Albert L Shaffer
MilitaryPrisoner of War (POW) Crashed on 8/1/43 while on Ploesti raid on TDY with 9thAF in B-24 'Sad Sack II' 41-24153.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Sad Sack II
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Prisoner of war |
1 August 1943 | ||
Born |
Los Angeles, California |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2414, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey p. 219