Alan W Lowe
Military ROLL OF HONOURCrashed near St. Omer in P-47D 42-8683 on 22 Oct 43 on a mission in support of B26's of 9th Air Force. Earlier may have been pilot who on return from escorting B17s, ran out of gas and made a forced landing at RAF Ludham on Sept. 27, 1943.
AM with Oak Leaf Cluster
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 350th Fighter Squadron
Missions
- Date: 22 October 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Avis, Pennsylvania | ||
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Buried |
Buried in the Normandy American Cemetery, Plot E, ROw 19, Grave 32. | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Saint-Omer, France | 22 October 1943 | Killed when aircraft entered a could bank and sustained a mis-air collision with another fighter from 353FG. Aircraft crashed near St. Omer, France. |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 7-Jul-2015. Added Decoration and Burial event per American Battle Monument COmmission (AMBC) records; Made connection to Place, Aircraft and Mission within existing website data. FTR note per MACR 1042.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1042 / MACR 1042, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I. by Bishop & Hey p. 293, 349 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list