Willard Beaird
Military | Private First Class (6th Grade) | B-17 Gunner
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Alexandria Army Air Base
Military site : airfield
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TB-17G 42-102768 at Alexandria AAF. A bomber crew that later served with the 452nd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption: 'Front row L to R: J Stock (Pilot), M L Potter (Co-Pilot), E P Agnello (Bombardier), J C Taylor (Navigator). Rear: W J Hermanson (Engineer/ Top Turret Gunner), H Gazawau (Radio Op), S Shuey (Waist Gunner) D J Papa (Ball Turret Gunner), ? Moulton (he left crew), R D Beard (Tail Gunner). Photo about June 1944
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Officers at Alexandria Air Base, Alexandria, Louisiana. Early 1944. Left to right: Lt. Sanford Eugene White, Lt. Victor Roger Romasco, Lt. Roy James Rice.
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Some officers training at Alexandria Air Base, Alexandria, Louisiana. Early 1944. Left to right: Unknown lieutenant, Lt. Roy Rice, Lt. Sam Peak, Lt. Sanford White, Lt. Allen Osterberg.
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Some officers training at Alexandria Air Base, Alexandria, Louisiana. Early 1944. Back row left to right: Lt. Roy Rice, Lt. Sam Peak, Lt. Vic Romasco. Front row left to right: Lt. Allen Osterberg and unknown lieutenant.
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Colorized photo of the Sam Peak crew. Photo taken spring 1944 at Alexandria Air Base in Alexandria, Louisiana. Front Row L to R: Samuel L. Peak, Victor R. Romasco, Thomas J. Tracy, Allen Osterberg. Back Row L to R: Murl F. Simmons, Richard Oberlin, Frank A. Welke Jr., Robert F. Scharff, Redin R. Kilpatrick, Max L. Rockey. Kilpatrick and Tracy not assigned with 534th BS.
Detailed history
The base was opened on 21 October 1942 and performed Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircrew training. It was placed on inactive status on September 23, 1946, although a small cadre of Army and Air Force personnel (331 Composite Squadron) remained assigned to Alexandria Municipal Airport throughout the late 1940s.
Its major operating units were:
United States Army Air Forces
67th Airdrome Squadron, 1 February 1943 – 25 March 1943
471st Bombardment Group, 1 May 1943 – 7 May 1943
469th Bombardment Group, 7 May 1943 – 1 April 1944
221st AAF Base Unit, 25 March 1944 – 1 March 1945
329th AAF Base Unit, 1 March 1945 – 23 September 1946
English Heritage's record description
Not yet known
Service
People
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Wilton Fremaux
Military | Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) | Flight Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | 379th Bomb Group
Wilton Fremaux enlisted on September 14, 1942. 26 missions; B-17 Flying Fortress; T/SGT; Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner. He was from Alexandria, Louisiana. He was stationed at Kimbolton, England with the 379th Bomber Group, 524th Bomb Squadron.... -
John MacCallum
Military | Staff Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner | 379th Bomb Group
Assigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 11 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Sorau Germany mission 11-Apr-44 'Tenny Belle' exploded in mid-air near Downham Market, England. Killed in Action (KIA) Awards: AM, PH. -
Howard Polizzo
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner / Armorer | 379th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA). Plane exploded mid-air near Downham Market, England ...
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 28 March 2018 04:14:53 | TennyBelle | Changes to name, latitude, longitude, usaaf from date, construction date, closure date and history |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 15 March 2018 01:40:19 | Tom22 | Created entry with name, latitude and longitude |
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This picture was taken at the 211th AAF BU (Combat Crew Training Station-Heavy) Alexandria Army Air Field, LA. The "Stencil" type number were unique to this base. Hope this a help, Tom Tom |
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