Albert L Israel

Military

Shot down 5 January 1944 in B-17 #42-37808. Damaged by fighters a/c crashed NW of Bordeaux. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

France 5 January 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2015 / MACR 2015, 8th AF Losses; Snetterton Falcons pg 76 and 97 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database