Joe E Alexander
MilitaryPilot, Alexander crew. 381st BG, 532nd BS, 8th AF. Shot down 25 July 1943 in B-17 #42-30153 "Worry Wart". Mission #12 to the Focke-Wulf factory at Hamburg. MACR 131. Flak damaged, vibrating violently over the English Channel, turned 180 degrees back to Germany, crashed near Sudmoor, Emden, Germany. Captured by officials at Abelitmoor civilian prison camp. Prisoner of war at Stalag Luft III and Stalag VIIA.
Berry, AL
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32523483 (MACR)/ 32423483 (NARA)
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15112342
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34381472
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-790314
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
19 December 1918 | ||
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Other Prisoner of War |
28 July 1943 - 3 August 1943 | Dulag Luft | |
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Other Prisoner of War |
Zagan, Poland | 5 August 1943 - 27 January 1945 | Stalag Luft III |
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Other Prisoner of War |
Moosburg, Germany | 3 February 1945 - 29 April 1945 | Stalag VIIA |
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Enlisted Prisoner of War |
25 July 1943 | ||
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Based Prisoner of War |
Ridgewell | 25 July 1943 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 131; 381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999