Albert D Mitchell

Military

Shot down 25 November 1944 in B-17 #42-97534 'Patches', Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.

452nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

Personnel of the 96th Bomb Group look on as photographers photograph a B-17 Flying Fortress (MZ-A, serial number 42-97534). On reverse: Not To Be Published [Stamp].

42-97534

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Patches
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Lehi, Utah, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 25 November 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Contributorjmoore43
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Corrected the plane model number to B-17 from B-13.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11049 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database