Albert William English

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-37214.jpeg UPL 37214 SGT Albert W. English
RWG - Cew #616
Kenneth Kessenger Crew
466th BG - 786th BS
KIA 8 April 1944 466th Bomb Group collection

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Object Number - UPL 37214 - SGT Albert W. English RWG - Cew #616 Kenneth Kessenger Crew 466th BG - 786th BS KIA 8 April 1944

Shot down 8 April 1944 in B-24 #4252610 'The Madam. ' Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

Three little girls hold up a balloon celebrating the 100th mission of the 466th Bomb Group in front of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95592) nicknamed "Black Cat". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'On our 100 Mission party Day- 18 Aug 1944, Attlebridge, 466th- wouldn't it be something if we could identify these girls? How could I do it?'

466th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Kenneth Robert Kessenger

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-664404
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-52610

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: The Madame
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Attlebridge airfield, looking north, the fuel store and a T2 hangar are in the upper centre, 31 January 1946. Photograph taken by No. 90 Squadron, sortie number RAF/3G/TUD/UK/51. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Attlebridge

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Moline, Illinois 10 March 1924

Died

Brunswick, Germany 8 April 1944 Sgt. Albert W. English entered the service from Rock Island, Illinois. He served as a waist gunner with the United States Army Air Force in the 786th Bomber Squadron with the 466th Heavy Bomber Group. They were based out of AAF Station No. 120 near Attebridge, England. On April 8, 1944, Sgt. English was with a squadron of B-24s that had been assigned a bombing mission over Brunswick, Germany. Sgt. English’s plane came under attack from a fighter. Sgt. English was hit by a shell which blew off one of his hands. The crew was forced to bail out of their plane that was on fire. The Germans found three bodies among the wreckage. Two were identified as 1st Lt. Kenneth R. Kessenger, pilot, and Roland C. Boulter. The third body was missing a hand. The three fliers were buried at Neoltringhausen Cemetery on November 9th. They were later re-interred at Ardeness American Cemetery, Plot B, Row 40, Grave 55. Sgt. English was awarded the Purple Heart.

Buried

Plot B Row 40 Grave 55 Ardennes American Cemetery

Revisions

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3847

Albert William English: Gallery (2 items)

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