Alfred C Walczak
MilitaryShot down by flak and crashed at Berlin on 6/21/44 in B-17 #42-97932, Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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Units served with
![The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-395119.jpg?itok=zDTK9bwQ)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![The insignia of the 708th Bomb Squadron, 447th Bomb Group.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-395120.jpg?itok=Pd-HBPkn)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Cheektowaga, New York, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 21 June 1944 | |
Enlisted |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorCswalczakny
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I am Al Walczak’s grandson and I wanted to update his record for any that might be interested in finding his information someday.
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5930 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Unit History Roster, Enlisted Men, as of 01 August 1945 MACR 5930