Alexander Grant Jr

Military

Shot down by flak after losing an engine and crashed E of Oldenburg, GR on a mission to Berlin on 22 Mar 1944 in B-17G 42-37957. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.

305th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-37957

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War

22 March 1944

Born

Hartford, Connecticut

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Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.

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Corrected the name by moving "Jr" from the middle name field to the suffix field.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3432, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces