Albert F Paplaskas

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Albert Paplaskas was Left Waist gunner on board B-17 #42-39782 on the 8 February mission to Frankfurt, Germany. Shot down by fighters and crashed near Roye, France. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

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

People

Charles E Atkinson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15084516
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Engineer

Matthew J Bauer

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12011093 at enlistment, then O-688731
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

George F Bennett

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15339963
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Frederick Henry Brown

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 31084894
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

James B Dougherty

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-681986
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Aircraft

Airmen of the 526th Bomb Squadron, 379th Bomb Group unload their gear after a mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (LF-M, serial number 42-39782). Handwritten caption on reverse: '264849. 19.' Press caption removed from reverse. On reverse: Associated Press, US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau[Stamps].

42-39782

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Pistol Packin Mama
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron

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Killed in action

8 February 1944 in the loss of B-17 #42-39782. Crashed near Amy, SE of Roye, France

Buried

11 February 1944 in the WWI British cemetery in Roye, France

Born

Methuen, Massachusetts

Buried

Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial after the war his remains were brought to Belgium. Albert Paplaskas rests at Plot B, Row 12, Grave 4

Revisions

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Capitalized the words "Waist Gunner" in the "Role/job" field.

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MACR 2880
ABMC website

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MACR 2880
ABMC website

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Added "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.

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Removed a space in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2880, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 296