Donald Glenn Alford

Military

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Units served with

Staff Sergeant Rich, a top turret gunner of the 95th Bomb Group with his B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97232 ) nicknamed "Sandy's Refueling Boys", August 1944. Image via Albert Keeler, 95th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'S/Sgt Rich top turret gunner 412 BS.'

412th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

95th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-29808

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event	Date	Description
Born	28 November 1915	Graham, Young County, Texas
Enlisted	13 April 1942	Dallas, Texas
Died	6 December 1965	Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas
Buried		Oak Grove Cemetery, Graham, Young County, Texas

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Date16 Jan 2022 15:08:22

Contributordecwriter

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NARA files verified ASN upon entry, officer number and AM with five Oak Leaf Clusters. He earned the ACM based upon entry date and at least one bronze service star on the EAME Campaign Medal.

Find a Grave data
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46928489/donald-glenn-alford

Date16 Jan 2022 14:43:18

Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter

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https://95thbg.mmsw.eu/person/80

Date7 Jan 2022 20:18:52

Contributorjmoore43

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Flagged as a "NAME_ISSUE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:06:43

ContributorAAM

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://95thbg.org/95th_db_pages/left_formation_code/gethonoroll.php