Albert Peter Croce
MilitaryRadio Operator on B-17 42-30155, shot down on the Kiel mission, 5 January 1944 - Prisoner of War (POW) - MACR 1684.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
San Francisco, California, USA | 7 April 1911 | |
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Enlisted |
13 May 1942 | San Francisco, California | |
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Other Bailed out |
5 January 1944 | Bailed out of B-17 42-30155 over Germany | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
5 January 1944 | Interned at Stalag XVIIB near Braunau, Austria. NARA WWII POW records : "Returned to Military Control 30 May 1945." | |
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Died |
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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 1684;
- 8th AF Losses
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
MACR 1684 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database