Alvin W Long

Military
media-45526.jpeg UPL 45526 Alvin Long

Personal Collection

Object Number - UPL 45526 - Alvin Long

Shot down at Ohlum on 6/18/44 in B-17 #4337714 Prisoner of War (POW)



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.

447th Bomb Group

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

People

Raymond Franklin Gaswint

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39856335
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Mark L Golden

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-461089
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Homer S Howes

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Crew Chief, Engineer, Top Turret Gunner

James Arthur McColgan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron Headquarters (447th Bomb Group)
  • Service Numbers: O-406173
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Frederick C Slater

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Aircraft

A 447th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortress mid-flight above the clouds. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-17.'

43-37714

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 18 June 1944

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447th Bomber Group History

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5902 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Unit History Roster as of 01 August 1945/ MACR 5902

Alvin W Long: Gallery (3 items)

Object number: UPL 43843 - Possibly a photo of the Mark L Golden crew, 708th...