Albert P Sulak
MilitaryHill County native Albert Sulak didn’t wait to be drafted in World War II. He volunteered to join the U.S. Army Air Corps. Trained as a mechanic, he served as a ball turret gunner and engineer on B-17 bombers that flew out of Bury St. Edmunds, England. He returned home after 31 missions over Northern Europe. Primarily flew on B-17 #42-97268 'Million Dollar Baby'. Harvey Vest, Pilot. Returned from mission to Berlin on 18 Apr 1944 in which 4 a/c were lost from sqdrn and 10 lost from group.
AM w/ 5 Oak Leaf Cluster, DFC
Featured in Waco Tribune's Voices of Valor May 17, 2015:
http://www.wacotrib.com/news/veterans_profiles/voices-of-valor-albert-s…
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Events
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Born |
Itasca, TX, USA |
Revisions
Featured in Waco Tribune's Voices of Valor May 17, 2015:
http://www.wacotrib.com/news/veterans_profiles/voices-of-valor-albert-s…
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self