Madison Lunsford Alston
Military
UPL 50256
UPL 50256
The Charles Johnson Crew
(Back L-R) 1Lt Alexander Dombrowski, 1Lt Charles E Johnson, Jr. (P),
1Lt Aloysius R. Pero (Nav), 1Lt Richard E. Gable (CP)
(Front L-R) S/Sgt Alfred Pruett (WG), S/Sgt Alfred K. Hollritt (BTG),
S/Sgt Thomas J. Conlan (WG), S/Sgt Walter C. Yonge (R),
T/Sgt Madison I. Alston (E)
Off
(Back L-R) 1Lt Alexander Dombrowski, 1Lt Charles E Johnson, Jr. (P),
1Lt Aloysius R. Pero (Nav), 1Lt Richard E. Gable (CP)
(Front L-R) S/Sgt Alfred Pruett (WG), S/Sgt Alfred K. Hollritt (BTG),
S/Sgt Thomas J. Conlan (WG), S/Sgt Walter C. Yonge (R),
T/Sgt Madison I. Alston (E)
updated connections
Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (14OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (3 x Battle Stars).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32767885
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Leesville, TX | 7 July 1908 | Son of James and Laura [Burney] Alston. |
Enlisted |
Fort Sam Houston, TX | 2 March 1942 | Fort Sam Houston, Texas |
Died |
Victoria, TX | 7 December 2002 | |
Buried |
Memory Gardens Victoria, Victoria County, TX | 11 December 2002 | Memory Gardens Victoria, Victoria County, Texas |
Based |
Molesworth | Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster