Andrea Menard Alcarese
Military
Tail Gunner
Jerry Bryan Payne Crew
388th BG - 561st BS - 8th AF
Object Number - UPL 45743 - SSGT Andrea M. Alcarese Tail Gunner Jerry Bryan Payne Crew 388th BG - 561st BS - 8th AF
On a mission to Poznan, Poland, B-17G #42-39894 'Barbara' left the formation due to a fuel leak and was shot down by fighters, exploded in mid-air, and crashed near Funen, Denmark on 20 Feb 1944. Prisoner of War (POW).
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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: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-803675
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Old 66 / Lady Margaret
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Jeannie
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Boomerang Barbara
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 20 February 1944
- Date: 13 February 1944
- Date: 6 February 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Baltimore, Maryland | 15 May 1921 | |
| Baltimore, MD | 16 February 1942 | 4017 Old York Road | |
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Enlisted |
Baltimore, MD | 12 December 1942 | |
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Other Shot Down/WIA/Captured |
Assens, Denmark | 20 February 1944 | In particularly aggressive attacks, the fighters stayed with the bombers into, over, and away from the target. On the outbound route, Payne radioed that his aircraft had a massive fuel leak and that he was diverting to another path home. The aircraft eventually made an emergency landing near Assen, Denmark. Accounts vary, some telling that the tail gunner parachuted to safety; others that he was in the crash, but survived. He was, in fact, the only survivor, and it is a matter of record that he was captured and sent to a German military hospital to be treated for serious wounds. All others were killed in the crash. |
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Other POW |
Tychowo, Poland | 1 March 1944 | Stalag Luft IV (dates are approximate) |
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Died |
Lutherville, MD | 27 November 1996 | |
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Other Graduated |
Baltimore, MD | Bachelor of Science Biology Loyola University of Maryland |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2432, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces
