Albert A Bailey

Military

Assigned to 566BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. TDY to 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Romania in B-24 42-40115 'Boomerang' 1-Aug-43; crash landed Romania. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 159



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.

389th Bomb Group

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

People

Melvin Ellis Neef

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-438441
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-40115

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Boomerang
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Kalamazoo, MI 16 September 1942 Kalamazoo, Michigan

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Bucharest, Romania 1 August 1943 Prisoner of War (POW). Romania

Other

Crash landing POW

Romania 1 August 1943 Failed to Return (FTR) Romania in B-24 42-40115 'Boomerang' 1-Aug-43; crash landed Romania. POW MACR 159

Born

Osceola County, MI

Other

Hospitalised

Hospitalised

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Ploesti Sortie Reports, 389th Bomb Group

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AAM Database.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit history also MACR #755 from 9thAF, 389th BG Roster