Albert Michael Freitas

Military

Object Number - UPL 71810 - S/Sgt Albert M. Freitas

Assigned to 350BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 28-Apr-44 in B-17 42-107024. Prisoner of War (POW). 

Awards: AM, POW, PH, EAME, WWII Victory.

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Units served with

Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-746839
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

18 July 1921 Oakland, California

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

28 April 1944 - 1 May 1945 Stalag Luft III, Zagan, Poland

Died

17 March 2022

Buried

20 March 2022 InterredVeterans Memorial Grove CemeteryYountville, California

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Removed extra info in the "Bio" section.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

100th Bomb Group Foundation Directory, 2000 - 2001; MACR 4234 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4234 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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