Military
Edward M Albright, Jr
Assigned to 63FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. 54 x combat missions. Attacked marshalling yards at Amersfoort in P-47D 44-19786, hit by flak in centreline drop tank which exploded, abandoned A/C as oil pressure zero over Zoelen, Holland. Killed in action KIA. MACR 8995.
Awards: PH.
Group
Flying P-47 Thunderbolts throughout their time stationed in England, the Group, known as "the Wolfpack", had more ace pilots than any other Eighth Air Force Fighter Group. The 56th Fighter Group also destroyed more enemy aircraft in air combat than any...
Squadron
P-47 Thunderbolt
Military site : airfield
Boxted was built for heavy bombers and became operational from May 1943. In the few months B-26 Marauders of the 386th Bomb Group were stationed there, there were two night attacks by the Luftwaffe. On 17 August 1943, one man was killed when bombs...
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| Born | Alabama, USA | 26 August 1916 |
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Son of Edward Matthew and Olivia [White] Albright. |
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| Lived in | County St, Norfolk, VA, USA | 1940 |
| Enlisted | Langley Field Hockey Field, Sunny Hill Ct, McLean, VA 22101, USA | 5 November 1941 |
| Assigned | Boxted, Colchester, Essex, UK | 7 June 1944 – 17 September 1944 |
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Assigned to 63FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| Died | 4011 Zoelen, Netherlands | 17 September 1944 |
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Attacked marshaling yards at Amersfoort in P-47D 44-19786, hit by flak in centerline drop tank which exploded, abandoned A/C as oil pressure zero over Zoelen, Holland. Killed in action KIA. MACR 8995. |
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| Buried | Elmwood Cemetery Norfolk Norfolk City VA | 14 May 1949 |
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Re-Interred |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 03 July 2021 14:12:06 | Al_Skiff | Changes to biography and events |
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https://www.fold3.com/image/310763686 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 03 July 2021 10:35:46 | wdwcpa@hotmail.com | Changes to media associations |
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Virginian Pilot March 16, 1945 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 01 July 2016 13:05:28 | Al_Skiff | Changes to middlename, service number, highest rank, role, biography, awards, events, unit associations and place associations |
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http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=Albright&Submit=S... |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 18 August 2015 12:29:51 | Lucyd | Changes to service number and events |
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Combined two entries to create one entry. Record contains information from the following sources: |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:08:34 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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MACR 8995 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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