Alexander G Heyburn Jr
MilitaryShot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 #4230175. Prisoner of War (POW). Earlier 28 July 1943 B-17 42-3076 suffered severe flak damage on Kassel mission. Lieutenant Thomas and crew crash landed at RAF Station Hawkings, Kent. A/C burnt. Crew safe.
POW/ AM w/ Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH
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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
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
1 April 1977 |
Revisions
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 822, Russell Strong, Losses of the 8th & 9th AF Vol. I by Bishop & Hey pp. 203, 320