Gaylon L Alfred

Military

Shot down 21 January 1945 in B-17 #4338340, 'Milk Run. ' Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 493rd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Milk Run
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 862nd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

San Francisco, California, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 21 January 1945

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Helton's Hellcats, A Pictorial History of the 493rd BG, pub 1998; MACR 12236 / MACR 12236 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database