Frederick N Aldrich

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down by 20mm cannon fire from fighers and crashed near Fulda, GR on the return from a mission to Gotha, GR on 24 Feb 1944 in B-24J #42-100312. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 701st Bomb Squadron 703rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

24 February 1944

Born

New Milfrd, Connecticut, USA

Buried

Connecticut

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 2560 / MACR 2560, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, History of the 445th Bomb Group by Rudolph Birsic / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database