Alvin George Bader

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-51050.jpeg UPL 51050 T/Sgt Alvin G. Bader, 303BG

USAAF Photo.

Object Number - UPL 51050 - T/Sgt Alvin G. Bader, 303BG

Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Sterkrade, Germany in B-17 42-97781 'Eight Ball III'. Shot down 2-Nov-44 Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 10151



Awards: AM (3OLC), PH.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-26108
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Eight Ball III
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron

Missions

  • Date: 2 November 1944

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Heil, ND 4 November 1921 Son of Jacob and Lydia Bader.

Enlisted

Butte MT 6 August 1942 Butte, Montana

Died

Brummen, Holland 2 November 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Sterkrade, Germany in B-17 42-97781 'Eight Ball III'. Shot down 2-Nov-44 KIA. MACR 10151

Buried/ Commemorated

Brummen, Germany 3 November 1944 Interred Brummen Catholic cemetery

Based

Killed in Action (KIA)

Molesworth 2 November 1944 Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried/ Commemorated

Netherlands American Cemetery Re-Interred Netherlands American Cemetery Plot H Row 5 Grave 16
St Paul, MN

Revisions

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Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from :
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
/ MACR 10151;
http://303rdbg.com/rost-ab.html">http://303rdbg.com/rost-ab.html>

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

MACR 10151 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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