Duane E Albro

Military

Leg was injured in B-17. Bailed out near Zuidlaarder Meer in Holland and was captured, Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.

351st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-30866

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Pistol Packin Mama
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Prisoner of War

20 December 1943

Revisions

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Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Added POW event - MACR 12417

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Combat Chronology, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop and Hey, p. 515 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia