Albert C Widman

Military
media-56769.jpeg UPL 56769 'Patches/We'll Never Know,' 4229991, 390 BG, 571 BS, shot down after bomb run on Schweinfurt Germany ball bearing factories, 14 Oct 1943.

390th memorial museum

Object Number - UPL 56769 - 'Patches/We'll Never Know,' 4229991, 390 BG, 571 BS, shot down after bomb run on Schweinfurt Germany ball bearing factories, 14 Oct 1943.

Shot down after completing the bomb run by two ME-110s, 14 October 1943 in B-17 #4229991 'Patches. ' Prisoner of War (POW).



POW at Stalag Luft 17. POW until end of the war.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Patches, Well Never Know
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Roxborough neighborhood in Philadelphia, PA 22 March 1917

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Stalog-Luft 17, Germany 14 October 1943

Revisions

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ContributorRFCrowther
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After the war, Uncle Al stayed in the US Army, working in the Counter-Intelligence Corp (CIC) and rising to the rank of Command Sgt. Maj. Retired in 1966. Died in November 2010.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 858 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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