Alex E Alford
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 57348
Kittleson crew assignment to the 493rd BG August 1944
493rd Bomb Group collection
493rd BG Archives
Shot down 12 September 1944 in AC #43-38098. Killed in Action (KIA).
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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: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37344490
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator,
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35916197
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-772939
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier, Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35432219 at enlistment, then T-61537
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32921148
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 12 September 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 12 September 1944 | in the crash of B-17 #43-38098 at Hadmersleben, 4km SE of Oschersleben, Germany |
Buried |
14 September 1944 | at the cemetery of Hornhausen, 4km NW of Oschersleben, Germany | |
Born |
Brunswick, Ohio, USA | ||
Buried |
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial | after the war, his remains were brought to Belgium. Alex Alford rests at Plot C, Row 36, Grave 2 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8863 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / True, http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php