Alfred J Del Negro

Military

Killed is Action on 29-Nov-43 in P-47D 42-7996 [WR:D] 355FG/354FS while on a mission to provide penetration support to bombers attacking at Bremen, Germany. The aircraft was shot down near Cloppenburg, Germany. and 2LT Alfred J. Del Negro was Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

Aircraft

42-7996

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 355th Fighter Group 354th Fighter Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Cloppenburg, Germany 29 November 1943 Killed when his aircaft was shot down by German fighters near Cloppenburg, Germany on a bomber escort mission.

Other

Commemorated

Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Madingley Road, Coton, Cambridgeshire CB23 7PH, UK Commemorated on the Wall of the Missing, Cambridge American Cemetery.

Revisions

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
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Sources

Lee Cunningham 18-Jul-2015. Added Decorations and Commemorated event per American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) records,; Made connections to Place and Mission within existing website data; Added KIA event per MACR 1286; Added Summary Biography based on "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Sat Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.

Date
ContributorAAM
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Sources

MACR 1286 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database