Albert E Young

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) 30 September 1944 in B-17G #43-38538. Target was Munster, GE, A/C hit by flak at 27,000 feet just after bombs away. Crashed at 1430hrs at Camp 'Schlieffen,' by Munster/Westfalen. Crew of ten all Killed in Action (KIA). The 457th BGA has honored Sergeant. Young by the placement of the Fait Accompli Trillogy in the Craftsbury Public Library, Craftsbury Common, VT



Air Medal w/ 1 Oak Leaf Cluster

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 457th Bomb Group.

457th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-38538

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 751st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Fairfield, Vermont 23 July 1910

Died

30 September 1944

Buried

Craftsbury, Vermont

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9527;  Losses of the 8thAF, vol.4