Alton C Belanger

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down by fighters and exploded in mid-air and crashed near Finsterbergen on the return from a mision to Gotha, GR on 24 Feb 1944 in B-24J #42-73504. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

24 February 1944

Born

Duluth, Michigan, USA

Buried/ Commemorated

Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 24 February 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2941 / MACR 2941, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database