Herbert A Alf

Military
media-45404.jpeg UPL 45404 Herb Alf

From Jason Newman

Object Number - UPL 45404 - Herb Alf

Shot down 28 April 1944 in B-17 #42-107024. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve

100th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-107024

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag Luft III

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

28 April 1944 Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added an Association to “Thorpe Abbotts”, the home base of the 100th BG.

Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added POW Camp info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag Luft 3 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

Date
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity. Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4234 / MACR 4234; 100th Bomb Group Foundation Directory, 2000 - 2001 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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