Albert William Fahey Jr
MilitaryFar right S/Sgt Darrell E Longley top turret gunner
Assigned to 534BS, 381BG, 8AF USAAF. Martyniak Crew. On mission to Kerlin-Bastard, France 8-Jun-44 in B-17 42-97238; Ditched in channel 30 miles W of Jersey due to flak damage, rescued by ASR. RTD
Awards: AM, 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: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35589038
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11018677 / O-754288
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Our Captain
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 8 June 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Sioux City, IA | 4 November 1922 | Son of Albert W Snr and Ellen L [Rickman] Fahey. |
Enlisted |
Camp Dodge, Herrold, IA | 28 January 1943 | Camp Dodge, Herrold, Iowa |
Other Ditched channel RTD |
30 miles W of Jersey | 8 June 1944 | Mission to Kerlin-Bastard, France 8-Jun-44 in B-17 42-97238; Ditched in channel 30 miles W of Jersey due to flak damage RTD |
Other Discharged USAAF |
14 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Sioux City, IA | 3 June 1971 | |
Buried |
Calvary Cemetery Sioux City, Woodbury County, IA | 6 June 1971 | Calvary Cemetery Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa |
Based |
Ridgewell | Assigned to 534BS, 381BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx