Albert W Witmyer
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
A.L.D II
Object Number - UPL 36710 - 2Lt Albert W. Witmyer
Shot down 30 December 1943 in B-17 #42-5861 'Laden Maiden'. Killed in Action (KIA).
Connections
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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](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-378743.jpg.webp?itok=HBB0lqjl)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Laden Maiden
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
17 January 1920 | ||
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Died |
30 December 1943 | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
30 December 1943 | ||
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Buried |
Plot B Row 12 Grave 49 Epinal, France |
Revisions
Added an Association to “Thorpe Abbotts”, the home base of the 100th BG.
Added a connection to the 100th BG per data at Fold3.
See: https://www.fold3.com/record/529856492-albert-w-witmyer
Added a connection to the 100th BG and a Buried event per data at Fold3.
See: https://www.fold3.com/record/529856492-albert-w-witmyer
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2020 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
