Alvin E Beale
MilitaryLudwigshafen mission 8 Sep 1944 aircraft 'Our Baby' was hit by flak over target, left formation and was last seen at 10,000 feet. Prisoner of War (POW)
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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: Our Baby
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
San Mateo, California | ||
|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 8 September 1944 | Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Capitalized an "o" in the "Summary biography".
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 321 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8846 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database