David Franklin Albrecht

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media-37846.jpeg UPL 37846 1Lt David F Albrecht, he was the Co-Pilot on B17G 43-37822 "Lead Banana"
384th Bomb Group who crashed on September 28th 1944 2km North of Ingersleben Germany...

Photo source: Mrs Nancy Clemens-Albrecht

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Object Number - UPL 37846 - 1Lt David F Albrecht, he was the Co-Pilot on B17G 43-37822 "Lead Banana" 384th Bomb Group who crashed on September 28th 1944 2km North of...

Assigned to 544BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. 18 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Madgburg in B-17 #43-37822 'Lead Banana' 28-Sep-44; Collided with #42-31222 'Lazy Daisy' coming off target, crashed near Ost Ingersleben. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 5793

Awards: AM (OLC), PH.

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Units served with

People

Marvin Fryden

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 16038334 / O-731492
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Bombardier

Eugene D Lucynski

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group

Sebastiano Joseph Peluso

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 12182596
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Radio Operator

Chester Anthony Rybarczyk

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-720014
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Navigator

Clarence Burdell Seeley

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 39270874
Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Aircraft

42-31222

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Lazy Daisy
Unit: 546th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron

42-38013

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Nevada Avenger
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron

42-39888

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: HotNuts
Unit: Base Air Depot 1 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron

42-97282

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Rebel
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron

42-97320

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Hot Rock
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron

Missions

French civillians inspect a crashed B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-32086) nicknamed "You Never Know" of the 457th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '10/9/44 France.'

619

Date: 10 September 1944

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97904) nicknamed "Lady Janette" of the 452nd Bomb Group drops bombs over the target. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Stuttgart 5 Sept 44. 452 BG Mott A/C.'

605

Date: 5 September 1944

602

Date: 3 September 1944

568

Date: 24 August 1944

562

Date: 18 August 1944

Places

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Litchfield, NE	1 March 1922	Son of Rev. Louis M and Minnie Jane [Corder] Albrecht.
Enlisted	Columbus, OH	22 June 1942	Columbus, Ohio
Died Killed in Action (KIA)	Ostingersleben, Germany	28 September 1944	Failed to Return (FTR) Madgburg 28-Sep-44; Collided with B-17 coming off target, crashed near Ost Ingersleben. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 5793
Buried	Ostingersleben, Germany	29 September 1944	Interred Ostingersleben cemetery
Based	Grafton Underwood	28 September 1944	Assigned to 544BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF.
Buried	Netherlands American Cemetery		Re-Interred Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands Plot C Row 2 Grave 11
Born	Seribner, NE

Revisions

Date28 Aug 2023 00:01:38