Alfred B Downes

Military

Flew 33 missions, Had constant fear, good luck and crew members who each saved the plane at least once or twice



Air Medal w 4/Oak Leaf Cluster; DFC

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Units served with

Colonel Larry Thomas of the 453rd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Col Larry Thomas 453BG.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Events

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Born

Boston, Massachusetts 28 November 1922

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / daughter