Alfred G Van Dame
Military
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 48373 - Alfred G VanDame and William J McAloon Jr.
Assigned to 329BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Bremen in B-24 42-40765 'Valiant Virgin' 13-Nov-43; collided with another aircraft, baled out. Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16058971 / O-672885
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Valient Virgin
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 13 November 1943
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Tarentum | 5 February 1921 | |
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Enlisted |
Pittsburgh, PA | 17 March 1942 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 13 November 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
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Died |
Shreveport, LA | 19 February 1989 | |
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Buried |
Centuries Memorial Park Shreveport, Caddo Parish, LA | 21 February 1989 | Centuries Memorial Park Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana |
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Based |
Hardwick | 13 November 1943 | Assigned to 329BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF. |
