Alfred Martin Klein
Military ROLL OF HONOURAlfred Klein had joined the 68th Squadron on 10 May 1943. He was Left Waist Gunner on B-24H #42-7635 'Ram It-Dam' It', shot down over France by fighters after bombs away on mission to V-1 sites at Escalles-sur-Buchy on 21 January 1944. Evaded capture with the help of French citizens and Résistance members. Travelled from Meigneux to Paris, Toulouse, crossing into Spain on 21 March. Arrived in Gibraltar 30 March, flew from there to Casablanca, Morocco and returned from there to England by air, landing at the RAF base of St Mawgan on 3 April 1944. Returned to base and was sent back to the United States on the basis of orders dated 14 April 1944. Escape & Evasion Report E&E 550 - https://catalog.archives.gov/id/5555190
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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: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14151313
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39831745
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18162569
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35037588 at enlistment, then O-741141
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11052903 at enlistment, then O-748585
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Ram-It-DamIt
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 21 January 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
4 September 1916 | New Jersey | |
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Enlisted |
16 May 1942 | Ft Jay, Governors Island, New York | |
|
Other Bailed out |
21 January 1944 | of 42-7635, over France | |
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Other Evaded capture |
21 January 1944 - 30 March 1944 | After landing in parachute near Meigneux, 35km SW of Amiens, France, he was helped by French citizens and members of the Résistance. He was guided to Paris, then Toulouse, crossing over into Spain on 21 March 1944. Arrived in Gibraltar on 30 March; left by air from there to Casablanca, Morocco on 2 April and then was flown to England, landing at the RAF base of St Mawgan on 3 April 1944. | |
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Died |
16 February 1970 | ||
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Born |
New York City, New York, United States | ||
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Buried |
Long Island National Cemetery, East Farmingdale, New York, United States |
Revisions
Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.
He was neither KIA nor a POW as mentioned on the original page and bio...
MACR 2357
NARA WWII Enlistment records
Escape & Evasion Report E&E 550 - https://catalog.archives.gov/id/5555190
VETERANS' BIRLS file
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2357 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Webb Todd, 8th AF Losses