Alex E Alford
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
493rd BG Archives
Object Number - UPL 57348 - Kittleson crew assignment to the 493rd BG August 1944
Shot down 12 September 1944 in AC #43-38098. Killed in Action (KIA).
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12181019 at enlistment, then O-723731
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19147508 at enlistment, then O-764699
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14054618
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 12 September 1944 | in the crash of B-17 #43-38098 at Hadmersleben, 4km SE of Oschersleben, Germany |
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Buried |
14 September 1944 | at the cemetery of Hornhausen, 4km NW of Oschersleben, Germany | |
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Born |
Brunswick, Ohio, USA | ||
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Buried |
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial | after the war, his remains were brought to Belgium. Alex Alford rests at Plot C, Row 36, Grave 2 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8863 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / True, http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php