Adrien Alexander Belanger
MilitaryAssigned to 749BS, 457BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Oranienburg in B-17 44-8368 10-Apr-45; shot down by enemy jet, crashed Bernau, Germany; Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 13882
Awards: PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-822900
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Connington
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Fall River, Massachusetts, USA | 25 February 1920 | Son of Peter and Josephine Belanger. |
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Enlisted |
Devens, MA, USA | 5 March 1942 | Fort Devens, Massachusetts |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 10 April 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW). |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
16 May 1946 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Beverly Hills, FL 34465, USA | 12 May 2008 | |
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Buried |
Florida National Cemetery Bushnell, FL | 15 May 2008 | Florida National Cemetery Bushnell, Florida |
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Based |
Glatton | 10 April 1945 | Assigned to 749BS, 457BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13882 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database