Alva L Freeman
Military
Tail of B-17 42-107183 K8-J 602BS, 398BG in background.
Rear L-R: Unk, 1Lt Thomas M Matthews IV, Unk ,Unk, 1Lt Adrian P Higginbotham
Front L-R: Unk , Unk, Sgt Robert Charles Gordon, Unk
Object Number - UPL 36953 - "Matthew's crew of the 8th AF 398th Bomb Group by their B-17 'Wonder Bird' at their Base in England, 9 October 1944." Tail of B-17 42-107183 K8-J...
Prisoner of War (POW) crashed near Wolfsburg on 22 Feb 45 in B-17 "Beatty's 8-Balls"#43-39128. Mention in Hell from Heaven: Memoirs of a WW II B-17 Bombardier by Leonard Streitfeld pg. 121
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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: 398th Bomb Group 600th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-755590
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: “Beatty's 8-Balls”
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 600th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Died |
28 September 2001 | ||
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Born |
Strode, North Carolina, USA | ||
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Buried |
Seagrove, North Carolina | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 22 February 1945 |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12650 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database