James K Albright

Military
media-51759.jpeg UPL 51759 F Lemke crew, 856BS,492BG.

Rear L-R: Daniel A Bradley, Fred C Bofink, Henry E Salmons, Fred Lemke.

Front L-R: Gordon Elmore, Leslie Cazzell, James Albright, Olsen, John Koiiada, Johnston.

USAAF Photo

Object Number - UPL 51759 - F Lemke crew, 856BS,492BG. Rear L-R: Daniel A Bradley, Fred C Bofink, Henry E Salmons, Fred Lemke. Front L-R: Gordon Elmore, Leslie Cazzell,...

Assigned to 492BG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 406BS, 801BG, 8AF USAAF. Survived crash landing at RAF Oulton in B-24 42-94775 18-Nov-44 Returned to Duty (RTD).



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

A Swedish Soldier guards a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40159) nicknamed "Boulder Buff" of the 492nd Bomb Group that has landed in Sweden.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 801st Bomb Group 406th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16089661 / O-696381
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: War Eagle
  • Unit: 34th Bomb Group 801st Bomb Group 406th Bomb Squadron 4th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Greensburg, PA 15601, USA 31 August 1923

Enlisted

Greensburg, PA 15601, USA 30 March 1943 Greensburg, Pennsylvania

Other

Survived crash landing

Oulton, Norwich NR11, UK 18 November 1944 Survived crash landing at RAF Oulton in B-24 42-94775 18-Nov-44 Returned to Duty (RTD).

Died

Westmoreland County, PA, USA 2 May 1994
Jeannette, PA, USA

Based

Harrington Assigned to 492BG, 8AF USAAF.

Based

Harrington Transferred to 406BS, 801BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Saint John's Union Cemetery Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, PA Saint John's Union Cemetery Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

Revisions

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Date
Changes
Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- 801st BG Roster;
- , http://www.801492.org/MainMenu.htm;
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Combat Chronology Supplements p. 542, 242 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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