Alfred L Kovner
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
This may have been the last photo of Sleepytime Gal at Bassingbourn. The photo above was taken the same day that Sleepytime Gal was shot down. 2nd Lt. James P. Van Pelt (Bombardier) is shown on the right checking the bombs. The other two service members are unidentified ground crew.
Photo and information contributed by Drew Van Pelt (son of 2nd Lt. James Van Pelt, Bombardier)
Object Number - UPL 50571 - 2nd Lt. James Van Pelt (Bombardier) and 2nd Lt. Alfred Kovner (Navigator) were relocated on 21 June 1944 to "Sleepytime Gal" from "Superstitious...
Shot down by fighters and crashed at Ruehlow on 6/21/44 in B-17 'Sleeptime Gal' #42-1025727, Killed in Action (KIA).
Air Medal w/2 Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart w/Oak Leaf Cluster
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Sleepytime Gal
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
21 June 1944 | ||
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Born |
Brookline, Massachusetts, USA | ||
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Buried |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 21 June 1944 |
Revisions
Added S/N per MACR 5983 at Fold3.com.
SOURCE: https://www.fold3.com/image/28647695
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5983 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
