Albert Joseph Ricci
MilitaryAlbert Ricci was a Pilot in the 354th Fighter Group/353rd Fighter Squadron. Shot down on an escort mission to Augsburg, Germany, 18 March 1944. Prisoner of War (POW).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 354th Fighter Group 353rd Fighter Squadron
Missions
- Date: 18 March 1944
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
16 August 1916 | Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire | |
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Enlisted |
1 May 1942 | Manchester, New Hampshire | |
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Other Shot down |
18 March 1944 | over Germany | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
18 March 1944 | NARA WWII POW record: "Interned at Stalag Luft 1. Returned to Military Control 20 July 1945." | |
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Died |
19 May 2001 | Sarasota, Florida | |
| Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire |
Revisions
MACR 3152
NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records
WWII Draft Registration card
SSDI
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- MACR 3152
Confirmation of POW from:
https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=466&mtch=2&cat=all&tf…
MACR 3152 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database