduced to the girls they will meet at Picture Post Xmas Party.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379028.jpg.webp?itok=6Gc6iR0j)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Glendale, CA, USA | 22 January 1917 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 9 October 1942 - 7 June 1945 | Held at Stalag Luft 3, Sagan-Silesia (now Poland) later moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser. Officially Returned to Military Control 7-Jun-45. |
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Died |
1 August 1994 | ||
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Buried |
Revisions
Added a reference to a book written about Albert in the "Summary biography".
Added a connection to Stalag Luft 3 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
Added a connection to the mission of 9-Oct-42 mentioned in the "Summary biography".
Lee Cunningham 14-Nov-2014. Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 6706; National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW database.
Lee Cunningham 24-Oct-2014. Missing AIr Crew Report (MACR) 6706; National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW database.
306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition; MACR 6706, Losses of the 8th and 9th AF by Bishop and Hey p.37; Combat Crews page 135. / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia