Albert Suniga Romero
Military
Object Number - UPL 42029 - "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.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 376th Bomb Group 515th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18042876 / O-435808
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Wittle Wed Wabbit
- Unit: 376th Bomb Group 515th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Berka, al Birkah
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Monrovia, CA | 15 April 1917 | Son of John Romero. |
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Enlisted |
San Francisco, CA | 16 September 1941 | San Francisco, California |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Chieti, Italy | 30 April 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). P.G 21, Chieti, Italy |
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Other Baled out POW |
Vicinity of Messina, Sicily | 30 April 1943 | 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 |
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Buried |
Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Los Angeles County, CA | Holy Cross Cemetery Culver City, Los Angeles County, California | |
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Based |
Berca | 30 April 1943 | Assigned to 515BS, 376BG, 9AF USAAF. |
| Pittsburgh, CA | Pittsburgh, California |
