Albert Stephen Pekar
MilitaryAssigned to 732BS, 453BG, 8AF USAAF. Keith Hamby crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Tutow mission in B-24 42-52240 9-Apr-44, A/C landed in Sweden, Interned (INT). MACR 3925.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 732nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-803192
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Bridgeport, CT | 26 April 1919 | Son of Michael and Anna [Sedlak] Pekar. |
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Enlisted |
Hartford, CT | 6 November 1942 | Hartford, Connecticut |
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Other Interned (INT) |
Sweden | 9 April 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Tutow mission in B-24 42-52240 9-Apr-44; A/C landed in Sweden, Interned (INT). MACR 3925 |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
5 November 1945 | Honourable discharge | |
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Died |
17 December 2003 | ||
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Buried |
Gate of Heaven Cemetery Trumbull, Fairfield County, CT | 20 December 2003 | Gate of Heaven Cemetery Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut |
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Based |
Old Buckenham | 9 April 1944 | Assigned to 732BS, 453BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Contributorjmoore43
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Sources
Copied "Summary biography" from a Duplicate person as part of a merge operation of dup people so the dup person can be deleted.
Changed the location of the "Interned" event to "Sweden” per info in the "Summary biography".
ContributorAAM
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Sources
MACR 3925 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database