Albert J Gardella
MilitaryETTG, Hess crew. 381st BG, 535th BS, 8th AF. Shot down 1 December 1943 in B-17 #42-3540 'Bacta-th'-Sac'. Mission #46 to Solinger, Germany. MACR 1660. T/Sgt Gardella was assisting S/Sgt Delp when the aircraft banked sharply and threw him out. Prisoner of War at Stalag Luft IV.
Brooklyn, NY
POW
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-801507
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31190810
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-748267
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-734520
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 1 December 1943 | Stalag Luft VIg (?) Stalag Luft IV |
Died |
11 December 1989 | ||
Born |
Brooklyn, NY |
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Sources
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 1660 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1660 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database