Alvin C Berry
MilitaryShot down 30 May 1944 in B-17 #42102672. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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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
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Ol Swayback
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Compton, California, USA | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 30 May 1944 |
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ContributorEvolloveInward
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am his granddaughter. He kept detailed journals of his missions on the baboon mcgoon and then his final mission on the ol swayback. He also became a pow for a year 5-30-1944 in stalag luft 3. Where he kept journals of his time there.
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5233 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database