Military
"S/Sgt. Albert S. Romero, Pittsburg, Pa. after presentation of Air Medal by Brig. General Patrick Timberlake, 9th Air Force, Libya."
Assigned to 515BS, 376BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Messina, Sicily, 30-Apr-43; Flak took out No.3 engine and port flaps, fell away from formation being harried by several Me-109's, ditched in sea. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 3305
Awards: AM, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | Captain | Pilot | 376th Bomb Group
Assigned to 515BS, 376BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Messina, Sicily, 30-Apr-43; Flak took out No.3 engine and port flaps, fell away from formation being harried by several Me-109's, ditched in sea. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 3305
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Group
Constituted as 376th Bombardment Group (Heavy) on 19 Oct 1942 and activated in Palestine on 31 Oct. Began combat immediately, using B-24 aircraft. Operated with Ninth AF from bases in the Middle East, Nov 1942-Sep 1943, and with Twelfth AF from Tunisia...
Squadron
B-24 Liberator
Assigned to 515BS, 376BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Messina, Sicily, 30-Apr-43; Flak took out No.3 engine and port flaps, fell away from formation being harried by several Me-109's, ditched in sea. 2 x POW, 7 x KIA MACR 3305
Military site : airfield
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| Born | Monrovia, CA | 15 April 1917 |
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Son of John Romero. |
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| Lived in | Pittsburgh, CA | 1941 |
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Pittsburgh, California |
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| Enlisted | San Francisco, CA | 16 September 1941 |
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San Francisco, California |
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| Based | Berca | 1943 – 30 April 1943 |
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Assigned to 515BS, 376BG, 9AF USAAF. |
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| Prisoner of War (POW) | Chieti, Italy | 30 April 1943 – May 1945 |
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Prisoner of War (POW). P.G 21, Chieti, Italy |
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| Baled out POW | Vicinity of Messina, Sicily | 30 April 1943 |
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Failed to Return (FTR) Messina, Sicily, 30-Apr-43; Flak took out No.3 engine and port flaps, fell away from formation being harried by several Me-109's, ditched in sea. POW MACR 3305 |
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| Died | 1989 | |
| Buried | Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Los Angeles County, CA | 1989 |
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Holy Cross Cemetery |
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| 20 March 2020 19:43:34 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nationality, service number, highest rank, role, biography, events, person associations, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations |
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