Albert Walter Stravinsky
Military
Rear L-R: 2Lt Albert W Stravinsky, Capt Arnold S Litman, 1Lt Quentin J Gorman, Capt Lawrence C Merthan
Front L-R: S/Sgt Tracy W Lawson, S/Sgt Buenaventur L Castillo, S/Sgt Victor H Miller, T/Sgt Francis Reed Ebbighausen, T/Sgt George A Smith, S/Sgt Paul M Gibbs
Object Number - UPL 37000 - "Lt. Litman and crew of the 358th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, beside a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 6 February 1944." Rear L-R: 2Lt...
Shot down by fighters prior to the IP and crashed WSW of Dinant, Belgium on a mission to Frankfurt am Main, GR on 2 Mar 1944 in B-17G #42-97509 'Old Hickory'. Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: AM(OLC), POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Post War: Remained with USAF, serving in Korean conflict.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13086025 / O-803956
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Old Hickory
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 2 March 1944
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Schuylkill County, PA | 3 January 1917 | Son of John Stravinsky. |
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Other Baled out POW |
Dinant, Belgium | 2 March 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Frankfurt am Main in B-17 42-97509; Shot down, baled out vicinity Dinant, Belgium. POW. MACR 2864 |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 2 March 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
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Died |
San Antonio, TX | 3 December 1955 | |
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Buried |
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, TX | 8 December 1955 | Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery San Antonio, Bexar County, TX |
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Based |
Molesworth | 2 March 1944 | Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
| Baltimore, MD |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2864 / MACR 2864, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
