Alfred John Bragg

Military

Assigned to 323BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 12-Aug-43 in B-17 42-5787 'Billie Kay', Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 262





Awards: AM (OLC), POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Jerold Dudley Kethley

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18074396 / O-665314
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-3210

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron

42-5787

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron

Places

Dulag Luft 12

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12

Stalag XVII-B

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Jasper County, TX 22 September 1922 William Richard and LaVon 'Evon' [Lisenby] Bragg.

Enlisted

Houston, TX 16 December 1941 Houston, Texas

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Krems an der Donau, Austria 12 August 1943 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag XVIIb.

Other

Baled out POW

12 August 1943 Shot down 12-Aug-43 in B-17 42-5787 'Billie Kay', Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 262

Died

5 October 1953

Buried

Laurel Land Memorial Park Fort Worth, Tarrant County, TX 8 October 1953 Laurel Land Memorial Park Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas

Based

Bassingbourn 12 August 1943 Assigned to 323BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 262 / MACR 262, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey pp 142, 227 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database